good times, great company!

I have been waiting all day to come home and read all my blogs as well as write a new post!

GOSH I have been busy...Want to know what I've been up to? Ok, here goes...

On Friday, Scott and I headed up to Round Rock to celebrate a friends Birthday. We met up with Thane and Amy at Quinn's Bar and toured a few others in the downtown area. We ended our tour at this Tavern bar, and we knew it was time to go elsewhere. This bar was just too unreal! It was 8 o'clock and there was a DJ, strobe lights, and it was super dark...just a little weird for our crowd! So we headed back to the Tennison's house for some pizza, wine and lots of talking! It was so great spending time with them. We also got confirmation that Thane with be officiating us! We've asked him other times in drunken states and didn't exactly know if either one of us were being serious or not, but Thane did give us his final answer that he would be more than happy to marry us. I am just thrilled! I love both Thane and Amy, they are a hoot together and  I'm really glad I got to know them through Scott!

Left: me and Amy, Right: Thane and Scott

1. Great spot for a tree, right? 2. Drunken girl talk. 3. Trouble

Saturday we woke up waaaay too early, 6:40 to be exact, made breakfast tacos and lounged around for a few hours before getting to work in the yard. For some odd reason, I love mowing the lawn. I like getting sun, the smell of cut grass, listening to Jack Johnson Pandora station and getting a mini work out all in one!It was great because each one of the house mates took on a chore. Jonathan weed whacked, I mowed, and Scott picked up Mac bombs. We make a good team. Then after that, Scott and I went on an errand run and found these little gems at Target:

They were only $3.50 on clearance! So we bought three. We ended up putting them on the outside patio/deck. I still need to get some chain to hang them from because they are a bit too high right now. And the best thing about the lanterns is that they replaced the icicle lights that were previously hanging there...men...

Sunday, we invited my brother, Brandon, and his girlfriend, April, over to have some BBQ and watch some basketball...Scott makes THE best brisket, and I'm not just biased, I've got people that can vouch for him! He also makes a mean rack of ribs, but I gotta say, they are just too darn spicy for me! They cooked for most of the day and we ate around 8. We had a spread of brisket, ribs, corn bread and beans. Delish!!!

is your mouth watering yet?

Sadly, I didn't get to see either one of my dad's on Father's Day, but I was definitely thinking about them. My dad was also cooking a brisket at this house with his family and my step dad was out of town in San Saba. My parents have a country home out there and he absolutely loves it. So my feelings weren't hurt when he said he was going out of town instead of coming to the BBQ after all... As long as they're happy, I'm happy :)

Here is a picture of my dad and I when I was probably four. It's one of my favorites. The bottom one is of me and my step dad, Bob. We are at "our" graduation party just a few months ago. He and I are so silly together!

This weekend was absolutely wonderful! I caught up on rest, saw family and friends and ate some darn good BBQ... I mean really, does it get any better than that?! Life is sooooo good!!!

Brooke :)