Pomp & Circumstance

I am having a very hard time believing that my baby brother has graduated from high school. There is no way that I am old enough for this to have happened! Although I don't believe it, it is still true! Two weeks ago he officially became a high school graduate!

Even though we missed his actual graduation ceremony (sorry G), we were able to make the trip back to Indiana for the fun stuff, ie, graduation party! Since Gerrit loves computers (nerd alert!) and is going to be studying them in college, my mom decided to throw a computer themed party. We had burgers, beans, taco salad, cake and cupcakes of course. Overall it was a great day where Damon and I got to see a ton of family and celebrate Gerrit (and Lindsey's) graduation.

Congratulations you two, we are so proud of you! xoxo

For love of country they accepted death...

Happy Memorial Day! I know many people probably spent today hanging out with family, eating good food & soaking up the sun, but I hope that none of us forget the true reason we celebrate this holiday. Let's remember all the brave men *cough, my brother, Ryan VanderLugt :)* and women that help keep this country free, and especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

My husband participated in a triathlon downtown this morning, and they set up a memorial across the street. Such a sobering sight to see...

That's What I Love About Sunday...

Today was definitely one of those days for us. It was a beautiful Sunday, blue skies, mid 60s and lots of sunshine. We are supposed to be moving into our new house next week (yay!) so Damon and I thought we would take our last weekend with no obligations to do something relaxing. We decided to take a hike through the Wild Basin Wildlife Preserve.

Christmas Lights

Tonight Damon and I went downtown to check out the Zilker Park Christmas Tree. We grabbed some hot chocolate and kettle corn and walked around. There were so many people, but it was fun all the same!

Dozer's Graduation

A few weeks ago, Dozer graduated from the training class we had been taking him to at PetSmart. They clearly don't fail anybody, because there is no way Dozer should have passed. Either way, seeing him in his graduation hat was so adorable, and made the past 6 weeks of torture almost worth it.

Photo Friday: One

It's been quite some time since I've participated in Photo Friday, so I thought I'd submit one. This week's challenge is "one."

Click below to see the photo!

Fall is here...

...the leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping (hey, 80s are better than 100) and all of the seasonal treats are back on the menus! This is my favorite time of year. Here are a few pictures I took while Damon and I were walking Dozer last week.