Southern Star- Beer Brewery

Oh my goodness... we found a new place to go on Saturday afternoons, Southern Star Beer Brewery in Conroe. If you haven't gone- you should go and try it out.

Black Lab puppy found....

Brian found the cutest little black lab puppy on the side of the road and brought her home. She was about 6 weeks old and I named her Bella. Unfortunately, we aren't quite ready for a puppy right now. So lukcily, some friends of ours took her and she is in a happy home.

By the way- I looked to see if there was a missing puppy, and no luck.

Another fun LRC event!

Painting with a twist is such a creative way to hang out with your girlfriends! Sipping on some wine and painting on a blank canvas with your friends is sooooo much fun! Here is my finished product....

Our birthday!!!! :)

What a fantastic evening at my favorite restaurant, Hubbell and Hudson! Happy 27th birthday to Brian and me!!!

NYC 2010

The three Amigas! :)

Nicole, why do you have to lean on me every time we take a picture? haha







What a great trip back to New York. I can't believe Brian and I met there three years ago. Now we are going on our second wedding anniversary. Crazy!! It was a fantastic trip getting to celebrate Danielle's 30th birthday. I have to say the only positive thing that came from The Bachelor were three great friends, Danielle, Nicole, and Stephanie(sorry you missed this one Steph.) We really do have a great time together.

Every time I go to NYC I always see something different and of course always try a new restaurant out. We had busy plans Friday going to Ellis Island and seeing the Statue of Liberty. Then we went to China town and ate some delicious pork rolls (which I was hesitant to eat at first,) but boy were they yummy. Then we headed to little Italy for some scrumptious dessert. After a long day we headed home to get ready for Danielle's 30th birthday bash. We all had to wear black or white and she wore pink- it looked really cute. Since it was an open bar, let's just say we all consumed a little more than usual. At about 1am we then headed to 230 on 5th avenue, which is a roof top bar where you have a perfect view of the Empire state building lit up. We headed home around four and got to bed around 5am.

Saturday morning we slept in of course then finally woke up around ten to get our day started. We went to Shake Shack for lunch, (which is a famous burger joint that you literally have to wait in line for an hour for) but WELL WORTH IT!!! Then we did a lot more touristy things like Wall Street, Ground Zero, Soho shopping, and the Pier etc. After another exhausting day we got ready to go out and celebrate Brian's 27th birthday. We went to Mercer Kitchen where Brian's sister and boyfriend surprised him. We ate a delicious dinner, Crumbs cupcakes, then went to Time Square to see the beautiful lit up streets. After being a total tourist we went to High Bar to celebrate. After another long night we had to do it up right a get some pizza and eat it on Joe's roof top deck at three in the morning.

On our last day in New York we went and ate a delicious breakfast at Sara Beth's in Central Park, then took a nice 30 minute stroll until we had to head back and pack and be on our way to the airport.

***What a great reunion and thanks Danielle and Joe for letting us stay with you guys.
***Happy Birthday Danielle!
***And Danielle and Nic I can't wait for our next reunion! :)

LRC at the lake

Wow, it was a very hot day, but with amazing gals, food, and drinks. The boat and golf cart was a great way to get around that day. Too bad we never played the game though. haha! :)

Amsterdam and Barcelona

What a fantastic trip! Free beer, wine, and liquor is the way to start a trip when you are riding in a plane for 9 hours! When we finally arrived to Amsterdam it was 8:00am their time, but 1am Houston time. Unfortunately, it was cold and rainy when we arrived, but that wasn't going to stop us, we had lots to do in one day. We checked into our hotel, which was 100m away from the Van Gogh Museum, then headed straight to the Anne Frank House. After the Anne Frank house we walked by the red light district. I can't believe that prostitutes waiting for business in windows is legal. After seeing the "coffee shops" and red light district, it makes me wonder why Amsterdam is not called Sin City, Vegas has nothing on Amsterdam. Our last stop before heading back to the hotel for a quick cat nap was the Heineken factory. It was amazing to see how the beer is made, to go through a 4D "ride", and to taste three beers. After having our nap we went by the Amstel Hotel and sat on the terrace for a couple of drinks then went out for a nice dinner. Then it was off to bed for our early departure to Barcelona. That morning we were very lucky to get upgraded to first class where we had an amazing breakfast.

Since we arrived in Barcelona by 9am we checked into our hotel, and headed straight to the beach. Wow, who knew that all of Barcelona's beaches were nudist beaches. Woman had no shame being topless and men had no shame strutting around in their speedos. Our second day of being in Barcelona we did an amazing four hour segway tour. Edgar was our tour guide and he was amazing and he was so knowledgeable of the city. While we were in Barcelona it was best to get around the city in a moped. I felt like we got to see so much more of the city in the moped. We also went and saw two of Antonio Gaudi's pieces of work, Casa Mila and La Sagrada La Familia. He is an amazing architect and I can't believe someone in the 1800's could think of the designs he drew for these astonishing buildings. Along the beach there is this really cool bar called Ice Barcelona. Everything in the bar is made of ice including the table, chairs, and your glasses you drink your drink out of. When you enter they give you a jacket and gloves because it's so cold in there. We also made sure to eat lots and lots of tapas and drink lots and lots of sangria while in Barcelona. We had a great last finishing touch to our trip by going on a catamaran jazz cruise with lots of sangria. Our trip was romantic, adventurous, and unforgettable and I can't wait for our next European adventure.