What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I'm loving...

That my friend Mel bought a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird and sent it off to the author, Harper Lee, for her to autograph. She sent it off in February and just got it back a few weeks ago (this was a late birthday present for me). I LOVE it. This is my all time favorite book. :) 

I'm loving...

That I got to see Dobby last weekend. I hadn't seen him since I dog-sat for him over Labor Day. I joke with my friend Chance that I only remain friends with him because it gives me visitation rights to Dobby. I'm only kidding (most of the time). ;)

He was so excited to see me. It took him about 30 minutes to calm down so I could get a non blurry picture. Lol.

I'm loving...

That I got to see the baseball exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Library last weekend. It's only there through this weekend. It was AMAZING! If you live in Dallas and have time this weekend, GO CHECK IT OUT!

I've been to the library once before (so it wasn't a new one to add to my list,) but I enjoyed seeing it again.

My first order of business as president would be to make MLB Opening Day a National Holiday. :)

They seem so much shorter on TV

I'm loving...

The friends that I have made through Twitter. Last week a group of my "Rangers" Twitter friends met up for lunch (although a few of them are already "real life friends", but we originally met on Twitter). I even have made Twitter friends with two of my favorite authors. I love the conversations we have online! :)

Check out these two- Allison Brennan and Roxanne St. Claire- they are both GREAT authors!! :) And they are great Twitter follows!

I'm loving...

This idea for a book party (can I be any bigger of a nerd wanting to have a book party?) Lol. Everyone brings a book wrapped up, with only a brief recap of the book written on the wrapping paper. That way the book isn't judged by its cover, or by the name. :)

I'm loving...

That my friend Eric invited me to the Cowboys game this past weekend. I'm sad the Cowboys couldn't hold on to a win, but hey- a free Cowboys ticket is always nice! :) And we had amazing seats! And the company was great! :)

What are YOU loving today? Link up below!!

XOXO!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Just letting you know it's late as I'm typing this post, so my apologies for any grammatical errors! :)

I'm hoping here in the next few months to start advertising for this link up again to hopefully get it to grow. I know we have a few people who have been busy during the summer months and haven't had time to link up! You are welcome back anytime!! :)

I'm loving...

That I FINALLY got to see Garth Brooks in concert last Thursday night. He was AMAZING!! My friend Monica and I had bought seats in the nosebleed section (we didn't care, we were going to be there). About an hour before the concert started, we were able to obtain FLOOR SEATS (long story). So needless to say, it was AWESOME! It still would have been a good concert even if we had sat in our original seats, but it was only the second time in my life I had floor seats to a concert, and I loved it! Before the concert we got to meet Hawkeye from Dallas country radio station KSCS (he's my favorite radio DJ). He has actually written a book called The Travis Club. I highly recommend it! Trisha Yearwood (Garth's wife) was also at the concert and came out to sing a few of her songs. It made me miss 90s country music- it was so good!!

Me and Hawkeye

View from our floor seats

Waiting on Garth

Garth put on an amazing show! This was his first of SEVEN concerts in Dallas. He performed Thursday, two on Friday, two on Saturday, Sunday, and then last night

Trisha Yearwood!

I'm loving...

That I got to check out the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. My friend Zach was in town last weekend and he wanted to check out this museum. I had never been (I used to drive through downtown Dallas on my way home from work and watched it being built). It was really interesting. It had a lot of stuff for kids, so next time my little nephews are in town, I'm going to take them. It also has stuff for the big kids. :)

Me and Zach at the Perot

They had an area about weather. You could pick the weather forecast and be a "weather person" complete with the green screen and teleprompter. We were like kids seeing ourselves on TV. Lol

These rock had a greenish glow to them, so I came to the obvious conclusion that it was kryptonite. From the look the Perot Museum employee gave me when I asked him to confirm that, I'm guessing I'm correct. He didn't answer me. He's probably sworn to secrecy.  

I'm loving...

Going to baseball games with my friends. I love baseball anyways, but going with friends makes the game even better! Especially when the game doesn't turn out as well as you wanted it to!

Some of my sweet friends!

Zach bought these seats as a late birthday present for me (my birthday is in May- we celebrate in September. That's how we roll). ;) We were 11 rows from the field!

So glad I got to see my friend Ethan on Sunday. I hadn't seen him in over a year! :)

I'm loving...

Art museums. Zach and I went to the Kimbell in Fort Worth while he was in town. I will not confirm or deny that these paintings had a NO PHOTOGRAPHY logo next to them. In my opinion, Van Gogh and Monet would have wanted people to "accidentally" take a picture of them while pretending to text. 

I'm loving...

Kolaches from The Czech Stop in West, Texas (the town of West, not geographically west Texas). The town of West is near Waco. It's a must stop if you are traveling on I-35. Zach stopped on his way to Dallas and got cinnamon rolls (for him) and kolaches (for me). I'm not sure if I was more excited to see him or the kolaches. Lol.

What are you loving today?

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm loving...
Going out with friends. They always cheer me up when I'm having a bad day.

I'm loving...
My Texas Rangers. They are playing so much better than anyone expected them to this season. The playoffs could even be a possibility. I went to two games over the weekend and saw two great games. I'm also going to three more this week. Never. Ever. Quit.

I'm loving...

That one of my best friends from high school is coming to visit me this weekend. We are going to the Rangers game on Saturday night and then a Pat Green concert. I'm looking forward to it! :)

Yes, that is our prom picture at the top. Look how young we were! :)

I'm loving...

Post game firework shows. I will never outgrow fireworks. :)

What are you loving today??

XOXO!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

With the holiday this week, I almost forgot it was already Wednesday! Glad I remembered at the last minute to do the link up! I hope you'll link up below and join us! :)

I'm loving...

That I got to dog-sit for my friend Chance last weekend. I took care of his sweet dog Dobby for four days (yes, he was named after THAT Dobby). :) We had so much fun, Aunt Rachel spoiled him rotten. I was so sad to see him go on Monday night. I'm pretty sure I took more pictures of him this weekend than my friend has in the whole time he's owned him. Everyone tells me I need to get a dog. Not sure I'm ready just yet, but I'm getting closer. :) Yes, lots of Dobby pictures today. Lol.

He was so excited when I got home from work on Friday

I let him watch TV with me in my bedroom for a while on Friday night (he was not allowed to sleep there. He had to go to his crate). He's a big fan of Dick Van Dyke as well! :) We watched episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder all weekend.

I took him on a car ride to Whataburger to get breakfast on Saturday (for me, not him). He went on walks at the dog park in my complex (he loved rolling in the grass) and got lots of belly rubs. He didn't like the stairs at my apartment, so I had to carry him up and down the stairs whenever we went out. On Saturday night, I started feeling bad and I think he could tell. He curled up next to me and then got down by my feet and rested his head on them. Such a sweet boy.

The look he gave me when I told him his dad was picking him up a day early. I think he wanted another day with Aunt Rachel! :)

I'm loving...

That so many people participated in "Back the Blue". Our local law enforcement need our support, I appreciate all they do in protecting and serving us. 

I wore blue on Friday to show my support

My complex is showing support with blue ribbons around all the trees

I'm loving...

That no matter which Half Price Books I go to, they somehow always have something Audrey Hepburn related right by the front door (I think it's a company policy). I went to a location I had never been to before and this was the first thing I saw:

If I owned a record player, I would have bought it. I almost did anyways, but I refrained

I'm loving...

That my sweet momma is doing better. I didn't mention it on my blog, but if you follow me on Twitter, you might remember a few weeks ago I asked for prayers and good thoughts for my mom. They thought she had a stroke, but it turns out she had a bad reaction to some pain medication. She is still moving slow and gets tired easily, but she is tons better. Thanks to everyone who has asked about her!

My sweet momma finally got some Blue Bell ice cream! :)

Also posting a picture of my sweet daddy (I can't post a picture of one and not the other). :)

I'm loving...

That my BFF Mandy and I are going to the Supernatural Convention in Houston next February. We are obsessed fans of the show. She lives in Austin, so I'm looking forward to being able to hang out with her, we rarely get alone BFF time these days!

BFFs!

What are you loving today? Even if you didn't do a post, feel free to leave a comment about what you are loving! :)

XOXO!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Sorry for missing last week! Thanks to everyone who had a post ready, regardless! :) Sorry we didn't have a link up for you!

I'm loving...

That I just discovered they have published Richard Castle's books. Richard Castle is the fictional author in the TV show Castle. It seems whenever his character writes a book on the show, they (the people at ABC) actually publish that book. I read the first one, it's pretty good. I'm interested in checking out the others. 

I'm loving...

Going to Rangers games when they actually win (although I still support them when the lose). I went last Saturday with a friend of mine and we saw a great game. This roller coaster season isn't over yet, we shall see if the Rangers make another postseason appearance. Regardless what happens, it has turned out to be a better season than I thought it would be. #NeverEverQuit

I'm loving...

Free catered lunches. My department had Macaroni Grill catered in last week. I'll shamefully admit that this was just my first plate. I went back for seconds.

I'm loving...

That I have a three-day weekend coming up. 

I'm loving...

That the good folks over at Jolly Rancher have finally realized that some people only like the red flavors and now offer packaging with only those flavors.

I'm loving...

That I got some time in at the gun range this week. I haven't been since March, so it was good to get back.

I'm loving...

That I actually posted some book review yesterday! If you missed it, check it out here. 

What are YOU loving this week?

XOXO!