Lucken Through the Years

Jason and I in Luckenbach in 2008...

And 2011...

Weekend Recap - Fredericksburg, TX Trip

Last weekend we took a vacation day on Friday and headed to Fredericksburg with The Farmers.  Just like our last trip together to New Orleans we had a great time, eating, drinking, resting and spending time together. 

Friday

We hit the road early (for a vacation day) so we could make it to Lockhart, Texas by lunchtime for Black's Barbecue.  I had never heard of it, but it's been rated one of the best BBQ places by Texas Monthly, food shows and won tons of contests.  It was awesome!  Everything was great - we sampled brisket, sausage, and ribs, but the table favorite was the brisket, hands down.  I also recommend the peach cobbler.  One order is plenty for a group of four!



Me and Jason



Jenni & Chris

We then drove to Luckenbach, Texas where as the slogan goes, "Everybody's Somebody in Luckenbach."  It was fun, but way too hot (no AC anywhere) so we headed out to Fredericksberg. 

I didn't take anymore pictures the rest of the day...darn it!  We walked around the shops in Frederickburg, ate dinner at Cabernet Grill (yes, we ate chicken fried pecan pie), and enjoyed our cute little B&B Cottage that we found via Main Street Lodging.  We stayed at the "Courtyard Cottage" which I highly recommend- 2 bed/2 bath, fireplace, so cute and cozy and the breakfasts were heavenly. 

Saturday

We got up, enjoyed our AMAZING breakfast and waited for our bus to pick us up for the wine tour.  We signed up for an all-day, 5 vineyard tour which included a guide, lunch at Rathskeller and air conditioned bus.  It was so great and we met some really nice people (and one really annoying couple who I may have told that their stories were annoying at the end of the day). 



At our cottage



The Farmers and The Purifoys



Wine Tour - Stop #4

Saturday night we had dinner at Navajo Grill.  Sidenote, Jason and I ate there on our one-year of dating anniversary trip...awww! 

Sunday
More yummy breakfast then we hit main street for more shopping.  We ended the trip with lunch at The Fredericksburg Brewery.  It was a beautiful day so the drive home was nice.  The boys drove and the girls read and slept...perfect!  We even stopped on our way out of town for fresh peaches. 

I'm Still Here

Although, I know I haven't been blogging lately!  New posts coming soon.  I've been very busy, but still trying to find time to enjoy the summer.  Over the past few weeks we:

-  Celebrated 4th of July with family and friends in Matagorda
-  Attended the MPI Awards Gala
-  Took a long weekend and headed to the Texas Hill Country
-  Celebrated my 1 year at my job
-  Celebrated a big contract that Jason closed at work
-  Won a trip to Mexico
-  Read lots of books
-  Ate at a #1 rated Texas BBQ joint
-  Worked out...a lot
-  Rested

Hope your summer is going great too!  Talk to you soon. 
XOXO, Chelsea

Fat Face

If you read my blog regularly, you know that I struggle with my weight. I'm about 20 pounds lighter today than I was this time last year. On a girl that is barely 5'4'', those 20 pounds make a big difference. It's funny because this time last year, I knew I was heavier than I wanted or needed to be, but I didn't think it was that bad.


Oh yes it was! Jason and I were looking through pictures from our Costa Rica trip (May 2010) and I was SHOCKED out how big I looked. I had major "love" handles going on and I had HUGE tree trunk legs. Even Jason, who always compliments and reassures me, was shocked at how different my legs look today versus the vacation pictures...which I will be burning later today. I even got a compliment the other day, from someone other than my mom or husband, that my legs looked toner.

When I am heavier, it really shows in my face.  Look at these pictures below take exactly 1 year apart. Maybe it's just me being obsessive, but I think my face looks a lot thinner today. Yes, it makes me feel good, but it also makes me cringe at how horrible I used to look! Oh and my hair is a lot longer...score! Although lately I've been wanting to cut it...

June 2010



June 2011



Weekend Recap

Friday
Jason and I went to see Chelsea Handler and friends (Heather, Brad and Josh) at Verizon!  It was so much fun.  Jason was a good sport for going since 90% of the audience was women.  We didn't stand in line afterwards to get a book signed because the majority of these women were DRUNK and annoying.  I could barely stand the line in the bathroom, much less a long meet and greet line.  Afterwards, we got to have drinks with my brother Carter and his girlfriend, Amanda who were also at the show.  It was great to spend time with them!

Saturday
Pool time - perfection!

Sunday
More pool time, followed by my first trip to Costco.  Jason recently bought us a membership since we live right by a Costco.  I had never been to a warehouse store before and was excited to see what deals we could get.  Lots of deals...only problem is that we don't have the room to store stuff in bulk.  We came out pretty good and bought things like paper towels, soap and nutrigrain bars (I eat a lot of those!).

Weekend Recap

Friday

Friday night Jason had a work event so I got a pedicure after work, had Chipotle for dinner (Jason hates this place) and rented Blue Valentine.  Good movie-very heavy. 

Saturday

Saturday I had lunch with my fellow Saturday tea room waitresses to celebrate the end of our provisional year and volunteer waitressing!  We are so lucky to have met each other this year.  They are a great group of women and we all get along great.  We had so much fun Saturday being the ones getting served orange rolls and mimosas!

The rest of the day, Jason and I were very lazy.  He had a crazy week and just wanted some down time.  I finally watched Black Swan.  I really liked it and didn't think it was a strange and dark as others have said...probably because I watch so many horror movies.  Nothing shocks me anymore. 

Sunday
I went over to my dad's house to celebrate his birthday (last weekend) and Father's Day (next weekend).  We had so much fun laying out by the pool, playing with the dogs and eating. 

Hope you had a great weekend!  Have a great week.

Chelsea

Favorite Things

Meet my favorite pair of shoes, Peggyfo, by Nine West.  I first found them in nude at DSW, fell in love and ordered them online in black.  They are so comfortable, go with everything and are nice enough for the office. Plus the peep toe makes them cooler than regular pumps. 

They are $79.00 online at Nine West in a few colors (the "Gray Reptile" is on sale right now for $47.40), but the awesome nude color I have isn't listed.  Try DSW.