Run away, run away!!!

So the Hubbers and I went on a semi-impromptu trip to Dallas to retrieve a schnauzer named Kuper (yes, I did spell correctly, his mama is a HUGE KU fan.....shhhh don't tell...that is very uncool here...also the do is a story for another day)  While we were there we got to spend time with my sister in law, Amber, and her hubby Michael and their herd of children, Brennan 9, Evelyn 8, Jackson (my heart) 4, and NoNo (Nolan)1. 

We went to Hawaiian Falls water park the first day.  It went something like this....Mushroom pool (there are mushrooms that shoot water), lazy river, random slide, kiddie pool, lazy river, lazy river and more Mushroom pool.  The highlight of the day was my little Jackson man attaching himself to my toes as we floated around the lazy river.  He is so funny! 

The next day we took the big kids to Six Flags Over Texas...yes it is actually OVER Texas...who knew?  We rode 6 roller coasters, 3 of which we rode, I would say, 5 plus times!!!   My favorites were Batman and Titan.  I am pretty sure almost every Six Flags has the Batman coaster.  It's one of the ones where you get to dangle your feet and it flips and cork screws every so often.  The Titan was by far my favorite though.  It takes you up 45 stories and the drop over the other side is so steep it has to go UNDERGROUND!!!!   Wow, it was intense!  I think my least favorite was Tony Hawk's Big Spin.  It is a little coaster and the cars sit four people and they spin depending on the weight of the people in them and how you sit...it was odd...I was not a fan.

So with all that fun we headed home, new temporary dog in tow, only to find our house had been broken into.  I was going to take pictures because I don't think my words really describe how awful it was but it made me sad so I decided to skip on that.  Our HD tv's were stolen all of our gaming systems, games, controllers, and other various things.  What really broke my heart is what I found that they stole while I was cleaning last night....my wedding band. 

You see, I have 2.  I have the one that my husband put on my finger on our wedding day and the one I wear now.  Ring #1 is a simple white gold band nothing special but it was all we could afford.  Band #2 is a 1/2 carat diamond band that Trey wanted to give me the first time when we couldn't afford it.  All that is to say I kept band #1 because it was sentimental and always reminds me of how we started our marriage...sorta poor but very in love.  AND THOSE JERKS TOOK MY RING!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the plus side of "the break in"  I now have time (with no television to distract me) to touch up all the spots on the wall that need painting in our room and there is no TV obstruction in my way.  I also have time to completely reorganize my closet and dresser, they nicely took everything out of both of these places for me...so I figure they helped me get started.

They also left giant shoe scuffs on my wall where they climbed in and out the window, so I am currently debating if now might be the time to go ahead and paint that bathroom.  We can't use the shower for a week because we re-grouted part of the floor so it won't be humid and the paint can dry....why not change while we have such a giant opportunity?

So here's to you people who decided my house was definitely the right one to break into!  You have now given me ample time and opportunity to do some things I have been meaning to but hadn't gotten around to.

I don't guess I will run away....

Happy Friday!

~B