Im here

Hey everyone, I figured this might be the best way to let everyone know that Noah and I just arrived back in Germany and are sitting in our house right now.

We both are beyond sleepy....Noah is having fun rediscovering his house, toys, games....etc.

The flight over was pretty bad, I just couldn't do anything for the poor dude. He screamed and cried a lot!!! But, it doesnt matter anymore..Im just thankful we made it and we were happily greeted by Peter, our wonderful landlord.

I will post more once I feel normal..right now Im a zombie!

Our Aggie Girls weekend!

I know this is a little late coming, but I wanted to share some pictures from our super fun weekend we had in good ol' Aggieland a few weeks ago!

My dear sweet friend Katie and I drove up on Friday and we met my sister and my other wonderful friend Betsy on Saturday. I can't tell you how great it was to catch up with Betsy, whom I hadn't seen in what seemed like ages...and to hang out with some of my most favorite girls in the whole wide world!We stayed with Jon's lil sister Shan in the wonderful dorms.
Oh, fyi..those same dorms we stayed in are the very same dorms that Jon's Dad proposed to his Mom in! Teehehehe! How cute is that? Shanny is staying in the same dorms her mom got engaged in!? Shannon was a super cute lil host...we were sad that she couldn't sit with us, but alas, we were sitting on the Alumn side...and our lil Shanny is just a wee freshman. I think she was ok with it after we gave her JPs' for the game! (it's an Aggie thing...too long to describe) Here's us having a good ol time on our last day...freshly showered of course..
The whole weekend was just a blast! Gosh, we had had so much fun!
Of course I had to go back by the Corp dorms and see some old Aggie Band stuff...and ran into good ol' Col. Brewer!Then I ran into Abby and Jeff..some old friends of ours that were in the Corp with Jon.
This guy, Russel, was in the same RV platoon as Jon...so I had to get a picture to show Jon..
This guy, Will, was also in RV's with Jon...he was also a Yell leader our SR. year...Since I had only met him a once or twice at Corp functions with Jon it was a lil awkward to go up to him and ask him for a picture with me, but once I told him who my husband was, it was like we were old friends.

Anyway, I wanted to share these, mainly so Jon could see them, but I know yall like seeing pictures too!

:) and..Happy Birthday Eve to me! I turn the big 26 tomorrow!...with Katie! We share the same birthday:)

Apologies

Im sorry everyone.

My blogging efforts have been slim and hard to come by.
I promise, once I get back on my feet in Germany, things will be different.

Right now, Im sort of in a transition state right now.
I am trying to enjoy my last 10 days here before I leave.

I can't say any dates..but know this...Jon will be home not long after I arrive in Germany!
Can you even believe that?????
As you can imagine, my heart is fluttering like crazy already and Im beyond THRILLED!

So, for now, Im going to find some cute pictures on Mom's computer!
This is Nana and Noah together at the dog park in McAlister Park behind Mom's house! The sun was setting, it was kind of windy...She's going to be mad at me for posting a picture of her..but ain't they cute????

there's always a photo-op when Nana is around! I think most of these are from our zoo trip

Check out my cool hat that Nana bought me!


One very scared Noah...while Mommy bravely feeds the Lorikeets!

So, I might be able to get a few more posts in before I leave, but if I don't, please just be patient!

Still more RR

Im trying to get this series finished here...just bare with me...

So, our friends, The Owens, had suggested a place called the 7F Lodge to me. I had been asking around if people knew of a nice romantic place near College Station so Jon and I could enjoy a few days alone. Oh man...did this place deliver! We stayed in the Spanish themed cabin and felt soooo pampered. No TV, No phone...it was amazing. The only negative thing I could say is that we didn't think we got full use out of our room because we were so busy visiting peeps in CS, but it was all well worth it. We got to see so many friends and special peeps, God truly blessed our time there because there was absolutely NO way we could have pulled off such perfect timing to see everyone. Here are a few pictures of our room:

Everything was beautiful in there... the handcarved furniture...and gorgeous linens!

Another view of our room...with the amazing Jacuzzi tub:)

Just tucked away in the woods...it was such a charming lil place!

Everything was beautiful, the bedding, the patio, the amazing jacuzzi tub....and of course it all was Spanish themed. They even had music playing when we arrived...needless to say, Jon and I got hooked to the Gypsy Kings....GREAT music! Every morning we had a cute lil basket of delicious breakfast food waiting for us...including yummy snacks for the day.

The other big highlight of College Station...

I had to get my engagement ring fixed, and the place we got my ring from was there, so it was kind of a reason to head up there....but we really didnt need an excuse to visit Aggieland. Anyway....Jon surprised me BIG time with a new band! When we were getting mine fixed he just looked at the girl who was helping us, without blinking said, I'd like to order another one to match her band now. Whoop! I was soooo surprised and beyond excited. We engraved the inside with RR 09 to remember all of our fun. I feel bad that I don't have a picture...but I will tell you my rings look so very nice:) A gold band on each side, surrounding my beautiful engagement ring. :)

We also had lots of fun in College Station because we got to go back to The Hall to do some much needed two-steppin! Man, it was great because the place was so empty. And the feeling of being able to dance with your man again..priceless.

Our time there felt so short, but so long because we really started to miss our lil guy by the 3rd day!

The next post will finish up our RR story. Can you guess where this was taken?

RR continued...

Im sorry I didn't post sooner, Jon's Mom, Laura and I...and Noah went to Dallas for a few days to visit her parents. We had a great time..and I will post about that trip once Im finished with RR.

So...one of the best events we had while Jon was here was in his parent's backyard! We had a great outdoor BBQ, pinata, and dancing! It was such a blast! We hung super cute lights out on the back part of the house where a great cement slab is (perfect for basketball when the boys were little, but perfect for DANCING now), we hit a pinata and had watermelon! Not to mention...Jon's famous ribs! Yum! It couldn't have worked out better with all the family that was able to come: Jon's Grandpa and Grandma Houston, Uncle Dan, Aunt Linda and their sweet kiddos(all the way from California), Daniel, Paul and Claire, Sister Mary Jo, Uncle Tom, and of course, Jon's family too:) We had so much fun dancing the night away, eating yummy food, and hitting the pinata.

Here's my boys...Noah really wanted to ride the donkey...and he had fun hitting too!

Here's Noah..sharing his loot with DaDa

Our lil family...dancing our feets off!
I guess it was a lil too early to teach Noah how to two-step!

ahhh yes, don't forget the watermelon!

Some of the Houston men...surely singing to a Willie or Jonny Cash song!

Good looking men ey?

Notice the boots Noah was wearing..this kid LOVES those boots, they happened to be Jon's old boots, also worn by his lil brother Mark..and now...Noah. Yes, the are lil big on him, but he doesn't seem to mind one bit. Guess we know what he will be going as for Halloween!

Later in the week, we took Uncle Dan and kids to Canyon lake. Jon's dad has a great boat...and he really didn't mind too much taking us out. It was so much fun. They tried getting the boys up on skis, rode the inner tubes, and even had inner tube wars whilst being pulled.

I told Jon...Just go in and I will give you the boy...I thought he would be scared, but he loved it, as long as Daddy held him the whole time...he was braver than me. Mommy doesn't swim in the middle of lakes.......

Well...for photo Ops I do

Sweet lil Claire and us...she kept me company in the boat...as I do not swim out there...but I did got out on the tube with Jon...but somehow I always end up getting hurt. Plus, he's a lil misbehaved out there, always trying to tip us over etc...tsk tsk tsk!


We did a lot in the two weeks he was here. My memory is fading bc it all happened so fast. More to come....

Our first few days of RR

Our first few days of RR...wow, looking back I should have written all of it down because we did so much in 2 short weeks.

First, Jon and I were able to stay in an amazing hotel on the riverwalk, just him and I for the first 2 nights. The Hotel Contessa, very swank:) We got up and ran along the river the first morning, then we came over to his folks home, and got in some good Daddy/Noah time.

Then...we cut the boys hair. I was almost sure he would hate the clippers...but he did amazing, he even made the buzzzzzz sound whilst we buzzed.
We loved his new do!

We also went to the WildLife Ranch a few days later.
It ended up being a huge disappointment for me bc I have been there and seen so many animals, but when we went the only animals we saw were the freaky ostriches and all the deer type animals. So, the petting zoo was the most exciting part of that trip. And Noah again, surprised us all.
He LOVED the lil goats and definitely was not scared of feeding them.

Since Jon is a big runner, I found 5K fun run through our church that we could do. I told him he could either run/walk with me and Noah or he could try to run it to win it. So, he opted to win. And he came in 2nd place...(the guy that won was a beast!...and Jon thought the whole time he was running that the guy was just working for the run, he didnt even know he was competition). Shannon was gracious enough to run along side me and help push the boy whilst I tried to run/walk. She coached me through and we had a good time.

yes, this is us after running/walking 3 miles...notice Im the reddest one of the group! LOL

The run was the same day we had a huge family event. Jon's Uncle Mark came in with his son from Dallas and we had lunch and the boys played...his cousin taught him how to play lacrosse and Uncle Mark, Jon and Mark juggled in the front yard. I, sadly, do not have pictures of those on this computer...I will try to post some later if I can. Then, we had a huge party for Jon at a great BBQ place down the road. So many great peeps came. And, of course...I didn't take a single picture..but I think Jon's parents did..so I will get those on here soon too. We had a great turn out, and I was even able to raise some money for his unit.


More to come..I think that's a good amount for now...

Our Sweet Reunion

Reunited and it feels so goooood.

That was us about one month ago.

Yes it was amazing...Yes we had the time of our lives...and yes, sadly, the time FLEW by!

Jon's visit started with what seemed like the longest day of our lives because his flight status kept changing ...he was supposed to arrive at 3pm...and in the end he arrived at 9pm. I know it doesnt seem like a long delay, but believe me, it WAS! We had a small group of friends and family there to greet him. I kept watching the clock when 9pm rolled around because he was supposed to walk down that airport escalator around 9:10...so when my friend Scott said, "Angela, Angela look...." This is what happened next!!!

Of course I had imagined that moment for months, imagining me watching him come down those stairs...but that's not what happened...when my friend said my name..I was busy doing something; paying no attention to the people coming down the stairs bc Jon wasnt supposed to be there yet, his flight status was still showing they were landing...To my wonderful surprise I looked up and freaked out and just ran up to him....oh there were tears!

And this is what our precious boy did...when he saw Jon he slowly walked up to him...and just went right up to his arms..and just studied him. He didnt cry at all, which he normally does with peeps he hasnt seen in awhile.

Oh man...our family was together again...for 2 whole weeks.

It was amazing. A M A Z I N G!

God truly blessed us with so many incredibly planned events that couldn't have gone better, with seeing family from out of town...to seeing old friends in College Station. We did so many fun things here in San Antonio.

I will keep this one short, and promise to post more each day for the next few days, so as to not have a huge long picture blog mess.

Here was the first order of business when Jon arrived

...He wanted to buzz his lil hair off. ( if you noticed Noah's hair was super duper long, we tried gel'n it up into a mohawk for Jon's arrival, but it was so long, it just kind of hung to one side)....

and I will show the buzz results soon....