training update: week 2

we have officially survived our second week:instead of a plain jane long run on saturday,

we participated in the electric run!

guys, houston is hot.

it was 9 at night, completely dark and 107degrees.

i was sweating buckets.

#notevenabitcute

but it was so fun! and all the hot, sweaty running was worth it because at the end, 

there fully air conditioned dance party!

how was your weekend?

any fun 5k races to recommend??

beach day

saturday morning, we packed up our beach towels, sunscreen, and snacks and headed to the beach even though we live a short hour from the coast, we rarely think to make the trip. 

we spent a couple of hours walking through the shops on the strand, playing life-size chess, and eating yummy pizza before heading to the beach. 

we even bought some boogie boards and attempted to body surf.

probably the most embarassing thing i've done in my life. #triedandfailed #toofuntostop

even though bub-hub and i have both lived in the great state of texas our whole lives, there is so much of this beautiful place we haven't seen or experienced.

i hope we are able to fill our weekends with more adventures in the near future! :)

a perfect weekend

have you ever had a perfect weekend?

i definitely did! :)

 

my birthday is coming up this week, but since bub-hub has been sucked into the craziness of tax season, we decided to celebrate this weekend!

he planned a perfect day for me: manicures, lunch at adair kitchen, shopping, and the most yummy dinner i've ever had in my life.

we had dinner at a brenners on the bayou. it's a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful part of houston. it's tucked away in the trees, and you don't even feel like you are in the city.

such a perfect place to celebrate.

 after dinner, bub-hub and i met up with some sweet friends at a 1920's themed cocktail bar. we had so much fun drinking fancy cocktails in beautiful glasses and dancing the night away! i think dancing with my friends is one of my favorite things ever. #embracetheawkwardness

 

 

sunday, raider and i enjoyed the sunshine and went for a walk at memorial park.

how can you stay inside on such a perfect day?

 

o, and did i mention he had the restaurant sing me happy birthday?

#soblessed

 

 

how do you like to celebrate your birthday?

do you like to dance like a fool?

my sweet valentine.

you know your husband loves you when....

he doesn't say a negative thing about the pink hearts hanging all over the apartment,

and when he let's you put a bow on the world's cutest puppy,

and when he willingly offers to watch "brave" with you.

#realmenlovedisneycartoons

our first valentines as mr. and mrs. was one for the memory books.

bub-hub made me a yummy fajita feast and we spent the evening watching 

cartoons and cuddling with sweet raider. 

marital maturity at its finest.

i'm so blessed to have such a sweet valentine. :)

tis the season to be tacky

saturday, bub-hub and i hosted a house warming/tacky sweater christmas party.

my sweater starred a family of polar bears.

bub-hubs featured santa and a snowman.

raider, of course, rocked his red and green sweater with pride.

#whatastud

 

before the guests arrived,

we snuck in a family portrait.

#raiderneversitsstill

 

here's a few photos of the snack spread,

because, let's be real,

a party isn't a party without snacks!

here is a recipe run down:

yummy fudge,

sausage cheese balls,

oatmeal chocolate chip cookies,

craisin oatmeal cookies,

sangria spritzer,

sweet tea (duh...).

 

sunday was a day of relaxing,

and raider took full advantage.

what a snoozer.

 

how was your weekend?

 

so thankful for a lovely thanksgiving

our thanksgiving weekend was a fabulous one.

raider enjoyed playing in the leaves, 

and long walks in the park.

we had a little too much fun with my dad's decapitated life-size singing santa,

and decorated the christmas tree.

 my mama and i baked a yummy apple pie, 

and raider helped clean up the floors.

 bub-hub and i enjoyed two family thanksgivings, complete

double servings of mama's sweet potato casserole and homemade rolls.

and we cheered on baylor and tech at cowboys stadium. 

how was your thanksgiving?

meet raider chastain

i would like to introduce you to the newest member of the chastain clan:

raider!

saturday afternoon, we decided to take a trip to the animal shelter to play with some puppies.  it was a beautiful day, and definitely one we did not want to waste indoors. so we headed over to the houston SPCA and stumbled across this little guy!

we weren't planning on getting a dog quite yet, bub-hub was going to surprise me for christmas, but he was too cute and too perfect for us. we just couldn't pass him up! 

#meanttobe #mfeo

he's a six year old american cocker spaniel.  

cutest dog ever right?

#crazydogmom #puppylove

he's super spunky, barely sheds, likes to play fetch and even knows a few tricks. he's the perfect fit for us and for our apartment.  i still can't believe he's ours! :)

if you wanna see photos of raider pop up on your instagram feed, follow me @mrschastain.
you know you can't resist the cuteness....

 

weekend wrap up

a trip to hobby lobby + a singing and dancing santa + an aggie win = a perfect saturday!

o, and the fact that bub-hub and i finished our headboard wasn't half bad either! :)

yay!!

more pictures and tips to come!

happy monday everyone!

i hope your weekend was as productive as our was!

a weekend update :)

this weekend was a fantastic and relaxing one.

we spent saturday watching college football and playing games.

42 anyone?

i'm a pretty ok partner.

at least that's what bub-hub tells me.

sunday, i ran errands and did some damage at target.  

can a girl ever have enough flats??

pretty sure the answer is no.

don't worry, only the bottom two are new purchases. 

i didn't do that much damage. ;)

 i also made a stop at crate and barrel and used a gift card to pick up some fall pieces for our new table!

yayyyy!

aren't gift cards are the best??

it makes shopping a little less painful and it's easier to explain why it was necessary to buy a bag full of plastic pomegranates to bub-hub. :)

i also made a fun announcement yesterday:

thankful thursday link up!

fun games with friends, shopping, and decorating for fall.

what's not to love?

how was your weekend??

painting the days away

well, our weekend can be wrapped up in two words:

painting marathon.

that's right folks. 

friday, we painted.

saturday, we painted.

i don't know why i thought it would only take us a few hours.

good thing bub-hub is a realist and planned for it to take the entire weekend.

and extra good thing i bought t-swift's new cd. 

#onrepeat #sorryimnotsorry

saturday morning, we made a shipley's donut run, and got ourselves pumped up for the day ahead of us.  nothing better than overdosing on sugary fried goodness. 

#halloweendonutsforthewin

when we got back to the apartment, we kicked it into beast mode.

 i think i might have started crying when we finished.

i've never been so happy in my life.

#teamchastainforthewin

how was your weekend??

p.s. i have so many new friends on instagram and i love it!!!

i wanna follow you too, so leave your name in a comment!

or add me @mrschastain

aggies and tigers and sunburns, o my! :)

what a weekend.

friday night, bub-hub and i celebrated five months of domination.

we had yummy tortellini with champagne sauce for dinner, and shared a bottle of of our favorite wine, Cakebread Cellars chardonnay. yummmmm.

after dinner, we headed over to houston's iconic "house of pies" to satisfy our sweet tooth.

bub-hub had his favorite, apple, and i had mine, cherry! both were topped with the most giant scoop of ice cream i had ever seen in my life. 

fantastic way to celebrate if i do say so myself! :)

saturday morning, bub-hub and i headed to college station to watch the Fightin Texas Aggies take on the LSU Tigers.

beautiful blue skies, nice cool breeze, great company, perfect day.

minus the aggie loss....

but it was such a great day to be in aggieland.

and no game day is complete without a little sunburn.

i promise i put sunscreen on, a lot of it. 

i guess i should have reapplied after the first two hours of standing in the direct sun.

#rudolphproblems

on the drive back, we passed a roadside farmers market, so of course bub-hub, being the sweet softie that he is, stopped for me. :) 

i may or may not have wanted to buy every single mini-pumpkin in the place, but i had self control. i only bought two giant bags of grapes, strawberry preserves, and some apples.

yum!

how was your weekend?

do you ever stop at road side stands?