Bridal Shower Celebrations

 Hey everyone, I know I had mentioned that my bridal shower was coming up. This past Saturday, my bridal party threw me the most beautiful shower. I actually forgot my camera and didn't get many photos of the party which I'm pretty bummed about :/ Oh my sister made this cake for the party...it was beyond amazing and I can't wait to share with you all about it next week.

xoxo erica

We Like To Go Fishing

Over the holiday weekend Chris and I went fishing in the river behind his house. Chris has always found fishing to be relaxing and as the years have gone by, I've grown to love it just as much.  We even caught a fish, well Chris caught a fish but of course I had to let him go. He was just too cute, besides Chris said he was too small to eat anyway. We had a good time hanging out just the two of us even if the sun felt like it was burning down on our backs. I honestly don't think I've ever been so thankful for clouds and water.

xoxo erica

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Happy 2012

I hope you all are off to an amazing 2012!! 

I celebrated the new year with the boyfriend and some of my family and his family.

I had a fun time ringing in the new year :)  I ate my black eyed peas, it's a tradition in my boyfriend's family,  so hopefully this will be a good one.  I hope you all like my dress, it's a bit hard to see all the detail in these photos but I really wanted to share with you all. This is a dress I made myself while I was in school this past quarter. And yes that is star garland wrapped in a halo around my head...it was such a fun alternative to the same happy new year crown I end up wearing every year.

How was your new year?? 

11.11.11. Thankful

1. Being surrounded by family everyday.

2. Having people in my life that believe in me & keep pushing me to stay in school on days that I feel like taking a quarter off.

3. The amazing relationship me & the boyfriend have, 8 1/2 years and it keeps getting better.

4. Mornings of being able to sleep in till whenever I want. There was a time for about 6 years that I was getting up at 6:30 to be at work.

5. Having a body that allows me to dance, swim, walk, & exercise.

6. Being at a halfway point in school, I thought I would never go back.

7. Breakfast tacos & coffee with my parents, grandma, & aunts. This happens at least once a week if not more.

8.  Finding myself being more creative this year than I have in a long time.

9. 4 years with my car today, it's been with me through a head on car crash (drunk driver, not my fault) and all the way to Florida and across Texas and hasn't let me down.

10. Being able to connect with all of you through this blog, 1 year is coming up :)

11. Living where I can enjoy the beauty of the world around me.

P.S. Happy Veteran's Day- I'm thankful for all of you too :)

Scenes from the Passenger Window

Hey everyone hope you all had a great weekend! 

On Friday the boyfriend and I took a 9 hour drive across Texas.

Where to?

A place where tumble weeds roll &

people surround their houses with a forest of trees to keep the dirt from coming in.

It was an unexpected trip, the kind of trip that reminds you that our time is limited

and we should cherish the moments we all have together.

With nothing else to do on the 9 hours there & then the 9 hours back

I took a few pics of the west Texas beauty around me.

1. Windmill, we literally drove with these surrounding us for about 20 minutes.

2. Sun shining down

3. Cows grazing in the fields

4. Crop field

5. Plateau in the distance

6. Tractors sitting on the side of the road

7. More plateaus

8. Cotton field

Halloween 2011

So my holiday has come and gone but I still wanted to share some pics with you all, so bare with Halloween for one more day...ok :) Thanks. My niece from out of town came to visit with my sister so I went with her to take the little fairy trick or treating...of course I had to dress up. I pulled together a witch costume with stuff I already had at home.  Can you believe somebody passed by in a car and called me a whore when we went trick or treating?  What? Really? I wasn't even wearing one of those sexy costumes but oh well I guess that was someone giving me an evil trick. My mom also had a Halloween party this weekend so the past weekend was spent celebrating...how was your Halloween?

Cupcakes my niece decorated...what does this cupcake say to you? It's suppose to be "boo" all the way around but it can double as boob...haha. I think it's funny :)

Boyfriend wrapped up as a mummy after a game we won.

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Scenes of Yesterday from my iPhone

Yesterday the boyfriend surprised me in the morning by telling me he had taken the day off from work. Do Monday's really get any better? We went out on a day date for shopping and lunch and by the time the afternoon strolled around, we were at the candy store stocking up on all the goods to go see the Lion King 3D...yes I know how old we are, but hey we're kids at heart. I love the Lion King, so does he, we have fun together like that :)

Wine Tasting Party

My family pretty much loves Halloween and we try to celebrate as many times as we can during the month.  Last night my sister decided to throw a Halloween wine tasting party with just the girls. Everyone brought different wines and had a bit of each. It was so much fun to sit around and have girl talk while enjoying a nice glass of wine and treats like cheeses, chocolate, grapes, and cupcakes. My sister makes the best chive and pecan cheeseball and she says it's super easy to make. I'll have to learn and share with all of you. This was the first time we've done a wine tasting party but we've already decided it's the kind of party we want to have often. Do you do anything fun leading up to the Halloween festivities? 

Dancing in Confetti

Last week I attended fashion night out.  It was my first time joining in on all the festivities and I had so much fun.  Next year me and my sisters are doing it again hopefully with money to spend.  My main reason for going this year was to attend the fashion show.  I got to be part of the big finale and danced in a flash mob on the runway as confetti fell . It was fun to play the part of attending the show and surprising the guest, especially the ones I had been talking to as the fashion show was going on.  They started giving me these crazy looks like what's going on when I started to clap my hands and make my way onto the runway. I haven't danced or performed in front of an audience since about 2 years ago and although I was only in the spotlight for a minute, it made me miss dancing and performing desperately. 

Did any of you join in on the fno fun?