Beautiful Day

A few weeks ago, Chris and I visited Grannie (Chris's grandma) up in Kingsland. One morning we woke up and decided to have breakfast in Marble Falls (a neighboring town) at a really yummy little restaurant called The Bluebonnet Cafe. On our way there, I was so captivated by the beautiful clouds in the sky. I thought I would share what I saw.

Enjoy!

Team Shaw + 1

It is official: we have a new addition to Team Shaw!!!

Chris and I have our first PET!!!! For Christmas, my dear friend Nikki gave us a BETA FISH!!! I have been wanting one for a while to put in my ivy vase. When Chris and I came home last night from Austin, he was chilling on the bar in my vase!! I was ecstatic!

I thought because he was going to be in our kitchen, that I should name him something "kitchen-y", so I was going through all of my favorite foods (in my head), and then I thought it would be cool to name him after a spice. I immediately went to my spice rack, and the first spice I read was "Chili Flakes"!! Ha Ha Ha! I thought that was ridiculous, and overlooked it, but as I was laying in bed last night, I kept thinking about that name and laughing. Soooo I decided on "Chili Flakes" for his name. Totally gay, I know, but whatever, if you don't like it, get your own fish. By the way, he is red with a little bit of blue.


So no baby yet. We aren't really trying for a baby because we would like to realistically wait a couple years, but that is not to say that we aren't practicing!

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!!!!

Peace on Earth

Today Chris and I went to church (like every Sunday) and our pastor talked about Peace. He mentioned that Peace is not necessarily defined as the world defines it. It is so much deeper. He explained that to have peace, you have to have complete trust in the Lord. You have to trust that he is holding you in his hands, and that he will take care of you and provide you with everything you need. How comforting is that? Anyway, I really think that message was for me.

On another note, I finished all my Christmas shopping for Chris!!! Whewww! He is kind of difficult to shop for. Last year, I bought Chris some pajama pants, a sweater, and some other clothing, and while he was happy and thankful for his gifts, I know (now) that he would rather have gotten something else. Chris really isn't into clothes. He would be just fine in a pair of track pants and a tee shirt. It didn't hurt my feelings (because they were really nice clothes! ha ha), but it definitely was a learning experience for me.

This year, I bought Chris....(drumroll, please) a SUPER nice bowling bag!! I know, it definitely isn't something that would excite me, but Chris LOVES bowling. He has a bag right now, but it is super ghetto (I think it is actually a cooler on wheels)! The bag I got him can hold both of his bowling balls, his bowling shoes, and all of his little accessories. It was very pricey, but I know he will LOVE it, and that's all that matters to me. Besides the bowling bag, I bought him a really nice Nautica wallet, and an electric shaver. I know that he is gonna be really excited!! OHHH, and lastly, I bought him some Hannah Montana paraphanelia for his stocking (I know, I know, I am feeding his unhealthy Hannah Montana obsession...oh well!)

I just have a few more people to shop for, and then I will be smooth sailing into the holidays! Yay!

RIP

It was determined today that the remains found near the Anthonys' house were indeed those of Caylee Anthony. How sad. My heart hurts for that precious little girl. I guess the good news is that there is closure, in the sense that no one is wondering where she is. I still think her mom DEFINITELY had something to do with it. I'm not a mother, but I cannot fathom how someone could have done ANYTHING like that to their child. Sad day.

It's Beginnng to Look a lot like Christmas!

Hello, its been a few days since I have blogged, but it is midnight, so I am going to make this a short one. Its starting to feel a lot like Christmas! Chris and I put our tree up a week ago, and Chris is going to put lights up outside our house this Sunday! I am super excited about that! Cute side note: Chris came home last Friday and said, "I have a surprise for you!" Chris had bought the Christmas lights as a surprise for me, but he came home with one strand of about 12 different kind of lights! He said that he wanted me to pick out the lights I wanted! He's so sweet. I think we have decided on blue icicles and some other blue LED lights. Lastly, Chris and I went to my work Christmas party on Saturday and had a GREAT time! We had the opportunity to get all dressed up, and it was really fun! Here is a picture of us before we left for the party.