She does exist!

Hey guys! I'm so sorry that I've yet to post in this blog!

You will soon learn, had you not already, that I am most definitely a REAL, LIVING PERSON (she really does exist) No, Amber did not make me up, though I'm not certain if she doesn't have any other imaginary friends :-)

Now a little bit about me: My name is Paula and I am a PROCRASTINATOR. There, I said it. DO not judge me,

I am also a wife to my husband of 12 years, Patrick; a step-mother to two great kids- Blake 17, Makayle 14-; I'm 32 years old and I work for a locally owned bank in my little hometown in Oklahoma! Population around 8,000.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to travel, and I have been to many awesome cities in this wonderful country of ours. I will definitely be putting in some time in the near future to tell you all about my adventures!

I am a runner and I love it (read: when I feel like it)  I love doing 5ks! I've also done one half-marathon.

I am a new yoga enthusiast! Circa November 2013! As you will soon learn, I love yoga and I am just a little, teensy, weensy obsessed with it.

 I'm an incredibly busy bee, as I'm sure most of you are, and I look forward to blogging for you and hearing any feedback that you may have. I'm new to this blogging thing, so please be patient (you will have to be, waiting on my procrastinating self) and bear with me.

I look forward to my next adventure, in 10 days, with Amber and cannot wait to tell you all about it.

Tumbleweeds and Spanish Moss

Ok, I don't know if there will be either tumbleweeds or Spanish moss when Paula and I take some of our kids to San Antonio next week.  Hopefully, there will be moss, but no weeds!  We've been ready to get away and do something for a while now.  Thankfully, we got the opportunity to take a few of our kids (two of mine, one of hers) on a summer vacation.   We're only going to be there for 3 days, but I'm very excited about those three days. 

Paula has been to San Antonio a few times, but I never have. It's about a 9 hour drive from where we live so it's going to be a long, fun road trip.  My kids don't see the 9 hours as an adventure, they just want to get there as quickly and quietly as possible.... but they know their mother and know it's going to be anything but quiet!

My little man broke his thumb in two in a bicycle wreck two days before school let out for summer break.  Since then, he's had three casts, a surgery, and pins put in.  This week he finally gets his cast and pins out!  Poor kid hasn't even been able to swim yet this year.  When this kid decides to do something, he goes all out!  He's more excited than any of the kids, though you can't tell from the photo.

 

Of course, Paula being more organized and efficient than anyone else on the planet, has our trip planned out!  SeaWorld, the Alamo, the riverwalk, the market, stops along the way.  We're going to have a blast with these kids! 

 

Paula and I will be doing a vlog of our trip and giving any tips on things to do and places to see (or not see) while we're there.  See you soon!

 

Amber

Meet Me in St Louis post from Wonderlost

You can head over to Wonderlost and see my weekend adventure with my dear sweet husband.

Amber

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULA!

Paula after a Mud Run

It's this amazing lady's birthday!  I'm so proud of all the things she's accomplished and the wonderful woman she is.   I'm always in awe of the amount of tasks she is able to juggle and handle with relative ease (and maybe a few curse words).  

In the photo above we had planned on spending the day together after her mud run and unfortunately I slipped two discs in my back and I couldn't get out of bed.  Instead of canceling or going about her business on her own, she goes and picks us up lunch and spends the day with me laying around on my bed.  Not many people would do that for another person.  She did that for me.  I'm grateful to have her in my life.

She's a wonderful mother and best friend.  If you need her, she's always there, you just have to ask.  I have always thought she should be an event planner because if you give her a budget and tell her what you want, somehow, she manages to find it.   Let's just say all around, she's pretty freaking awesome.



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She spend months preparing for a half marathon.  I may not feel the need to run for more than a block so I can chase down the ice cream truck, but this is her passion.  She runs because she loves it.  I can't imagine how hard it was for her to run a half marathon, but she did it and I couldn't be happier for her!  She's the kind of person that can accomplish anything she sets her mind to! 

Paula,  you're amazing and don't let anyone or anything make you feel any different.   I hope you have a great birthday being pampered by your husband and kids.  We all love you!



Masquerade Ball

Masquerade Ball-Amber

So, Paula was able to get us tickets to a charity masquerade ball and who did she ask to go with her....
  

 

The quality of the photos isn't great because it was taken with my Droid.  We had so much fun.  We were able to dress up all fancy and even curled our hair!  Now, this isn't something I do often.  Paula does it a few more times a year than I do, so I can't say how she felt but I felt pretty dang hot!

She gives it a thumbs up.

We didn't have much too drink, but we did dance like no one was watching, although, most of the people from her small town were watching. haha.  Glad they don't know me!  

Remember, we weren't even drunk!

We've both been super busy lately and haven't been able to write much about what's been going on with us.  Paula was a model for a local business which was fun to watch and I even bought the jeans she was wearing for my daughter.  

We're so proud of her!

 We're both getting cabin fever and dreaming of the day we will be in Italy and Greece.  I watch "My Life in Ruins" all the time just so I can see Greece and last week I made my family sit and watch "Under the Tuscan Sun".  I am going to buy so much junk while we're there I'm going to have to ship everything back.  

 

Roadtripping-Amber

We're so anxious to get things ready for our trip.  Considering we plan to leave in September of 2016 we will probably be basket cases by the time it finally gets here.  Both Paula and my lifetime dreams are to travel the world.  I'm 35 years old this year and can't believe that I have never set foot out of the country.   I've never even seen the ocean (except once on Venice Beach in Los Angeles on Christmas when I was 17 and I was extremely ill and we stayed ten minutes).  I have been to many places in the USA compared to most of the people that I know, but it's still not enough.

I've been to Oklahoma(born and raised), Arkansas(raising my crew), Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, California (LA area), Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa (and had the speeding ticket from Des Moines to prove it!), Minnesota.  Every place had something special and different about them.   I drove through most of them, because it's not only cheaper, but you can really see what a place is like when you have to spend half a day driving from one side of a state to another. 

I can say I have driven through Amarillo, Texas multiple times and there's the smell of stockyards in the air from one side of the city to the other.  I've been told most people that live there can't smell it because they're used to it....I'm not used to it.....(Texans, don't be haters, this is my own personal experiences and opinions and I LOVE Texas or most of it.)   Crested Butte, Colorado in the wintertime is by far the most beautiful place I've ever been.  I get very nostalgic just thinking about that town.  There may be more towns just as beautiful, but I have yet to see them. 

It's going to be a long three years, so I may go into details about where I've been and what I suggest to do if you ever get the chance to go.  We'll see.  Paula and I are for sure going to be doing some video posts on our mini-trips from around here.  I can promise, they'll be worth watching.

When in Rome.........

Who hasn't heard the old saying, "When in Rome, roam."?  If you haven't, then you need to get out more often.  What is better than to do as Romans do and ride an awesome Vespa through the streets????  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!  Unless there's a fist-full of gelato in my hand while we're riding through the ancient streets on one of these bad boys:

Now, granted, I've never driven one of these and I would have no idea what I was doing. Paula and I discussed the possibility of just renting one and sharing....but then I thought we would more than likely look like this:

I don't mind running around the States looking like a dork, but I refuse, refuse, to look like one in Italy or Greece.