The Almighty Fisherman

This past weekend Dustin fished in a tournament with my Dad, his friend Don, and Reagan. I am sure Reagan was totally in awe, because you never know what is going to come out of my Dad's mouth. He also never shuts his mouth....EVER. The Caney Creek Tournament started in Matagorda on Saturday morning and ran through Sunday at noon. They woke up super early Saturday, and my Dad took them to all his secret spots to wade fish. He was exhausted when he got home, but had a blast! Sunday was the weigh in and the truth was told on how they did. Saturday my Dad caught a 26 inch Red fish, Dustin caught at 24 inch Red, and Reagan a 22 inch Red. Sunday morning Dustin caught a big trout! My dad thought he was going to win the tournament with it. In case you were all wondering big trout are really hard to catch. Why? I don't know, I will ask my Dad when he gets back from Europe. That is just what the ol' wise Bubba told me. At the weigh in my Dad came in a close 3rd with this Red Fish, but the pay out was only on the top 2 Red Fish. Better luck next time Bubba...I am still proud of you. Dustin actually won 2nd with his trout, and almost had 1st place. I am so proud of him! He also got a big payout, and a plaque. I as more excited about the cash then the plaque.ha! Below is a picture of the fisherman with his red fish and winning trout:


Here is a picture of some of the fish they caught. The rest Dustin had already filleted.



I stayed in Katy, and went shopping with my Mom. We went to Homegoods and got more stuff for Kaylee's room. I haven't put any of it up yet, but will post pictures when we get around to it. I also had MORE emotional breakdowns this weekend....imagine that. Dustin called Sunday morning and I was all pissy. He asked what was wrong and my response "I don't get to have any fun.". He asked, "what would you like to do". My response, "Drink and ride on a boat". You know because there are so many Sunday mornings that I am sipping on a alcoholic beverage while riding on a boat. I am such a mess these days!!!!!!

Happy 28th Birthday Dustin!

On June 3rd Dustin turned 28! We decided since we have not been to Pipe Creek for awhile we would head to the hill country to celebrate the big 2-8. Friday afternoon Dustin and I headed to our favorite "get away" for some R&R. We got there around 6pm, and got things unloaded. Trigger LOVES going to Pipe Creek. He has 106 acres of freedom to run and eat an abundant amount of deer poop. A vizsla's dream. Sometimes we even catch him eating out of the deer protein feeder. He is crazy...we all know. Friday Dustin and I headed into town to get some dinner at our favorite mexican food place El Rio, and Wal-mart (not a favorite) for some pool shock. My Mom has the worst pool guy in pool history. It is a saline pool which is supposed to be less maintenance...when you have a somewhat good pool guy. We got there, and there was algae in the pool. Our pool guy decided to take a two week trip to Alaska to fish. Not that he took care of the pool anyways. It is usually green when we arrive, and he ALWAYS has an excuse why he hasn't come to clean it. ANNOYING. Anyways, we went home and shocked and cleaned the pool up.

Saturday Dustin woke up at the crack of dawn as usual, and Millie followed so she could eat breakfast. Trigger usually sleeps in any other day, unless he is in Pipe Creek. He was up and outside by 6:30am, and did not come in till we came in that evening. Dustin and Trigger went on an RTV ride while Millie and I snoozed. Dustin came back in the house cracking up when they got back. Apparently they rode down to the creek and Trigger bailed off the RTV and down into the creek. By the time Dustin got down there he was in the middle of the creek slapping the top of a turtles shell. I wish I could have seen this. Poor turtle! He came out of the creek after the turtle went for deeper water. My parents and Mrs. Collins came around noon, and we all hung out by the pool for the rest of the afternoon. I wanted to lay out on the float, but Trigger was hogging it the whole time. Here is a picture of him and Dustin floating in the pool:


Millie rested under a shade tree by the pool like a normal dog. My sister and her crew of boys came later that afternoon, and we all went out to eat for Dustin's birthday. We went to George Strait's Restaurant; Scenic Loop Cafe. They have a great patio, a live band, and awesome food. We had a nice relaxing weekend. Trigger (who did not relax) has been sleeping for 3 days straight.

Emotional Breakdowns...

I am one hot sloppy mess these days. It seems like one emotional breakdown after another. I can cry at anything...and I mean EVERYTHING. It all started the Monday night of Memorial Day weekend. I couldn’t sleep...thanks to my wonderful hormones. The only thing I could find on TV to watch was Toy Story 3. It is actually a really cute kid’s movie. I was very intrigued through the whole thing. Especially towards the end when I was hysterically crying. I am talking like snot bubbles/can't breathe crying. This is absolutely ridiculous people. A 27 year old woman should not be sobbing to a kid’s movie. I was crying so hard it woke up Dustin. He was startled and asked "why are you crying." I said “This movie is so sad". He says "Is that Toy Story? Are you crying to a cartoon?" I reply "Yes! Andy had to give away his toys when he went to college". See ridiculous...obviously this was the hormones kicking in. This was only the beginning...

First off, I know that I am very blessed with a healthy baby, and being able to get pregnant so easy. I realize this, but until you go through a pregnancy yourself you have no idea! I am very thankful for a healthy baby. I however, have had a super hard time with a lot of these wonderful pregnancy symptoms. Number one being the weight gain. When I was in my senior year in high school I lost 30 pounds on weight watchers. I have since then always watched what I was eating, and have been very self conscious about gaining weight. Of course I yo-yoed a lot through college, but have always seemed to get right back on track to my "goal weight". I am having a super hard time with the pregnancy weight gain. Yes I know I need to gain weight for the baby, and when she is born I can diet again. It is just so hard to get on the scale and see the numbers constantly go up. I am having a super hard time with this. Second, I am literally going bald. My hair comes out in chunks in the shower some times. Really gross! I have several bald spots on my, and I bought a special shampoo and have not noticed a difference yet. The third thing is my constant acne. It has not gone away, and is now scaring my face. When one zit leaves 4 or 5 replace it. Also, really gross! All of this with my lovely raging pregnancy hormones made me have an emotional breakdown that Tuesday. I must have cried every hour that I was awake that day. I had ton of problems at work, nothing was going right. I was way past my breaking point. I was super depressed and one huge hot sloppy mess. I called my doctor hoping for some kind of help with the acne and hair loss. Her reply was "Well unfortunately for a small percentage of pregnant women their hormones never stabilize, and they have constant acne with their hair falling out. This only happens to a small percentage of women though". Cool, but I don't care that it is a small percentage of women....it’s happening to ME. So basically I got shot down for any type of topical ointment for my face...which was followed by another emotional breakdown. Poor Dustin had to leave the house when he got home. I was such a wreck...I wouldn't want to hang out with me either.

The good news is that Wednesday I felt much better. I had lunch with my Mom and Brent, and went for some "retail therapy" after. My wonderful Mom knew exactly what I needed....A couple hours at T.J. Maxx! When I came home to these beautiful flowers from my amazing husband:



Who else would put up with this crazy, emotional, sloppy hot mess, and pregnant lady!