MERRY CHRISTMAS

OK I really have got to get better at blogging! I know Thanksgiving to Christmas is a bit of a streach! We have been super busy, and of course always on the go. Let me sum up the month of December for everyone...

Dustin has still been working in Lufkin with his Dad, and I have been working here in Houston. It is not the most ideal way to start off a marriage, but it makes us appreciate each other and how much we love each other. It really shows you all you have to be thankful for in life! My job has been super busy jumping from Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta in January. Thanks to Charming Charlie, one of my key accounts, they have really helped pay our bills these last few months!

That is enough job talk, now on to the fun things! We celebrated my friend Amber's 30th birthday the 2nd weekend in December at my parents place in Boerne! She had a great birthday present(although she waited to long to tell us), SHE'S PREGGERS! We could not be more excited for them! They are the greatest people, and willing to do anything for you at a drop of a hat. I can not wait to meet their little BOY....they do not know what it is yet, but i think it is a boy ;). We had a blast in Boerne, even though the weather was yucky the whole weekend so no one could see how pretty the place really is. Guess that means we will have to do another trip soon!

My little cousin Ty also played in Austin in the 4A State Championship. I went to go watch him with my Mom's side of the family. He is the starting quarterback for Brenham, even though they lost I could not be more proud of him. He is only a junior so he has another year, it just broke my heart to see how sad he was when they lost.

That Sunday I got up and my parents took me to Livingston to meet Dustin and his family at Shrimp Boat Manny's for lunch, before I rode back to Lufkin with them. We then spent the week in Lufkin. This time I got the "de tour de Lufkin". I am now a Lufkin expert! I went to Target, Walmart (which is an experiance in its self), Sam's,Moralizes, and Mar Teres. Let me tell you this Tea room is to DIE FOR! They have the most amazing chicken spagetti, not to mention their out of this world deserts. Wednesday night a bad storm came through Lufkin. I was up half the night with a terrified Trigger, and not suprising Dustin slept through the whole thing. A tornado went through Lufkin destroying many homes and businesses. Christmas Eve Dustin finished off my "tour de Lufkin", by taking me by all the wreckage. It was really sad, and their was a TON of damage. Poor families who did not have a very Merry Christmas. That night we went to the Clark Family Christmas at Aunt Tooties. Aunt Tootie was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer, so it was a very emotional Clark Christmas. Please say prayers for Aunt Tootie and her family! We then topped off the Clark Christmas by opening presents at 3:30am! That's right I said 3:30am, my husband is like a child and wakes everyone up BEFORE the crack of dawn to open presents. I think he is going to be very disappointed when we have our own kids, and I have to brake the whole Santa thing to him...haha j/k. We then went back to sleep for a couple hours and where on the move again.

We left Lufkin around 9am to head to Weimar to do Beken/Boeer Christmas. Let me tell you, if we had a child I have no idea where it would have sat in the Tahoe. We had it loaded to the celing, AND a reciver hitch with crap on the back. We made a pit stop in Katy to drop the dogs and gifts off. We then slid in late to Weimar (suprise suprise)to eat lunch. After lunch we did our Dirty Santa, which always gets mean and crude. Since liquor is always invovled the outcome usually comes with yelling and fighthing. This year I stole a bottle of Gentlemans Jack from Popo, and he took it back from me! I was shocked on how into it he got as well! We then sat down to a game of Christmas Bingo, which also included yelling and screaming. My Mom's side of the family are WAY to competitive. I however won the pot, which was a whopping 42 dollars. We then started to pack things up to head back to Katy to do Boeer Christmas. We however did not get very far since the Tahoe would not start! The key would go in the ingnition but would not turn over. So we had to leave it there and ride back with my parents. This then brought me back to thinking thank GOD we unloaded all our presents in Katy before heading to Weimar. We then did Christmas with my parents, and headed home and hit the hay IMEDIATILY!

Things have yet to slow down here. We have all the Christmas decorations down, and leave tommrow to go to Boerne, and South Texas till the New Year. So happy New Year and catch up with us in 2010....if you can!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving! We went to Lufkin to hang out with the Clark side. We had a blast and ate really well! Thursday after a super great lunch at Granny's we headed to College Station for the A&M vs. t.u. game. The Aggie's lost, but showed what great potential they have! They had the t-sips shaking in their cleats the whole time!


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We came home Sunday and put up the Christmas decorations in the house. Here are a couple pictures of the house.








Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving....Let the Christmas shopping begin!

Pot Roast anyone?

Well Trigger and Dustin are back in Lufkin working this week. Last night I get a call and all i hear is "well your son ate half the pot roast". Dustin said he jumped on the counter last night while no one was looking, and ate a good chunk out of their fully cooked smothered in gravy pot roast. I have had Momma Clark's pot roast first hand, and it is nothing to waste! It is soooo good, no wonder Trigger decided to just try it out himself! I am sure he had gravy dripping from those huge lips has he lapped up half their dinner. Guess it was nice of him to share the second half with everyone else. When Trigger is around, you never know what is going to happen! Below is a picture of the pot roast thief...might want to remember that face next time you put a roast on!

15 years later and....

This weekend was the opening of deer season,and for the past 15 years I have gone with my Dad to shoot "the perfect buck". Through the 15 years we have seen many, many, and many of buck come by, and many were legal to shoot. My father, however felt that a "better buck" was always going to come along, and they never did. Many of times I have sat in the blind frustrated, and even pondered just sticking the gun out the window and shooting anyways. I did not do this, but this weekend I FINALLY got my big buck. This past Saturday evening, he came out and I got a shot on him, and unlike last year I did not miss. I actually took the big boy down about 20 yards from where I shot him! Dad was sleeping of course when he came out of the brush, so I hit him on the leg and stuck my gun out the window before he could even get the binoculars up to take a look at him. Since his butt was turned to us for about 2 minutes, I had plenty of time to settle my self down and steady my hand for the shot. He is a 10 point, who was super fat, and will make great sausage! Here is a couple pictures of my "perfect buck", ONLY 15 years overdue.



As for Dustin, no buck....yet! Guess I am the only Clark who has bragging rights so far this year! ;)

Hunter's Eve

This weekend is the official kick off of deer season. Dustin is heading to Lufkin to hunt with his Dad, and I am heading to Weimar to hunt with mine. We have a bet going on who can put the biggest set of horns on the ground. Wonder who it will be???....we shall see! I wish everyone good luck who heads out tomorrow, and happy hunting!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN....a week late

Well we had a blast on Halloween! The aggies won, and so did Texas State against SFA, who was #1 in their conferance. Saturday after we fried everything you could possiably think of, we headed back to the plex to get ready for Chris and Stacey's Halloween Party. Dustin was a Whoopie couision, and I was Khloe Kardashian. Amber was Kourtney and Morgan was Kim, we were a hit! I have not had a chance to download the pictures, but will post some soon!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Happy Friday everyone! I am dragging this morning since I did not get home till after midnight. Last night I went to see the play Mary Popins with some of the girls. The performance was amazing, and the special effects were unbelievable. It is defiantly a must see! Today we head to College Station for football once again! Halloween night we are going to a party, and Amber, Morgan and I are dressing up as the Kardashian sisters. I will post pictures later. HAVE A HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!