Shaners

I have been absolutely blessed with some of the most amazing friends in the entire world. One of which is Mister Shane Downey. Shane passed away this morning after a complication from being on blood thinners for the past eleven years. Shane has always been an inspirational person for me, through all of the challenges that he faced he always stayed positive. Going from being a successful athlete to a wheel chair was never easy, and he had difficult days but through it all he remained Shane. 

spring break bonfire

Shane never failed to put a smile on my face. He was always was full of stories, jokes, smiles and love. Even though it seemed like he was always in the hospital or battling some sort of set back he always stayed positive. There was one time I was bringing him his favorite dinner (taco bell) to the hospital and upon walking in the room there were 6 other people there visiting him - a true testament to how loved he was, he always had the most visitors. Shane cared deeply for his family, his faith and his friends. 

babysitting Shane's pup Guess

Birthday surprise party

Family dinner night, Shaners and Trace Face

I will always cherish the memories of family dinners, movie nights, spring break in Jacksonville and getting insanely lost driving to Austin. I know there are so many people who already miss Shane, life just isn't going to be the same without his messages, words of wisdom and his gigantic smile. 

Happy Mamma's Day!!

I have been blessed with the best mamma in the entire world. She has always been my best friend, my shoulder to cry on, my support system and someone who has kept me grounded but always allowed me to spread my wings to fly. She is the most loving and caring person in the entire world and I am a lucky girl to have her all to myself! Even when we are on opposite sides of the planet we still talk everyday about everything. I love you mamma, thank you for being my everything and enjoy a day all about you!

2005

Christmas 2008

taking care of my sick baby for me

amazing night at a "swine flu" ballet 

Pinot and Picasso 

exploring London town!

Parliament tour 

First steps in Paris

Atlantis

Cinco de Drinko!

I really don't have plans of drinking all that much, but how fun is it to say Cinco de Drinko?! I am a fan! I have spent a good portion of my week trying to find the perfect outfit for tonight, with no luck. Times like these really make me miss Houston. I know exactly where to go in Houston for the perfect traditional Mexican style fiesta dress without spending $128, in Orlando, not so much! I have dreams of wearing a semi-short dress with my cowboy boots while I snack on queso and sip a skinny girl margarita! 

Tuesday Miss Erica and I had a girls craft day preparing for SOWO in a few weeks. We started by ooing and awwing at the Target Calypso line. I am in love with almost everything, they have a great dress for cinco de drinko but the $42 price tag wasn't worth it for one night. After gawking for a few minutes we moved on over to the glass section to pick the perfect glass for our craft time! After remembering who we will be around we decided to go with plastic wine glasses instead of glass - planning ahead! We used oil based paint pens, a hot glue gun and some colorful jewels to bling it out! I decorated our "day time" cups for the actual show earlier in the week. 

I am still working on getting the new site set up - it is a bit more difficult that I hoped for, but it is going to be amazing when it is all done!! Hang in there in the meantime, I can't wait to hear what you think of it when it is all done!! 

xoxo