Excitement & Frustration

I am so excited about Christmas. I have never been a big Christmas person either. I have so many hopes for Christmas morning and I'm trying not to get them up too high and be disappointed. I wouldn't consider myself a greedy person even though many different people spoil the heck outta me. All I want for Christmas morning is for...

1. To see the joy in Owen's face as he wakes up Christmas Morning
2. For Owen to really believe that a fat man in a red suit was really in our house
3. My garage door to be fixed (Got this one, thanks Scott)
4. For this to be the most memorable Christmas for Owen

I am so excited to stuff Brett and Owen's stocking!!!!

Now for the Frustration...

Owen has been at Mindy's since last Friday. So last night she calls and says he is sick and she wants us to take him to the doctor. So Brett agrees to meet her at Owen's doctor in Dallas. She is late for the appoinment and asks to move it back. No, stupid it's Christmas Eve Eve, you can't change an appoinment that was hard to get in the first place. Then after finding out Owen has strep she wants to take him to the movies... are you kidding me? Oh, that little boy has the ability to break my heart. It hurts now just to know he doesn't feel good and I can't hold him.

Christmas at the Mitchell House

The outside of our house

Brett got me a light up fishing pole, so awesome

Making Christmas Cookies with O

The wreath Brett made

Our table

Our tree

Thanksgiving 2009

I have so much to be thankful for this year. I am married to a wonderful sometimes annoying man, lol he keeps me laughing though and have a very curious 5 year old to tend to as well. Our thanksgiving was filled with tons of family and food. Wednesday night we enjoyed an early thanksgiving at the Ranch. Owen stayed behind for Thursday and I made Brett go with me to my grandparents house. While at the Ranch, Owen got his first turkey ever. He is growing up way too fast. We have a busy weekend ahead of us, tomorrow is the Baylor Tech game at Cowboys Stadium. Sic' Em Bears!!!!! I'm excited for the game, Brett is excited to see Jerry's World. Christmas Season begins...

To be 5

I've been meaning to write a blog lately and haven't gotten around to doing it. We are supposed to close on our house Monday so I can't wait for that to be OVER!! Anyway, this post is supposed to be about our 5-yr-old and his wild imagination. I don't really remember being 5 but I hope I was as free-spirited as Owen is. When I first met Brett he always said he wanted Owen to be a free-spirit. I just thought that meant he wasn't going to spank him. Well, Brett has accomplished his goal. Since Owen is in school now, he wears uniforms. So on weekends he gets to dress himself. On a recent trip to Garden Ridge, this is what he wore... a hat he made at school that said "My PrinciPAL is my # 1 hero, shorts with two swords tucked into them, sunglasses and a t-shirt.

He is cool. I'm not quite sure how much I like this stage in his childhood. He is becoming independent, good thing and a bad thing. He's not my baby anymore.

Happy Birthday My Love

Today my husband turns 26. You are now in your late 20's and I want to grow as old as I can with you. You have grown so much as a person these past years. You have become a caring, loving man right before my eyes. I will never forget being carefree and young with you. As we grow older and become more responsible with being parents having a house payment etc. it really becomes aware to me how strong of a man you truly are. I am thankful everyday for your strength and ability to love me unconditionally. Happy Birthday Baby! I Love You!!

We have Moved...

to a house. We couldn't be happier. Owen is in love with his backyard and can't wait for Bentley to come with us. Brett has agreed to never make me live in an apt again. We still have ours until the 15th. It's a nightmare. I can't wait to be done with the apt. The house is coming along well. Our room is a blank slate waiting for me to decide what color I want to do it in. Owen's Room is bright green, and he loves it. I will post pics as soon as we have Internet at the house.

Owen's First Ranger Game

We took Owen to his first Ranger Game last weekend and he loved it. He didn't really watch the game, there was to much going on around him. He learned how to do the wave and that was the highlight of his night. He would jump and smiling and laughing. Soo cute. Cotton candy and a huge $18 hat (Thanks Scott), he was a happy boy.

Survey

8 TV Shows I Watch:
1) Grey's
2) Private Practice
3)The Office
4)Hell's Kitchen (The only one that I don't watch on the Internet)
5)Family Guy (With Brett & O)
6)American Idol
7) Qubo
8)Fox 4 News

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1) Uncle Julio's
2) Hook Line & Sinker
3) Cooters (Yes.. I know, it's on the beach and has the best crab legs ever)
4) Daddy Jacks
5) P.F. Changs
6) Fogo
7) My House (Brett is an amazing cook)
8) El Con

8 Things that Happened to Me Today:
1) Work
2) Grocery Shopping
3) Read people's blogs
4)Accidentally made Jennifer stand on the street waiting for car service for 20 mins. LOL
5) Carried up way too many groceries
6) Went to the fire station
7) Gave O a bath
8) Took a bath

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1) Owning a home
2) A backyard for Bentley & O
3) A baby
4) The Ranger game Saturday
5) Owen's first day of school
6) Seeing my hubby
7) Spending time with my mommy
8) The weekend (Every Weekend)

8 Things I Wish For:
1) More Money
2) A Home
3) Having a baby girl
4) Owen to grow up happy
5) To be a SAHM
6) A cheaper iPhone bill
7) A garden
8) Being able to enjoy my job

Possible New House

Cross your fingers, contract in. 

Owen's Gym Time

So, I don't have to have someone tell me to go to the gym. Our 4 yr old begs to go "get strong." We can't make him color or watch. He has to lift weights and punch the punching bag. He always ask if he is fat. At 4 he shouldn't care. Everyday I see him grow up a little bit more and it I'm not sure I like it. When I first saw him he couldn't even walk very well. Oh how the years have flown by. I miss his pappy and him not knowing what fat was. Childhood, I hope it is as innocent for him as it was me.

Lazy Sunday

Today has been a great day but sad. This morning Owen and I slept in while Daddy went to work. Owen and I got up around ten and went to one of my favorite places. I love the farmers market. Yum, we got Brett plums, Owen got grapes and I got strawberries, corn and asparagus. It was a quick trip to the market because we knew exactly what we needed. After that we had lunch with Lauren. Tomorrow Lauren (my best friend) is moving to Colorado :(. I am excited for her but also sad. We have lived near each other for almost a year now and I am mad at myself for not seeing her enough. I took it for granted that she lived so close to us. Our lives have been in a different place for awhile now and it was always hard to make it work to hangout together. She seems happy about her move and I hope that the move is amazing for her. I wish her the very best in Denver and will miss her so much.

Owen's Post

Owen is telling me what to write so all of this you may not understand...

"The guy steps on the cricket in Spiderwick, and the girl stabs the bad guys with her sword. It cuts his skin. I love my black spiderman. Dad cut his finger today and it was bloody. At school today we did centers and Cordell is cool but he likes pink. Dad picked me up at school today, and is cooking me hamburgers. This morning before school we made eggs and I cracked them and ate them. My spiderman has a web on top and a web. His leg moves this way. Today I put my bad spiderman in the refrigerator.  we put away our paper. 

Owen

My name is Anna and I'm a mac

So, I'm officially a mac user. We got an iMac yesterday and she is beautiful. Thank you Pop!!!! I always thought I would be a PC, I was wrong. I am in love with it. If Brett will share it probably means more blog time. <3

It's the weekend again!!!

I miss O man so much! I am so happy this week is over. Weekend plans... don't really have any. That's not a bad thing. Owen comes home Sunday and Brett promised me a date night Saturday night. Don't really have much to say tonight. I'm really missing my boys.

Weekend

This weekend we left the city behind for time on the ranch with the family. As soon as Brett asked if I want to get out of town I was ready to go. We went to the ranch Friday night and stayed just one night because Brett had to work today. Our weekend was filled with family, food and 4-wheeling, snakes and fun. I'm sad the week starts tomorrow. Here are a few highlights of the weekend.

A morning of I hate...

So yesterday I had a sore throat. Took some sleepy time medicine and was woken up this morning at 4:38 AM to some guy starting his truck outside our window. So here comes a list of I hates....

1. I hate living in an apartment (i.e. hearing every time someone below, above or beside you turns on their water. Sometimes you can hear people peeing in the toilet... really not joking. When your apartment is next to the parking lot, you hear them start their cars, they are not nice enough to keep their lights off at 4:38 AM until they are not in your window. Every time the kid upstairs rides his Heelys across his kitchen floor. Not having a yard for Owen to play in. Hearing him ask why other people have yards and we don't. Then he tries to prove we are better by saying "but they don't have a parking lot like we do!" Ha Ha, makes me feel so accomplished. Having to walk 1/2 a mile to get my mail out of some tiny hole that the mail never fits in. Having to fight for a parking spot at your own house. Carrying groceries upstairs without help and a sleepy 4 year old wanting you to carry him while I am holding 8 bags of groceries. Getting notes on our doors warning us if we do anything at all we will be fined... every time we get one more note the fine goes up. (They might as well threaten jail time)
2. Being sick
3. Student loans
4. Overdraft Fees
5. Being called "step mom" because someone is insecure about themselves
6. Working
7. Being poor
8. Not spending enough time with my family
9. Living for the weekends
10. 2 door cars when you have children
11. Getting up everyday at 5:30 then driving for 30 minutes in traffic
So, I think that's enough for now. It makes me angry every time I write more.

It's just one of those days!

Owen's 2nd Soccer Practice

Owen had his 2nd soccer practice today and it didn't go so well. We haven't found out how to teach him about teamwork or competition. Brett did an awesome job as a coach though. Here are some shots I got.

All about O

Pop and Brett (Owen thought it was him)

What Owen and Daddy do when Anna's not home (play in their underwear)

My little gangster

Wedding Pictures

I miss writing

So, why did I major in journalism. I love to read and I think I miss writing. So now I will make this my outlet. Yesterday was Owen's first soccer practice. OMG! Brett is the coach, another OMG! It was so cute. The kids are so cute. They run around chasing a ball. I was great until a kid took the ball away from Owen so since he is an only child and always gets his way, he throws himself on the ground and starts screaming that the kid stole his ball. Time to learn to share! I hope he picks up on it soon. I'm not going to practice anymore. Last week Brett went to A&M for training and I think he had a blast. On March 2nd I have to start studying for my 7 and I am very nervous. I need to pass it so I can make more money ASAP. School loans are killing me. Married life is pretty much the same it was when we were dating. I am in love with my wedding pictures though. They are AMAZING!!!!!