All Things English

Ok, I have to blog about my latest book craze. I've been reading the novels of Philippa Gregory about kings and queens of England and I can't get enough! I am now reading "British History for Dummies" or something like that. I can't remember the title. It's a fast and funny read even though the book is huge. I've always been impressed (or obsessed) with all things English since going to the Texas Renaissance Festival in High School. When my brother was stationed in England and we got to go see him, I was just so excited!! It was a dream becoming a reality. I'll always remember that trip in 2000. And I've become a fan of Showtime's The Tudors. It's really good and really bawdy. I mostly like the settings and costumes. I'm so interested in the royal families. I used to follow the life of Princess Diana until her death in 1997. Now and then I'll read some news about the present royal family but I'd rather read about past kings and queens of England.
I'd like to return to England and spend more time there visiting places like Stone Henge and ancient castles. Oh which reminds me, I've got to see the latest Robin Hood movie that's out now. I really like that literary character and his stories. I think the best Robin Hood movie was the one with Peter Bergin and Uma Thurman. Can't forget Men in Tights either!! "We're men, we're men in tights! Always en guard defending the people's rights."

Mother's Day

Hello! And Happy Mother's Day! I'm a little late blogging about it but here it goes. Jon and Emily and I went to eat lunch at Carraba's Italian Restaurant on Sunday. That's when we discovered that Emily loves bread!! We just gave her a pinch or two of the bread and she wanted more. I had penne pasta with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and shrimp. It was great!! For dessert I had chocolate cake. Pretty good meal.

My mom came to stay with us for a week since Jon had to go out of town. We had lots of fun going to story time, the mall and other places. Emily slept through the night while mom was here. Woo hoo!!

Emily's Photo Shoot II

Ok, here's a few more shots of our Emily.

Emily's Photo Shoot

I took Emily to get her first birthday pictures done last Friday and it wore us both out! We got some great shots and I just mailed some pictures to family and friends. Portrait Innovations does a wonderful job but they took about 100 shots of her. It was hard to choose but I think I picked some good ones. I'm posting just a few here on my blog.

Outtings with Emily

Hello! Last Saturday we took Emily to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. It has a beautiful atrium that is perfect for strolling. We stopped for coffee at one of their coffee shops and then had lunch at Texas Station. Lunch was hilarious! We sat Emily in a high chair and she wanted everything we had from silverware to our salads. She made friends with all the waitstaff too.

Last Thursday we decided to go out for dinner at Texas Land and Cattle (our favorite place) and we took Emily with us. She loved the atmosphere and ofcourse all our food.

It's nice being out as a family. I've always pictured all three of us going places and having fun. Wonder what we'll do next?