lovin' the long weekend

a holiday weekend indeed. my festivities started friday by having lunch with mandy & jenna. never a dull moment. these girls always snap me back to the carefree days of college...

(we missed you, sb & ruthie! delta love)

...and keep me real today. for those who don't know, mandy is the one responsible for setting russ & i up on our blind date--so we owe her, well, everything! snappy salads, sprinkles (sex on a plate) & swoozies!


after all our success with our front porch, we decided to rock the back porch on saturday. we were at lowe's at 6 am sharp to deliver the goods home (driving around in a beater of a home improvement truck....like how you always feel sort-of sorry for the people moving all their furniture in the back of their pick-up...that was completely us looking like suckers!). pics to come--this became a heavy, heavy project.

sunday--we went to a cookout at our neighbor's--which, by the way, we have 3 couples who live around us who are sweet & funny & we're excited to get to know them (so i'm trying not to scare them away by being a photo nazi). and, i had pics taken with my best med school friends (without lauren or emily, :( our travelers). it was HOT--sweaty, frying pan, heat stroke hot. chera was fun & is apparently an expert at photo-shopping out sweat beads. thanks, natalie, for telling us about her! we're thrilled about how they turned out. here's a few....and i'll post the link to the rest when they're ready.



we also saw the new indiana jones (one of rl's all-time favs) at inwood theater. if you live in dallas & haven't been to this theater, it's worth a visit. the seating is comfy loveseats & beanbags---perfect for snuggling during sweet shows, cuddling during sad ones & being protected during the scary stuff. finally, we wrapped up the weekend seeing our dear housers!