Countdown: Day Three

We’re down to three days!  B & I have begun planning our meals, shopping spots and logistically how many Sonic Happy Hours we can squeeze into one long weekend.

Here is my third favorite picture of us!  It was my wedding day captured by the fabulous Popography Team of Leaha & Jeff.  Bre was the bestest of MOHs and I love that this picture captures us in our element.

Countdown: Day Four

We’re down to only four days!  I am so excited to spend a long weekend with my best friend.

Let’s look back at Homecoming last year for another one of my favorite pictures.

Countdown: Day Five

In honor of Bre/Emily {& the men in our lives} weekend happening in FIVE DAYS we will start a countdown complete with one of my favorite pictures each day of us together.

Five…

This is mega throwback to my sophomore year & B as a senior in the annual Baylor Sing!

#emilygoestokc

This week I FINALLY went to Kansas City to visit Bre!  I say finally because Bre moved here almost 5 years ago & being the slacker best friend I am, I have yet to visit.

But we changed that this week in an epic Best Friend Week.  Here is our week in pictures and few words.

I left Monday afternoon for Kansas City on an absolutely full flight next to a couple that demanded I use a Clorox wipe on my seat, tray & arm-rests before they let me have a seat.

Dallas > KC

 We started best friend week with beautiful pampering in the most fabulously luxurious nail salon I have every encountered.  We came back to B's apartment where I was introduced to Jasper, or as I call him, J-Baby for the first time.  We were immediately inseparable best friends. 

J-Baby & I snuggling for the first time

So. Cold.

 We stayed up late, drank Dr Pepper and talked forever.  The next morning we dubbed shopping day and for the first time in my life I was two places at once.  Both Missouri & Kansas...which was pretty epic for me.  We ended the day eating free Chili's and watching the Babysitter's Club Movie on Netflix.

Shopping Day!

We also FaceTimed Coach Husband at regular intervals & listened to his silliness. 

Facetiming Coach

New Year's Eve Day we did lots of fun things!  It was 14 degrees all day long and I have never been more cold before in my life.  I still don't think my feet are warm.  Bre took me downtown for some seriously fabulous barbeque at Jack Stack.  Seriously SO STINKING GOOD.  If you are ever in KC, you must eat here.  I was obsessed & stuffed myself.  After lunch we made our way to the Plaza for some more shopping {sorry Coach Husband, but it's all from my personal spending section of the budget}.  We introduced me to my first coffee beverage at Starbucks, which was a hit.  

First White Chocolate Mocah

Plaza

After shopping & Starbucks we made our way to the Crown Center to make Bre so very happy and ice skate.  Imagine, 14 degrees, ice rink & this Texas girl.  

Respective feelings about the ice skating endeavor

On the ice

Skating so fast we're blurry...or not

In this picture it looks like I am made for winter

Look out Olympics 2018

Obviously I was thrilled

Post ice-skating picture.  I love you Bre!

We rang in the new year watching Friends, drinking Dr Pepper & putting on facial masks.  It was utter perfection.

On our last day together we have done...nothing.  Football all day & Cracker Barrel.  Friends on Netflix, two Sonic drinks in one day & chill time before I board a plane and head back to life in Texas.  Not only am I grateful for Bre's friendship and precious spirit but that no matter how far away we are, what life has dealt us & the end of other friendships she is...my person.  My best friend, my rock, my sister, encourager and accountability partner.  

I love you Bre!  Thanks for hosting me in KC.

DIY: Friendship Mugs

Oh my goodness, it is 2014!! 

For the New Year I traded in some Southwest miles and flew to Texas to ring in 2014 with my loves Emmy and Meagan. We had the best time shopping, chatting, reality tv-ing, facial-ing, massaging and basically everything else GIRL! 

It only took about 20 minutes of us all being together to decide to have Christmas and exchange our gifts! All three of us are currently obsessing over hot tea and anything 'cozy' (think blankets, fires, hot chocolate, fuzzy socks, sweaters, etc.) 

To go along with our current life theme - I bought each girl a cozy wrap style sweater while boutique shopping over Christmas as well as an assortment of hot teas. I also decided to try my hand at creating the friendship distance mugs I have seen all over Pinterest and Etsy. 

They were surprisingly easy to whip out! I purchased the mugs from Wal-Mart and then traced the state outlines on to the mug. I then free-handed the heart and squiggly line. Lastly, because it's us, I added a gold initial and some decorative swirls on the mug handle. Total this entire project took me about 20 minutes for both. Once you finish your artwork, you will want to bake them in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes, in order to let the sharpie and paint pen set. (Confession: I didn't actually bake mine, I didn't realize you were supposed to do this until talking to the girls...obviously I was trying to recreate something I had seen without actually reading the directions!) 

I was very pleased with how these turned out and think they would make a great housewarming gift or a small token for a hostess. Especially filled with an assortment of teas or hot cocoa, a girl would be crazy not to love this!

Texas <3 Missouri

homecoming 2013

It has officially been over week since Em and I were last together. I have now given myself the appropriate amount of grieving time and am able to write out our recap.

I had written out a 3-page long detailed Homecoming recap, but then realized – no one wants to read that, not even me – and I wrote it.

So here’s a summary:

Thursday...

Starbucks in the sky, Pigskin, Mega HEB

Flew to Texas. Starbucks with an extra shot of espresso. Plane door wouldn’t close in Dallas…delay. Made it to Waco. Hung out with Coach Husband. Went to school to help Emmy clean. Quick wardrobe change. Dinner with Amanda and Melissa. PIGSKIN!!! (click here if you aren't familiar with the amazing tradition that is Pigskin and All-University SING). H-E-B Plus stop for ice cream sundae supplies. Late night ice cream and girl gossip with Amanda. Sleep.

Friday...

Bonfire, Georges, Bush's
(also I really hate the top pic, but it's the only group one from bonfire)

Common Grounds with my favorite prof! Said “hi” to the Bears. Went to the Bookstore. Bush’s Chicken for lunch. (yummmm).  Shopping. Shopping. Shopping. Sonic Happy Hour!! Shopping. Shopping Shopping. Went home and took a 10 min rest break. Quick wardrobe change. Went to George’s (“I’d like to thank ol’ George’s Bar for the classes that I missed”). MEAGAN ARRIVED!!!!! Delicious dinner. Saw lots of AXOs and my BFF Catherine! Bonfire. Saw friends. Met parents. Watched a big fire roar. Drove around Waco looking for trouble, psych we drove around being dorks. Sleep.

Saturday...

Lunch, game, parade

Woke up super early. Coach Husband dropped us off at campus for parade. So cold. Searched for donuts. Went to School of Ed. Em & Megan talked to a professor, I went looking for more friends. Found Dyann. Dyann and I found Amanda and family. PARADE!!! Looked at floats. Cheered for Holly Tucker. Criticized floats. Looked at floats up close. Went to AXO brunch. Talked to a bunch of people. Gave seal of approval for new couches. Reminisced on winning, errr getting 3rd place, at StompFest. Sat on a street corner waiting for a ride. Went to Poppa Rollo’s pizza (mafia style pizza parlor) with Amanda’s family. Yuuuummm. Went home to rest. Quick wardrobe change. Tailgate at “The Beast”. Baylor demolished Iowa State. Saw more friends. Emily terrified a child. Post-game tailgate at “The Beast”. Sleep.

Sunday...

Sunday was too sad of day for happy, pretty pictures :(

Slept in. Lunch at Chiptole. Meagan and Purdey leave L. Target run with Em. Sonic Happy Hour. Rested and watched A Walk to Remember. They dropped me off at the airport. Said goodbye to Em. Silent cry on the plane.L Airport McDonalds for supper. Dad and Jasper pick me up at the airport with a Large Sweet Tea! Sleep.

Adios, Tejas

 I can’t even explain how wonderful this weekend was. Meagan, Em and I had not all been together in over 3 years – however, it was like we spend every day together. One of my favorite moments of the weekend was after the football game heading back to “The Beast”, sitting in lawn chairs with blankets and spending hours talking under the beautiful Texas stars. While it was really really cold, it was fun…just a bunch of friends and family enjoying each other’s company and telling life stories - the perfect last night in Waco and at Floyd Casey.

Tailgate with my loves

My ultimate goal for the weekend was: Cowboy Coffee from Common Grounds, meal at Bush’s Chicken, Georges, buy Baylor apparel for my niece and I, partake in all Homecoming festivities (well all the main ones), soak in the splendor of Waco, Baylor and Floyd Casey and see lots of friends. I successfully accomplished every single thing on that list!

AXO sisters

Baylor was as lovely as it was my entire 4 years there, and seeing old friends reminded me how incredibly blessed I am to have such a strong support system… even if they are 639 miles away.

That good old Baylor line! That good old Baylor line!

We'll march forever down the years, as long as stars shall shine.

We'll fling our green and gold afar, to light the ways of time 

And guide us as we onward go; That good old Bayor line!