What A Week It Has Been

This week has been an emotional roller coaster and I am exhausted on this Thursday evening.  Monday was an anniversary of sorts but I have already written about that.  Tuesday my ob/gyn passed away after a brief illness.  He was only 56 years old.  Dr. B was the most incredible doctor.  You never left his office feeling like a patient. . . .you always left feeling like a person and that you were a friend of his.  Dr. B had been with us through two baby losses.  When we lost our little boy he was as upset as we were.  He sent us a sympathy card when my Mom passed away.  He knew my parents and my sister was also his patient so he knew most of us.  I am really going to miss him.  I am still in shock.
Wednesday was a going a way party at church for some sweet friends.  I am really going to miss this family.  They are very special people.  Keeping our fingers crossed that after our new hospital opens up that they may be able to move back.  
Tomorrow will be 3 years since my Mom passed away.  I miss her still and will write more about it tomorrow.

I hope you are all having a good week.  It has gotten colder here again. . . .not snow cold but much cooler than it was the last couple of weeks.  I have been freezing the last couple of days.  Just can't get warmed up and I am really tired of it!  Well, more later.

Tears

I have cried more today than I have in a long time.  I wrote about it here. It has to do with my Mom and an anniversary that is coming up this week.  I miss her a lot.  Unless you have lost your Mom, I don't think you can understand what it feels like.  I have lost my best friend, the person who I could always count on to be my cheerleader, who would listen to anything I had to say, who loved me no matter what. . . .even when I was at my worst.  That being said, I was going to blog more about my trip to San Antonio but I don't feel like it so you will have to wait another day or so.  I am sure you are sitting on the edge of your seat!

Have a great week.

San Antonio Rose

Deep within my heart

Lies a melody,

A song of old San Antone,

Where in dreams I live

With a memory,

Beneath the stars all alone.

Well, it was there I found

Beside the Alamo

Enchantment strange as the

Blue up above,

For that moonlit pass

That only he would know

Still hears my broken song of love.

Moon in all your splendor,

Known only to my heart,

Call back my rose,

Rose of San Antone!

Lips so sweet and tender,

Like petals fallin apart,

Speak once again of my love, my own

Broken song,

Empty words I know

Still live in my heart all alone,

For that moonlit pass by the Alamo,

  And rose my rose of San Antone!

So, the hubs and I spent Monday through Thursday in San Antonio.  He had to go for a work conference and I went because I could!!  We stayed in the Menger Hotel which is believed to have some ghost living there (and yes, I did kind of spook myself out at night!!).  It was built in the late 1800's and is a beautiful place.

The Menger Hotel

Doors going into the lobby.

 

The glass on either side of the doors going into the hotel.

Beautiful stained glass window in ceiling.

Seth Thomas standing clock with both time and date.

The courtyard area at the hotel is beautiful.  One area is a garden and the other area is the swimming pool.  I didn't take any pictures of the pool area because there were people swimming.  I love to swim and we have had warmer temps but I am afraid that the water would have been too cold for me!!

Our  (2nd) room was above this area.

  

Cyclomen looking beautiful in the courtyard.

 

Fountain in the center of the courtyard.

Looking from the pool to the courtyard and lobby area.

 

 

I forgot to mention that due to some unforeseen circumstances with our first room, we were quickly moved to a suite.  The suite was wonderful and we enjoyed having more space and a bathroom that wasn't smaller than the one we have at home!!  Here are a few pictures of the William Menger Suite.

We had a great trip which included eating at Rio Rio Cantina, Chili's and the Lonestar Cafe (and yes, I had chicken at every single place!!)

 

I have more pictures from the trip but I think I will save them for another post.  I hope you enjoyed.

Oh. . . .I forgot that I wanted to put one more picture in this post.

I loved his pink hat!

CHICKEN

The hubs and I have been out of town this week because he had a conference and because I went just because!!!  On our way home this afternoon I came to the realization that I have had a lot of chicken this week.  Here is the rundown of my chicken intake. . . .
Monday before leaving town I ate three pieces of chicken fajita meat
1/2 way to our destination the hubs was hungry so we stopped at Sonic and shared some popcorn chicken
for dinner I had chicken taquitos
Tuesday for lunch I had bourbon chicken and for dinner I had chicken fajitas
Wednesday for lunch I had a Big Mac (no, this is not chicken and I am aware of that) and for dinner I had chicken fried chicken
Today for lunch I had chicken enchilada soup and a grilled chicken sandwich and for dinner chicken taquitos
This made me laugh so hard!!  I told the hubs that I DID NOT want chicken of any kind tomorrow.  We shall see how it goes!!
Tomorrow I will post some pictures from our trip and see if you can figure out where we went.
Hope you are having a great week!

Valentines Day

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Happy Valentines Day to you!

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

Peace and quiet.

Dreams

Last night I dreamed about my Mom.  It was so real.  I don't remember what the dream was about but I remember being so very happy spending time with her and talking with her.  I still miss her so much.

Today they started playing a new commercial about McDonald's fish bites.  It reminded me of the filet o'fish commercial that came out in 2009.  My Mom and I learned the song and we sang it so much during spring break that year we almost drove my Dad, husband and sister insane!  I really miss the funny stupid things we used to do together.

Here is my finally finished (I know, I know I was just being lazy about getting it finished) Valentine's Day mantle decor.  And my outside flag.