Trinity River Levee Run

John and I both ran and finished the Trinity River Levee 10K! This race was the first and only time people will be able to run across the new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, aka, Large Marge.  Thousands of people were out there to run in the 5 and 10Ks that began early on a Saturday morning. 

We met up with several of our friends for the race as well. 

John and I with Marge. 

The beautiful bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava and sure to be a Dallas landmark for years to come!

Valentine's Day

We love cooking at home on Valentine's Day and this year we continued that tradition. I started us off with some of Pioneer's Woman bruschetta. Maybe it's the ridiculous amount of butter that was used to toast the bread, but it's the best bruschetta I've ever had. 

Always gotta have some skrimps. (Again, for you, Gil.)

But the real treat was John's steaks au poivre. Simply delicious.

The real fancy part comes in here...

Isn't that impressive? Best steak ever. 

The food was excellent but I'm a sucker for quality time together, which was the perfect gift to me for Valentine's Day. Okay, and the shoes I'd been lusting after that he gave me as well. :)

First Christmas in our New Home

I wanted to share a few pictures of our home for those who have been asking!

Please note our dining room is no longer fire engine red. It's a lovely Bennington Grey (khaki with grey undertones) and matches the wheat drapes left in the room from the previous owners. Special shout-out to my Dad who painted the dining room. 

Also shown, is our new dining table. John assembled it last week and we had our first guests, Amanda and Anson, over for dinner last night. It's quite possibly my favorite piece of furniture I've owned to date. 

We really lucked into these gorgeous chairs below. John's aunt and uncle are in the process of moving/downsizing and gave them to us. Rosie's already claimed the one with the green pillow. 

And we've put up our Christmas tree. It sits perfectly in the front window. 

The stockings are hung by the chimney with great care. (The ledge is super-small.)

And John's already made several fires in our first ever fireplace!

Really loving the built-in media unit, except we are in need of a larger television. 

Our little breakfast nook.

Come see the new digs for yourself anytime!

Baylor vs. Texas

Last weekend was Baylor's final home football game of the season and it was against Texas. John was so antsy, I dropped him off at the stadium at 9:30 AM. 

The rest of us made our way there soon after to begin our final tailgate of the season. 

After feeling like the paparazzi, I snuck this photo of RGIII coming in for the March of the Bears. 

Family and friends prepared delicious tacos, dips, cookies and other snacks. It's quite the tailgating experience! I think we're up to three tents, a tv, plenty of chairs and wonderful food. So fun!

The king of the grill, John's uncle, Clint. 

 Members of the Phil Hardage clan drove up to hang and watch the game. 

And of course we got to see Courtney and Rett too! 

In front of a sold-out stadium on a rainy, cold Saturday in December, Baylor beat Texas. 

Baylor ended the regular season 9-3 and 16th in the polls.  We'll be on the road at the end of the month to watch them take on Washington University in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. Sic 'em. 

Catching Up

The first half of one of my favorite months of the year has flown by. We've been keeping plenty busy, but it's all good things so I can't complain.

First, how cute was our front porch for Halloween? Loved our decorations!

We started November with a trip down to Waco for Baylor Homecoming. It was wonderful getting to spend time with friends and family.

Sic' em. 

The following week I helped a friend from church set a lovely table for PCBC's "A Woman's Touch Dinner." Y'all, the people went crazy with the decorations. They were so elaborate and each had a different theme.

Ladies from the Kibby Krowd

I headed down to San Antonio last weekend for some girl time with the Heights crew. I can't tell you how much I love getting to spend time with those girls (including Meg, Amanda and Court) and how awesome it is that we've only become closer over the last 14 years. We had a great time admiring Lindsey's new house, planning Amy's wedding,  getting pampered and eating Mexican food, of course.

Lindsey, me and Arden

Amy and Gayle

Delicious mexican food at La Hacienda.

John also stopped by a work event CFT hosted this week and we took a cute photo together. Thought I'd share. :)

And the wonderful Relationships Team with whom I work with at CFT!

And in some of the most exciting news of all, David and Kathleen welcomed a new dog into their family! Their next door neighbor rescued him from rural Waco and after a week of no one claiming him, David and Kathleen adopted this sweet face. Welcome to the family, Jimmy! Or Ranger?! I think it's still undecided. And Rosie will be excited to have a new friend!

Our First Home

We're officially homeowners!

Visitors welcome soon! 

Dallas Arboretum

For a while now, John and I have been looking for a time to go to the Dallas Arboretum's Summer Concert series and when we saw one of John's favorite bands were playing, we decided we had to go. And secretly I'm glad we waited this long because it was one of the nicest nights outside since May. Seriously.

Chair, blanket, picnic basket? Check, check, check!

Picnic for two via Central Market. 

Asleep at the Wheel played lots of our favorites. 

It's not a picnic without a little wine!

Enjoying the sounds. 

The rest of the crowd. 

View of White Rock Lake at sunset. 

We're hoping to make it out to the concerts again before they end for the season! Maybe you can join us!

Two Years!

It's hard to believe it's been two long years since John and I tied the knot. 

When we got married we still had another year of grad school, lived in Waco and didn't have Rosie. Two years later we're both gainfully employed, living in Dallas and have a slight obsession with this Yorkie we found in the paper. 

We celebrated two years by spending a couple of nights at the Gaylord Resort in Grapevine. We both took Friday off, got to the hotel early and spent a ridiculous amount of time by the pool.

We were welcomed with champagne and cake balls!

View from our room

 Friday night we sat at a restaurant overlooking Lake Grapevine, ordered lots of appetizers and drinks and watched fireworks. 

After more pool time Saturday, we got all gussied up in and ate a good dinner at Truluck's in Southlake. 

Complimentary dessert before(ish.)

Complimentary dessert after. 

I absolutely love being married to and sharing life with John. I couldn't ask for a better husband or friend and I'm pumped for all that our third year brings!