Mama Julie and PF Chang's

In honor of my brother and Juli's Dallas shower, my family descended upond Dallas for the weekend not too long ago. Mom arrived early Thursday and we were able to spend some major QT time at PFChang's. Yea, yum. We had THE BEST dinner and spent the whole night laughing. We were so glad to hang out with Mom, Stephen and Juli before all of the festivities began.

Here are a few cute pics which my darling hubby agreed to take that night!

The Collins Gals...

Mom and Me

the engaged couple

Oddly, I didn't have any pics taken of my hubby and me - a first! Next time...

Sweet Blog Lift

THANK YOU to my MOH Christy for my saweet new blog lift! How cute is my new blog?! And just in time for our fun-filled summer posts. Thank you, thank you to creative Mrs. V!

Farewell Sweet Friend

Thanks to her sweet promotion, my friend Lauren officially packed her bags and moved to San Francisco. As bittersweet as her move is, we know that it's such a fantastic opportunity for her. Fortunately for us, we haven't skipped a beat and still talk regularly thanks to being in the same department now! :) Here are a few pics from us at Campisi's during her farewell lunch. We already miss you, Lauren!

SKM and Lauren

Me and Rhonda

Rhonda and Dana

Lauren and Megan

Rangers vs Yankees

We went to the Rangers game with brother Marty and Beth to see the Rangers beat the Yankees. We had such a great time - complete with a 2.5 rain delay - but the game went on and we lasted until 11 pm! Fortunately we left when we did bc the game didn't officially end until almost 1 am. We had such a great time.

Too cute...

Marty and Beth

Post rain delay when the field was being uncovered. When we got to the game, it was 87 degrees but when the game resumed, it was 65 degrees!! Crazy Texas weather.

Memorial Day Partay

We had the BEST Memorial Day. Ever. My Big and Kyle hosted us at their house on Sunday with yummy food, drinks and entertainment. It was even MORE FUN that Christy and I were super sleuths and surprised the girls on Sunday with her visit! It made the day even more perfect with her there. We missed Mel and Sheri, but are counting the days until our August trip!!

Here are a few pictures from the day. And a special thanks goes out to Jaime and Kyle for their Bartonville hospitality. We always have a great time when we go over to their house!

The view from within the car, as Megan was getting in and saw Christy sitting in my backseat.

Post Surprise

Sunset pic

Kyle, Ryan and Patrick taking a break mid-afternoon.

We're so cute.

MOH and Me.

Sweet Megs making her yummy drink with Ryan.

Kyle posing with the infamous engagement photo.

Patrick, me and Christy

Pop NC Visit

We had such a fantastic time when Patrick's dad visited us recently. We are so excited to have spent the weekend with him and show him a good time. We spent the weekend eating delicious food, running around, shopping, and just enjoying each other. And wii practiced playing Rockband so we can hit the road on an official tour! :) As usual, the weekend flew by, but we loved every second. Come back again soon, Chris! We already miss you!!

So sweet...Patrick, Chris and the new lawn! :)

Chris McKittrick and Me