Good Times with The Gray's

Big Brother has been a favorite show of mine for several seasons now! However I can honestly say it has recently taken over my nights, I'm addicted and cannot stop watching the show! I am convinced there are far worse things to be addicted to. The show's normal times are Tues, Thurs, and Sun for an hour,the bonus is it airs on Showtime every single night of the week for 3 hours (11-2 am). You would think that 3 hours a week would be enough, but no!! The live, unedited 3 hours a night is sinfully addicting. The show is a social experiment (taped 24/7) of who can outsmart who, but of course it is tangled up in lies, lust, backstabbing and "showmances", the term was coined by BB for a romance on the show.

The whole point is to win challenges and allign yourself with people that will get you to the end. Then it is up to the Evicted Houseguests to determine who played the game the best and then ultimately decide who wins the game.

This habbit of mine is fine now since I am still on my summer break, but things could get interesting in a week or so when I will no longer have the hours of a teenager.

So yes, I should be getting back into a normal routine just a few weeks before school starts, but I will remind myself of that tomorrow. Right now it's back to the Live BB Showtime feed!!

I am so lucky to have In-laws that love me and treat me just as if I was one of the family! I have always felt at home with them, probably because they act just like my folks! The first time mine and Josh's family met, we knew it was love at first sight! When I say that I am talking about my dad and Josh's dad, Tibby. Those of you who know my dad, know that he is the craziest, laid back, loving man EVER!! He loves to dance and sing and just say the silliest things, literally! So when he met Tibby I know for sure he met his match! These two grown men crack me up!! They say some of the most obseen things to one another (our families are used to this by now), and carry on for hours! They are a hoot at family gatherings, holidays and most current, our family vacation to San Antonio. I am not sure you understand their love. So let me just show you! And by the way, they are sober...Honestly!

Isn't the little white dog with the red bow in her hair just the cutest thing you have ever seen.....well thank goodness she is or I wouldn't resist popping her a few times for her immature-ness this morning!!!

Well I have to give her a tad bit of credit (not much though) she has been on allergy medicine for a week now and on the label it says...increased urination! Are you getting a picture now as to why I want to beat my 3 year old West Highland White Terrier??!! Yes she wet the bed! Not one, two, but three times (in all different spots) on our brand new adorable royal blue, paisley bedspread!!! Awww you are probably feeling sympathetic for her because of her medicine??? Here is why you should not: 1.she has been on the meds for a week and has only had one accident she was asleep and did it mid nap)I let it slide, 2. For the last 5 days she has had two doses instead of one like she did last night, 3. I even took her outside at 1:15 AM!!

So when Josh wakes up at 6am, he says oh s#$t Ellie pissed on me!!!! LOL I have to laugh a little, because he was in such disgust. There were two pee piles right by his elbow!!!! He was livid...Ellie went outside and we had to clear off our bed, take our comforter to the cleaners and try to clean the wet spots that leaked through to the mattress pad!!! OMG what a way to start your morning!

But the story gets just a little bit better...Josh is in the living room and he yells out to me, who finally settles back to some sort of sleep in the unmade bed..."She pissed all over the living room floor" She had a pee path!! Luckily we have hard wood floors, but still!! WOW! My dog who never (honestly never) gets into trouble was,(OOPS I mean IS)in BIG trouble today!

On a better note: I am going to New Braunsfels and San Antonio this weekend! Maybe I will actually take pictures for you to see when I get back!

We were playing around in the kitchen (or shall we say I was) and I decided to doll up my little tom-boy. She hates it when I do this to her and I just think it is so cute! Dogs are really not my style, so the fact that I love her more than life itself it bizarre! I think red is her color! Enjoy! Happy 4th of July!!

Summer has been wonderful so far, except for the fact that during the first week I found out I was not pregnant anymore and had to have a d&c, yuck! :( Even though we had a rough start things are finally getting back to normal. The past two weeks have been rather uneventful and I am definitely okay with that! Sleeping in and staying up late are two of my favorite things in life! So as you can imagine I love my job more and more each day that I wake up and realize that I have about 7 weeks left of this!

However I am a tad bit sad because for about the last ten, yes 10 years my family and 40-60 of the craziest, funniest, wildest friends you will ever meet all boarded an airplane and headed to somewhere in Mexico for an entire 7 days!! That will not be the case this year.Tear. With the economy sucking the way it does everyone wanted to take a year off and this was the year to start thinking babies, little did we know it would be my brother's baby on the way! The Texas heat has been awful and will continue to rise over the next two months, so I can't help but think about our Mexico adventures! I can't even begin to explain how amazing these getaway's were so I thought I would post some pictures! As I sort through and select some photos to share I will be reminiscing and missing Mexico!!!


Starting with the most recent...just last year!


Leverett, Aaron, Josh and Anthony


Jayme and I, I swear we didn't plan! Jayme has been going to Mexico with us since the beginning!



Oh my gosh, this has the funniest story behind it! Let's just say this was a reinactment!


This was taken two years ago!


Josh and I in the airport two short years ago.


You know we did this a few times each summer!


The family of six!!


Linsey, Me and Jayme a few years back...the college days!


Sporting the Boston hats in Mexico...My B really just stood for Bronwyn!


Just a few more pics and I will stop...all the memories are coming back. This was just a day out on the Cabo town. Amorey, B, Me and Jayme


Ashley and I with lovely flowers in our hair, probably 4 years ago


This wasn't the first trip, but probably one of the best! 2003 It was our senior year of high school! There were about 5 couples and a few other girl friends that came that trip!

I wish I could share so many more, but it would take forever! This was just a peek into what has gone on for over a decade! Mexico will not be the same this year without the large, crazy group from Texas! You will be greatly missed...until next time!

I didn't know if I could muster up the strength to blog about this, but I think I am ready to share and heal. My family and friends have been absolutely wonderful and Josh and I appreciate all that they have done for us. So here goes...Last monday was our first doctor's appointment and I was about 8 and 1/2 weeks pregnant. Or so I thought :( We immediately went in for a sonogram and to my surprise she did an abdominal sono, needless to say we didn't see much of anything. The tech said she just thought that I wasn't as far along. Let me clear up that I did not see my doctor that day. On the first visit you get a sono and speak with the nurse. This was totally not her fault.
WhenI left the doctor that day we thought things were normal, well no we didn't. I had a deep gut feeling that I can't explain. I told Josh that I wasn't happy with what we saw and that maybe doing a transvaginal sono would help us see much more. So I called the doctor's office and they checked my folder and it said the sono tech checked off for hearing heart tones and everything looked fine. So I hung up the phone a little happier but still not convinced that things were okay. Brandon and Amorey were having their 20 week sono on friday and they wanted me to go. I said okay, that way I could see my little nephew and ask my doctor about my concerns from earlier in the week. So friday rolls around and B, Ammy and I meet my mom at the doctor to see little Hadley. He was precious by the way! He has dimples and all! So sweet! So while we were in the sonogram room with the same tech from monday, my mom asks her if she will do a vag sono on me. The lady said of course no problem! So I was a little hesitant because I wanted Josh to be there but I was going to do it anyway. So my brother stepped out of the room and I got set up and while the sono is going on I, we see nothing!!!! There was a sac but no signs of baby. I was in total shock!! I am no dummy so when she went to go get the doctor I just knew I was about to be officially disappointed. My doctor was out of town and so in came another doctor to talk to me and confirm there was no baby. I am glad my mom and Ammy were in the room with me, because this is when I started getting emotional. They moved us all to a room so that we could talk with a nurse and ask any questions that I had. Here is the just of what happened, my body still thought I was pregnant and my mind and my heart now knew differently. The body began acting as if I were pregnant but the fetus never formed. So I could wait and let my body miscarry on its own or I could have surgery to have a D&C so that the doctor could clear out the sac. I chose the surgery, I could not go on with my body thinking I was pregnant and knowing I wasn't. So I booked my surgery at 7:30 mon morning! I still had not told Josh because I wanted to be outside so I could burst out in tears and tell him what happened. It has to be the hardest thing I have ever done, telling him that our first pregnancy is over. He was obviosuly devastated. My mom drove me home to him and he just held me as we cried. Josh was supposed to go out of town for the weekend and he decided not to go of course, so we could wrap our minds around this together. So we got out of the house and spent the day together. He was incredible!! You know you have chosen a great husband when they catch you when you fall. I was definitely falling. I love him so much and I know we can make it through the hard times! So the weekend passed very slowly and finally it was time to get the surgery behind us so that we could
heal and move on! We had to be at the hospital at 6 am and I was in and out of surgery by 8:30 or so. It went very well and I was able to leave by 9 am. Josh stayed with me all day and pretty much watched me as I slept. I am feeling much better and optimistic about the future. This has happened to so many people and I know that a healthy pregnancy is in the future for us!Again I want to thank my friends and family as they are helping me through a very tough time. All of the prayers are working because my spirits are lifted and I am much stronger emotionally.

It has been over two weeks since I have posted!! That is because I am the most boring person ever! On a day to day basis nothing interesting happens to me. I will take that as a good thing! No news is good news right. Well I actually had an eventful weekend so I will share. Thursday was a half day at school and at 1:15 I said "Goodbye" to my very first class. I have to admit I was not a bit sad. Friday was a teacher workday, but I did not mind being at school for a few hours to know that I will not return until August!! Leaving school on friday was a wonderful feeling!! So that night Josh and I went to the Horse Races to celebrate my end of school and my mom's birthday with friends and family.
Amorey and I at the Horseraces!

We had a great time! It was so relaxing to hang out and to know that I had a successful first year of teaching behind me! Words could not express my excitement! Friday night my mom came to me and said that she and my dad would be going to the much talked about George Strait concert on Saturday. I was bummed because she only had two tickets. Well if you know my dad you would know that tons of people, loud music, and obnoxios drunks are not on his list of fun things to do. So I gladly volunteered to take his place, he was thrilled and handed over his ticket! Mom and I left for Arlington at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. I thought she was crazy, being that the concert did not begin until 5:30. I knew traffic would be bad but really 4 hours early! What she didn't tell me was that we had to go to the Ballpark in Arlington to visit (in a suite) with the guy who had hooked her up with the floor seats to the concert!! He is a client of hers, who deals with celebrity athletes. Nice I know! So during the visit in the luxurious suite I got to meet George Strait's road manager, Tommy! Wow! So about 4:15 mom and I began the short, but very hot walk to the Texas Stadium! When we walked in I was in awe! It was incredible! We slowly made our way to our floor seats where we sat just 39 rows back from the stage! We had a great time and my mom and I danced and sang the night away! The only downfall was when we had to wait in the food line for over an hour!! BOO! But we didn't miss Reba or George!