BFF weekend

This weekend was filled with the company of many of my BFFs (Best Friend Forever). I'm so lucky to have so many people in my life who qualify for that title. And I'm not sure if I've shared this news... my oldest BFFs (as in those I've known the longest, not that they're necessarily old) are working on moving to the USA! How fricking exciting is that? Mel has accepted a job in California and is working on passing all the tests now. It could be less than 2 years!
So this weekend was a long weekend for us. I took off Monday to hang with my sweet Trent. On Saturday we all went over to Mike & Tara's for the Texas / OU game. I actually wore burnt orange --not because I like football. Let's get that right out of the way-- but because I feel a sense of loyalty to my home town's team. Yeah, you read it right. My home town. Austin. I can be considered a Texan, even an Austinite. And because I feel a sense of loyalty to the school and team that my husband loves. Anyway, needless to say I couldn't tell you what happened in the game, nor could I tell you the score. But I did enjoy hanging out with great friends. Trent got to hang out with his best buddy, Maverick. They just love each other. He would throw the ball over the upstairs balcony and Mav would run down the stairs to fetch it. I bet Maverick was sooo tired that evening.

On Sunday Trent and I got to go running with Aunt RockStar (Andrea) around Brushy Creek trail, where we discovered a really cool sand pit that Trent and I will re-visit when we have more time. It was covered with a big canopy and there were tons of buckets and spades strewn about for kids to play with. We did a respectable 5.5 miles. On Sunday afternoon we went over to Aunt Barbie and Uncle Scott's to hang out with Cousin Jett, where Aunt and Uncle Bebe and Cousin Aria met us. It was our first time to all hang out with the kids. Trent was a perfect little boy, playing with his buddy, Radar, and trying to be gentle (but not succeeding) at petting Jett. Uncle Bebe entertained us a little with Uncle Scott's guitar, and Trent sat mesmorized on the floor with me.

On Monday, Trent and I spent the day together for the most part. We walked on Town Lake with Aunt Barbie and Jett, then had lunch at Magnolia Cafe. Then we played all day, and Trent went for a run with Daddy some time before dinner. He's such a cool kid, these days. I wish I could just stop time and keep him like this forever!