The Queen’s Chronicles

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Happy Mother’s Day!  It’s time to take a quick look back at the events from the week with some straight from the camera photos.  I really have gotten so out of practice with taking “real” pictures!!   Here is what we have been up to!  
Really wishing I had run to the store today to pick up some fruit because this cantaloupe looks so good.  When the temps start to heat up all I want is juicy fruit like this and cantaloupe.  
Kristy from the Seven Graces Blog posted about this Tajin seasoning a few weeks back and I really am loving the extra zing it adds.  
Tuesday night I headed to seven on seven football and grabbed these two afterwards for a quick picture.  Even though these two go to rival schools their friendship has remained strong.  

 Wednesday I subbed for my boss at a meeting with a catered lunch…score!

Wednesday night me and the little Miss headed out to pick up a few things I knew we needed to complete teacher appreciation gifts and Mother’s Day presents.  She is always so excited about everything and I just want to bottle it up.

Thursday morning I was up for workout and it was a doozy.  Tuesday we ran sprints, Wednesday I went to a cardio class and then death by pushups! Definitely feeling the burn this week.

I couldn’t resist wearing my new shirt for Cinco de Mayo even though I had to work.  I decided adding a blazer and some fun accessories worked.

And then this happened……so this week has been a little stressful.  On Thursday Riley thought he was going in for a sonogram of his arm and when he got to the hospital he texted me to let me know he was being sedated and the ANGIOGRAM would take 3 hours.  What?!!  I was a ball of stress to be so far away and have zero access to anyone who could tell us what was going on.  I may or may not have licked this lid!!
Momlife doesn’t stop though, and this girl had her dance recital to get to.  Don’t they look adorable? Having your bestie in your dance class is pretty much the best.  They were so excited by how tan they looked.  

Carly also takes Hip Hop and she was excited about dancing to High School Musical songs.  
And y’all…how cute is this bouquet my sister-in-law had made for Carly?!!  After the dance recital we headed to Chuy’s for some Cinco de Mayo dinner and drinks and some McJanac time.
Friday Jordan finally brought my grand dog over to meet the family.  Pesto and Dutch are fast friends and had a blast chasing each other around the yard for hours.  Several people have asked about her name and she received it from the foster home.  She was brought in about the same time as another group of pups dubbed the “pasta puppies” and all have some sort of pasta name.  Jordan has debated changing it but honestly this poor pup has been through so much I kind of thing her name is sweet.  

 She sits with her little tongue sticking out like this all the time…..so cute!

Saturday morning what I really needed was to have control over something and so I tackled the junk drawer!  I don’t know why but sometimes organizing a small space can really help me to feel like I’ve got things together.

I also made a few Sharpie paint pen mugs for Mother’s Day and this one I gifted to my Mom!

Carly & Dutch stayed snuggled in my bed watching TV while I did some laundry. Sometimes it makes me crazy that she still loves her thumb but then at times like this I can still see the sweetness. She always has to be doing something with the other hand….digging in her belly button, picking at the lose skin on someone’s hand…or her favorite is rubbing Dutch’s ears!
I’m biased but I do just think he has about the cutest face I’ve ever seen!!  
While Keith and Dillon headed to Austin for 7 on 7 football, Carly and I headed out to Seguin to watch my newphew graduate from Texas Lutheran University.  
It was such a beautiful night and I loved that the ceremony was held outside on the lawn.  
This girl is so crazy! 
We especially loved a small school graduation because it was S-H-O-R-T!  TLU is smaller than the high school my kids attended and graduation was over in an hour and 10 mins.

So proud of my brother and his little family!

Of course Nana was so excited to see Thomas get a degree!

Love this kid!   He has accepted a job in Oklahoma City and I can’t wait to see where his next step takes him.  
We did not get home until after midnight so when I walked in the kitchen to find this on Sunday morning I was seriously like a little kid finding the Easter bunny had come!!  My girl has such a giving heart and asked my mom to take her to buy this pillow for me when she was visiting.   
Of course her cards are always my very favorite!  Can  you tell Carly Jo’s love language?  I love that she thinks I yell when I’m excited.  Haha  
But for real the back had me rolling!!  She wanted to make sure no one else got credit!  She told me she asked Dillon what he was giving me for Mother’s Day and he said “I’m her son…that’s her gift”. Oh my gosh boys are rotten.
My big girl brought me these gorgeous flowers and my house smells amazing from the star gazer lillies!  
I literally stayed in my pj’s the entire day and finally got dressed around 5:00 so we could grab some dinner.  Keith put together my new console table from World Market, I worked on a little laundry and I binge watched some Gilmore Girls while dozing in and out.  It was just what this mom needed to face the week!   
Riley flew to Dallas today and his dad and I will be meeting him tomorrow to see a vascular surgeon. The angiogram he had last week identified an aneurysm in his bicep which of course has us very concerned.  He will be having surgery this week to remove it and of course we are just feeling so thankful that he is so in tune with his body and recognized something was not right.  So many of you have been so kind in response to my Curve Ball Friday post and your prayers have been felt.  It will be a long week.  
No matter where you are in your walk as a mom just know every stage is equally as rewarding and equally as challenging.  When you became a mom it really is true that your heart is forever walking outside of your body. 
Wishing you all a super blessed week!  
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