2nd Year Toast

Charlie and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Monday the 12th! The past 2 years have been nothing but pure bliss. Charlie and I enjoyed Shrimp, Scallops, Salmon, and great wine at our house on Monday night. We can't wait to continue our celebration in Victoria Canada at the end of the month!! Cheers to the Morris'!!!

Oh how I love Summer!!!!

This summer has flown by so fast! I cannot believe it is already the middle of July and in only a few short weeks I will be back in my beloved classroom with 24 first graders!! We had a great 4th of July celebration with friends that we love! Sally and Evan Batt were so nice to host a great 4th party at their house!

Lizzy's wedding

Lizzy's wedding was so fun!! It's always a great time when you are surrounded with great college friends! Lizzy's wedding was at Christ the King in Dallas followed by a beautiful reception at the Adolphus hotel downtown. My stomach hurt the next day from laughing with friends along with blisters on my feet from breaking it down on the dance floor all night! Cheers to Lizzy and Kevin!

Sweet Summer

Well it is officially summer! School is out, wedding season has started, and I am racking up 12 blissful hours of sleep each night which makes me one happy girl! There are so many things that I love about summer. Growing up in a household of educators our summers were spent with non-stop togetherness for 60 solid days! Not that it was a bad thing spending every single day together but I must say I do love my quiet time at the house these days. Every once in a while Charlie will come pick me up for lunch and take me to my favorite lunch spot in uptown, Pete Johnson's! I love it that when Charlie comes home from work in the summer I've had my afternoon nap, started dinner, and usually taken Jack on a walk around the neighborhood. This summer has already been so eventful and fun! The first weekend in June Charlie took me to The University of Virginia for his college reunion. It was so nice to see where he spent his four years! Needless to say UVA is the prettiest college campus I have ever seen, or excuse me the prettiest "Grounds" I have ever seen! Here are a few pics from the weekend!

Sweet Baby Will

We are so lucky to have Caitlin and baby Will in town for 10 days! I've spent a few afternoons after work playing with Will and catching up with my sister in law Caitlin. Mike our brother in law is in China for work which in turn calls for a trip back to Texas for Caitlin and Will. Will is so big now and needless to say a chunky monkey! Charlie and I love getting the chance to play with our sweet nephew! Here are a few pics of the stud muffin!

Wedding Season in Full Force

Charlie and I had a great weekend full of friends, family and WEDDINGS!! I just love going to weddings. I used to never cry at weddings but ever since my own almost 2 years ago I cry at every single one! We were so lucky to be able to attend 2 weddings on Saturday. The 1st wedding was a beautiful outdoor wedding at the old historic Aldredge House on Swiss Avenue. Ariel and Joe Kidwell tied the knot on what couldn't have been a more beautiful day in Dallas! Ariel and Joe make a fabulous couple and we are so blessed to call them our dear friends. Saturday night our great friends Meagan and Campbell Henry were married at Christ the King which was followed by an amazing reception at the Crescent Hotel downtown Dallas. Charlie and I enjoyed dancing the night away and eating our second round of wedding cake for the day!! After all, "All You Need is Love!!"

Ariel and Joseph Kidwell

The Aldredge House

Ariel and Joe




Meagan and Campbell Henry

Meagan's beautiful cake
Meagan and Campbell's reception

We Live for the Weekends!

This weekend was super fun! Friday night we went to dinner with my in-laws and then went to see Michael Hearne sing! Michael Hearne is a singer out of Taos New Mexico who we have the pleasure of seeing when we are out in Taos! He was great as always. On Saturday night Charlie and I enjoyed a great evening with Meagan and Campbell at their cocktail party at the Petroleum Club. It was super fun to hang with the soon to be married couple! We look forward to their wedding in April! Sunday I had brunch with my great friend Elizabeth Bayer at Lemmon Bar. We soaked up the sun on the patio and talked for hours! Oh how we love our Dallas weekends!

First Time for Everything

So a few weekends ago I was out to brunch with my good friend Erica while Charlie stayed home and spent the morning with our dog Jack at our neighborhood park. This park is not closed in and is basically surrounded by busy streets. While I was at brunch Charlie continued to send me text pictures of Jack at the park OFF THE LEASH!!! You see this is a BIG no no!! We always keep Jack on the leash not only for the safety of our dog but for the safety of other dogs as well. Oh geeez, I did NOT like this one! On my way home Charlie assured me that Jack was on his best behavior with the other dogs and even took part in a little game of fetch with his new furry friends. So this weekend I decided that I would take part in this new adventure. I had sweaty palms as we were walking to the park near our house. The thought of Jack getting too rough with another dog or him darting off into the street would not exit my mind! When we arrived at the park there were 2 tiny but VERY fast chihuahuas.....OFF their leashes! Jack and the squirrel like pups were fast friends or so I like to think so. I felt like a mom dropping her 5 year old off at Kindergarten for the first time . You're excited yet sad and scared at the same time! All in all Jack is like our very own baby who we love dearly! Jack was such a big boy and had the time of his life at the park this weekend despite a very nervous and overprotective mom!!

Spring Break - Break Down

I must say that Spring Break 2010 has been super fun! After a fun week I am ready to get back in the classroom and greet my 22 1st grade darlings on Monday! Here is a break down of my week.

Saturday- Ran the 5K with Sally, drank one green beer afterwards to honor St. Patty's Day in Dallas.

Sunday- Lazy day with the husband, dinner at the Morris' house which consisted of delicious Chicken breast, corn on the cob and Thin Mints!!

Monday- Ran 3 miles, cleaned the house, took a 2 hour nap!

Tuesday- Took Jack on a long walk, brunch with Kiley, ran errands, took a nap!

Wednesday- Rented a limo with 3 girlfriends, toured the Grapevine wineries!

Thursday- My great college friend Emily came in town to visit! Dinner at Park that night.

Friday- Cooked a big breakfast with Em, Shopped all day at North Park, met up with Erica for more shopping, had friends over to our house for Erica's birthday, went to the Joule Hotel to celebrate Erica's birthday.

Saturday- Breakfast with Em and Charlie at our 2nd favorite breakfast place John's Cafe, hugged Em goodbye til next time, went to work for 2 hours, Dodi's with Charlie for dinner!

ME + SPRING BREAK = LOVE!!

Me and Sally getting ready to run!

Katie, Me, Holly and Kelly at the wineries!

Happy Birthday Erica!!

I Am

I AM – Lindsay Morris, A wife, A daughter, A sister, A 1st grade Teacher

I HAVE – More than I could ever ask for

I WISH – for happiness and health for the rest of my life

I WANT – to be more involved in my community (just joined Junior League and Promise House of Dallas……working on it)

I FEAR – Snakes

I HEAR – 6 year old kids all day long and I miss it when I don’t hear them

I WONDER – If I will have a boy or a girl when we decide to have children?

I REGRET – Nothing, I a pleased at who I have become , maybe I would have done a few things over again but for the most part I am a very happy person who was blessed with a great upbringing.

I LOVE – everything that I have in my life, most importantly Charlie

I ALWAYS – clean our house, it is so hard to keep clean with a black hairy dog

I USUALLY – leave our house at 6:45am in order to get ready for my first graders

I AM NOT – a night person during the week, I love bed time!!

I SING – whenever I get the chance, mostly to Charlie…he loves it!!

I RARELY –eat something that doesn’t include cheese!

I NEVER – try to be something that I am not

I CRY- when I watch movies where animals die or when something sentimental happens

I AM NOT ALWAYS- as close to God as I would like to be

I NEED – Luby’s cafeteria at least once a week!