thursday three.

is it just me or does it seem like the weeks have been flying by these days? probably because it's my favorite time of the year. september 1st to december 25th seems to just be a blur. anyhow, here were the top moments of our week.

nick
again, i don't have to ask him on this one. i already know (i think i do anyways!). nick's high school football season ended last week, which meant nick officially has his weekends back! it was very exciting. he--once again--got to make us breakfast on saturday morning; every saturday morning since we first got married has started off with nick making scrambled eggs (half whole, half whites), turkey bacon and coffee. any time i've tried to mix it up with waffles or muffins or cinnamon rolls, nick still has to include the s.e. & t.b. combo. he's truly a man's man. i had really missed his saturday morning breakfasts. he got to lay around and watch college football and play with bella aaaaand saturday night included a date with his oh-so-fab wife (okay, okay... i added that last part, but i know he'd say that too; just probably in different words) :) AND to top everything off, his beloved cowboys finallllllly won a game sunday afternoon against the hated giants (and maybe even more hated, eli manning). the only thing that could've made this weekend better for my husband would've been if jerry jones had announced his resignation... which, let's face it. he will probably still be controlling and overmanaging the 'boys from his grave. we had SUCH a great weekend together that monday morning when i brought bella in bed with me when she woke up, she kept looking at nick's side of the bed, wondering where he was. so cute. i felt the same way. life is just so much better with him around.

meg
it's hard for me to pick just one highlight every week, but especially this week. date night would definitely be on the top of my list. it included four of my favorite things: nick (obviously), sushi, a little bit of christmas shopping for bella, and white peppermint mochas from starbucks... which we drank out of their red christmas cups. *perfection*. it think it was when we were wandering around the christmas decorations at kohls laughing at the ridiculously tacky "texan" ornaments that i wondered who else i could have this much fun with walking around a department store at ten oclock at night. my other highlight would have to be the other day when i stepped on a scale for the first time in about a month or so. because of my recent trouble with arthritis, i have not been able to exercise {sad face} thus i have been avoiding the ole scale. however, this week i was elated to discover that not only am i back to my pre-preg weight, i am a few pounds lighter. i gained exactly 48 lbs when i was pregnant and i'm still not exactly sure how that happened. i ate frozen yogurt and sherbet when i wanted ice cream and the biggest craving of my whole pregnancy was grapefruit juice. go figure. so shedding all of that weight with being in too much pain to exercise was quite an accomplishment. a nice lil pick-me-up. i still have a ton of toning to do once i get feeling better, but bye, bye 48+ lbs. i'll gladly bid you adieu.

bella
this week has been a tough one for little bel. between teething and a never-ending runny nose, life has not been so fun. but... it always looks better with a trip to target! we walk up and down the aisles and there is just so much to check out; especially now with all of the christmas decorations. annnnnd grammie and grampy had given her a gift card for a halloween present. bonus. so baby girl now has her very first cell phone (thanks, fisher price). although i'm not sure she's that into it yet. i mean, she's just as fascinated with her hands these days. but, still. every girl needs a pink cell phone. especially one that has a button on it that says "i love you" when you push it. niiiiice.

and there you have it. our thursday three.