Before our 2nd Annual Baehr Crawfish Boil...

Before I blog about our 2nd Crawfish Boil, let me tell you about the "before"...

Somehow, our parties sneak up on us...(like the invitations we send out a month in advance don't quite remind us that we have something coming up.  HAHA!)  So the Saturday before we went into "get ready" mode and tried to get everything done before my Uncle arrived on Thursday.   Our RSVP's kept going up until Tuesday and we ended the week with 77 people RSVPing yes.  You read right.... 77 people!!!  We got about 80% done before Uncle Mike arrived, so we planned to do some odds and ends after dinner Thursday and Saturday morning.

Thursday came and Uncle Mike arrive in Spring around 4:30 pm.  I literally drove up the street from work and he was getting out of the car.  :)  Mom bought Rudy's BBQ for dinner and brought it over to the house, and the weekend began!

We had a grand time catching up!  On Friday, Baehr and I headed off to work, and Mom and Uncle Mike held down the fort.  To be totally honest, without Mom and Uncle Mike we would have never been ready!  They spent Friday cooking, shopping, mowing... you name it, they did it. We knew we weren't going to have time to do anything Friday night so this was such a blessing!!!!!!


Friday was going to be a big day.  My cousin Lindsey and her boys, my Aunt Lauri, and my Uncle Bill were coming in town from Shreveport and then we were all (13 of us) heading to the Astros game.  Uncle Mike had sent an e-mail asking if this would be something we could do if we had time... I think he thought it would be a boy thing... I said OF COURSE and proceeded to get 13 tickets!  haha!  We had so much fun!  Great family time and the Astros ACTUALLY WON!  Thank you Astros!

Courtney, Donnie, Uncle Mike, and Dad left around 6:00 pm so that Uncle Mike could see the whole game.  Then when the fam from Louisiana came in around 7:30 pm, the rest of us headed out.

Group minus Dad and Cal... (B is at the bottom)

They had the roof open so we were a little chilly, but overall we had so much fun.  Plus they had AWESOME fireworks!  Definitely something I would do again with my family!

Lindsey's Astros Recap Here!

This was all "before" 77 (turned out to be 66) people showed up at our house on Saturday.  Family filled and probably my favorite part of the weekend. Busy but good and I cherished every moment of it!

Blogging from thekitchen table,
Happy Sunday Night!  :)
Carrie

Update...

It's been a while since my brain has been on "blog" overload.  The past few months I think, BLOG, but then I get here and have nothing I want to share.  My brain is finally back in blogging mode.  I even sent myself an e-mail this week on topics I want to write about.  So first, let me update you on our lives in February, March, and April...

In February...

I got a new job.  YES, another one.  I left my old new job at the end of February and started my new new job at the beginning of April.  (More on that later!)

AND my sister got engaged...

Courtney and her fiance, Donnie

In March...

With no job until April, that left the month of March to finish Middle School Track and to be bored out of my ever loving mind!  (haha)  Normally, a person would find things that needed to be done like working out, preparing for an upcoming party, or anything besides sitting on the couch watching the Jodi Arias trial, but I just couldn't find the motivation.  So after track practice every morning I did a lot of TV watching, laundry, and asking people to go to lunch.  LAME!  

In April...

It was time to start my new new job, and finish up Middle School Track.  On April 5 we had the District Track Meet and once again we are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!  :) (2012 District Track Meet) WOOT!

A few of our Middle School Track Stars

Baehr had Easter with his fam and I had Easter with mine...

And we had our 2nd Annual Crawfish Boil...

It's been a very busy 2 months, but some great ones.  We continue to be blessed at our house, and we hope you do as well.  

Happy Saturday from The Baehr Block!

Social Media...

Several times over the last few weeks I have written posts for the blog and then deleted them.  I write these memories or moments and then I decide...I want that to be mine.  People comment (in person) all the time... Cal is so funny or I love seeing your family pictures... It leaves you speechless because then, what do you REALLY have to talk about?  And let's be honest, it's a little awkward to know that someone looks in your Facebook window more often than you think.  :)

In a world of "social media" I find that I do less socializing and more reading what people decide to post in media.  I know what someone ate for dinner, when someone went on a date, a cute saying someone found, when vacations are, when people got flowers for no reason, and I have watched children grow from birth to 3, 4, and 5 years of age on Facebook, but I don't really "know" the majority of the 254 "friends".

Anyways, a few weeks ago I saw that someone posted something about "only "liking" people's statuses.  It's so true.  I have gotten in the terrible habit of just liking someone's status and moving on to the next person.  I have decided in April if I like a status, picture, or post I am also going to comment on it.  Even if it's just one word.  Comments and likes are like snail mail to e-mail... snail mail feels more special.  :) 

So beware!  I am going to be the comment queen coming soon, and I want to challenge you to be comment kings and queens as well.  Make a point to reach out and right a short note... It will only take 10 seconds longer than a like and will probably make your "friend" smile.  :)

As kid president would say.... "Be More Awesome!"

Happy early Easter!
Carrie