Fat Straws

They are the best ever!!

(Katy this post is especially for you! I saw Fat Straws on the way to the mountain biking place in Plano and had totally forgotten about it!! I wished you were there to enjoy one with us. :) )

After a very strenuous bike ride at Arbor Hills, Clint and I treated ourselves to some yummmmmy smoothies at Fat Straws. If you haven't tried it, you should. It's a smoothie with black tapioca balls ("bubbles") in the bottom that you suck up while you drink through your fat straw. :) Sounds gross, and is pretty gross the first time you try it, but from then on I (Lauren) have been addicted. I tried my theory on Clint, and this was his second time to try it...and it did not prove true. He is still not a fan. But their smoothies are still greatness after a long bike ride. We had fun!

We're in we're in!! We made it! :) We're still unpacking though...a real update will have to wait. We love it here!

A partaaaay at the new place is in the works for when we are all done unpacking...keep your calendars clear in two or three weeks! :)

Apartment Hunters

We have become expert apartment shoppers over the last month. We found that you can get scary neighborhoods for a little less than a dollar per square foot and you can go as high as you want.... but exactly at a dollar per square foot there is a HUGE range of apartments. Some don't have pools, no hot tub, tiny showers, smell like smoke/wet dogs, chipped mirrors, peeling vinyl floors, corroded faucets, etc... OR you can get nice counter tops, cool track lighting, soft soft carpet, real tile floors, garden tubs, crown molding, maid service, parking garages... ok not maid service but some are SO nice compared to others in the same price range. Anyway, our new home is going to be at 635 and Luna! We decided on that place because my job is 6 miles away, down a street NO ONE drives on (and because its wonnnnnderful and big and pretty and we loooove it :) - lauren) Since we're cheesy here are some pictures of the model :)









In other news, I (Lauren) am waiting to hear back from a job I interviewed with today that just happens to be 2.6 miles from our new place! :) We will update you soon. Have a great day! :)

RCP

Rowlett Creek Preserve is one of our favorite places to go mountain biking. Lauren got me TWO bikes for my wedding present. A while back I said I didn't want a bike because I didn't have anyone to go with, so she got TWO! Since I've been I knew she would want the bike shorts with the pad in the backside but I didn't think about gloves... her hands were sore after our first ride. So we got her some light blue gloves to match her helmet. If any of you want to go out with us sometime we'd LOVE it! :)

1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1

1/4 cup oil
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup kernels
1 tbsp kosher salt (more or less to taste)

Coat the bottom of a large covered pot with oil (we like corn oil because it is consistent with the corny taste) and place 3 kernels of corn evenly spaced in the bottom of the pot. Place pot on burner and heat on high, 9 out of 10. Once all 3 kernels have popped immediately add remaining kernels and sugar evenly, cover and shake to coat. Shake every 3-5 seconds until popping slows to 1 every 3 seconds. Immediately pour into large bowl while evenly adding salt. Do this quickly before coating hardens.

Sometimes it takes a few batches of burnt popcorn to get it right. Just make sure you shake it like a polaroid picture and it'll be great!

Enjoy!

National Donut Day!!

I woke Lauren up saying "It's national donut day, it's national donut day!!" Everyone celebrates that right? I saw online that donut shops were giving away one free donut... well that isn't enough for breakfast, so what else is there to do but go to several different donut shops?? So we planned out the route and went to krispy kreme first. We ordered our donuts and they gave us the price... uuhh... we thought they were free. After a fight we got our free donuts, it was a rough day morning but it worked out. So much for the other spots on the route, we were full after the first stop! What else can you do but go to starbucks :)

Memorial Day Weekend - Dennis and Shawna's Wedding

Hello!! Sorry for the long time between posts - we are not starting this out too well! But, we WILL be better about it. :)

This past weekend we went to Burnet (outside of Austin) for Clint's cousin Dennis's wedding. The wedding was at a lodge in the hill country and we stayed in a little cabin with clint's family. It was really fun to hang out with everyone, swim, and be the newlyweds at a fun wedding! :)


Here we are starting out on our roadtrip Friday night. It was a pretty long drive!






Us taking Clint's adorable niece and nephew Addison and Lawson (actually, 2nd cousins or something like that...) to the pool. They were lots of fun.




Here is Clint, Jared, Addison and I all ready for the black and white wedding. Addison was a flower girl and LOVED her dress (she kept telling me it was just like mine at my wedding:)).










We're silly.


















Rattlesnake point, where the ceremony was held.












My handsome husband and I at the wedding. :)












Lawson in his tux shirt at the wedding. :)












Dennis and Shawna Humble












Cake!












Clint's creepy cake face











Mmmmm cake













Us at the reception












The reception












Us back at the cabin after the wedding. (We got to sleep in the same bed!!! haha).






It was a lot of fun! Being married and being an actual part of the family was really cool. We also got to see Jared and Tabatha and hang out with Clint's parents and the rest of his extended family from different places which was really nice. Yay for weddings! :)






After the wedding and Clint working Monday, we relaxed on the hammocks in the courtyard of our apartment complex, it was fun! We listened to the sermon we missed Sunday from The Village, it was so nice outside and relaxing!







It's so pretty with the lights, too.







We have also taken our mountain bikes out to the Rowlett Creek Preserve twice now -- it's actually really fun. Haha. This morning we went and I went down some steep trails!! Well they aren't really that steep...but to me they were! Next time I'll take my camera and document my mad crazy biking skills.

Also...I don't know how to add the links to everyone else's blogs on the right of our blog. Help! :)

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! We also found an apartment in Carrollton (Keller Springs and the Tollway) that we are most likely moving into at the end of June!! Woo hoo!

Have a great day!

Lauren and Clint