After a short hiatus from the blog, one might think that
nothing exciting was happening in the defoor house. Quite the opposite is happening. I’m feeling like I’m treading water and
having a little de javu as I spend hours of my life researching housing and
schools for our upcoming move to Texas.
All the while, life has certainly not slowed down to allow time for
that. We traveled over the weekend to secure housing and I feel after that, while
things won’t slow down in the least , I can at least do more productive things
such as turn on electricity and start making mom friend connections! Jason’s graduation seems to be coming with lightning
speed. I knew time would go quickly but
it’s still surprising how much so! Since
spring break and until our move, every single weekend is filled with some fun,
bucket list activities that we can’t leave Nashville without doing. Some of our latest and greatest adventures
are documented!
We FINALLY visited the local winery. It was the first warm Saturday of the entire
spring (and only one since then really!)
I asked Jason to go early in the week and we made plans. It’s a bring your kids and picnic kinda place
and sit out on the lawn to enjoy the view.
I packed us a few snacks of wine and cheese and we made our way to the
perfect spot. I had no more than sat
down when I decided I loved it here. To
our right was a great bench swing and it
was a perfect way to watch the sun set on Saturday night. The boys loved running up and down the
hill. It’s now on my “I want to go back”
bucket list.
Easter was celebrated in our home and we jumped on the
bandwagon of doing “resurrection rolls” to illustrate the Easter story. It was a neat demonstration with crescent
rolls, marshmallows and sugar and cinnamon.
The marshmallow is Jesus body and the crescent roll is the tomb. As it cooks, the marshmallow melts and
“disappears” and the tomb cracks open to reveal it’s empty. It was great for the kids and the bite I had
was quite yummy!
My mother would be deeply disappointed if I didn’t dye eggs
with my children so i took a new
approach to “boiled” eggs by baking them in the oven. It worked like a charm and the timing was
easy. It’s 350 for 30 minutes with each
egg in a muffin tin to prevent rolling.
The dying was supposed to include both children but after a small
meltdown, Lincoln had to take a nap and Jackson and I took the opportunity to
keep the mess less and do it ourselves.
The boys loved the real eggs and hid them all weekend, including when
they had a babysitter. A few weeks later
Jackson was looking for something and found one in a drawer that we rarely
use. Oops. Then just last week (nearly a month after
Easter) Lincoln was digging around for movies and found one in the TV
cabinet. So glad that didn’t get left
there any longer!
Not all that exciting but we just got a new garbage can and
it’s one of those infrared ones that opens when you walk up to it. You would think it’s an all new form of
entertainment for all the ways and times the kids walk up to it to see it open
again and again. My favorite part is
it’s 20 gallons and the trash has to be taken out much less often. I even got mom one for mother's day. I know, every mother's dream is to get a trash can for mothers day but she taught me practicality and what could be more practical than a gift you use every single day and wouldn't buy yourself? ha! What will they think of next?
Another bucket list item was checked as we rode in the
Nashville Pedal Tavern(Think a rolling bar with 10 bicycle pedals) a few weeks
ago. It was unseasonably cold and it had
been raining. I had some serious
reservations about pedaling a bicycle bar in the rain. I am made of pure sugar and I melt
immediately. Lucky for me, the rain
subsided and they saved me a seat over the tire which coincidently doesn’t have
pedals. We pedaled from Demonbreum to
Downtown, stopping at several bars along the way for a quick drink before
coming back out to “pedal” and cheers with your drink of choice. It was really cool pedaling downtown to all
the cheers and jeers received from tourist and locals alike. I did manage to get into a pedaling position
once but it wasn’t the hot seat, that’s for sure! We honestly made the men do most of the work
but I think everyone had fun with it. We
are thinking Houston needs a pedal tavern now!
This weekend was Jason’s grad school prom. They call it the Capitalist Ball but it’s
honestly just a big kids prom. We ate
with a group of friends at a local “bucket list” place and then made our way to
The Patron Platinum Club underneath Bridgestone Arena. It wasn’t as cool as it sounds but it was
neat thinking of who must be allowed to go there when that place is
hopping! I had worried where I’d find a
dress and even asked a few people about borrowing one when I stumbled upon this
little number at JC Penny. I’ll just say
I paid less than my friend Mari and that’s a good deal! It was a good time with our grad school
friends. We are going to hate to say
goodbye but luckily, many of them are staying in Nashville. Always a place we will visit!
TWICE, yes, TWICE in two weeks I received flowers from the
guy sitting beside me. The first time
they were delivered, I said “What on earth did I do to deserve these?“ The second time it was more like” What on
earth did YOU do?” ha ha! It was very sweet. I’m still not sure what got into him but it
totally made me feel special and appreciated for the hours of research I’ve
been doing for our future dwelling.
Talk about the tulips. I'd been hearing and seeing photos of cheekwoods 50,000 tulips for weeks. When daddy came in for a quick trip, I knew we had to seize the opportunity. It was just as beautiful as I imagined. I'm glad I didn't leave Nashville in the Spring without seeing this!
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