3 Weeks

Today marks 3 weeks since Jess has left. 21 days has felt more like 3 months but I am trying not to be a baby about it. Bless those women's hearts who go months, even years before they see their husbands again. I will say I have done a whole lot better than I thought I would but let the jury still be out since it is only 3 weeks in.

The house is still coming along and with God's will I pray it continues. The brick started last Thursday and I am very please with how it is coming along. I cannot wait until that is done!

I will post more pictures as more progress is made. I am constantly taking pictures to send to Jess so he can stay up to date as well!

Besides supervising the house and spending time with my family I am really enjoying this nice cool Fall weather! I made this stew this past Saturday for me and my sister and it was delicious! Throwing everything into a crock pot is the best part about it! I made some cornbread muffins to go with it and literally ate it for 3 different meals. Hearty soups are on the menu as of late and I am not mad about it one bit ;)

I hope you all have a happy HUMP DAY tomorrow!

Love,

E

Game Day Venezuelan Style

Today is opening day for the Caribbean League! You can keep up with the games here. Once you are on this page you need to click the "VEN" tab on the scores and schedules box. Once the Venezuelan teams pop up you will look for "CAR". That is the abbreviation for Jess' team, Leones de Caracas. You can then click on that game and be able to access the box score.

The games usually last a whole lot longer there than they do here so if time slips away from you still check it out because Jess might not have even thrown yet. They are also 30 minutes ahead of us so keep that in mind too. If the game time says 7:30 it is really 7 our time.

He is ready to get the season started and happy with his team! I think he has a good group of guys to hangout with so that is good for him.

I hope that this "Friday Eve" is treating you well!

Love,
E

Serious Hiatus

Check, check....is this thing on?

I honestly don't even know where to start or how to even begin this post. Between the offseason starting, building a house, Jess leaving for Venezuela and trying to maintain living in two places at once I have been a TAD busy.

With all this going on the little old blog got put on the back burner. I would even go as far as using the word neglected! I just hate writing little short posts that are not relevant or even interesting to read. So that has also attributed to the lack of posts/serious hiatus this blog has been on.

Like I said a lot has been going on in the past weeks. Jess has been gone 1 week today and it has honestly felt like a month! They start their games on the 10th and once they get the game tracker up I will post information on how to keep up with him. Our house is still moving along and I am very thankful for that. I hope that by the time Jess gets back from playing he will have a finished house to come home to and be able to relax before training starts back up.

So since I have been gone for a while and Fall has began and I am in the holiday spirit I am going to take a moment and list things that I am thankful for. They will be in no particular order just random things that have been on my mind and that are dear to my heart.

1. My husband- He is such a provider and I appreciate all that he does for us. God blessed me so much when he made him mine. I am so undeserving.

2. My family (in-laws too)- They honestly keep things glued together for me, all the time. If Jess is gone they pick up his slack. If something needs to be done and I can't be there for it-they handle it. I appreciate all they do for me too and I hope they know it.

3. God- Daily he amazes me by his work. I can't even fathom his love for me or for anyone. He is truly an awesome God and I am so glad that I know him.

I hope that everyone is enjoying the cooler temps we have had lately. By no means do I want to rush through the Holiday season but I am ready to wear some cute flats, boots and light weight scarves ;)

Happiest Tuesday to y'all!

Love,
E

Fall Y'all!

It's Fall y'all!

This means that it is perfectly acceptable to dust off your seasonal decorations, put out pumpkins, wear sweaters and add cinnamon to your coffee, oatmeal (be careful, I learned the hard way with this one) and anything else you want to add cinnamon to!

I am a sucker for pumpkin coffee, pumpkin scented candles and pumpkin rolls! I should stay away from the pumpkin rolls but hey, yolo....

In other news our house is coming right along. As I sit here and type numerous people are down there working away to get their parts done. My husband has been able to take part in wiring the house with electricity and that has made him super happy. He heads out to Venezuala on Tuesday so he is trying to put some work in where he can. I keep telling him he is lucky because once he comes back it will be almost move in ready. He gets to miss all the excitement of things coming up or going wrong! He's lucky! *This is me trying to build him up, he has let me know that it's not helping :/

Truth is, his time in Venezuela will fly by and he will be back before he knows it. On top of that I will be visiting him so that will break up his time there and then boom! It will be time to come home! I feel a massive amount of guilt that he has to leave but this is a part of the game. I am so blessed that he is devoted to his job and provides for us so I try very hard to encourage him and build him up. I know God is giving Jess this opportunity for a reason and I trust his will for us.

I hope that y'all are enjoying these cooler temps! It has been nice to wake up to the crisp, chilly air in the morning. After all, this is my favorite season of them all!

Love,
E

Around here....

Hey Y'all!

It has been quite a while! Things have been pretty active around here....

These pictures are over a course of a week and a half. We are looking forward to it continually changing and can't wait to be in it!

That of course, will take time but we are excited and blessed to be able to be in this situation. We wake up every morning super early just to watch the framers get started. We also go back once they have left for the day and check out what all they accomplished. It is such a cool process to watch!

So many exciting things going on! I am so happy that Saturday is the first day of Autumn! Time to fill the house with scents of pumpkin and cinnamon!

Happy Hump Day!

Love,
E

It came and it went....

So our baseball season came and went and we are now back in East Texas beginning our offseason. This one (just like all the others) is going to be a crazy one! We have been home for just 6 days and today they are starting the framing on our new house! 

My parents are contractors and I practically grew up on concrete slabs but this one is different. The stress of it all is so much more than I thought! We are very blessed to have the guidance we have from both of our parents through this process. Moms and dads always smooth out the "booboo's" when they do arise, even when you are 26 & 27 years old. 

I hope that y'all will enjoy this ride with us. I am super excited to share the process and myself can't wait to watch each stage!

Happy Tuesday!

Love,

E

Lucas Oil Stadium

We just returned to Toledo from a 6 game road series against Louisville and Indianapolis. On our last day in Indy we decided to take a tour of the Indianapolis Colts football stadium. It is located one street over from the baseball field so it worked out perfectly that we see all it had to offer.

Peyton Manning's Locker, it was not used last season and they do not know if it will be used this season.

Kenny, Jess and Robbie

Pressbox View

Cool pressbox carpet!

Two of Jess' teammate's went with us and all three of them were like kids in a candy shop. They were so locked in to the tour guide and paid very close attention of every word he said. It was such a fun thing to do and very inexpensive. We would never get to take a tour of "Jerry's World" for $10 so we had to take advantage of this opportunity! 

We are now down to 3 games left at home. Boy has this season been a fast one! Im starting to get emotional, which always has Jess laughing his butt of at me but I just can't help it ;)

I hope y'all are getting your wear out of white pants these last couple of days! With Labor Day being just around the corner, it will be time to pack those away before you know it! 

Happy Friday Eve!

Love,

E