Sentimental issues....

WOW. it has been way to long since i have posted. To think i was going to try to do this nightly.... Well i have stuck with my new year resolution thus far... 7 lbs gone! wahoo! i am very excited. it has been demanding, takes alot of motivation, but it is so much easier doing it with Rexs help than doing it all alone.
I Love being married!
i have been having some sewing machine issues. i got a beautiful antique sewing machine from my MIL, and i want use it so bad but i took it in to fix a little issue and come to find out there are alot more. and i am torn between investing a lot of money into this sentimental piece or just buying a new machine. If i could part with sentimental things easier this wouldn't be such an issue... Oh well. i will ponder it more.
Rex and i babysat last weekend. it was a blast, i was amazed at how well rex does with kids... Gail has always sworn that he is the BEST with kids. guess i didn't believe her. now i do! he was their bff by the end of the night. Russel is 2 and Jasmine is 5.. tough ages to master, unless ur Rex! I am so lucky, this will be GREAT when it is time for our babies! (long long time away for those who wonder)
Well i have a pork roast in the oven, taylor is comming over for dinner  :)
and i just ordered a pair of boots i have been eyeing... They went on sale 70% off and only available in my size. and i ordered them!!! i am very excited. i will post a pic when i get them.
this weekend is pretty packed... hopefully dinner with the Abshere's friday, cards with the Florys on Saturday, and Birthday celebration and women's expo with aunt pat on Sunday...
Im excited.....
Hope to post again sooner than this last time!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope you all had a blast.

 So Rex and i have had a very eventful weekend so far. on Thursday night we went to dinner with Aunt Pat and  i had told Rex on the way back from TX that we need a little table to put between the doors in the hallway and that i was going to probably shop at antique stores to get one and revamp it... so when we went to dinner w aunt pat we were telling her about it and she said she had one that was old but we could have. so we had our first mini remodel in the Mason household. I have uploaded some pics to show you the before and after... we stood  in hobby lobby for what seemed like a hr trying to figure out what design and what color and we needed some wood glue and some sand paper.... it was a much bigger task than we thought it was going to. But for those of you who read this and know very little about Rex, when he starts to get interested in something it either has to be done right, or not at all! So we sanded down and painted and then stenciled. and i LOVE IT! it is sitting in the hallway now, it is really short so we need a skinny tall vase to put flowers in to put on the table. But i am sure that i can find something that will work at Hobby Lobby. (i could have a small problem when it comes to that store...)

Before Pic!
 

Finished pic!

Another Finished pic.

When i find the perfect vase i will post another pic but until then i am on a mission.

So for New Years Eve we went down to alma and got together with Zack and Rachel. It was so much fun. Rachel and i spent most of the time laughing at Zack and Rex. They are so funny when they get together. We went and ate at Market Place and then went back to their house. It was a blast. We are blessed to have such great friends. Although their cat,"Crotch", has got to go!

and lastly, today i felt like a wife for the first time.... I went grocery shopping in sweat pants and Rex's t shirt, ALONE... that is the part that made me feel like a wife... Rex was home sleeping, and i took it upon myself to face the cruel harsh world alone... and guess what? it was SO much cheaper than having him with me. :)
then when i came home i tried to cook pork roast. ya definitely the most awful thing i have ever cooked. it was like chewing on sand, it was so dry!
Ok thats all for tonight. Have to go clean out the crock pot. Bad news bears when i try to cook. Have yet to accomplish that part of being a good wife.