Wednesday, March 25, 2009

...He Experienced London...

It's not everyday that your husband says, "Let's go to London for the weekend!" So, when he does, you better take him up on it! A little background here...Keith and Sam had tickets to see England vs. Scotland in a Six Nations rugby match this past weekend. It's one of those bucket list things, as far as Keith is concerned. He has always wanted to see a big match at Twickenham Stadium. It just so happened that the weekend of the rugby game was also the last weekend of Jake's Spring Break. So, we decided that we would route Jake's return ticket through London and see him halfway back home, while also seeing a few of the sights of this fabulous town.

It was a whirlwind tour, to say the least. Friday found us...



....hanging out at the Marble Arch (made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker's song London Homesick Blues, of course).




....strolling in Hyde Park and enjoying the beautiful flowers.
















....admiring the beauty of Westminster Abbey.



....setting our watches by Big Ben.


....catching the view from the London Eye.




....winding our way through the Tower of London and....


....checking out the Crown Jewels. No pics allowed. This guy made sure of that!

What about Saturday?? And where does the rugby game fit in?? Next installment.....









Monday, March 23, 2009

He Came, He Saw......

Jake came back to Doha for Spring Break for the second year in a row! We did most of the "big stuff" last year, so we basically just chilled and enjoyed each other's company for the biggest part of the week. (Okay, so we ate a lot, too!)




Lunch at City Center



Lunch at the Golf Club



St. Patrick's Day, Arabic style



strolling the Corniche













Jake by the Giant Pearl and buying a watch at the souqs



brothers in green


All of this followed by dinner (of course!) on the roof of an Arabic restaurant. Much to my dismay and every photographer's horror, my camera battery was dead by then. So, no pics! We also had fun going down to a tailor and having a suit and some shirts made....cheaper than a suit off the rack at Jos A. Bank! No pics of that either, but no excuses that time.




checking out the Pearl, a HUGE new reclaimed land development in Doha


We topped off the week with a couple of days in London...should be blogging about that tomorrow. Today I am looking at pics, washing sheets, laughing ....

I miss you, Jake. Hope your trip back home was good! Call your mom!














Three Things I'm Missing About Texas Right Now



(Thanks for the photo, Don!)


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Leapin' Leprechauns...It's St. Patrick's Day!


I have been waiting for this day since June 2008! St. Patrick's Day is the perfect occasion to share this photo, taken in a souviner shop on our family vacation to Ireland last summer. Guess I'm just LUCKY to be the mom of these three charmin' lads. Hope your St. Paddy's day is filled with fun!



P.S. Check out more pictures from our Ireland trip....