Do I hear 30....

Sold! To the couple on the back row who has no clue what they are doing! Ok, so recently we were finally able to go to this antique auction near our house that we have been wanting to attend since we moved here. There was some stained glass windows being auctioned off at this particular sale and we had our eye out for a piece for one of our windows. However, once arriving, there was sooo much more! I went early to scout out what we might want to bid on and picked out the piece of glass I wanted and a couple other things -- one of which was this adorable piece of furniture that would fit perfectly in our half bath downstairs. After the scouting, I called Jarrod immediately to tell him we had to go to the auction that night. So we both finished up most of our errands and met back up at the auction at 7pm. What an experience it was! It was more than just shopping -- it was entertainment! People watching was great! Jarrod loved the fact that the couple sitting next to us opened their picnic basket to an array of cheeses and a bottle of wine! Hilarious! But, definitely fitting as we found out as the night progressed -- no lack of entertainment. So back to the buying -- well that adorable table I just had to have was auctioned off 5th so I had not had a chance to learn how to do this yet and I let it get away. I should have had a price in my head of how much I was going to bid, but it all just happened so fast!

Auction Lesson #1: write down max price for all items wanted.

After my table got auctioned away, I was so sad and just couldn't forget about it so we sat back and watched for a while, and a while longer and longer....they were not bringing out the piece of stained glass I wanted. 2 hours later they still hadn't and our stomachs were growling.

Auction Lesson #2: Bring snacks! The popcorn at the concession doesn't do it!

We bid on this painting that came up that retailed originally for $1000 & we won it for $85 + tax & 15% auction charge. We thought it might work in our entry (and it did! but is so high up that we can't hang it just yet until we get a taller ladder.)
Finally about 10 o'clock, the auctioneer had lost lots of buyers and bidding was getting scarce so he asked us to go pick out the things remaining that we wanted to bid on. Finally! I could bring my stained glass up! He began auctioning some of the items and a very cute old lady sitting toward the front was trying to bid on something she really wanted, but was not very confident about her bid so the auctioneer didn't see her hand and sold it to someone else. Wow! Was she mad! I hate to admit it, but old ladies are so cute when they are mad.

Auction Lesson #3: Be confident about your bid and stand up to get his attention if you are being ignored.

So my stained glass was finally up there and the bidding began. Luckily there were not many bidders left and since quite a few other pieces had gone earlier in the night, I didn't have to put up much of a fight and got it for $30! If you have looked at stained glass windows at antique stores before as I have, you know they are not necessarily cheap! Especially for one in good condition. I'm guessing the piece we got would retail for at least double what we paid, but some larger pieces can get up into the 100's. Anyway, we were quite proud of our purchases and the stain glass window fits perfectly in the bathroom window where we wanted to put it.

Reunion...

This passed weekend was a reunion of sorts. Stacey and I had not seen each other since my last night in Dallas, which had been exactly 15 weeks to the day! (I just looked at the calendar so no I'm not psycho woman) Almost 4 months! I've missed Stacey so much and her silliness a ton!! I miss our Potbelly lunch dates and grillin' nights at our place, but most of all just missed knowing I had a great friend just 10 minutes away to go hang with. Ok, dry the tears...it's only 3 hours now...well...not for Stacey & Josh --- they seemed to have managed to turn it into a 5 hour haul! She and Josh, her fiance, arrived Friday night and silly girl that she is, parked on the street so that we could run up the driveway to give each other a great big hug -- I know, dramatic, but it was funny. Anyhow, we had fajitas awaiting & had a great time visiting and getting to know Josh. Saturday morning we headed out for College Station to the A&M vs OU game, which was part of the reason for the trip (hate to admit that, but when we bought the tix, we didn't really know the extent of the horribleness that would be the Aggie season this year). But forget about that, it is about the experience of being at Kyle Field with the 12th Man and hearing the famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band at half time, right! We stopped in at Southside in Elgin for lunch on the way to introduce Stacey & Josh to some of that great Texas BBQ that we have been finding around here. It was yummy! And for a West Texas country girl, I gotta say that I couldn't believe how grossed out Stacey was at eating meat off a bone! It was hilarious. She is so silly and that is why we love her. ;) Then on to College Station we went. I'm not going to go into anything about the game here except that we enjoyed the company we were with, getting to see my brother and some of his friends, watching the band and eating kettle corn. We also got to go onto Kyle Field after the game, which I had never done before so that was fun. Here are some pictures at the game.

On Sunday, Stacey & Josh went to Hill Country Bible Church with us. We are really growing to love this Church and haven't been anywhere else since we tried it. We visited many others before we tried it, but none of them were as alive as this church. I can just sense God moving among the people there. After church, we took Stacey & Josh to one of our faves where we take every guest that visits, Z Tejas, and it didn't dissappoint. The view was great and the food was even better! It was a great weekend! We had a great time hanging out. I didn't want the meal to end b/c I knew that meant they would be heading back to 'Big D'. I'll be there in a few weeks though, so it was just "see ya soon"!

Mavs vs Spurs...

Last week Jarrod got us tix through work to the Dallas Mavs vs San Antonio Spurs game. After work Wednesday, we headed out to the San Antonio AT&T Center, which neither of us had ever been to before. Last time I went to a Spurs game in SA, it was in the Alamodome so it has been a while. The new arena is really nice & was really convenient for us to get in and out. We had a VIP parking pass in the lot right next to the entrance and were able to get out super fast. It was still a long night though, but well worth it. I have a hard time when Mavs and Spurs play each other b/c I was a Spurs fan growing up in South Texas and then living in Dallas for almost 7 years, I became a Mavs fan too. I didn't clap too much at the game b/c I felt urges to clap for both sides and I think people would have looked at me kind of funny. I did start clapping for the Mavs toward the end of the 3rd quarter though. They were making some great plays & were smearing the Spurs so I had to. Dirk was playing awesome as always & man that Jason Kidd is a hustler! Kidd was fun to watch. Here's some pictures from the night.

Dirk puts up a fadeaway