My favorite thing about O'Reilly (so far) is the bond he's already made with my brother. As soon as he sees him, his tale starts to wag and he follows him all around the house. It's really cute! Welcome to the family Rebel!
You make me happy when skies are grey
My favorite thing about O'Reilly (so far) is the bond he's already made with my brother. As soon as he sees him, his tale starts to wag and he follows him all around the house. It's really cute! Welcome to the family Rebel!

This past weekend Chris & I drove to Balmorhea, Texas and participated in an Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest. This is an annual event hosted by The Best Little Dive Shop in Texas, and some of our friends help to organize it. The last time we were able to participate was 2 years ago, and Chris proposed that weekend. I was hoping for another diamond this weekend to keep up with the tradition, but was disappointed. There’s always next year, right? 
The water gardens are so pretty! There are 3 different "gardens" - all very unique. One is a bunch of fountains spraying water different directions, one is a very large calm pool, and the above picture was taken at our favorite spot - the waterfall. The calm pool is also called a meditation pool and it is surrounded by tall trees - my mom thought it would be a neat place to do yoga, and I told her if it was in Austin I'm sure they'd have yoga there. :) The waterfalls are called the active pool and have steps going to the bottom where you can look up and see waterfalls on all sides.
Great idea Chris! This was the perfect thing to do before we had to sit in the car and drive back to Austin!

(bride's cake - strawberry cake inside, yum!)
(groom's cake)


It was so crispy on the outside! For dessert we had champagne and a “Big Ass Brownie” –
everything was delicious and Max’s has quickly become one of my favorite places to eat. When in Austin…eat at Max’s.