By George, I'll Have a Mango Margarita

Memorial Day 2014 -- a perfect day for M&Ms. Museums and margaritas, that is. 

Four out of the five Smiths made the trek to the BigD. The youngest Smith opted out, as she had a "more interesting someone" to spend the afternoon with. "W" just couldn't compete with "B"... :-P

No, we didn't run into the former president while on our tour.

 This young lady looked pretty comfy sitting behind that desk. 

I'd vote for her.

After our library/museum visit, we tried a new (to us) restaurant; Urban Taco. 

Oh, yum! 

The mango margarita is LEGEN(wait for it)DARY! 

And that's no urban legend.

We will be back.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Toronto Blue Jays -- 2

Texas Rangers -- 0

The final score was pretty disappointing, especially if you're a Texas fan.

The highlight of the game was getting to see Yu Darvish pitch; #11 struck out eleven batters. 

KKKKKKKKKKK :-)

We may have been sitting all the way up in the upper deck, but the lens on my camera enabled us to see home plate clearly.

And we could spy on the players in the dugout.

Now that I've had some time to reconsider things, I am going to edit that earlier comment and say that the true highlight of the evening was getting to spend time with these five smiling faces! 

Red, White, and Blue -- so patriotic!

Millie and Braxton -- so adorable.

Mom's Day 2014

I am blessed beyond measure by getting to be mom to the three Smithlings. 

(Will they ever get too old for me to call them that? I hope not!)

GLADuation

We attended Tarrant County College's graduation ceremony, along with about 11,000 other people. 

When we saw that there were 1,700 chairs set up for the graduates, we knew it was going to take a while to call every name. And it did.

The ceremony lasted for THREE hours, but it was worth the long wait to see our girlie walk across the platform. We consider this event a warm-up for the next three graduation ceremonies (Bachelor's degree, Master's and PhD) that are yet to come. OR this could be considered a make-up for our girlie's high school graduation ceremony of one.

We entertained ourselves by taking selfies.

It surely was a l-o-n-g time to sit in one place and be on good behavior.

 Finally! Our graduate walked up to get her diploma.

 Here she is with all the other Smiths. I'm sure they're all related to us...

After the tassel was turned, she sent us a Snapchat.

It's official.

 Glad!

 Grad!

 These two practiced a "typical" Snapchat pose... Silly!

 We Smith girls put our best foot forward. 

The graduate wore her classic black Christian Louboutin pumps for the ceremony, but changed into a more practical pair of mustard colored Tory Burch loafers to walk from the FW Convention Center back to the parking garage. (Our daughter just couldn't think about scuffing up those red soles on the pavement.) We do love shoes at our house.

Aaaaand, we love good food, too.

 

We had worked up quite an appetite after all that pomp and circumstance, so we ate a late lunch at the Spiral Diner in Ft. Worth. This restaurant is an organic and vegan establishment, and the food is awesome! Yes, vegan food in Cowtown! We will be back.

So, what university is our #2 Smithling going to transfer to? There were several options and scholarships to consider, but the decision has been made. Deposits have been sent. This California girl will be heading off to Malibu in August. 

Liesey Lou is now a Wave!

We are so proud of her accomplishments so far, and are excited to see what the future holds.