You Don't Have to Call Me Darlin'.... Darlin'

No peanuts or crackerjacks, but a bunch of fun was had nonetheless!

Brian and some of his coworkers scored FREE tickets to the Astros game last night, thanks to their boss. So we all piled up and headed downtown for a few innings and some cold ones. Frank and his 3-year-old, Xavier, Maria and her girlfriend (who is also Frank's sister,) Jackie, and Sal. We had great seats, and Xavier was a BLAST! I told you I needed some young'uns in my life!

Xavier, Me, Brian, Frank and Sal. We had great seats: lower level, left field.
Minute Maid Park is pretty flippin' sweet.

Me and Husband

Xavier and his new best friend! He LOVES Brian.

Me and MY new best friend. You can call him The Franksta.
He's the muscle behind my Pretty Girl Gang.
We're peacemakers who do good for the world. ;)

This is what was on the screen between the lyrics for
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name," by David Allen Coe.
The entire stadium was singing it.
Welcome to the dirty south, y'all.

We left a little early and headed back to Frank and Jackie's, had a few beers, played outside with Xavier, listened to guitar. It was so much fun, and we are looking forward to many more low-key evenings just hangin out.

In other news, my Thirty-One kit should be here Wednesday. My first online party is going on right now, if you want to take a look at the catalog on the Web site. To order, just go to www.lacileblanc.com, select "My Events," and click on October 1st on the calendar. My goal is to have 12 parties in 3 months so that I can take advantage of all the goodies Thirty One offers for swell new consultants. So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you want to have a real party, a catalog party or an online party, let me know. I will provide everything you need, and you can earn lots of free goodies. PLUS, if you are one of my first 12 parties, you automatically get a FREEBIE. I'll post more in a new post dedicated to my new Thirty One business. Check back soon!

Love from Texas!

Laci and Brian

Thirty One

Well, the move is over. It was heinous. We are behind schedule getting unpacked, but I promise to post pictures of our fabulous new place as soon as it is presentable.

In other news, I have decided to become a Thirty One consultant!

It is a Christian-based direct selling company with the cutest accessories. There is a catalog for women, teens and even kids/moms. It is so very adorable. I LOVE it. The name is based on Proverbs 31:

The sayings of King Lemuel—an oracle his mother taught him:

² "O my son, O son of my womb,
O son of my vows,

³ do not spend your strength on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.

⁴ "It is not for kings, O Lemuel—
not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,

⁵ lest they drink and forget what the law decrees,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

⁶ Give beer to those who are perishing,
wine to those who are in anguish;

⁷ let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.

⁸ "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.

⁹ Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy."
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

¹⁰ A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

¹² She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.

¹³ She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.

¹⁵ She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.

¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

¹⁷ She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.

¹⁸ She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.

¹⁹ In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.

²¹ When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

²² She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.

²⁵ She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.

²⁶ She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

²⁷ She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.

²⁸ Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:

²⁹ "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."

³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

³¹ Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

I am REALLY excited to get started, so go ahead and take a look at the catalogs and start thinking about Christmas and birthdays. I can do online parties or in person parties. If you hostess, you get all kinds of cool deals. I'll keep you updated as I dig into the process. For now, just spread the word, start making a list of what you want... and how you want it embroidered!

Love, Love, Love,

Laci

I like to MOVE it, MOVE it.

Well, it's finally here. The big move is upon us, and I would like to thank my husband and myself for not accumulating a whole bunch of crapola over the past 7 months. I have barely packed anything, and we are almost done! We have furniture and approximately two carloads of et cetera. (You may ask how I know this, and it is because that is the amount of junk with which we arrived. We may have a few more items of clothing, but nothing a space bag can't make disappear!)

The whole packing process has made me appreciate the massive amount of purging we accomplished prior to the REAL big move down here. Sure, I have occasionally missed my pink moccasins, my "Animals are little people in fur coats" T-shirt and my stockpile of jewelry I only wore once in a blue moon... but I do not miss at all whatsoever the endless barrage of kitchen accessories, thoughtful yet putrid gifts or clothes that were too nice to get rid of but too big or small to fit into. So, all in all, it was a very fair trade, I'd say. Not to mention, I now get to thoughtfully replace all of the items I wish I still had without feeling like I have too much stuff already.

I'm not sure that Brian feels the same way, of course, since he could not possibly care less about any of the aforementioned items as long as he has his one pair of tennishoes, his PS3 and his computer... or should I say MY computer since HIS is broken... again. I suppose this would be an appropriate time to ask, on his behalf, that everyone give him money for Christmas, as he has set his sights on a monstrosity of a gaming computer that costs more than my first two cars combined. No, I'm not kidding.

I suppose this would also be an appropriate time to mention that it will definitely be Christmas before we come home for a visit. On a brighter note, it's looking like we will be able to stay from the 18th until at least the 28th. Does that make you as happy as it does me? I hope so. Until then, any and everyone is welcome to come visit us in our new place. Just not all at once. ;) I'll post pictures as soon as the place is presentable.

Love you all! Talk to you soon!