My Music Wednesday...

There's something about the combination of the lyrics/melody/beat of this song that is just irresistable to me. It's called Find a Way by Safetysuit. Enjoy!

Yumm-O...

Since I've essentially stopped couponing (I finally decided that I just didn't have the time or the inclination anymore), I've been doing a lot more impulse purchasing. Most of the time, I regret it, but every now and then, I stumble upon an amazing find.

On Saturday, I impulsively grabbed a pint of Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns ice cream.

Holy. Cow.

I can't explain the deliciousness of this stuff. I mean, it's like chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream... except with cinnmamon. Don't let the "caramel" ice cream description throw you off... it really tasts like a vanilla ice cream with a hint of cinnamon. Seriously y'all. It's a really good thing I can only find Ben & Jerry's in pint-sized containers...

Tales from a lawyer and an engineer...

We had a GREAT weekend! I always love celebrating Easter because, apart from the bunnies and eggs, it's a time where a large portion of our country celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

And although yesterday I mostly vegged around and stayed lazy while Micah fished, we spent the whole day today with our families. My cute aunts orchestrated another Abbott Amazing Adventure, where all the youngest cousins (plus me and Micah) ran around Josephine looking for clues and performing challenges. We had a blast, although it wore me out... I'm so OLD! Unfortunately, Micah's team beat mine (who's suprised?), but we had fun anyway. :)

Other than that, I don't have much to share, except that I had to tell y'all about the dumb things Micah and I did this weekend. :)

First, yesterday Micah and I spent at least five minutes trying to figure out how to spell "led." Seriously.

And then, we ran into Walmart to pick up a few things (best form of birth control EVER... my ears were ringing from all the screaming by the time we left), and I wanted to buy the newest Harry Potter movie on Blu Ray. We also saw the True Grit Blu Ray on sale for $10(!), so we went ahead and bought that too because we had both been wanting to see the movie. When we got home, we plopped it in the DVD player and realized that it was the old version. The cover even had John Wayne on it, front and center, but we clearly failed to notice that fact.

Apparently a B.S. in engineering and a J.D. don't buy you much, as far as common sense goes. :)

My Music Wednesday...

This one's for my Momma. I really do have the best days with you. :)

Insane...

Last week was insane...

Like crazy insane. (Just in case you were thinking of the non-crazy kind of insane. Wanted to go ahead and make that crystal clear.)

I was in Tyler for trial from Sunday night through Friday, and it was an absolutely amazing experience. Truly. Out of abundance of caution, I'm not going to write anything substantive about the trial or verdict, but no matter what, I am just so glad I got to go. Seeing all of the evidence played out in front of the jury just put all of the preparation into a much clearer perspective for me. Because it's one thing to write or respond to a motion. It's quite another to see how the Court's response to that motion can affect the entire presentation of a party's case.

And I'm just in love with patent litigation. Although I'm 100% sure most would disagree with me, it's got to be the most interesting body of law ever. Plus, every case is different because the technology is always different, and I love that.

So, while the frenzy of activity and lack of sleep were exhausting, I was a good kind of tired when I drive back to Dallas on Friday afternoon. And I was so, so excited to come home to Micah and Lilly AND my sweet Aunt Gem and Uncle Larry, who were driving through on their way to see other family. They stayed with us on Friday night but had to go find a hotel late Saturday night after my clumsy self knocked over a scented oil plug-in and the incredibly strong peach smell overtook the house and Uncle Larry's asthma. But we finally got most of the smell out of the house on Sunday and were still able to have lunch at the house with most of the family. We don't get to see Aunt Gem and Uncle Larry very often, so it was definitely a treat! :) We all went to see the new house together, and I'm getting more and more excited to move in!

Micah and I also went fishing on Saturday afternoon at the pond near our house. I caught one little guy (and missed a few, too!), and Micah caught three. Who is surprised? :)

Last night, I curled up on the couch and watched the latest Harry Potter movie, which was just as good as I remembered. Then I spent the rest of the evening reading a book my Mom let me borrow, and it was WONDERFUL! Check out The Island by Elin Hilderbrand. It's a great beachy, summery read.

I hope your weekends were as nice and relaxing as mine was! :)