Recap #1-Wild Fires & Cupcake Toppers

So, let’s begin with last weekend.  WHAT A WEEKEND!  Friday night, Matt spent most of the evening getting ready for his big bike trip with 2 of his buddies.   Saturday morning, at e o’dark thirty, (keep in mind I have been on the opening shift this week, so I was not thrilled about getting up early…on Saturday), Matt’s alarm went off.  The guys met at our place before heading out.  You could tell they were STOKED!

All packed up and ready to go!

While the boys were riding to Ft. Davis, TX, Jamie, Gracie, and I started our girls day.  Every time one of the boys are out of town, we always have a girls day and usually end up staying at one or the other’s house.  I am in the process of getting ready for Jamie’s baby shower, so we spent the day shopping for supplies and crafting.  We made these cute cupcake toppers.  I love them and they are super super easy to make!

Well, as we were crafting, we realized it was getting super late and we haven’t heard from the boys.  Around 6ish, Jamie got a call from Wes telling us that they were headed back to El Paso.  Apparently, they reached their campsite alright.  It was a very long ride since the weather was pretty windy (gusts up to 60 mph).  They went into town to get supplies and grab some food since everywhere in western Texas is under a extreme wildfire danger.  Well, they walked into the pizza joint and one of the workers told them that they weren’t cooking anymore food because the town was shutting down since there was a wildfire heading towards Ft. Davis!!!!  Needless to say, the boys high-tailed it back to the campsite and headed back to El Paso.  By the time they were out of town, the air was so thick with smoke and ash, it was flying in their helmets.   They made it back to our house around 10ish.  All together they rode for over 8 hours that day.  I was so thankful they made it back to El Paso safe and sound!

Sunday, we just spent the day at home.  I woke up with a really nasty migraine, so I spent the day on the couch doing absolutely nothing!  It was great!!!!!  Gracie loved having a day where she could rule the house.  She is very much into being a princess and will tell you about it.  Although, I think she did allow me to be queen for awhile…I still don’t think she gets the hierarchy…to her the princess rules the house!