The LaPrade Lifestyle

Ok so clearly this is a blog post about my hair! :) I have been wanting to cut it super short for about a month now and today I took the plunge!! Yesterday, while at work this really cute lady came in with a short haircut that I immediately fell in love with! I told the sweet lady I loved her hair cut and asked her kindly if I could take a picture of her hair to show my stylist! She agreed and was flattered that I liked her hair style so much! I took a few pics and
on my lunch break made an appointment with my
hairstylist for the next day!
(clearly the above picture is my before of my hair!)
This is the back of my hair and it had really grown out
since the last time I got it cut was in April!! oh my!!

I showed my stylist the pictures that I took and she loved it and said oh yes that will look cute on you! I was really excited!! While she cut it and as
she finished a few
of her friends came by and told her that was a fun style for my
hair and what a good job! (realy thrilled!)

So here is the AFTER:

Yea!! I love it! It's the shortest it's ever been and strangely enough shorter than Ross' hair right now! ( I am working on getting him to go get it cut!)
I am so excited about
the fun earrings and headbands I can wear the rest of the
summer and into the fall!!

On Saturday night we met up with some friends at Top Golf in Allen! Ross and I have not played golf before and to the best of our knowledge haven't played miniature golf on a date! Top Golf is really popular so we had a 2 hour wait which wasn't so bad as we had fun hanging out with our friends and watching sports on tvs all over!

Ross trying his hand at Top Golf! He actually did pretty good that night! We were not high scorers but we did place 1st and 2nd in our group! We were pretty proud of ourselves since we were the only two who had not played there before!! (beginners luck completely!)

Ann and Zack who I met through the Luke's running group are really fun and laid back to hang out with! They just recently moved to McKinney and we are excited to hang out with them since they are in our neck of the woods now! They also just got a yellow lab who looks adorable!

Ross and I enjoying the night! We had a blast and can't wait till the next time!

What a weekend! Ross and I both had a few days off and we really enjoyed the 4th of July weekend together! On Saturday night we went to Commerce,TX were we met up with some of Ross' friends to shoot off fireworks in the country! It was a nice hot night in Texas and we enjoyed sitting outside watching all the fireworks until midnight!!

On Sunday we went to church and had lunch with Ross' f
amily which was very nice.

After church we hit the pool to cool off from the Texas heat!! Ross got us
slurpees and animal crackers to snack on by the pool! A great treat during the summer!!

On Monday morning we woke up early and went to downtown Mckinney to see the 4th of July parade! It was full of firetrucks, vintage cars, boy scouts, and lots of motorcycles! We had a fun time getting into the festive spirit of the 4th!! I liked the vintage cars the best!

We met up with Meg and Jack at the parade and took some pics in the heat!

Meg's family had an office near the square so we cooled off for a bit and enjoyed water while we talked about our 4th plans with family and friends!
On Monday evening I planned a congrats party for Ross for his new job
and it had a 4th of July theme which I had a blast decorating and making
desserts for everyone!! The American Flag cake that Mom and I created!! so yummy!The tie-dye cupcakes with fun red frosting!
When you bite into them they were red,white, and blue full of flavor!
The chocolate covered strawberries with sprinkles!!
My personal favorite and they were a big hit with the entire family!

Ross and I ready to celebrate!!

Ross and his friend Jon Finch

Ross and his Mom

Ross and the Dads!

After dinner we sat outside by the pool and enjoyed

fireworks late into the night!

It was a nice night out as the breeze began to blow and cool us off from
the wild heat all day!!

We had a great time with family and friends over the 4th and
can't wait till next year!!