Loving Santorini...

The past few days in Santorini have been amazing!! It's has far exceeded all of my expectations! Unfortunately, we are leaving this little "piece of heaven on earth" tomorrow, but we're looking forward to beginning the Journeys of Paul trip. We fly to Athens at noon tomorrow (the flight is 25 minutes from Santorini)...after we check into our hotel, we'll spend the afternoon exploring the city. The Journeys of Paul trip officially begins on Saturday. We'll spend our first night aboard the Star Clipper on Saturday night as well...I can't wait!! Here are some pics from the last few days in Santorini...enjoy!

The views are incredible...

There are little churches all over the island....

An amazing restaurant we ate at in Oia...the food is delicious in Greece!

The view from our table...incredible.

Gig 'em from Santorini!

I love all of the white buildings!

One of the many family shots we've taken so far...we are having so much fun together.

Cliff jumping at Kamari Beach....definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far!

Josh is a bit more courageous (and graceful) than I am...

If I don't come home....you can find me in Santorini! :)

Greetings from Frankfurt!

We landed safely in Frankfurt this morning...our 2nd leg to Athens doesn't leave until 9pm tonight, so we've had a solid 12 hours to kill between flights. We tried to get bumped to an earlier flight, but no luck...everything was full! So, we went into Frankfurt for a few hours to explore and have lunch....and now we're at the AA Admirals Club naping and taking it easy until our next flight. Mom surprised us and upgraded us to Businss Class from Dallas to Frankfurt....it was my first time to fly Business Class on an overseas flight...WOW, it was amazing!!! It was so awesome to be able to lay down (completely flat) during the flight and actually get some decent rest....and the food/service was terrific too! I'm definitly spoiled now...in a bad way! :) We'll arrive in Athens at 1:30am tomorrow morning (6/23)...we're staying at a hotel right at the airport, so we'll be able to go to sleep fairly quickly after we land. We'll have a few hours to explore Athens in the afternoon before leaving on our flight to Santorini!! We get to Santorini at 8pm tomorrow night! We are all so excited to get there!!! I'm not sure when I'll have internet service next, but I'll try to blog when I can. Aufwiedersehen! ("Until I see you again" in German)

Journeys of Paul

On Sunday afternoon, I'm departing for Greece and Turkey with my Family on the Journeys of Paul !! My mom has graciously given this trip to us as a gift....I'm looking so forward to traveling with her, Josh, Jimmy (my brother) and Jill (my sister-in-law). It's definitely going to be a trip of a lifetime! We are traveling with Moody Bible Institute through Morning Star Tours. Charley Dyer, the Dean of Moody Bible, is leading our trip and guiding us through the Journeys of Paul. The trip includes stops in Athens, Corinth, Patmos, Ephesus, Philippi, Troy, The Marmara Sea and Istanbul! And, our mode of transportation between each stop....The Star Clipper!! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!

We're actually leaving for Greece a few days early (before the official Journeys of Paul trip begins) to spend some time as a family relaxing on the beach in Santorini! I've always wanted to go to Santorini, so I cannot wait to get there! Here is the short version of our trip itinerary...

June 21-22: Travel days to Greece

June 23-26: Santorini

June 26-27: Athens (Journeys of Paul trip begins on the 27th)

June 28: Corinth

June 29: Patmos

June 30: Ephesus

July 1: Day at sea

July 2: Philippi

July 3: Troy and The Marmara Sea

July 4: Istanbul

July 5-6: Travel days to Dallas

I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to go on a trip like this and to learn more about the amazing journeys of the Apostle Paul. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, mom....you are the most gracious and giving person I know. I love you!!

Bon Voyage for now my blogger friends....I will try to post when I can while we're away, but no promises. I don't think we'll have Internet access often, if at all. But, don't worry....I'll do lots of blogging when I return to fill you in on our experiences abroad!!

A Fresh New Look...

Welcome to the new PB&PT!!! Thanks to my jewel of a friend, Marina over at Penny Lane Designs, for hooking me up with a cute, fresh new look! I love it and I hope you do too! Some new design features are...using a unique font in post title (thanks to Marina's mad HTML skills) and the footer at the bottom of the page...it's adorable...just scroll down to the very end to see it!

Thanks to all of my loyal readers who visit Peanut Butter & Poptarts on a regular basis! Enjoy the new look...and be sure to hire Marina for all of your design needs!

Here's to the old PB&PT....I loved it while it lasted!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

4 years ago today....

I married the love of my life....




I can't believe that it's been 4 years already...time flies when you're having fun! Happy Anniversary Honey...looking forward to celebrating many, many more anniversaries with you!!!

XOXO!!!

Destin in Pictures...

Our trip to Destin for Ashley and Chris' wedding was so much fun and best described in pictures (I took a ton, but these are some of my favorites)....Enjoy!

:::Rehearsal Dinner:::

The bride and groom on the eve of their wedding...

My sweetie pie...

Mom and I...

Beautiful sunset...

Ashley and her bridesmaids...

Cousins...


:::Bridal Luncheon:::

With our mommas...

Ashley, me and Jill...

Aunt Deb and Ash...


:::Getting Ready:::

Makeup...

Blushing bride...


The wedding ceremony took place on the beach (it was so beautiful), but since I was a bridesmaid, I obviously did not have my camera in hand...so I don't have any pictures from the ceremony. Hopefully I'll get some soon from Ashley's photographer.

:::Wedding Reception:::

First dance...

Father/Daughter dance...

The Robert Popelka Fam (plus by goofy brother)...

Love him...

Couldn't resist...

Jared and Courtney...

Alisa, Rob and Logan...

The Jimmy Popelka Fam...

The girls...

Logan, Kalie and Cole...

Aunt Debbie and Mom...

Me and Ashley...

I love this picture of Cole...little stinker...


:::The Day After:::

We all went to dinner at a terrific seafood restaurant in Baytown Wharf to celebrate Kalie's 7th birthday....it was the perfect ending to a great weekend! Happy Birthday Kalie Marie!!

Can't get enough...

Family...

Love this picture...

And this one too, of course....

Kalie, MiMi and Jewels...Happy birthday "Fancy Pants"!!

Uncle Robert and Aunt Deb...

Baby blues...so adorable...

Delicious....

Digging in...

Logan versus the crawfish...

Mr. and Mrs. Cooper...


Congratulations Ashley and Chris and best wishes for a very happy marriage!!!! We love you!!

Boy Oh Boy!

Last weekend I helped host a baby shower for Marina and her little pea in the pod. We had such a great time showing baby BOY Simmons with fun goodies! Here are a few pictures from the party....

Food table...

Chandelier decor...

The invitation...

More hanging decor...

Baby advice/encouragement...

Chris' baby pictures...hopefully baby Simmons will look like his mommy! :)

Petit Fours....yummy!

No shower is complete without PUNCH!

Gig 'em...

Hostesses with the mostesses...Kelly, Lindsi, Jill, Erin, Me and Elizabeth

Lovin' on baby boy Simmons...

Marina and her sweet momma...

Me, Marina and Liz...

The DFW Events gang...


We can't wait for baby Simmons' arrival this summer!! August 1st is the due date!!