Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Southbound 35
I'm excited over here! We received an invitation last night to go to San Antonio the weekend of March 28th. We're going to make the trip. :) Unfortunately, we missed so much work when we had the flu and then went out of town to Atlanta right afterwards so I feel like we really shouldn't ask to take more time off right now. So, we're going to drive down early Saturday morning and come home Sunday afternoon/evening. It'll be another busy weekend, but it will be REALLY fun! I absolutely L-O-V-E San Antonio. We try to take advantage of every opportunity we can to get down that way. It'll be worth the drive!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Oh yeah!
How could I forget?!?! We added another member to our family since I last posted! We have another dog! No, we're not crazy. His name is Sarge. He's a miniature Schnauzer and is about 3 months old. He is Maverick's little shadow. He's super smart and lots of fun!
Baby Sarge (8 weeks when we first got him):
Getting bigger! (a couple of weeks ago):
I'll take some even newer ones soon!
Well, hello, there!
Ok. It's been since October since I've updated. Sheesh!! That's too long. Not real sure why I stopped. Life got busy I guess. Well, now I'm back & I'm going to make more of an effort to update often.
So much has happened in the months since I last updated. We had Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, my 24th birthday (woohoo), and lots and lots of work! Christmas was really fun this year. Taylor & I hosted Christmas Eve at our house with his family. It was really cool to be at our house, but it really was a lot of work. This coming Christmas we'll be with my family on Christmas Eve so we'll have a break in the hosting duties!
It's hard to believe that we're already 3 months into 2009. Time flies! Speaking of flying... I took my first plane trip to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago! It was an adventure to say the least. Let's see - we left Friday afternoon and flew down to Houston. We had a couple hours in Houston and we landed in Atlanta about 10:20 their time. Well, when we landed I got to experience flying through a storm. That was not exactly my idea of fun, but it wasn't terrible either. You know what was terrible? The fact that Continental Airlines left my luggage in Houston!!!!! Yes, my very first time on a plane and my luggage gets left. Fantastic. Luckily Taylor handled talking with the people in the baggage office. They wouldn't have liked me very much and probably would have left it in Houston even longer... :) They did tell Taylor that my luggage would be delivered to our hotel the next morning. I was doubtful that would actually happen, but I was proven wrong. When I woke up Saturday morning I could breathe a sigh of relief because my luggage was downstairs at the front desk.
But, wait. Why is it wrapped in a plastic bag? Normal procedure? Not so much. It was wrapped in a plastic bag because they destroyed the suitcase!! My bag was completely ruined. It was busted open at the seam leaving my favorite coat hanging out. The wheels were busted off, and it had black marks all over the front. Um, did it fall out of the plane?! You know I sure did pick up the phone right away to call the Continental claim service number. So after they got an earful they told me I would get a new bag when I went to the airport to leave.
The rest of our trip was really fun. Then it came time to go home. We were supposed to leave on Sunday afternoon, but it was snowing. Yes, snowing in Atlanta and I'm talking LOTS of snow. The entire airport pretty much shut down. Our flight was canceled. It was back to the hotel for another night and then to fly out Monday afternoon. Everything went according to plan on Monday afternoon. It was bright & sunny! We had to fly back through Houston, and we were supposed to have a 2 hour layover. You guessed it though. We were delayed from Houston!!! The plane we were flying from Houston to DFW was coming from Chicago. The weather in Chicago wasn't so good so the plane was an hour late getting to Houston. SHEESH!!
So... after all that madness we finally landed at DFW at about 10:15 Monday night. My parents were there to pick us up and take us home. Thank you again, Mom & Dad!! Even though everything happened the way it did and it was pretty stressful I definitely want to fly again. I've already got the itch to go somewhere soon!
I'm aware this is turning into a novel, but just to touch on one more thing. Work. Work has been insane. Taylor & I feel VERY blessed to have our jobs in this economy. However, not everyone has been so lucky. A couple of our co-workers were laid off a few weeks ago. It has made things very busy for T & me. On average we work through lunch and until about 6 or 6:30 each night. There are even some times when Taylor brings stuff home to do after that. Like I said, we do feel really blessed to still have our jobs. The real good news is that in late May or at the very beginning of June we will be working from home permanently! There are only 5 of us in the office now so it seemed silly to keep paying the office rent. (It's not exactly cheap!) I'm really excited about this new opportunity. I think it will be really good. We have a lot to do to get ready for two offices out of our house. I think it'll be worth the preparation though!
Anywho... that pretty much brings you all up to speed on the events of our lives lately. Now its up to me to keep current!
So much has happened in the months since I last updated. We had Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, my 24th birthday (woohoo), and lots and lots of work! Christmas was really fun this year. Taylor & I hosted Christmas Eve at our house with his family. It was really cool to be at our house, but it really was a lot of work. This coming Christmas we'll be with my family on Christmas Eve so we'll have a break in the hosting duties!
It's hard to believe that we're already 3 months into 2009. Time flies! Speaking of flying... I took my first plane trip to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago! It was an adventure to say the least. Let's see - we left Friday afternoon and flew down to Houston. We had a couple hours in Houston and we landed in Atlanta about 10:20 their time. Well, when we landed I got to experience flying through a storm. That was not exactly my idea of fun, but it wasn't terrible either. You know what was terrible? The fact that Continental Airlines left my luggage in Houston!!!!! Yes, my very first time on a plane and my luggage gets left. Fantastic. Luckily Taylor handled talking with the people in the baggage office. They wouldn't have liked me very much and probably would have left it in Houston even longer... :) They did tell Taylor that my luggage would be delivered to our hotel the next morning. I was doubtful that would actually happen, but I was proven wrong. When I woke up Saturday morning I could breathe a sigh of relief because my luggage was downstairs at the front desk.
But, wait. Why is it wrapped in a plastic bag? Normal procedure? Not so much. It was wrapped in a plastic bag because they destroyed the suitcase!! My bag was completely ruined. It was busted open at the seam leaving my favorite coat hanging out. The wheels were busted off, and it had black marks all over the front. Um, did it fall out of the plane?! You know I sure did pick up the phone right away to call the Continental claim service number. So after they got an earful they told me I would get a new bag when I went to the airport to leave.
The rest of our trip was really fun. Then it came time to go home. We were supposed to leave on Sunday afternoon, but it was snowing. Yes, snowing in Atlanta and I'm talking LOTS of snow. The entire airport pretty much shut down. Our flight was canceled. It was back to the hotel for another night and then to fly out Monday afternoon. Everything went according to plan on Monday afternoon. It was bright & sunny! We had to fly back through Houston, and we were supposed to have a 2 hour layover. You guessed it though. We were delayed from Houston!!! The plane we were flying from Houston to DFW was coming from Chicago. The weather in Chicago wasn't so good so the plane was an hour late getting to Houston. SHEESH!!
So... after all that madness we finally landed at DFW at about 10:15 Monday night. My parents were there to pick us up and take us home. Thank you again, Mom & Dad!! Even though everything happened the way it did and it was pretty stressful I definitely want to fly again. I've already got the itch to go somewhere soon!
I'm aware this is turning into a novel, but just to touch on one more thing. Work. Work has been insane. Taylor & I feel VERY blessed to have our jobs in this economy. However, not everyone has been so lucky. A couple of our co-workers were laid off a few weeks ago. It has made things very busy for T & me. On average we work through lunch and until about 6 or 6:30 each night. There are even some times when Taylor brings stuff home to do after that. Like I said, we do feel really blessed to still have our jobs. The real good news is that in late May or at the very beginning of June we will be working from home permanently! There are only 5 of us in the office now so it seemed silly to keep paying the office rent. (It's not exactly cheap!) I'm really excited about this new opportunity. I think it will be really good. We have a lot to do to get ready for two offices out of our house. I think it'll be worth the preparation though!
Anywho... that pretty much brings you all up to speed on the events of our lives lately. Now its up to me to keep current!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
10/12/08
I GOT A NEW CAR!!!! FINALLY!!!!! We bought it Friday night. When I woke up on Friday morning, I was definitely NOT expecting all this. I LOVE the new Jetta & I'm very glad to be rid of the problem Passat.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
10/9/08
Nothing too much to report today! This week has been fairly slow at the office. Both bosses are out. A quiet week at work is always welcome! I'm so glad the weather has started to cool off. Too bad it's going to warm up some for this weekend's game. We're headed down to CS again, and I believe that the high is supposed to be around 86. Bummer... I'm really ready for a game where I can wear jeans & a hoodie! Guess I have a little while to go for that one...
We're going to buy a pumpkin this year! This will be our first year to do so. We always decorate for Christmas, but now that we're in a house we're going to do it for Halloween. We hope to get lots of kids come to trick or treat! I'll definitely have pics of our pumpkin after we carve it.
Like I said, not much to update about. We'll be seeing our friends this weekend in town from San Antonio, so I'm sure I'll have some fun stories then!
We're going to buy a pumpkin this year! This will be our first year to do so. We always decorate for Christmas, but now that we're in a house we're going to do it for Halloween. We hope to get lots of kids come to trick or treat! I'll definitely have pics of our pumpkin after we carve it.
Like I said, not much to update about. We'll be seeing our friends this weekend in town from San Antonio, so I'm sure I'll have some fun stories then!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Perfect.
That is what my weekend was. Let's recap.
On Friday, Taylor was sick & home from work. Poor thing still can't breathe out of his nose & it's now draining into his chest! I went in a little early so I could get home to him a little early. We took it easy all evening mostly just laying in bed watching movies. I know he needed that down time, and I sure enjoyed it.
Saturday ended up being quite busy! We slept in and then decided that we really needed to go get the Passat inspected. Long story short, it took about 3 hours to get it all done. We definitely weren't planning on that to take up our whole afternoon, but it all worked out. We needed to go get Kahlua a new light for his tank. However, the Petco that we stopped at was sold out. How on earth do they sell out of aquarium lights? So, poor Kahlula will just have to wait until we get home from Walmart tonight!
Saturday night we went over to Jennifer & Jason's. It was a blast! I was so excited to get to hang out with her FINALLY! This girl is one of my absolute best friends, but we hadn't had the chance to see each other in so long. I met a friend of hers, her sister in law, and a bunch of guys...brothers in law & friends. We girls spent the entire evening out on the back patio talking & drinking. I definitely heard some good stories! I think we spent the entire night laughing. I'm really looking forward to the next time. Taylor had a really good time too! The guys stayed inside mostly watching UFC & playing poker. I'm glad he finally got to meet Jason. He really liked everyone, and is also looking forward to the next get together.
I think part of the reason that we had so much fun is because the people we were hanging out with "get it". True, they have kids & we don't, but we're all in the same part of life in a lot of ways. They get it when it comes to married life and responsibilities. They get it when I talk about money/bills, grocery coupons, or my husband being sick & I need to take care of him. That's not all we talk about of course, but it is really great to have friends who completely understand. I feel very lucky!
So and then there is yesterday... I did not get out of my pj's all day yesterday. It was wonderful! We watched movies all day (thanks to HBO & the other movie channels), watched the Cowboy game, and Taylor made his delish chili.
We'll be down in College Station on Saturday next weekend for a game. We'll see how that goes, but before that we have to get through another work week. It should be a fairly quiet one. I'm looking forward to catching up on a few things!
That is what my weekend was. Let's recap.
On Friday, Taylor was sick & home from work. Poor thing still can't breathe out of his nose & it's now draining into his chest! I went in a little early so I could get home to him a little early. We took it easy all evening mostly just laying in bed watching movies. I know he needed that down time, and I sure enjoyed it.
Saturday ended up being quite busy! We slept in and then decided that we really needed to go get the Passat inspected. Long story short, it took about 3 hours to get it all done. We definitely weren't planning on that to take up our whole afternoon, but it all worked out. We needed to go get Kahlua a new light for his tank. However, the Petco that we stopped at was sold out. How on earth do they sell out of aquarium lights? So, poor Kahlula will just have to wait until we get home from Walmart tonight!
Saturday night we went over to Jennifer & Jason's. It was a blast! I was so excited to get to hang out with her FINALLY! This girl is one of my absolute best friends, but we hadn't had the chance to see each other in so long. I met a friend of hers, her sister in law, and a bunch of guys...brothers in law & friends. We girls spent the entire evening out on the back patio talking & drinking. I definitely heard some good stories! I think we spent the entire night laughing. I'm really looking forward to the next time. Taylor had a really good time too! The guys stayed inside mostly watching UFC & playing poker. I'm glad he finally got to meet Jason. He really liked everyone, and is also looking forward to the next get together.
I think part of the reason that we had so much fun is because the people we were hanging out with "get it". True, they have kids & we don't, but we're all in the same part of life in a lot of ways. They get it when it comes to married life and responsibilities. They get it when I talk about money/bills, grocery coupons, or my husband being sick & I need to take care of him. That's not all we talk about of course, but it is really great to have friends who completely understand. I feel very lucky!
So and then there is yesterday... I did not get out of my pj's all day yesterday. It was wonderful! We watched movies all day (thanks to HBO & the other movie channels), watched the Cowboy game, and Taylor made his delish chili.
We'll be down in College Station on Saturday next weekend for a game. We'll see how that goes, but before that we have to get through another work week. It should be a fairly quiet one. I'm looking forward to catching up on a few things!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
This week has been CRAAAAAAAAZY. I had 1 and a half days to get payroll done. Yikes. I did it though! I'm so awesome. ;)
I've been on these cleaning & organizing rampages lately.
I love vacuuming.
I love cleaning the glass coffee table top.
I love fluffing the couch pillows.
(see...we have pillows...not cushions)
I finally did something with the random box that is still sitting in our bedroom from when we moved. (I covered it with a navy blue sheet & put pictures on it. It's actually very cute, and makes our room feel more....homey)
I clean the kitchen every morning when I leave & every evening before bed.
Oh! And I FINALLY put up my wall sconces in the hallway & this votive holder as a centerpiece on our table. I've had them since our wedding, and that was almost 11 months ago! Yeah, I'm bad. I know!
We'll see what house projects I find myself getting into this weekend! Speaking of, I'm excited about another weekend! The Aggies are on the road so we get to stay in town. I love going to the games, but I'm looking forward to a weekend around home. Saturday I'm really looking forward to hanging out with my friend Jennifer... my AWESOME friend who I haven't seen in AGES yet talk to everyday thanks to the wonderful invention of e-mail. It should be a fun, relaxing, nice one!
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