Just Call Us Kiwis!

I think it’s about time I write a little about our trip to New Zealand! Readers may get a little bored, but it will be good for me to have all this written down somewhere. I may have already said something about this but, Husbandy and I wanted to go on a big trip after his graduation. We were originally planning on going to the Czech Republic, but after looking into it we realized flights were incredibly expensive! I started to keep my eyes open for good deals, and finally saw one to New Zealand on livingsocial. We did a little research on where we would be going and staying and decided the deal couldn’t be beat! The deal (flights, hotels, and a few excursions) was about $200 more expensive than just the flights to the Czech Republic.

May 22 - 24

As I said before, May was a really busy month for us, but we were ready to go on May 22^nd. Luckily, our flight to LA didn’t leave until 3:30 so we had the morning to do final packing and locking up our new house. My mom was gracious enough to take us to the airport so we didn’t have to pay for parking, we are incredibly thankful for this.

The flight to LA was great, nothing to special. When we got there we had a 5 hour layover! What to do, what to do. We first found a place to eat. Trying to find a restaurant with reasonable prices in an airport is impossible! I think we paid $30 for two burgers and fries…maybe a drink. Uhh. We then staked out a spot by some plugs and began watching Lord of the Rings. I had never seen the movies *insert gasps* and since I was going to NZ, I figured I should.

Our flight to Auckland, NZ left at 9:45PM. Our airplane was huge! It was one of those with 3 seats, aisle, 4 seats, aisle, 3 seats. We were lucky (nope) enough to get the inside set of seats. I love sitting by the window so I have somewhere to lean, but this time I was either leaning on Husbandy or random girl to my left (we later found out she and her husband had bought the same deal as we did and spent the next week with them, kinda - they liked doing things by themselves). Even though I wasn’t loving our seat situation, I did love the movie/tv/game selection! Husbandy and I first watch Mission Impossible, then I watched The Vow and he watched The Hangover. We also tried to sleep and I played PacMan and Tetris. 

After the 12 hour flight we were finally in NZ! Our first stop, customs. Oh customs. During the flight we filled out the form saying where we were going, how long we would be in NZ, why we were there…. One thing we forgot to put was where we would be staying (really the form made it sound like if you were a resident, put your address, so we didn’t fill in the blank). This was a problem. To escalate the problem Husbandy handed his form the customs lady first. Now, before the trip Husbandy was super busy with graduating, so he really didn’t read up on details of the trip. So, when he was asked where we were staying he had no idea and looked at me. I told him and the lady and she asked us to write it on the form. Things we very confusing, Husbandy was not on his A-game, and I’m sure we looked suspicious. We eventually got through the line, but we were directed to go right while EVERYONE else went left. Huh, odd. We quickly found out we had been chosen for a “random compliance check.” Riiiiight. Either way, there we sat for a good 50 minutes while EVERYTHING was taken out of EVERY bag we had. We were also wiped down for drugs. While sitting there I noticed my feet were incredible swollen. It was freaky. I had no idea why, so I was really hoping they would go back down. Anyways, nothing was found (shocker) so we went on our way to wait for our next flight to Queenstown.

While waiting, we met another couple from DC (Danielle and Rich - not the same couple we sat next to in the plane - who had also purchased the livingsocial deal. We started talking and realized this trip just got better!  Soon we were on our way to Queenstown. My first perceptions of NZ were this: people are nice, especially the flight crew, they have fun accents, and I really need a shower!

Due to the time change, we had actually skipped a day. So weird to think about, even more weird when I think I lived a day twice on the way back. Anyway, once in Queenstown, we checked into the Copthorne Lakefront Hotel and were upgraded to a lake front view. OMG it was beautiful, gorgeous! We were loving it already. 

Views from our room!

We immediately made plans to meet D&R later and went to our room. First thing to do…take a shower! Oh wow, it felt so good. At this point it had been about 30 hours since I had last seen a shower.

Soon we met up with D&R and walked down to the Queenstown Gardens and continued on to Lake Wakatipu then over to downtown Queenstown. It rained for a little bit, which made things even more chilly than they already were, but really nothing could stop us at that point. We were in NZ! We got several suggestions for where to eat, but ended up at Brazz. The service there was great! We even met someone from Mesquite. For dinner we had local beers, I got the South Island Blue Cod and Husbandy had ribs. I know that having ribs in NZ might sound weird, but several people had told us there were great, so he just had to compare to Texas Ribs. All the meat in NZ comes from grass fed animals, so it tasted great! Husbandy did have an issue with the BBQ sauce; it had a sort of Asian flare which wasn’t acceptable to his Texan taste buds. J It was at that dinner where we also found out just how expensive NZ is! Our dinner was 85 NZD! Eeek, the plans for our meals quickly changed. After dinner we walked around a bit more then headed to bed. This was also when we discovered the HUGE hill we got to walk up every time we wanted to go back to the hotel. What a joy.

Our first hours in NZ we perfect! We met friends, saw amazing scenery, and ate wonderful food.

May 25

Husbandy and I woke up a little after 7am to be ready for 8:00 breakfast. Our livingsocial deal allowed both of us to eat breakfast every morning while only having to pay for one of us. Granted the breakfast was priced a little high at the hotel, but we figured we’d pay just as much for both of us somewhere in town.

After breakfast we walked across Queenstown to a gondola ride up the side of a mountain. Once there Husbandy and I realized we didn’t have our voucher number! I figured they could look us up by name, buuut no such luck. D&R went on up to look around while Husbandy and I trucked across town to the hotel. It ended up being about 30 minutes round trip – not tooo bad.

While on top of the mountain we took some great pics of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, and the Remarkables. We also rode a luge. Husbandy and Rich did the luge twice, so they could do the advanced course, but I didn’t think it was worth it. J

Once back down the mountain we spent time seeing more of the town and bought some souvenirs. We also found gelato and stopped immediately. While we were getting up from eating, Husbandy banged his head on a metal fence which left a pretty big gash in his head and a gave him a headache, so we went back to the hotel for some medicine and rest. I wanted to fight out jet-lag, but Husbandy was out. Around 3:40 I ended up falling asleep too, it was about 10:40pm in Dallas after all.

At 6:00 we met up with D&R for dinner. We walked into town to eat at Furgburger, which was recommended to us earlier in the day when the word “converter” was mistaken for the word “burger.” We were sure glad it was too, cause the burger was gigantic and tasty. After dinner and a stop at a minibar for some drinks, we headed to bed. It was only 8:30, but with the sun going down around 5:45-6:00 and the jet- lag we were ready for sleep.

YUM

May 26

Again we woke up for an 8:00 breakfast at the hotel. Today was the day we were most excited about because we were off to the Nevis Swing! We got to the check in point early, which ended up being nice because they had free Internet. Our hotel advertised free Internet, but what they meant to say was free Internet for 20 minutes or so many megabytes, whiiiich ended up being about 5 minutes of Internet a day.

Anyway, after a 45 min bus ride out to the site, we were harnessed and ready to go! We first watched people bungy, which was nerve racking, but looked so fun! They all made it look so easy! We were actually  tempted to go, but decided we couldn’t spend the money. Soon after we were hooked together in the “honeymoon position” and swinging over the Nevis canyon! So. Much. Fun. I really wanted to go again! So glad we ended up buying the video and pictures of us swinging so we could watch it over and over and show friends and family. :)

Here we go!

Once back in Queenstown we ate a quick fish and chips at PJs then headed back to the hotel for a 1:30 pick up for a LOTR tour. Yup. We are those people. But seriously, it’s pretty cool getting to know behind the scenes info, seeing where scenes were shot, and how the directors manipulated things to make the movie work. For the tour we rode around in a car with 4 other people. It was pretty cool, one lady was from Canada, and  two from France. I’m not sure where the other girl was from. We weaved our way through mountains stopping every now and then for juicy info and pics. We also saw where scenes from The Hobit, Willow, Vertical Limit, America’s Next Top Model, Narnia, Wolverine, and several commercials were shot. NZ is very popular with directors because it has everything from mountains, to lakes, to forests right by each other. 

Not sure why we weren't cast for Frodo and Sam

Scenes from the tour

On the way back there was zero stopping, but just as much weaving in and around the mountain. My stomach was NOT ok with this. For some reason I was just fine with the swing earlier in the day, but while on the tour, most of the car ride back to Queenstown I was focused on not getting sick. Our tour guide, Adrienne, was super fun so it was hard not to talk with him, but it was important not to break concentration. When we were almost back in town he asked Husbandy and I if we wanted to be dropped off in town or at the hotel. I was very thankful when Husbandy said the hotel. There was no walking for me at that time. I later found out Husbandy’s stomach also started to feel weird, but his defense was to talk to keep his mind off it. I literally could not stand without feeling nauseous,so we went straight to our room. Husbandy ended up falling asleep and I watched some TV. Later we got up and ordered more fish and chips (Husbandy had another craving) from the hotel restaurant. The rest of the night was spent relaxing around the hotel. We even watched a little rugby, which is HUGE in NZ. The All Blacks, the national team, had just won the rugby world cup, so rugby was everywhere!

I'd really like to finish up Queenstown, but I think this is getting long. So...stayed tuned for our last day in Queenstown and Auckland!

What a Month!

I know it's been a while since I posted (again), but May was SUCH a busy month! But everything that made it busy was so wonderful that it would be a shame to not write it all down. :)

We started the month off celebrating our three year anniversary! I cannot believe we've already been married for three years. Honestly, I thought my life would be a lot different three years into my marriage than it actually turned out to be. But that's just the thing, it was my plan. I could write more about that, but it's really not what I sat down to write about. I convinced Husbandy to stay in Dallas to celebrate our anniversary. He met me for lunch and brought me chocolate covered strawberries. Later that night we went to Houstons for dinner. A few girls at work were always talking about how good this place is, so we just had to try it out. Husbandy took their advice and got ribs and fries, and I got pecan crusted fish. Turns out they weren't lying! Both of us loved our dinner and Husbandy even found a way to convince our waitress we were "low on fries," so she brought us more. When we got back to the house, my mom surprised us with Sprinkles cupcakes! It was a wonderful night, I just wish he didn't have to leave in the morning.

Not to worry though! One short week later, Husbandy was FINISHED with grad school!!! He did it! We did it! Knowing that is behind us is such a relief. The rest of the month happened at light speed. On May 10th Husbandy's family flew in from Florida to see him graduate. We were so happy they we able to make it! May 12th, 2012 Husbandy graduated from Texas A&M University! WHOOP! It was a goal he had set for himself and he did it. I was so proud of him that day, I had tears streaming down my face. I'm of course still proud of him today, but the day he graduated was filled with so much emotion. We are so blessed to have wonderful family in our life. Several of them gave up their weekend to come sit in a 4 hour graduation to see Husbandy. Thank you so much for everyone who came. It made us incredibly happy to have family around us, and to know how much you all support us. I understand College Station is just a fun town to be in, but who really wants to be sitting in Reed Arena for that long? After the ceremony we all went and ate at Coppe Bridge. It was nice and relaxing; just family and fun. After lunch everyone split to go their separate ways. Husbandy, his family, and I all went back to his apartment to move out the last bit of stuff in there. We then headed to the newly renovated MSC! WOW! I love how they made it look updated, but still kept the integrity of the building. I think they did a wonderful job.


Our wonderful family that came to graduation!



Renovated MSC!



Officially both Mays Business School Grads!

The rest of the weekend was spent in Dallas getting to spend time with Husbandy's family. They got the see our new house (we hadn't closed on it yet, but we were so close!), eat at some of our favorite restaurants, take tours in the Cowboy's stadium, and just hang out. Lucky for us, Mother's Day was that Sunday so we both got to be with our moms! This obviously never happens, so that was really special.

Husbandy's family left on Monday and on Wednesday we got a call from his sister telling us we are going to be a tio y tia! We are super excited to get another niece or our first nephew! Congrats to Amanda and Weo. :)

Thursday May 17th, 2012, will always be known as the day we spent the most money we've ever spent, and promised to pay the most money we've ever had to promise. Ok, so it was more than that.....we bought a house!!! That weekend we convinced people to help us move in. We even had my brother helping on his birthday! :) Thank you to everyone for helping us, we promise not to move again for a VERY long time.



We've had a lot of first's in the house already. Most of them have been captured on camera, so I'll have to share those soon. :D

After moving we immediately had to unpack luggage, so we could repack them...for NEW ZEALAND! We left the Tuesday after moving in. Talk about a quick turn around. The trip was absolutely amazing, but I'm going to make it's own post.

May was a big big month for us...can't wait to see what the rest of the year holds!

There's Always Room for You!

So, last Friday was not my favorite. First of all work was really stressing me out. The first week of every month is the busiest time for me because we have to close our books for the previous month. What I don't get is why WHY the company schedules trainings/meetings/presentations for this time. And even better, more than one during the week. I know they can't schedule it around all the different groups, but I would think a lot of groups would be busy at this time. In addition to company wide meetings, I also had a day and a half of meetings for a new project I was put on. I'm really excited I was put on the project cause I'll learn a lot, but all these meetings pushed me way back. Also, things that usually take me 30 minutes were not working and had me and four other people looking at it. We didn't even get it resolved until Tuesday morning. All of this added up = stressed out Kim.

On top of the work stuff, our *hopeful* house finally had electricity which meant we could finally get an inspection. Because we want to close on the house asap, we wanted to schedule an inspection before Husbandy would be back home (which was Wednesday the following week....our option period ended Thursday). Obviously that wouldn't work which meant I was going to have to be at the inspection by myself. I did NOT want this cause Husbandy knows probably 100% more than what I do about anything and everything the inspector would be talking about. How was I ever going to remember all that stuff in order to relay it to Husbandy so we could make decisions?! No idea. We are also getting a new roof on the house and the roofer wanted to meet us on Sunday to pick a color (never knew there were so many different shades of shingles). Great, another big decision with no Husbandy. :-/

With work and the house on my mind I was a little upset. Sooo I called Husbandy on my way home and vented. I also went home and had a beer. :) Unfortunately, I still had to figure out who the best person would be to take with me to my inspection on Sunday.

That night when I was just about to fall asleep I decided to call Husbandy to tell him goodnight and to have a fun weekend of studying. He didn't answer, so I started to pray that they Lord would help me get through the weekend. As I was finishing up, Husbandy called! He asked me what I was doing so I told him I was about to go asleep. He then asked if my mom was asleep. Hmm, that a weird question. Then he said he was just getting home from the business school and was getting ready for bed, so he needed to call me back. We hung up and I began conjuring up this grand scheme in my head that Husbandy had driven from CS to surprise me. I started to get really excited...but the dog hadn't barked...which she would have if Husbandy had entered the house...so I started to forget about it. Two minutes later I hear Katey let out one bark and I perk up. But just one bark? She usually goes crazy. Then Husbandy calls me back and is like so you're going to bed? ...Yes... Alright, well, is there room in the bed for me??? *door busting open*  He did it! He drove all the way to Dallas to surprise me!! And surprise me he did. :)

I later found out when he told me he had to get ready for bed, he was calling my mom to let Katey outside so she wouldn't bark. Sneaky sneaky.

At the shingle picking and inspection on Sunday, I was soooo happy he was there. Thank you Lord for encouraging him to come! I know he's sick of that drive, but it made me one happy wife. :)

Well April Came and Went...

So, it has been a while. Ok, a month. A lot has happened this month though!

Where to start, where to start. In my last post I mentioned Husbandy had an interview. He ended up liking the company's atmosphere and people a lot; to top it off, he thought the interview went well. This was confirmed when he got a call from one of the guys he interviewed with saying "Congrats, you are going to be working under me, all we need to do is a background check." Yea, woohoo, yippie! Not. The next week he received a call saying they were no longer creating the position they had interviewed him for. * Screeching halt* Huuh?? Needless to say, that was a bummer. The day he heard this news was later topped off by a call from the College Station Fire Department telling me Husband's apartment was on fire. Awesome. Don't worry, it ended up not being too too bad, really just a burned door and water damage. (Husbandy may correct me on that).

God's plan is always better than our own, however. The top dude at the company that turned Husbandy down did really like him and ended up giving him a contact at another commercial valuation firm. Without wasting time, Husbandy was on the phone and had an interview for the following Friday! The interview went really well and Husbandy was offered a position!! He took some time looking over the offer, and accepted it. I'm so proud of him, he's worked so hard for this, and now get to do exactly what he wants. He'll be starting on June 4. What makes it even more perfect is his office is 3.2 miles away from our *hopeful* house!

Oh, yeah, we put an offer on a house. :) During Husbandy's spring break we met with a Realtor and started our search. It has definitely had its ups and downs. The fifth house we looked at, on the second day of looking, was absolutely gorgeous. It was incredibly updated with a to die for kitchen and master bath. I mean, wow. We knew the house was going to go quick, so that night we had my family come and take a look. They didn't seems to have any real major concerns, so the next morning we decided we wanted to put in an offer! I really couldn't believe we found a house that quick. Before going to speak with our Realtor, Husbandy went to drive around the house/neighborhood one more time. I soon got a call that he just wasn't feeling it. He couldn't see us raising our family there. We talked it over, and decided that even though it was super nice, it wasn't for us. Wamp, wamp. Soo we kept looking, not a big deal, I didn't expect it to be that quick anyways. We then found a house in an awesome location. Loooooved the neighborhood. But, of course the house was a foreclosure, and needed some work. We put in offer knowing it was kinda low and that there were three others, and ended up not getting it. Finally, on house 40, we found one that fit almost everything we wanted! Great neighborhood, updated, move in ready, lots of room to grow, parks nearby, right in the middle of all my family...you get the idea. After going back and looking at it a second time and bringing family to take a look, we put in an offer! One counter offer later, we're under contract!!!

Being under contract is really when all the madness starts. I'm kinda sick of all the paper work and decision making. :)We had our inspection today and there are things that definitely need to be fixed before we say we'll take it, but we're still hopeful. Every time I go to the house I love it more, but I can't become too emotionally attached knowing that it's not ours yet, and that things could still fall through. If you don't mind saying some prayers that things go well, Husbandy and I would appreciate it.

House hunting has been a challenge with Husbandy not living in Dallas, but he's done so wonderful handling it all. In between that and school work, we celebrated our three year anniversary. I cannot believe it's already been three years. It sure hasn't felt like it. Thankfully it fell during Husbandy's dead week and we were able to have a wonderful dinner together at Houston's. We came home fat and happy. :P People have asked me what we got each other and to that I respond....a house? A trip to New Zealand? Take your pick.

That's right, on May 22 we will be on our way to God Zone...apparently that's its nickname. We got a really good deal from LivingSocial that we couldn't pass up. More on that trip later......

There were lots of other fun fun things that happened during April 2012, like two of my close friend at work telling me they are pregnant, and our annul Wagner/Fry day-o-fun in Ennis. We first go and take pictures in the bluebonnets and then go to the drive-in! It's been a tradition for three years now. I honestly can't wait until we throw little Wagners and Vrly Fries to the mix. Maybe the movie going will suffer, but the pictures will probably be cuter (no offense).

Did I mention Husbandy has THREE DAYS and ONE FINAL left!?!?! I am so excited. It will probably be a very long three days, but I cannot wait until Wednesday night.

Congrats if you made it this far....I think I'm done. God Bless!

Niece's first Easter! I love her.

You're Welcome, RaceTrac

This week has been incredibly busy, especially for Husbandy. We're hoping that in the coming weeks we'll see all the time and gas money pay off!

Here's a timeline of the past 9 days:

Thursday - Husbandy drives home, as normal, to spend the weekend in Dallas. We have a wonderful Thursday night dinner.

Friday - A typical Friday where I go to work. After work we meet up with our Realtor (whom I am now calling our best friend cause we hang out so much) and see four houses.

Saturday - I go to a photography class in the morning then we, again, meet with the Realtor and see another 4 houses. We decide we really like a house in Richardson that we saw a week ago and put in an offer. We know we're coming in a little low, but can't justify a bigger offer with the work that needs to be done on the house, so we tell ourselves nothing is going to come of it.

Sunday - Typical Sunday...Mass...engagement party...babysit Kate....drive around potential neighborhoods to see what they're like.

Monday - Ok, so this is where things pick up. Husbandy wakes up early to "pull" a ring day ticket (gets group 1...whoop!) and heads of to College Station for class and a group meeting. After his last class, which ends around 6:25, he drives back to Dallas. 

Tuesday - Husbandy gets up early to be in Arlington by 9:00am to listen to a speaker, General Terry Dake, former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was asked to come back to meet with the speaker as a former Goolsby graduate. That night we decide to squeeze in seeing a few houses since he's home.

Wednesday - Husbandy gets up early for a drive back to College Station. The rest of the day is decently normal, however, we do hear that the bank did not go with our offer for the house in Richardson. Sad.

Thursday - Our original plan was for me to drive to CS on Thursday night, and then on Friday we were going to go to the Blue Bell Factory in Brenham and be back in time to get his ring. Well, on Monday Husbandy received a phone call from a firm in Dallas for an interview on Friday. Soooo, lucky for him, he got to drive back to Dallas Thursday night! He was thrilled. We were very thankful for the interview, it just seemed to be bad timing.

Friday - I had obviously already taken off, so in the morning we got up and drove downtown for the interview. It was kinda pointless for Husbandy to go all the way downtown and then drive back to the house to get me when he was done, so I went and filled my time during his interview with filling the car with gas and Starbucks. After he was done we drove to College Station and immediately went to The Association of Former Student Building to get the ring!!! It was very exciting and many pictures were taken. I must say, Husbandy looks mighty fine with his new bling. I'm just so proud of him. :)

Originally (by originally I mean after the interview was thrown in the mix) we were thinking we were going to have to drive separately to CS, so Husbandy would have a car, and I would have one to drive back to Dallas in on Sunday. Thankfully, we found out my brother was going to a bachelor party in Houston(ish), so we made the plan to meet him on his way back. Husbandy still had to drive me an hour so it wouldn't be inconvenient for the group of guys my brother was driving with, but I guess it's better than nothing. 

Whew! What a week. Fill in the cracks with studying and you can see why Husbandy is ready for May 12th. Please keep him in your prayers as he finishes up his Master's Degree!

I Exalt Thee

It seems that music moves me more than I realize. The choir my mom is in has recently been struggling due to lots of changes that have taken places. Last week though, they seemed to be much more together. Particularly on one song that really moved me. I grew up hearing it every so often, but something was different this time.

I looked briefly for a good video of it on YouTube, but couldn't find one I loved. Plus, we kinda combine two songs. So, here are the words instead.




Lord, You are more precious than silver;
Lord, You are more costly than gold;
Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds;
And nothing I desire compares with You.

I exalt Thee
I exalt Thee
I exalt Thee, O Lord!







Ok, so I like this guys version of We (I) Exalt Thee @1:30 - 2:25.

To Be Continued

40 days of random 1-5 sentence thoughts. Not really sure how the formatting was messed up, but for some reason the space between thoughts gradually gets larger....

Friday February 24:

There is nothing like driving into College Station when you haven’t seen it for months.

O’Bannon’s brings me back to my senior year when a group of us would meet there every Wednesday. I think knowing of the greatness ahead got me through Wednesday night Becker classes.

Sunday February 26:

Going to Mass with 1,000s of other people your age and actually hearing participation is wonderful. If St Mary’s was an hour away from my house, I’d make the drive every week.  

Come to the Water really got to me today. I love Matt Maher's version!

If I don't even hit the speed limit while passing a car on a two lane road, they are going tooo slooooow.

You know what's also really annoying? When you're driving down 45, cruise control on, and you keep passing the same car cause they can't pick a speed. Seriously, must you fluctuate THAT much?

Coming home early was definitely worth seeing Brooklyn. :D

Monday February 27:


What’s with today today?

Tuesday February 28:


Today I'm learning about the beauty of CC'ing someone on an email. It's actually quite helpful. :)


Thursday March 1:


Happy birthday, Kelly! Love my work girls. :D


THIIGTSJD!!!


Saturday March 3:


Happy Birthday, Lauren! Here's to the next 10 years of our friendship. :D


Mmmmmm pistachio almond ice cream!


Sunday March 4:


I love watching The Amazing Race with Husbandy. :)


Monday March 5:


Happy Birthday to be best Husbandy ever! I can't wait for May and all the changes that will come with it. I looooove you!!


Wednesday March 7:


Hopefully now that I've finished The Hunger Games, my dreams will stop being so weird.....


Saturday March 10:


Oh, good, now we're known as the flakes.  :(


Monday March 12:


Husbandy is here for the entire weeeeeeek!


We did it!! We took the plunge! Eeeeeek! :D


Tuesday March 13:


I took half a day off today (the only day I get while Husbandy's home) and we were so productive! We got pre-approved for a loan, mailed my passport off to get my name changed, and met with our Realtor for the first time! Can't believe this is finally happening.


Wednesday March 14:


The house hunt has officially officially begun! We looked at four houses today, but none of them wow'ed us. Still excited to be house hunting though.


Thursday March 15:


Husbandy and I found the most gorgeous house today and it's in our price range!!!! We had my whole family come over to look at it. Now Husbandy and I have a big decisions to make. It's only our 5th house to look at, but it could be the one.


Friday March 16: 


Decided not to go with the house we found yesterday. Husbandy drove around the neighborhood this morning and decided it's not where he wants to raise a family. I'm going to dream about the kitchen and bathroom, but I'm at peace with this decision. 


The house hunt continues.


Saturday March 17:


HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!!


Husbandy and I ran our first 5k (Dash Down Greenville) together this morning. By together I mean we were running in the same race; I technically ran the race with my awesome friend Kit. I thought I was going to struggle, but we jut talked the whole time and I actually had fun. Thanks, Kit!


Loved having a cookout with friends, can't wait till we can host one of those.


Sunday March 18:


Happy with the race results, I didn't finish last! I wasn't even last within my age group. Mission accomplished. Husbandy did really well, I'm proud of him.


Husbandy's last day in Dallas. :(

Wednesday March 22:

It took me 50 minutes to get to work today....I live 10 miles away. That is ridiculous! 

Monday March 26:

Husbandy got his Aggie ring ticket! Yea!!

Wednesday March 28:

Well this day has really gone down the tubes within the last hour.....

Friday March 30:

It's Husbandy's Aggie Rings Day!!! He's been waiting for this for so long and I'm so excited I get to be the one to present it to him! He's worked hard for this. :)

Thanks to Chad for coming to see Husbandy get his ring!

Saturday March 31:

Date night with my husband to the place we ate the night he asked me to be his wife. :) I love him.

The Stars are not making this night go well....

Tuesday April 3:

I'm not sure if it's because I'm not on fb right now, or if it's because I really haven't cared this season, but I just found out at work that the championship college basketball game was last night. Woops!

Got some sweet tickets to the Stars game from a girl at work! I'll have to post pictures. :)

Saturday April 7:

Annual bluebonnet/drive-in movie day with the Fry's!!! So excited that we are actually going early enough to see bluebonnets this year. :D

EASTER IS TOMORROW!!