Fun in the sun

With the exception of the church class lake party, this past week has been more of the usual. We did get the washer and dryer running, so it was officially initiated last weekend. Today we signed up for the Houston half-marathon in January...we'll see how that training goes!

The lake party was hosted at the vacation home of one of our church group leaders, and needless to say, we had a GREAT time! It was on Richland Chambers Lake, which is a little over an hour from Dallas. There was jet skiing, water skiing, tubing, grilling...everything you could ask for at the lake, and we did it all. It was Chris' first time tubing and water skiing, and as you can see he was quite successful (after a few close encounters with the water...hehe). Katie took a couple tries to get up too, but then it was just like riding a bike. We really enjoyed not only the opportunity to get outside and be active, but getting to know some couples in our class better too.

What a week!

I can't believe I ever doubted my ability to come up with things to write about in our blog...This week has provided an abundance of topics, most of which were unimaginable this time last week.

Last Thursday was an emotional day, as my brother found out he would no longer be a part of the A&M Athletic Department staff. We experienced the whole range of emotions: shock, disbelief, anger, sadness, and joy. Yes, we have even experienced joy in this situation. After all the emails were sent (Yes, I emailed the Athletic Department and the President of A&M...and they responded...What can I say, I love my brother...) and tears were shed, we discovered just how amazing a man he is! We are so proud of him and are anxious to see what direction his life takes from here.

Friday began our July 4th celebration, as KaboomTown (the celebration put on by Addison, TX) happened that night. We watched an airshow and fireworks from the roof of our apartment garage, ate some watermelon, and spent time with friends. The next night we were able to watch more fireworks from our balcony, much to our surprise!

This week brings the beginning of my night class and a new (to us) washer & dryer! We have enjoyed spending time with my Dad while doing laundry every other weekend at his house for the past 9 months, but are glad to have a set of our own. Now we can go spend time together without being chained to dirty clothes. We got a great deal and they are delivering it Friday (they live two doors down)!

Welcome to our blog!

Well, we've finally taken the plunge and started our very own blog! Over the past few months we've discovered this blogging concept and decided it is about time that we join the club. It has been fun to read posts and see pictures on others' blogs, so we hope this will be another way to keep family and friends close, no matter where we go or what we are doing.

Currently we are both working, playing, and trying to keep our minds open as to future plans. In October we will have been in the Dallas area 1 year, but the big question is where will we be after that? I am finishing my last nursing prerequisite this summer and am already applying to nursing schools. This will put me starting nursing school full time this January. The two programs at the top of my list are UTMB and TWU-Dallas, but we'll see how that aligns with Chris' work opportunites. UTMB would only be 12 months long, while TWU would be 24. The only drawback is that Chris and I would have to live apart for another year with UTMB. We are keeping our options open and seeing which doors shut and which ones stay open. I should hear about decisions in October...

Meanwhile, we just celebrated our 2nd anniversary by going to a Frisco RoughRiders baseball game. There's nothing better than being a kid with your spouse (we spent our 1st anniversary at the circus, if you didn't already know). Our gift to each other is a new camera, so hopefully we'll be able to post some really good pictures soon!