Moving......SUCKS

Well, it has been a while, mainly since nothing really had been going on with us. However, that has all changed. We are leaving our first place together, to move in with my dad, which I am sure he is thrilled about. We are very sad to leave, because I had packing and moving, but also because we really did love our little apartment - even the tiny kitchen.

But saddest of all, is that our adorable dog is not going to be able to come with us at the moment - David's mom is selflessly taking care of her for a few months for us. She loves it there, so that is a comfort to us, at least. At least you all are going to get a break from dog pictures!

Many amazing thanks to Emily, who, as David put it, "Is the nicest, most giving person on Earth."

It is weird being back at dad’s. I feel like I should call up the old high school gang to come hang out in the game room.

Lily's Throne

I have decided that I have not posted any pictures of Lily in too long - so here is your dose of doggie.



We recently bought Lily a new bed, as her old one was getting lumpy. Not even a week later, my mom came by with the dog bed she had bought for her house, finally succumbing to the fact that Lily will not be allowed to come visit. With this sudden influx of dog bedding, David decided to combine them all, thus creating the 'Princess and the Pea' effect. We have dubbed it her 'throne.'



It is good to be Queen.

Easter

Easter weekend was pretty low-key, as we just went for lunch at mom's. Here are some pics for the archives...

Uncle Kirk

This is proof that Uncle Kirk actually came to visit us here in Dallas. We basically just hung around mom's and ate her great cooking, and bored him to death with what was going on with us. It was good to see him, and I am glad he finally got to really meet David - the only other times were during weddings, and no one has time then. Thanks for the visit, and David and I hope to be able to drop in on you sometime as well. I promise to go easy on you in football in exchange.

Finished!

After 16 hours of testing, and who knows how many studying, David has passed all four sections of the CPA on his first try! YAY! Congrats, babe - you are a genius. I am very excited for my future children.

He ended up getting some high scores, which was funny because every time he came home convinced he hadn't done well. All we are waiting on now is the paperwork and David will have some initials after his name. We are all very proud of him.



Even Erica Bana is impressed.

Blind No Longer

So this January I officially became no longer blind due to Lasik.

It was an interesting process, and by interesting I mean scary. My new advice to all Lasik patients is to self-medicate, because I am pretty sure that the 'Valium' they give you is really a placebo.

I went to Dr. Booth (Mr. Boothe's House 'O Lasik) along with approximately half of the Dallas population. I would describe the process as 'a cattle-like assembly line' which is what it felt like. This guy must be rolling in it - I got my surgery at 7 pm, and I heard one of his assistants say he had 27 more surgeries to go! Of course, the actual time of the surgery is around 1 minute per eye, although it feels like a lifetime.

Actually, the surgery itself wasn't that bad, it was all the care afterwards that they don't tell you about that makes you want to kill yourself. Here are some of the joys I got to experience:

- putting one of 5 different eye drops in every 10 minutes for a week
- every night I had to put in a type of eye neosporin, followed by my husband taping 2 plastic 'shields' to my face.
- not being able to wash my face, put on make up, or touch my whole face for a week - which due to the above treatments, created eye stalactites, and a general grossness. I wore my sunglasses 24/7 all week. When I wasn't being forced to wear my goggles, which made me look like a 1920's pilot, and caused several motorists to drive into trees from laughing.
-I also got to wear the googles in the shower.

All in all, it was a fun week. I'm sure down the road it is going to be completely worth it, and I am already enjoying the ability to be able to read in bed, and go right to sleep. I'm definitely excited about not dealing with contacts during trips, although I am pretty sure David wanted me to get it done so I wouldn't drop his future children when I got up with them in the middle of the night. Here's to a future of sight.....

Dashing through the Sleet

Yes, it is Christmas time yet again in Texas, which is a mix of wearing shorts and the next day putting up with slushy sleet. We once again ventured out into the surrounding wilds of Dallas to search for a Christmas tree - Lily was overjoyed to be invited this year. It was a great family place, with lots of trees to choose from.




Once we finally chopped our s down and tied it to the car, we realized we were idiots, and had tied all the doors shut. So, naturally, we got in/out of the car through the windows. Classy.



We spent this Christmas with Mom and Lew here in Dallas. There's nothing that can quite match a Christmas with your mom, and this was no exception. Wassail and Christmas music abounded, and we had a lovely holiday with them and our extended family.