The Year of Firsts!

This year has been very exciting for Kris and me.  We have experienced a lot of new challenges that have brought us even closer.  This year we moved away from our security belt into uncharted territory.  We bought our first new house and learned how much fun it is to move! We created our own yard from dirt.  Laid sod for the first (and hopefully last) time. Kris and I both started new jobs, in new towns, not knowing anything or anyone.   We bought our first "new" vehicle as a married couple!  Kris got to see parts of the US that he has never seen. We went to the beach together for the first time! We also got to experience a lot of sporting events for the first time.  For example, court side seats to the Spurs, Play-off game of the Spurs, the men's Final Four, and the Colts vs. the Texans. We have taken steps that I think everyone thought we would never do.  Along with the good and the fun, always come the sad and the hard.  I lost my first grandparent this year.  I feel blessed that I had all four of my grandparents for 25 years of my life. Not many people can say that, but things will always be different now.  Kris and I have made this house our home, and we look forward to the many memories we will have, as well as the rest of the firsts that are yet to come.  Happy New Year!

Texas Weather Lives On!

As I informed everyone about the cold weather we were having, Texas proves me wrong!  Today it got into the 80's.  It was warm enough that I should have worn shorts!  Come on, this is December!!  It did allow me to work outside some today!  Now, you can guess what the high is tomorrow.....56!  Crazy!

Snow?!?

Believe it or not...earlier this week, we had a cold front blow through that resulted in a lot of sleet and I think a little bit of snow!  Several times throughout the night, it sounded like it was hailing, but it was only the wind and sleet!  Bode was outside when it really started coming down.  I had to run out at pick him up.  Nothing bothers him.  He still wasn't ready to come inside!  The following day, all of the rooftops were white!  It was nice.  I don't know how often we get that, but we enjoyed it!!  

It is Cold!!

We have finally had some cold weather down here!  Last night on the news they even said to expect a cold winter and with the moisture in the air...we have a small chance of snow at some point this winter!  It doesn't snow here much.  The people that I work with said it snows here like once every 8 years.  That sounds similar to how often it floods too!   Since we didn't have a very wet summer, we are expecting a wet one next year! 

Kris's winter season has begun.  The first 2 nights were busy!  I am sure he is hoping that was the rush of a new event.  Everyone here is talking about Schlitterbahn's Christmas event.  Kris said the ice skating rink is booked for the night in the first hour!  I think it sounds like fun!  I am glad Kris likes the cold weather, since he is out in it now!  

We had our first Thanksgiving in our house.  It was nice.  I cooked a small meal and then we watched football for the rest of the day!   Now we have moved on to the Christmas season.  I love it.  Our trees are decorated in of course red and black!  Kris put up the lights on the house!  This is our first time to have lights on a house!  I am shocked that people down here only put up icicle lights.  We put up icicle and lights on our roof.  We still want to do more decorating, but that will come with time.  We are enjoying our time right now, and look forward to seeing everyone for Christmas!!