I am very excited that one of my good friends, Michelle, is going to be living with us! It's only temporary, literally like a month, but I think it will be fun:)
We gave away our dog Maverick this weekend. It was really sad, actually, to see him go, but we know it was for the best. Things just weren't working out with him. But his new owners are building a house on an acre of land in Fort Worth, so he will have plenty of room to run around, and he'll also have another dog to play with. Plus, his new owner has had Weimaraners before, so she's experienced with the breed. I feel a little guilty giving him away, like maybe I didn't give him enough of a chance. But sometimes, things just don't work out the way you wanted them too, even when you have the best intentions in mind. So here's to hoping you have a happy life, Maverick!
Things have just been so busy lately! Sam's grandmother was in town this weekend, and it was also his dad's birthday, so we spent much of the weekend with them. We also went to Cavendar's to get Sam a new pair of cowboy boots. He's been wanting some for awhile, so I decided to treat him to a new pair.
This week is looking to be another busy one. I will try to update soon!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Six Years and Counting
I've been thinking about my mom a lot lately, though I couldn't tell you why. Sometimes, all it takes is a song to spark a reminder of her in me. Her memory is always in the back of my mind, biding it's time, waiting patiently for me to pay it more attention. It's easy to let the day-to-day tribulations of life get in the way of remembering her and who she was and who she'll never be, but sometimes, it sneaks through.
It's the weirdest thing when someone important in your life dies. Especially when they die before their time. As if we have any say over when it's our time or not, but it's nice to think that we, as humans, have the ability to make those decisions.
April 7 will be six years since she died, and I still can't believe she's gone. I often wonder what she would think of me if she were alive today, wonder if she'd be proud of me and the decisions I've made in my life. I always worked so hard for approval. It meant everything to me. Even at 27, I still find myself wishing she were here to give me advice on things I just don't have answers to. I find that very frustrating. And though I still have so many memories of her, I'd be lying if I said I didn't occasionally forget what it was like to have her in my life. And that makes me so incredibly sad. I know that I will never forget her, but it's the little things about her that I worry about forgetting. I guess I should start writing things down as I remember them. Maybe not so much for myself, but for the future children I hope to have one day. They will never know her like I did, but I hope they can at least have some appreciation for her and who she was. I guess only time will tell.
It's the weirdest thing when someone important in your life dies. Especially when they die before their time. As if we have any say over when it's our time or not, but it's nice to think that we, as humans, have the ability to make those decisions.
April 7 will be six years since she died, and I still can't believe she's gone. I often wonder what she would think of me if she were alive today, wonder if she'd be proud of me and the decisions I've made in my life. I always worked so hard for approval. It meant everything to me. Even at 27, I still find myself wishing she were here to give me advice on things I just don't have answers to. I find that very frustrating. And though I still have so many memories of her, I'd be lying if I said I didn't occasionally forget what it was like to have her in my life. And that makes me so incredibly sad. I know that I will never forget her, but it's the little things about her that I worry about forgetting. I guess I should start writing things down as I remember them. Maybe not so much for myself, but for the future children I hope to have one day. They will never know her like I did, but I hope they can at least have some appreciation for her and who she was. I guess only time will tell.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A Quick Update
So it's late and I don't want to get too into what I've been up to lately, but I did want to say that I returned from my business trip to Chicago last night, and I will be posting about it soon! First, I have to get the pictures I took off of my phone.
The house hunt is still stagnant and I'm praying that things turn around soon.
Tomorrow is Go Texas Day at work and I am so excited because I'll get to wear my cowboy boots to work!!! Yeehaw! Lol!
Will write more soon!
Love,
K
The house hunt is still stagnant and I'm praying that things turn around soon.
Tomorrow is Go Texas Day at work and I am so excited because I'll get to wear my cowboy boots to work!!! Yeehaw! Lol!
Will write more soon!
Love,
K
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Feeling Stuck
This past week was a tough one for me.
My car started acting up on Monday, and I'm still not entirely sure what the problem is. The battery died, and to make a long story short, I ended up walking home from its final resting place, the CVS Pharmacy about a half mile from my house. I called Sam a couple of times to ask him to come get me, but he wasn't getting my calls. I figured by the time I actually got a hold of someone, and that someone finally made their way to CVS to pick me up, I could've just walked home. We live in a residential, high-traffic neighborhood, so I wasn't too worried about walking home in the dark. It was more of an inconvenience, than anything else.
Sam took the day off work Tuesday to stay home and fix my car, and so that I could take his truck to work since I don't currently have the luxury of taking time off. He replaced the battery, which was still under warranty amazingly enough. I still remember the first time he replaced it, way back in December of 2005 when we first started dating. So we were able to get a new battery at a discounted price, which was cool.
The next day, my car ran fine with no problems. Thursday, however, was a different story. I got in my car Thursday morning to go to work, and it wouldn't start. I mean the CD player stopped working, the windows wouldn't roll down, nothing! I was pretty upset, only because we can't buy a new car for me right now since we're looking for a house. Otherwise, I would've gotten rid of that car by now. The odometer read exactly 195,500, and I kept wondering if that was some kind of magic number that programmed the car to stop running.
So my brother had to pick me up and take me to my in-laws house to pick up the work truck, and from there I had to go to a paper store to pick up something for a work-related project, and then go to work. I guess the good news is I was only 45 minutes late to work, and that's not bad considering I had to go to the paper store before I got to work. But I hate being late to work, so it still sucked!
Not to mention I had an extremely busy and stressful week at work! I had a hard time staying on top of all of my projects, and made a few mistakes along the way. That is to be expected, considering how new I am, but I hate making mistakes and I take it really personally when I feel like I haven't lived up to my expectations.
To make matters worse, the house hunt really isn't going all that well. There's just nothing that's worth the money out there, and it's so frustrating. We've only been back on the hunt for about two weeks, but considering we started looking initially last year and we still haven't found anything, it's just so frustrating and I want to bang my head against a wall. If I wasn't in such dire need of a new vehicle I wouldn't mind as much, but I can't buy a new car until we buy a house, so I feel an added sense of urgency and pressure to find something fast.
All of this has really stressed me out this week, and I haven't been in the best mood this weekend. I've just felt really hopeless, and I hate feeling that way. I'm not going to give up, I know things will turn around, I just feel bummed out today. It gets hard trying to keep the faith. I'm very impatient, and it's hard for me to be patient and wait for things to fall into place. Hopefully next week will be a better week.
My car started acting up on Monday, and I'm still not entirely sure what the problem is. The battery died, and to make a long story short, I ended up walking home from its final resting place, the CVS Pharmacy about a half mile from my house. I called Sam a couple of times to ask him to come get me, but he wasn't getting my calls. I figured by the time I actually got a hold of someone, and that someone finally made their way to CVS to pick me up, I could've just walked home. We live in a residential, high-traffic neighborhood, so I wasn't too worried about walking home in the dark. It was more of an inconvenience, than anything else.
Sam took the day off work Tuesday to stay home and fix my car, and so that I could take his truck to work since I don't currently have the luxury of taking time off. He replaced the battery, which was still under warranty amazingly enough. I still remember the first time he replaced it, way back in December of 2005 when we first started dating. So we were able to get a new battery at a discounted price, which was cool.
The next day, my car ran fine with no problems. Thursday, however, was a different story. I got in my car Thursday morning to go to work, and it wouldn't start. I mean the CD player stopped working, the windows wouldn't roll down, nothing! I was pretty upset, only because we can't buy a new car for me right now since we're looking for a house. Otherwise, I would've gotten rid of that car by now. The odometer read exactly 195,500, and I kept wondering if that was some kind of magic number that programmed the car to stop running.
So my brother had to pick me up and take me to my in-laws house to pick up the work truck, and from there I had to go to a paper store to pick up something for a work-related project, and then go to work. I guess the good news is I was only 45 minutes late to work, and that's not bad considering I had to go to the paper store before I got to work. But I hate being late to work, so it still sucked!
Not to mention I had an extremely busy and stressful week at work! I had a hard time staying on top of all of my projects, and made a few mistakes along the way. That is to be expected, considering how new I am, but I hate making mistakes and I take it really personally when I feel like I haven't lived up to my expectations.
To make matters worse, the house hunt really isn't going all that well. There's just nothing that's worth the money out there, and it's so frustrating. We've only been back on the hunt for about two weeks, but considering we started looking initially last year and we still haven't found anything, it's just so frustrating and I want to bang my head against a wall. If I wasn't in such dire need of a new vehicle I wouldn't mind as much, but I can't buy a new car until we buy a house, so I feel an added sense of urgency and pressure to find something fast.
All of this has really stressed me out this week, and I haven't been in the best mood this weekend. I've just felt really hopeless, and I hate feeling that way. I'm not going to give up, I know things will turn around, I just feel bummed out today. It gets hard trying to keep the faith. I'm very impatient, and it's hard for me to be patient and wait for things to fall into place. Hopefully next week will be a better week.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Happy Hour
Tonight was soooooo much fun!!! I met up with a few co-workers after work for happy hour at a bar called Oceanaire. I had a great time! Cheap drinks, and great conversation, especially after a stressful weak.
And kudos to me for waking up early this morning and going to the gym!! Now if I could just get around to buying those new running shoes...
I'm going to keep this short tonight since I've got some bad cramps, but I will write more soon!
And kudos to me for waking up early this morning and going to the gym!! Now if I could just get around to buying those new running shoes...
I'm going to keep this short tonight since I've got some bad cramps, but I will write more soon!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Carrabba's
Tonight, Sam and I were treated to a sneak-peek preview dinner at Carrabba's. Basically, it's a dinner where they preview new, upcoming menu items. It's by invitation only, and you can access these, along with wine dinners and other cool offers through Carrabba's Amici Club!
The dinner started at 6:30 tonight, which meant I had to go in early for work so I could leave early. After a horrific morning commute that lasted nearly 2 hours, I left 610 and Post Oak around 5:15 and made it to the Carrabba's on Highway 6 sometime around 7:00. Pathetic.
Anyway, the dinner was really great! We go to sample a delicious lobster macaroni dish, shrimp bruschetta, grilled sirloin steak with crab-stuffed shrimp and green beans, and a banana panini with Nutella dipping sauce for dessert. So good!
I was also there to do a little research for work. I wanted to take pictures and such to document the experience, but I didn't want to creep out the other couple at our table that we ate with, so I decided to forgo the note-taking. We at with a really nice older couple, and had some great conversation, primarily about real estate which was perfect since we're in the market for a home. The man is a real estate agent, and his date is a mortgage broker, so we got some all around good advice!
Now, I am off to watch Justified and head to bed. Going to try to get up early tomorrow to hit the gym, since I have been seriously slacking since getting sick a few weeks ago. No more excuses! Bikini season is right around the corner and fast approaching.
Until tomorrow, my friends!
The dinner started at 6:30 tonight, which meant I had to go in early for work so I could leave early. After a horrific morning commute that lasted nearly 2 hours, I left 610 and Post Oak around 5:15 and made it to the Carrabba's on Highway 6 sometime around 7:00. Pathetic.
Anyway, the dinner was really great! We go to sample a delicious lobster macaroni dish, shrimp bruschetta, grilled sirloin steak with crab-stuffed shrimp and green beans, and a banana panini with Nutella dipping sauce for dessert. So good!
I was also there to do a little research for work. I wanted to take pictures and such to document the experience, but I didn't want to creep out the other couple at our table that we ate with, so I decided to forgo the note-taking. We at with a really nice older couple, and had some great conversation, primarily about real estate which was perfect since we're in the market for a home. The man is a real estate agent, and his date is a mortgage broker, so we got some all around good advice!
Now, I am off to watch Justified and head to bed. Going to try to get up early tomorrow to hit the gym, since I have been seriously slacking since getting sick a few weeks ago. No more excuses! Bikini season is right around the corner and fast approaching.
Until tomorrow, my friends!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Let the house hunt commence...again!
I'm excited to announce that S and I are on the house hunt...again! We originally started looking for a house last year around this time, but never really found anything that clicked. Then the wedding came, and it was time to put house hunting plans on hold. And then...I got laid off. So we obviously weren't looking for a house during that time.
So here we are, a year later, kicking up the house hunt once again. I am excited and hopeful that we will find a house soon! S and I are sooooo ready to be in our own place. I think I've moved at least once a year since I was about 19 years old, so after eight years, I've finally grown tired of that type of lifestyle, and am ready for something more permanent.
The catch is, I need a new vehicle really badly! Let's just say that I've had the same car since my senior year of high school, and I am now 27 years old. I hit 195,000 miles this weekend on the ol' Explorer, so I don't have much time left, lol! I'm hoping that we find a house by the end of March, so we'll be able to close before our lease is up in early May.
House hunting can be extremely stressful. I know in my mind what I am looking for, but to actually find what I am looking for is a whole different story. Especially a house that falls within our price range. Last year, we really didn't find anything, and it was so disappointing. But I'm going to stay optimistic about our search, and just hope and pray that we find something soon! I know that God will lead us in the right direction, I just have to stop worrying so much and let things happen they way they are supposed to.
So here we are, a year later, kicking up the house hunt once again. I am excited and hopeful that we will find a house soon! S and I are sooooo ready to be in our own place. I think I've moved at least once a year since I was about 19 years old, so after eight years, I've finally grown tired of that type of lifestyle, and am ready for something more permanent.
The catch is, I need a new vehicle really badly! Let's just say that I've had the same car since my senior year of high school, and I am now 27 years old. I hit 195,000 miles this weekend on the ol' Explorer, so I don't have much time left, lol! I'm hoping that we find a house by the end of March, so we'll be able to close before our lease is up in early May.
House hunting can be extremely stressful. I know in my mind what I am looking for, but to actually find what I am looking for is a whole different story. Especially a house that falls within our price range. Last year, we really didn't find anything, and it was so disappointing. But I'm going to stay optimistic about our search, and just hope and pray that we find something soon! I know that God will lead us in the right direction, I just have to stop worrying so much and let things happen they way they are supposed to.
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