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Just sitting here trying to avoid writing a paper that is due for class...I'm really not cut out for this school thing anymore! Anyhow, things are going well. We got some snow again this week and it actually stuck around more than a day! We've only got about an inch on the ground, but it's better than looking at the brown, dead grass. It did, however, inspire Laura to put on her decorating shoes and get out the Christmas stuff. Normally, I'd prefer to wait until at least December to get everything out. Boy was I mistaken! I'm pretty sure that she would have had me on top of the house with lights and a staple gun as soon as we were done with Thanksgiving dinner if it was up to her! Oh well, I can't complain too much. It'll be our first Christmas as a married couple in our first house - isn't that a milestone of some sort? Speaking of the house, we're nearly done with the improvements for now. I'm hoping to get some painting done this weekend (assuming I finish that stupid paper!) and then we'll be done! Once that is out of the way, I'm thinking about taking some "after" pictures to go with the "before" ones that we took before moving in (good idea, mom!!). I actually just got done looking at the before pics myself and it's quite a bit different. It's all been worth it though - gotta make your house a home, right?

(PS - I think that I just wrote a bunch of jumbled garbage, but I don't feel like reading it again to find out. Please note that I'm really hopped up on coffee right now and don't have much control over my caffeinated fingers!!)

Back to the Grind

Starting a new week after a long weekend is brutal...

Thanksgiving

We made it back safely from another successful trip to God's Country (that's Kansas to you!). All in all, it was a pretty good trip. Got to eat a lot of turket, visit with lots of family and friends, watch the Chiefs punish the Donkeys, and see the Hawks trip up the alligators - how can I complain about that!? Anyways, nothing much else to report.

The last month

Yes, I realize that I have been awfully quiet the last six weeks or so, but we've been really busy. So, I thought I'd offer a brief recap, in no particular order...

- School is going well. It's been a lot of extra work, but I'm really learning a lot and I think it will definitely be worth it when it's done.

- Flag football ended well...we were once again league (and tournament) champions.

- Softball ended well...we are the Parker coed league champs! Go BSLC!

- The house is a never-ending battle. Since the last post, we've made a LOT of changes, everything from tiling bathrooms to painting to landscaping. I don't think we'll ever be done, but it's been fun so far.

- Work is work. We had a guy leave our team (group of four), so the workload has picked up a bit. However, it's still not like this time last year when I was putting in 80 hours/week. Hopefully this trend continues!

- Reffing football was better than expected. The season finished Thursday and I think I ended up with close to 30 games this year, three of which were varsity.

- Thank goodness tomorrow is election day so the stupid political commecials will end!!!

- Heading back to KS in a few weeks for the holidays - very excited!

- I've had two new cousins born in the last few weeks - can't wait to meet them!

6 Great Months

I know it's been a LONG time, but I couldn't think of a better post to break my silence with. Today is Laura and I's 6 month anniversary. It's hard to believe that we've been married for almost half a year already, but it's been a blessing and a treat. Being married to my best friend is better than anything in the world. Let's hope the first [fill in the blank] years are as wonderful as the last six months have been!