Wow it has been a while since I posted on here. I have lots of stuff to talk about now. Ryan's mom, dad and sister all were up here this past weeekend. I had to work all day on Sunday so I really didn't get to spend time with Randy since he left Monday morning, but the girls had some fun together. Alli, Quala and I all went to Palo Duro Canyon. I had no idea what we were going to do there, so I got dressed like usual. Silly me. There were hiking trails and sites to see, only problem was, the bugs loved me! You all probably know that I don't like bugs on me though! :) That made it a rough day for me, but it was still beautiful and a lot of fun. I told Ryan the next time we go I am not taking a shower for at least two days so I don't smell sweet!

Tuesday Quala and Alli had New Student Orientation and I had to work all day. Ryan spent part of the afternoon with Quala cleaning the townhouse. I am sure she was thrilled to do that with him! It helped us out a whole lot! We turned in the keys yesterday, so we officially are finished with it. Now we just wait and see about all of our deposits.

My car is in the shop!!! Woo Hoo! Hopefully it will be done by Tuesday and we will have it for our long trip home. Still no word on the person who hit my car though.

Today I am booking a hotel room for my friend's wedding and trying to plan her a bachelorette party too. The other bridesmaid is out of town so it is making it realy hard for me right now. We have to do it quick though since the bride will be leaving town and I will be leaving town!

Here are some pictures of the things we have been up to.

Ok, so I got smart and just took some pictures with the camera now at home! :)

First Time for Everything...Even if You Don't Want the Experience

There are lots of "first-times" I share with Ryan...first time riding/driving a 4 wheeler, first time driving a standard all by myself....first dog from Ryan and his family...first time driving across Texas just to see him...But I never saw this first time coming. Tonight we drove out to get some wine and I was a victim of a hit and run accident. This is the FIRST TIME I have had any major damage done to my poor Betty(my car). The guy hit my car pretty hard and made a very nice dent right above my driver side tire and popped out my blinker...not the headlight, just the blinker. It makes me so mad because we saw the guy who hit it-he opened the door for me to the store! I didn't actually see him hit my car, but I know the guy and his truck. Since we were at a liquor store, we thought maybe he was already drunk and didn't want to be arrested so he fled the scene. All I know right now is that I am very irate that we were only in the store for 10 minutes, walked out and my car was smashed. I have pictures on my phone that I would like to share, but I can't figure out how to get them off of it! Any ideas??

Other than that whole story, things are good. Ryan and I only have a couple of things at the townhouse that have to be moved and we are pretty settled in the new house. Raider and Star both got haircuts and baths today too. I was planning on cleaning my car top to bottom today and I am really glad that I didn't! Mostly, my day off was spent putting away things, cleaning our kitchen, and washing clothes.

Wow! Is it the end of the day already? Ryan and I have done so much today. It started out with a quick trip for coffee turning into a two and a half run to the townhouse to load stuff. Then, unloading and I decided I wanted to cut the grass in the backyard. They are supposed to do it for us, but since it was raining the guy couldn't get back there and we had a jungle! Well, we I went looking for the extension cord, it was at the other house, so another long trip to the townhouse. Finally got home and settled, cut the grass, raked, and sprayed the yard for fleas(Star actually had one on her the other night) and right as I finish, the guy comes around to mow our yard!! He really didn't need to mow over what I did, but he did and now I need to rake again so the stray grass isn't carried in on Star's fur. Mission accomplished on my part though! I also planted some flowers yesterday for our front porch. I have three pots sitting under our front window. We will have to see how long they last.

I did have to tear Ryan away from his motorcycle today though. He was tweeking the bolts on it and making eveything line up just right. When I got back with my second load from the house, I asked him to help unload. Eventually I had to ask him again since he was so involved with perfecting all the bolts on the bike. I am happy that he found another hobby that will keep his stress down. Now I just need to find a new one for me to keep the stress down!

Ryan and I are puppy-sitting this weekend too. Lauren, the friend of mine who took are "flip that dog" was going to college graduations and asked us to take care of Addie. She is fun to have around for a couple of days....she keeps Raider running. Maybe he could actually lose some of his weight. Stay plays with Addie too-tug-of-war, chase and all kinds of things. Right now Star has a bone that she is not willing to give up and is snapping at Addie for trying to get it. I guess the princess side of her is coming out.

To close the day, Ryan took me out to eat at Fridays. While we were waiting we got to talk about wedding plans some and what he wants vs. what I want. Let's just say....we have no idea right now! :) Then we got Sheridan's together and are about to watch a movie. It is so great having time to stop and share little things together.

Moving is going great since I have had time away from work. We just have a couple of things at the townhouse and then we have to clean. Tomorrow our plan is to get the aquarium, which should be fun since it is a 20 gallon tank. Last time we moved it, we emptied all the water, I still almost dropped it and we lost ALL the fish we had. Right now we only have one...I will let you know how tomorrow goes though.

Alright, I am sure by now it seems like I have dropped off of the face of the earth. These past couple of weeks have been really terrible for me just to say it nicely. Classes and finals are over now and there is nothing else I can do about the grades I made, so I am enjoying the free time! First off, we did finish painting and have moved the majority of our stuff into the new duplex. I am soo estatic not to have stairs!! I didn't realize how much of a pain it is do carry laundry up and down stairs!! (Aunt Shirley...I have no idea how you do it!) Unfortunately it doesn't seem like the maintenance here isn't going to be any better than the other place, but at least the rent is cheaper and no stairs. Work has been bad for Ryan and I both. We are both just about to throw in the towels and start somewhere else. For me, the other supervisor is acting like a two year old towards me and making it extremely difficult to work with her. For Ryan, he is bored all the time at work and just learned today that his job is at risk of being cut for a couple of reasons. Either way, there are other jobs out there. Mine might not be as good of experieince as the one I have now though. I haven't even been putting out applications, but it has gotten so bad that Ryan and I have discussed me quitting logically and long.

Other news, you might have heard that I was supposed to be at home this weekend for Sue's graduation. Well, after all the BS at work, gas prices hicking up, finals, moving, and clutter everywhere, I decided staying here and getting moving, unpacking and organizing would de-stress me more and help my mood. So far it has been great! I still realy want to go home too. Tonight I was actually joking with Ryan that he should just quit work tomorrow, we can drive ome tomorrow night and then spend the weekend home. Nope, he didn't go for it. We both hate those short trips. Here are some pictures of what I have accomplished in my past two days off though.

Before:

After:

Yes, that is our bar... and yes, that is a plant growing from somewhere!

This is our Wal-Mart parking lot on Thursday when it rained all day long.

Welcome to Wal Mart!! :)