The Nicholas Couple

Halloween!!!

2010-11-01T22:51:00.005-05:00

Jesse & I decided it would be fun to dress up while we passed out candy, so we decided to be nerds. We had fun and even bought some new decorations for the yard. I loved the little trick-or-treaters.

We had Spiderman come to our door and Spiderman was so cute!! I gave Spiderman some candy and then he said "Excuse me ma'am, I'm not really Spiderman. This is just a mask." I pretended to be surprised and he continued to say, "Yeah, I'm just a kid" in a super cute voice.

October Wedding #3 - Mr. & Mrs. Sessions

2010-11-01T22:34:00.003-05:00

Jesse has remained very close friends with his buddies from high school. This past weekend Jesse's friend Michael was married to his wonderful sweetheart, Rachel. The outdoor ceremony was gorgeous (complete with a violinist) and the weather was perfect! We had a blast with everyone that was there. Also, since the wedding was on Jesse's birthday, his friend's mom Debbie made a small birthday cake for him and everyone sang to him. He was so surprised and never expected a thing! Overall, it was a great night!!

Six Flags with Jessica

2010-11-01T22:24:00.006-05:00

My amazing Mom had 2 free tickets to six flags and was nice enough to give them to me! Since Jesse was out of town for a bachelor's weekend for his best friend I took my friend Jessica. We had a blast! I forgot how much I love to ride roller coasters! The most exciting part about it was that we went during their Fright Fest so a lot of people wore costumes and the park was decorated for Halloween. My favorite decoration was the red water that they dyed in the park!! Here are a few pictures of our fun day!

Jessica, Tweety & me!

Face painting of candy corn! I felt like a little kid again!

Here's the red water!

More scary decorations!

Drumline, LIVE!

2010-10-21T15:18:00.005-05:00

For Jesse's birthday this year I got us tickets to go see a traveling band/drum line. The band involves the best of the best from universities in the South. Jesse played on his high school drum line when he was in high school, so he really enjoyed listening to everything they brought to the stage. Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures in the performance center, but the band marched through the theater to outside and played some more for an encore performance. It was so neat!!! Seeing these talented people perform really makes me appreciate live bands like this all over again.

Joyce's Reception

2010-10-21T15:04:00.002-05:00

Joyce's reception was simple and gorgeous! I didn't get many pictures of the bride though. :( Either way, she was lovely and we all had a blast!

The Night Before Joyce's Big Day...

2010-10-14T23:06:00.009-05:00

As many of you know, Jesse's sister Joyce is getting married tomorrow and we are so excited for her! The male and female groups of the Nicholas family has a tradition of getting together the night before for dinner and just plain fun. It's always a blast and full of laughter, especially when Aunt Tami is there. (Yes, there's your shout-out and yes, I'll post more often just for you. hehe Love You!) Tonight we went to Carinos. Here's a few shots I got of the ladies tonight.

I love this picture! This is before we all left for dinner. The cute baby is Aubrey. She belongs to Jeff and Karris. Aubrey is full of smiles and so cute! As you can see, everyone thinks she is adorable as well.

We are hoping she smiles normal tomorrow. Only time will tell. haha

Can't wait for tomorrow!!

A Parade, Wedding, Good Deed, and Pumpkin Carving...

2010-10-11T19:43:00.006-05:00

Yes, all in two days!

This weekend was so much fun! We started Saturday morning by attending the parade for Hutto Old Tyme Days Festival. It's so neat because the parade goes through our neighborhood, so we literally just got up and walked down the street.

That evening we went to a beautiful wedding for my cousin. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so I'll have to steal pictures others later. This is wedding 1/3 for October!!

Sunday morning Jesse helped these random guys move their car off the the major road 79 in Round Rock. This road is very busy and dangerous. I couldn't help but to take a picture of my awesome husband!

On Sunday, Jesse and I carved pumpkins. This has become a tradition at our house. It's not competitive, but it's fun to be like a kid again! Which pumpkin do you think belongs to whom? ;)

This was a perfect weekend to the beginning of fall. I love this time of year!!

Our life in the last few months

2010-09-23T22:28:00.007-05:00

Many great things have been happening here in our little family of two. As many of you know, I became unemployed about this time last year. Since that happened, I have started working again in the accounting field. Jesse resigned from his job of three years and started working elsewhere. He's been there for 5 months now, and has already received a promotion! I'm very happy and proud of him for the hard work. To celebrate we went out and bought a brand-spanking new 2011 Scion Xb. Jesse has wanted one for years and he finally has his toy! Here's a picture of the day we brought our new baby home! :)

We were lucky to have some friends come visit us for Labor Day Weekend. We had a blast while they were here!

We have had a great end to a nice summer and are looking forward to fall. I already have our fall decorations around the house! I hope everyone out there is doing great too!!

Top Ten Guilty Pleasures

2010-09-23T10:25:00.006-05:00

10. Pretzel M&Ms
This is the best idea since sliced bread! It's the perfect combination of salty and sweet that we, as human beings, crave. I didn’t think it would come to this-that it would be this hard to not eat the whole bag. My thoughts are that all M&Ms are at least average or above and I expected these to be somewhere on that spectrum. I do enjoy a small bag of Peanut M&Ms from time to time, but usually M&Ms aren’t my favorite Go-To candy. These are different. It’s funny, I wasn’t really impressed with the first one I tried because I had just popped it in my mouth and chewed. Eh, nothing special, I thought. But, when I sucked the candy-coating off and the chocolate started to melt away and uncover the slightest saltiness…. Eureka!

9. Love Songs/Stories/Movies
I am a sucker for romanticism. As a result, I love love! I enjoy jamming out to love songs because it puts myself into such a happy mood every time without fail. I love hearing how couples met and hearing of their engagement stories. It's always so inspiring. And love movies, they tear me up. I can't watch any movie that has a love plot without crying or at least tearing up.

8. MTV's Real World
I have been watching the Real World for as long as I can remember. The idea of this show is genius - let's put 8 strangers in one house, and watch. I find it amazing to see how people outside of my social realm handle situations that for the most part I will never find myself in. It's also interesting to see how close-minded some folks are.

7. Lazy Sundays
I love Sundays. It’s often my ONE day off from the gym. Some days I don't put on pants or shower all day. Some days I get groceries or go shopping, some days I’m glued to my couch. Some days we go on drives with no destination. But all I know is that Sundays are LAZY, completely and utterly lazy and I love it.

6. Britney
Yes, I know she doesn’t write all her songs. Yes, I am aware she is but a figurehead fronting a giant, money-making empire. But say what you want; when it comes to pop music, she’s got it. I reel at the genius of “If You Seek Amy”, I spin in glittery circles whenever I hear “E-mail My Heart”, I start bouncing up and down uncontrollably when I hear “Womanizer”. Listen to my (guilty) pleasure and you can hear the forefront of pop. Ms. Spears does it, people copy it. Mandy Moore did, Christina Aguilera did, and now there’s Katie Perry and Lady Gaga – auto-tuned, multi-layered vocals sang over hard-hitting synths and electro dancehall beats — tell me I’m lyin’!

5. Wingstop - Garlic Parmesan
Garlic Parmesan wings from Wingstop are like none other out there. I have a permanent wing craving, and nothing will satisfy it except these.

4. Candles
Candle are what gets me from month to month, holiday to holiday. Jesse isn't a fan of my candle obsession. There is just something special about the ambiance of candles. Different scents can put you into different moods and can bring back many memories.

3. Fake Phone Conversations
I can't help it, but when I'm in a hurry or see somebody that I know but don't really wanna talk to that day I pretend to be on my phone. It works, makes me feel guilty, but it sure can be a pleasure.

2. Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan is probably most well know for its sexy covers, sex related articles and yearly male centerfold, but it contains varied articles and features relating to many women issues. Cosmo is my favorite magazine and I always read it cover to cover. It's also fun to read because some women are plain crazy when it comes to the dating world and I am so glad that I don't have to be part of that. Cosmo always has a section for married women now, and it's awesome! I love this magazine because it helps women to feel confident in who yourself and embrace individuality.

1. The Sims
My guiltiest and most embarrassing pleasure is playing Sims. Anytime I find myself with a few hours to kill, I will be on my laptop playing my favorite game. It's fun to create characters and then control their relationships and actions. It's probably the controlling-ness in my personality coming out that truly enjoys this interactive game. Probably not the best thing, but definitely not the worse!

Time to update again...

2010-08-04T20:13:00.002-05:00

Jesse and I are sitting outside on the front porch right now talking about how it's been a while since the last time I updated this thing. I can't believe the summer months are almost over! Time sure does fly when you're having fun, working and going to school! We just reached the half way point for our bachelors degrees. We thought about taking a break from the hustle and bustle, but have decided to push on through and just get it over with!! We keep laughing about how we won't know what to do when school is over because we will have so much more free time. Just the thought of going to sleep before midnight is exciting for us!

Anywho, I have pictures from 4th of July that I will put up shortly. That's about the only thing we have done this summer that doesn't include a textbook! :P

Vancouver Stars on Ice

2010-05-16T11:18:00.017-05:00

This year for mom's birthday I got her 2 tickets to go see Stars on Ice. We were both so excited since Evan Lysacek and Sasha Cohen were there, as well as many others! It was so much fun and now we're planning to go next year for the 25th anniversary! Can't wait! Love you mom and happy early birthday!!

Mom and I waiting for the show to start!!!

Rachel Flatt

Meryl Davis & Charlie White

Yuka Sato!!

Evan Lysasek - He skated to Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror". He was even singing along while he was dancing! lol

Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao - They always look so happy together!

Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

Michael Weiss

Weiss' signature move. He also did a bunch of flips on the ice!

Todd Eldredge

Sasha Cohen

One of the many close-ups of Evan that I got!

The closing number!

Mom and I at the end of the show!

Choke Canyon State Park

2010-05-16T11:11:00.002-05:00

Last weekend we went camping at Choke Canyon State Park with my parents, my brother, and my grandparents. It was really humid, but luckily we stayed in cabins that had air conditioning!! The guys had a blast because all day Saturday they went fishing! They caught a ton of catfish and we even had a fish fry that same night.

Spring Pictures

2010-05-16T10:37:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago the wild flowers here were amazing! My sister-in-law Judith was nice enough to take some pictures of us in the surrounding area.

Signs of Spring

2010-03-23T09:50:00.003-05:00

I love this time of year! I love seeing the new growth on all the trees and bushes and watching the grass get greener and greener every day. I've always seen it as a fresh start, but this year it means so much more to me. I love seeing the flowers blooming too. They show that even they can overcome the rough winter they went through.

With that being said, I am looking forward to this Spring and Summer. It's a fresh start for Jesse and I. We both have started new jobs and have a new-found appreciation for each other. We also have a lot of hope towards the future. We are both in school and can't wait to finish to see what lies ahead for each of us. I also love the beginning of Spring because it's around our anniversary. On March 29th we will be celebrating 2 years of marriage. It hasn't been the easiest 2 years, but it's definitely been worth. I love being married to my best friend and my sweetheart. I love you Jesse!!

2010-02-25T15:55:00.002-06:00

I couldn't figure out what to call this post, so I'm not going to place a title on this one. This week has been a very exciting and sad week for Jesse and I.

We found out on Monday that we were pregnant. We couldn't believe it since we had been told that there was such a slim chance. We were so shocked since we had been trying for more than a year. Unfortunately, the excitement never got to set in. On Tuesday morning Jesse had to take me to the hospital because I was having very bad pain in my abdomen. After a few hours of testing and ultrasounds, the ob/gyn in the ER told us the devastating news that we had an ectopic pregnancy (tubal pregnancy) and had to have surgery immediately. I don't think either of us have ever been so upset before.

After surgery I woke up with half a fallopian tube gone, no pregnancy, and some new scars. It's not easy to digest it all, but I am on bed rest for the time-being and just trying to take in everything that has occurred. The most exciting part for us is the fact that we got pregnant. I feel like we have a lot more hope now since we have had so much disappointment over the last year. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel and we can't wait to get to it! It'll be another adventure, but it will be so much more worth it! I am so thankful that I have Jesse to help me. He has been absolutely wonderful. He has been the greatest partner that one could ever ask for! I love him so much!

My Dad's 40th Birthday

2010-01-17T20:29:00.004-06:00

My dad's 40th birthday was on January 14th, so the Saturday after we went down to Randolph Air Force Base and went bowling with my family and some of their friends. It was a lot of fun!

Dad was so funny in his birthday hat!!

Me and Jesse in between turns.

Here's Dad bowling in his hat. He claimed it helped him bowl better.

Here's Mom bowling. Mom is known for being the worst at games, but she surprisingly did really well at bowling!!

This is Jesse bowling.

Half-bath project

2010-01-17T20:19:00.003-06:00

Every year I like to complete at least one project that I am proud of to start off the new year. In 2009, I compiled pictures from 2008 and made a big picture frame of it! That is still hanging up in our living room and it's nice to look at it and remember all the fun we had our first year of being married! This year, I decided to paint our half-bath downstairs. It took me a while to figure out what color I was going to paint it, but once I did it didn't take me long to get this project done! I am so pleased with how it turned out too!!

My Birthday & Christmas Time

2010-01-13T08:25:00.005-06:00

On December 23rd, I celebrated my 21st birthday and Christmas this year was one of the best!! Can't wait to see what 2010 brings!

For my Birthday, Jesse made reservations at Bess' Bistro. It was so good too!! Bess' is owned by Sandra Bullock and one of the things that I love is that the food is portioned out correctly. It's nice to leave a restaurant not feeling overstuffed. After that we got dessert at my favorite place, Katz's. They have the best Death by Chocolate Cake! It is, literally, to die for!!! Thanks honey for a nice evening!

I love to get Christmas cards, and every year I love to put them up on the wall as I get them. It is so great to hear and see the changes everyone has gone through!

This is our house all decked out for Santa!! Last year we only did icicles above the garage and Jesse promised me that we would go all out this year! I was so excited about how it turned out.... AND we won the decorating contest in the neighborhood!!

Our 3 Pups

2010-01-13T08:10:00.007-06:00

Here are random pictures of Molly, Rowdy, and Presley. Love them, even though sometimes they can be a pain! HAHA!!

Rowdy was just ready to go to bed this night!

Puppy Love. And yes, that is Rowdy and Presley. They are a funny duo. They never leave each other's side and they cuddle anytime they think no one is watching!

The dogs are not normally allowed on the couch, but anytime my parents come over that rule seems to fly right out the window!!

Caught Jesse and Presley napping together... so cute!!

We can't leave our laptops open without supervision anymore because this is what happens. For some reason, Presley thinks that it's a pillow!

Molly took my spot in bed!! LOL!

Jesse's Surprise Party & Halloween Fun!

2010-01-13T01:05:00.008-06:00

For Jesse's 25th Birthday I took him out to a nice dinner (Chili's) and a Matinee Movie. He must've thought I was being pretty cheap, but when we got back to our house he was surprised to see a lot of his family and friends here!! I was so excited that he was actually surprised because there were a few times that I could've sworn he knew what was going on. He's just good like that! Anyway, happy birthday Honey! You are know a quarter of a century old and one year closer to the Senior Citizen Discount! ;)

Last year for Halloween we had maybe 2 trick-or-treaters since we were only one of 6 houses on our street. I was very disappointed about that, but this year was different. Our street was finished out this past year and I was so excited to get trick-or-treaters!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!

This is an inside joke with my parents, but don't worry!! We will get you back! You just wait to see what we have planned!!!! muhahahaha!!!

This is Jesse and our neighbor Justin. You would think they've known each other for years the way they get along! They are two big kids! :D

Jesse was a 'T-Bird' and I was a 'Pink Lady.'

Aren't they cute!?!?! From left to right, Rowdy, (devil), Presley (hotdog), Molly (butterfly).

The boys tore their costumes off pretty quickly, but Molly seemed to enjoy her costume. She was prancing all around the house ALL evening!

Michael in his Halloween get-up. Supposedly that's his "sexy" look........ You be the judge.

Here is the pumpkin that I carved!

Benini Galleries and Sculpture Ranch

2010-01-13T00:24:00.010-06:00

Jesse surprised me one weekend by telling me to get ready to go on a day trip. He has never done anything like that before, so I was very excited about what the day would entail! He wouldn't tell me where or what we were doing!! He took me to this beautiful place called Benini's Foundation. It is an art gallery and sculpture ranch near Johnson City. You can find more information at http://www.sculptureranch.com. It is a great date for any couple! Here are a few pictures of the art and sculptures that we really appreciated.

And yes, this painting is flat. AMAZING!! There were several paintings similar to this style. It represented a time when Benini was exploring the world of Geometry and dimensions. I think he got an A+!!!

I don't know the title of this one, but I love how the dance is incorporated.

"I Could Have Danced All Night"

"Adam & Eve"

"HiHo"

"Beautiful Storm"

"Marathon"

"Higher Education".. get it? ;)

Update!

2009-09-21T11:41:00.005-05:00

First of all, I just want to apologize to all those that I have let down. I am terribly sorry that I have not kept our blog up-to-date. I know, there really are no excuses! Hehe! :P

Things are going good in the Nicholas household. We recently purchased new furniture for the living room! We've been looking at getting new furniture for the last few months and it took a while to find exactly what we wanted!! It's nice to allow more than 3 people to sit down at the same time! Haha!

In addition to the new couch, we got a new puppy!! A co-worker of mine gave me a dachshund puppy. He was 12 weeks old when we got him and we named him Presley! He's very adorable and lovable! He loves to cuddle and sleep all of the time. When he is awake, he is constantly playing with his new big brother and sister. It took Rowdy and Molly some adjusting to get used to him, but now they are all pals. They have a bed that all share and it is so cute to see them all sleeping together. It really warms the heart!

On top of all of this, I decided to start my own business. I am an Independent Beauty Consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics. I love it so far! It really helps that I've always loved wearing make-up!! I even have my own website! The website is www.marykay.com/knicholas2 Check it out!! I'm very excited to see how this endeavor turns out!! It should be interesting!

Jesse is busy working away as always. He and our neighbor have started a workout routine that includes running and lifting weights. It's fun to watch the transformation in him. He's had so much extra energy and has been very positive about everything!! I'm very excited and happy for him!!

Mitch's Reception

2009-07-22T09:11:00.002-05:00

Jesse's cousin once removed (I think!!!) had a wedding reception in Longview, Texas. It was a mere 4 hours away, so we were able to go!! I got to meet some of his family that I hadn't met before! It was quite exciting! They were all so loving and welcomed me right in!

I would have taken more pictures, but the battery was on the verge of dying. So I would take one picture and then turn it off. And then I would forget I even had the camera. :/

Hamilton Pools

2009-07-11T14:24:00.002-05:00

So I heard about this really neat place called Hamilton Pools from a vendor we use at work. We decided to go check it out with our neighbors one day and we had a blast! It's about an hour drive from here, and then you have to wait about 30 minutes to get in. They only allow 50 cars, so you have to wait for 1 to leave for another car to enter. It all goes by pretty fast, luckily! It's about a 1/4 mile hike down to the pool and it's so neat!!! The hike goes by pretty fast since it's shaded the entire time by really big trees. The water was really cold since it's all from the Pedernales River. Here are some pics! There aren't a whole lot of pictures, but it's easier than putting them in here individually! :D

Tuscan Dreams

2009-07-11T10:08:00.008-05:00

We painted a few accent walls at work a Barnyard Red, and I started to get the itch to paint our house! So far we only have one room done. We can't decide on the other colors at this point. The kitchen was very easy to decide on. We went for a Tuscan Red. It's a very dark red. It took us all day on a Saturday to paint the kitchen, but it was worth it!

Here is the before picture!

Molly was calm as can be. Just relaxing as we did all the work! lol

They were so funny trying to watch Jesse! At one point, Rowdy fell off the window sill. I don't know how he didn't end up with paint all over him!

We had to put the pups into the crate because they were getting too close to the paint.. Isn't she adorable?

Here is the final project! We love it! I just realized we didn't put the green ivy back up at the top!!! Oops!!!

Smithville Trip

2009-07-11T09:58:00.002-05:00

Jesse and I went out to Smithville one evening to visit my Great Uncle Sam and Aunt Leann. They have a bunch of horses so they were showing us all of their horses and their property. It was really neat. It was so quiet out there, too!
Here's a slide show of their horses!

All About Jesse

2009-07-08T00:38:00.003-05:00

All About Jesse!

1. He is sitting in front of the T.V., what is he watching? Probably The Office. If we had a cable though, he would be watching Discovery Health all day!

2. You're out to eat, what dressing does he get on his salad? Ranch

3. What's one food he doesn't like? Seafood... :( which is my favorite.

4. You go out to eat and have a drink, whats his choice? Dr.Pepper always

5. Where did he go to high school? Round Rock High School

6. What size shoe does he wear? 10 1/2 - 11

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Money! lol j/k, classic cars

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Anything but tuna.

9. What would he eat everyday if he could? expensive restaurant

10. What is his favorite cereal? Fruity pebbles

11. What would he never wear? Girls undies. lol! ;)

12. What is favorite sports team? UT Longhorns

13. Who did he vote for? Obama

14. Who is his best friend? me!

15. What is something you do that he wishes you didn't? Getting worked up about scheduling...

16. What is his heritage? He's white chocolate... What more do you need to know? lol

17. What kind of cake do you make for his birthday? I BUY him carrot cake. lol

18. Did he play sports in high school? none, he was on drum line

19. What could he spend hours doing? Sleeping, surfing craigslist for cars, rough house with the pups.

20. What is one unique talent he has? He can always make me smile and he has very good rhythm. He can find the beat in any song and repeat it back to you. It's amazing...

Love ya boo!

Kori Jean

2009-06-17T09:05:00.003-05:00

I am just absolutely thrilled for a really good friend of mine! We were the best of buds my senior year in high school and she was actively pursuing a career of singing at the time. WELL, the time has finally come and she has her very own website up and a debut album releasing!
I am super excited for Kori! You can listen to some of her songs at her website: www.korijeanolsen.com! Kori is a beautiful woman and I can't wait to see succeed!

Alisa's Wedding

2009-06-16T23:34:00.007-05:00

Alisa is a girl that Jesse has known since he was in diapers. She recently had a beautiful wedding and here are a few pictures!

This is the bride and groom's first dance. They were a really cute couple and looked so happy! Her dress was stunning, as well!

Here's a picture of my sister-in-law, Judith and I.

Here is one of the few serious pictures we have. lol

True love... picking each other's noses! ;)

This is us just being silly. Nothing new here!

This is the plantation that Alisa's wedding was. Her reception and ceremony were outside, but it was still a beautiful touch and added class to the wedding. It was like a dream home inside!!

Seaworld Fun!

2009-06-16T23:16:00.004-05:00

The last weekend of May we went down to Seaworld with the Mittelstadts. (Thanks Mom & Dad for letting us crash at your place, btw!!!) It was a blast! The last time I went to Seaworld I was about 10 years old. All I remember were the kiddie rides, only because they were so boring! haha!

Everyone knows that you can't go to Seaworld and not go and see Shamu. We went to the first show of the day! Now, I don't know if maybe I was just really emotional or what, but I found the show very touching. It was just absolutely amazing to see these large animals swimming with humans. You could really see and feel the love that the whales and trainers had for each other. The beginning of the show was the most powerful. They tell a story of a young boy with very powerful music, and then all of a sudden 2 whales come out of the water. They start to jump out of the water in all different places. Absolutely stunning. I teared up a few times throughout the show. Corny, I know. Here are a few pictures below.

After Shamu, we went to see the dolphins and beluga whales show. That was a fun show. It was more about the acrobats than the actual animals. I didn't care for that very much. I was shocked at how high the dolphins could jump. The beluga whale that is pictured below had a baby who followed her everywhere. It was really cute. The baby wouldn't do the tricks, but she was always right behind mama's tale.

The rest of the day was pretty fun. It started to get really hot and we were all very tired, so we went back to my parents house for dinner and then headed home. It was a nice getaway weekend!

Catch Up Time

2009-06-16T23:10:00.001-05:00

Sorry everybody! I just realized today that I have not posted ANYTHING in a month!! And so much has happened. I'll break it down by event. It's going to be a long night! lol.

Update

2009-05-18T23:20:00.006-05:00

Wow, it is crazy how fast time flies by! Jesse and I have just finished a round of classes and have already started the next round. We did not get a break in between. :( It's been awhile since the last post and I don't remember when it was that we had our weekend adventure with our dogs. We wanted to spend time with them on a Saturday, but we wanted to get out of the house. We decided to go to a dog park over in Round Rock. The pups had a blast and we had fun too. They were running around smelling all sorts of things. They wouldn't even slow down for a sip of water. The best part was when we got home. It was so cute. I was preparing dinner and I looked over on the couch and Jesse, Molly, and Rowdy were out! They were just absolutely pooped!

Here's Rowdy just prancing around. He is always camera ready!

Molly has grown so much and has become so beautiful. She has a beautiful coat and it looks great in the wind!

Here's Dad and the kids! ;) so cute!

We also had our address painted at the end of our driveway. We were both very excited about this. This is what it looks like now!

GO EXPRESS!!!!

2009-05-05T15:16:00.003-05:00

The Round Rock Express are on a winning streak!!!!! They have won the last 5 games! This now puts them in 1st place for the PCL American South Division!!! This is very exciting since they had such a shaky start. Yes, they won their season opener, but it was quickly downhill from there. I'm so glad to see them going out there and kicking butt!!! They have a great team this year and I know that they will be able to keep it up! Let's go boys!

Pictured above is Yordany Ramirez. He is an outfielder for the Express. Right now, he has one of the best batting averages in AAA with a .366!! AMAZING!!!!

One year later, and yummy still!

2009-04-29T23:02:00.009-05:00

One year later, and it's time to pull the cake topper out of the freezer. Unwrapping the cake was the hardest part. I don't remember who wrapped it up. It had to be my mom or grandmother. Either way, it was really hard to get all the wax paper and ceran wrap. Once we got it opened we were able to try it. We were both a little nervous and worried about how it would taste. Luckily though, it was pretty good! The cake part was a little dry, but what can you expect after being frozen for a year? The best part was the frosting! It was so good!

Here's the cake in ceran wrap. The frosting was falling off of the cake because of the ceran wrap.
Here we are feeding each other!
It got a little messy! haha
Whoops!

Yeah, so we're kind of obsessed...

2009-04-29T22:40:00.009-05:00

So0o0o Jesse and I have pretty much become obsessed with the Express. We have started to go to a game almost every night if we don't have anything else going on. We have suckered a few people into going to the games, and we have also ran into friends at the game! We also went to a Question and Answer session with 4 of the express players and then watched Sandlot at the Alamo Drafthouse. It was with pitchers Jeremy Johnson, Ryan McKeller, Tyler Lumsden, and catcher Lou Santangelo. We actually learned a lot of neat things about them. For example, Ryan McKeller graduated from Pflugerville! Here are a few pictures.

Here's Mark Saccomanno up to bat!
Me and Jesse!
Joyce and I. And that's Jesse's boss, Steve, to the right! lol
Here are the boys, left to right: Tyler Lumsden, Ryan McKeller, Lou Santangelo, Jeremy Johnson
This is a Jeremy Johnson and Jesse.

Round Rock Express

2009-04-26T09:54:00.004-05:00

Sorry that we have not written in a while. We have been busy with school work and express games! For Christmas I bought Jesse the Fireworks package for our local affiliate team to the Houston Astros, Round Rock Express. The Fireworks package is for every Friday night game and a few games here and there. We have found ourselves at the games at least once a week when they are in town. It's great fun and we love it! We sit right behind the visitors dugout so we have a great view and a ton of opportunities to catch foul balls. This is the view that we have from our seats. Pretty awesome! We love it!

Utah, Day 4

2009-04-11T23:13:00.002-05:00

Day 4 was the day we flew home! I was really sad to be leaving. I loved the mountains so much and just couldn't get enough! So0o0o... I was taking pictures on the way to the airport and while on the plane. Jesse thought it was silly, but was nice enough to let me continue with my 'mountain with snow' obsession. Geez how I love that man! One thing that we were looking forward to when getting home was natural heat from the sun! haha... needless to say, when we got out of the airport in Austin I had to pull my jacket out. :( Either way, it's nice to be home!

Utah, Day 3

2009-04-11T22:21:00.002-05:00

Sunday was day 3! Part of the reason we went to SLC was to attend General Conference. We had a great time and it's always nice to have reassurance in everything that we do for the Lord.

That evening we went to Temple Square to take pictures while the sun sets. The flowers were in full bloom and everything was gorgeous! It was beautiful! Here are pictures from that.

Utah, Day 2

2009-04-08T22:27:00.004-05:00

So here is day 2!

We started the day off by heading to Heber City to ride the train there into the mountains to enjoy even more of the scenery. Once again, it was snowing when we got there. I'm glad Mother Nature and I were agreeing on things! haha! We had a blast on the train, and it was Jesse's first train ride!! It's an Ashmore tradition to ride a train of some sort on every vacation.

After that, we headed to Park City to play in some snow! That was so much fun! Mom mostly was taking pictures and recording, but we eventually made her put the camera down and come play with us! There is a video though that we find just absolutely hilarious! Mom is recording us throwing snow balls and doesn't notice one coming her way and it just hits her out of no where. It is very funny! We laughed so hard when we watched the video that night in the hotel. I think we watched it 5 or 6 times! Enjoy!

Utah, Day 1

2009-04-08T22:11:00.002-05:00

Day one in Utah! What an adventure!

The trip started out amazing. First of all, it was snowing when we landed, which completely made the trip fantastic already! Then, my dad sent me a text as his plane was landing telling me that Dierks Bentley was on his plane. Of course I at first thought he was joking and then I thought that it was way too random to be a joke. Luckily, it turned out to be true!!!!! So, as tacky as it is, I waited in the airport until I saw him and asked if I could get his autograph and a picture! He was very nice! He said that they were on their way to Las Vegas for an award show and doing a few shows on the way and then he was asking what we were doing in Utah. It was a really neat experience!

After that, we picked up our rental car and headed to lunch. On the way to lunch, I took a ton of pictures! I was just taken away by how beautiful the mountains were. Those of you that live there are very lucky. Please do not take advantage of how gorgeous it is out there. We don't have mountains in Central Texas, they are really more like hills. Haha! I made Jesse pull over a couple of times to take pictures because of how beautiful I thought they were. There will be more though, just wait!!

After lunch, we went back to the hotel to rest up a little and get a head start on our homework for school. Then we went to Jesse's mission reunion. That was a lot of fun! I got to meet a lot of his companion's and meet his mission president. Jesse had fun too! He was like a boy again around all the guys. It was quite entertaining!

Another Rodeo & Craig Morgan

2009-04-08T21:59:00.002-05:00

We just got back from our vacation, and I'm getting ready to update our blog with all of our pictures. I've been waiting for time to be available to get all of it done, so here I am!

Now this slide show is from before we left. We went to another rodeo and got to see Craig Morgan. I was very excited. I love his music and so does Jesse, so it worked out great! :)

Crazy weather & another rodeo!

2009-03-26T09:52:00.004-05:00

Yesterday morning the news said that we would be getting some thunderstorms late in the night, but instead the storm blew through around 6ish. There were tornado possibilities and some places were getting softball sized hail! We luckily only got a lot of rain and only pea-sized hail. I took some pictures of the sky though it was neat because you could see the storm moving. This picture has one of our trees in the front yard in it and you can see how strong the wind was and then you can see the sky behind it.
After the storm passed (which was pretty quickly), there was a rainbow!!Once the storm passed, we were able to go to the rodeo AGAIN!!!! This time we brought our camera! It was still a ton of fun! Afterwards, Creedence Clearwater Revival performed and they were amazing. They literally rocked the house. Enjoy!!

2009-03-25T14:46:00.005-05:00

Jesse and I are about to celebrate our 1 year on March 29th!! In celebration of our one year, he bought me an entertainment center. I've been wanting something that would actually hold all our of movies and we have finally figured something out!!! Here's what it looks like! Sorry the picture is a little lop-sided.. I had to stand on the couch to take it.
Last weekend we discovered an awesome store here in what we call downtown Hutto. For those of yall that aren't familiar with Hutto, Hutto's town mascot is the hippo. Well we were walking downtown and found this store called Everything Hippo! It literally is everything hippo!! It was so neat! Around town a lot of people decorate concrete Hippos and put them in front of their house or business. I didn't want to do that, but I figured we needed something to represent our Hippo pride, so we bought a miniature Hippo and he is being kept in our entertainment center.. (especially since it's so entertaining! lol) Check out there website for other neat Hippo things, it's http://everythinghipposhop.com/. Here's a close up of our hippo:Another thing that I have discovered is the Austin Rodeo. I have been to the occassional rodeo now and then, but I guess I have never paid attention until now. (Probably maturity, haha) But I love them!!! We went last night and I had a blast. It was like being a kid again. Unfortunately though, we forgot our camera. My sister-in-law Joyce had hers though and will hopefully be putting up some pictures of that night soon! :) Sara Bareilles was the performer after the Rodeo. She sings the song 'Love Song'. She was amazing and has a great singing voice! After the rodeo, Jesse and I were walking around and saw a group of people hanging out by a gate and realized that they were waiting for Sara to come out of her trailer... so we decided to be cool and hang out and wait also. After waiting for a little while, she came out and took some pictures and talked to everybody. She was really nice! Here's a picture of us 3. We had to use Jesse's camera on his phone. Sorry about how blurry it is and it's small because the bigger it is the more blurry it gets. :/We are going to the rodeo again tonight and Friday night! I can't wait and I will definitly bring our camera!!

Weekend in San Antonio

2009-03-10T18:39:00.019-05:00

Ok! So we had such a busy weekend. It was mostly busy on Saturday though. Jesse and I went down to San Antonio to visit my parents and go to the river walk. We had a blast!!! There are quite a bit of pictures, so I will just post them and put an explanation right below them!

Here's mom and I hanging out in the backseat while Dad was trying to find 'his' parking garage. See below...

Ok, so this is Dad's favorite parking garage. Warning! If you are ever in downtown with him in San Antonio, DO NOT LET HIM DRIVE OR PICK WHERE TO PARK!!! Dad loves this garage because the ramp to get up is a tight circle. The speed limit for it is 5 mph, which is reasonable. Well, Dad apparantely is able to set his own speed limit because he was taking it 20 mph!! Normally that wouldn't seem so fast, but when you're in a tight space that the vehicle barely fits in and you are driving in circles, IT IS!! It was crazy! All of us were feeling a little motion sickness after that ride. And that was just the ride up! Luckily when we left though, there was an elderly lady in front of us who abided by the posted speed limit! I am so happy for her! Love ya Dad! haha!

Here is the classic river walk picture!

Here is Jesse and I on the river walk. I just wanted to hurry and take the picture because that tree behind us was filled with bees!!!!

Soooo... Dad and I thought it would be fun to see how many times we could get mom and Jesse to go up and down on the escalator in the mall on the river walk! Haha! This is mine and my Dad's idea of entertainment! Enjoy!

Jesse was oblivious to it all while he was on the phone. :P

Dad and I just kept acting like we were changing our mind for the first few times when we got to the top or bottom...

Then we started to just get back on it without saying anything to them! Dad and I decided this was better than any Six Flags ride, and the best part was that it was FREE!!!

I think we made it a total round trip of about 6 times before mom and Jesse finally caught on!

This is where Dad decided that he wanted to go back up on the down escalator!!! He has terrible escalator manners!! haha j/k!

This is when Jesse was finally like "Seriously??"!!! lol

Here's a picture of the whole gang!

Here's Jesse & I in front of the Alamo.

Here's mom and dad in front of the Alamo! What a happy couple!!

San Antonio was doing a reenactment of the Alamo. It was really neat to see everybody dressed up in the old clothes and the old guns!

Saturday is a Special Day!

2009-02-28T15:44:00.008-06:00

So Jesse decided a little while back that he wanted a new kitchen table, which was fine with me! We had a counter-height table, so it made it really hard for me to get on and off the chairs since I'm slightly vertically challenged. :P We had gone to HEB plus and saw a table there that both of us fell in love with immediately. SO, we sold our old table (which we actually just got last October) and went and bought the new table today! Here's a few pictures of it!
This is Jesse putting it together.
Here's the finished product.
And here's another angle.

Lately, we have really been into gardening. With spring/summer coming up, we want our yard to look really nice and pretty. We bought some bluebonnet plants and planted those around our 2 trees in the front yard. I can't wait for those to start blooming! we have also been wanting to start a little garden in our backyard, but this year we won't be able to because of timing. Instead, we bought a little strawberry plant. When I was younger, my grandmother had one for a few summers, so my cousins and I would snack from it all the time. I remember those strawberries tasting so good!! Here is our little plant! You can already see where one strawberry is growing!
Jesse and I have decided that Petunias are probably our favorite flower right now. Our flower bed in the front yard is covered in Petunias from when the builders originally started our flower bed. We thought they would die during the winter, but we were wrong. They have come back in full force and are starting to take over the flower bed. They are beautiful! Here's a picture of them. It's just half of the flower bed. There is even more at the other end of it!

6th Folder/picture

2009-02-24T18:28:00.002-06:00

So this is the 6th picture from the 6th folder. Wow! I can't believe how tiny Molly and Rowdy used to be! I remember when we first got them, they would sleep on top of mine and Jesse's chest laying down long ways. Now only their stomach would fit there! haha! They are just so big now from when we first got them! Next month they will be 1 year old!!

Now it's your turn! Have fun!

You have to:
1. Go to my documents/pictures.
2. Go to my 6th file folder.
3. Go to my 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.

Name Game!

2009-02-15T22:07:00.002-06:00

Here is mine...

1.YOUR REAL NAME
Kathleen Marie Nicholas

2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother and father's middle names)
Renee Lee

3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Dennie Frank

4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Nicka

5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
purple giraffe

6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
Marie Tacoma

7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Pink Root Beer

8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Kani

9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Cake Batter Sugar

10.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)
Rowdy Wimberly

11.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
Kat-izzle

12.YOUR IRAQI.. NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)
Acmaenlas

13.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Rowdy

And here is Jesse's.. Haha!

1.YOUR REAL NAME
Jesse Thomas Nicholas

2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother and father's middle names)
Howard **Mom doesn't have a middle name.

3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Joe Emron

4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Nicje

5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
Yellow dog

6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
Thomas Universal (City)

7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The black Dr. Pepper

8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Jeas

9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Mexican Vanilla Chocolate Chip

10.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)
Molly Wimberly

11.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
Jes-izzle

12.YOUR IRAQI.. NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)
Ecthselas

13.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Molly

Valentines day & Michael's birthday

2009-02-15T13:10:00.005-06:00

My little brother's birthday is on Valentine's day, so we always try to make sure his birthday doesn't get forgotten or pushed to the side. It a tradition in our family for everyone to get together and eat at the birthday person's chosen restaurant. Michael decided that he wanted to eat at the Catfish Parlour in Georgetown. It was really good. I thought it was funny that Jesse's chicken fried chicken came out in the shape of a heart. My dad quickly informed me that they always do and it wasn't anything special. Haha! Oops!

I do not know what is wrong with the men in this family! Haha.
After lunch, Jesse and I were going to run to PetSmart to pick up a few things for our doggies. Jesse said that we needed to make a quick stop before we went there. I had no idea where he needed to go. So before I knew it, we were walking into Kay Jewelers. This is the same place we got our wedding rings and we have become really good friends with Karyn who is a sales lady there. Jesse told me that I could pick out a necklace from Jane Seymour's collection. Here is a picture of the one that I picked out. I love it!!

Pre V-day Surprise!

2009-02-14T09:12:00.002-06:00

It's been awhile since I have blogged. We have just been so busy. It's nice to finally start slowing down and actually take in everything that is going on.

Last night, 2-13-09, Jesse and Ethan Mittelstadt decided to lift weights and have me watch the Mittelstadts' daughter while they work out. Later in the evening, the guys sent me to pick up Kelsie from work in Georgetown. Kelsie and I laughed about how the guys sent me and we were joking about them being lazy. Well, whenever we got back to her house, there were roses on the sidewalk leading to the door. Both of us were like, hmmm... what are they up to? As we opened the door, we could smell that they had been cooking. It smelled so good! They had the lights down low and candles lit and rose petals all over. It was really sweet. They cooked us some lamb, mashed potatos, and steamed veggies. Needless to say, it was really sweet of the guys and they caught both us completely off guard!

Here is a picture of the table.
And just FYI, that is not wine on the table, it is Martinellis! haha

40 Questions

2009-02-04T23:18:00.003-06:00

1. Where is your cell phone? I'm really not sure actually.. hmmm. I should probably look for it!
2. Your significant other? Jesse
3. Your hair? Brunette
4. Your mother? Loving
5. Your father? One of my best friends!
6. Your favorite thing? Being with my family
7. Your dream last night? I never remember those... :/
8. Your favorite drink? Root beer
9. Your dream/goal? A degree, eventually
10. What room you are in? Living room
11. Your hobby? Reading
12. Your fear? Failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Starting a family
14. Where were you last night? Fazoli's, then yoga, then home
16. Muffins? Only blueberry!
17. Wish list item? Don't really have one
18. Where you grew up? Texas
19. Last thing you did? Walked around the neighborhood
20. What are you wearing? Clothes
21. Your TV? On
22. Your pets? Sleeping right next to me
23. Friends? Love them!
24. Your life? Changing all the time
25. Your mood? Content
26. Missing some one? Yes, my daddy
27. Car? I drive the Kia
28. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
29. Your favorite store? JC Penney
30. Your favorite color? Purple
33. When is the last time you laughed? About 5 mins ago
34. Last time you cried? Don't remember
35. Who will resend this? Don't know
36. One place that I go to over and over? Work, they keep making me come back! haha
37. One person who emails me regularly? Jesse
38. My favorite place to eat? Katz's, Johnny Carinos
39. Why you participated in this survey? Bored!
40. What are you doing tonight? Sleeping!!

2009-01-31T00:59:00.000-06:00

Wow! What a busy Saturday. My work gave me 2 free tickets to go see UT play basketball against Kansas State. Jesse being a big UT fan was really excited about going. It was a pretty good game. They retired Slater Martin's jersey #15 at this game.
That was really neat to see. When we left, UT was down by 17 points. UT recovered all of those lost points and tied up the game into overtime. Unfortunately, Kansas State ended up winning 85 to 81, not too bad. Interesting fact that I found out during the game: one of UT players is 6'10"!!!! CrAzY!!
The reason we left the game early was to go to our friend's Engagement Party. Jesse was on drum line in high school with John and has remained close with him over the years.
Here is a picture of us, John, and his fiance Rachel.

After that, we went over to the Mittelstadt's house for dinner and after that we played chicken foot with them past midnight. Ethan pretty much always wins, but tonight I tied for first with Ethan! Jesse on the other hand though, got last place and lost by more than a 100 hundred point difference.

All in all, it was a good, fun, and busy day. I cannot wait for Sunday to get here so that we can just relax and watch the Superbowl!

Ice ice baby

2009-01-28T08:26:00.003-06:00

I was kind of disappointed this morning whenever I realized that there wasn't a whole lot of ice. I was really hoping that work would be delayed so that I can warm up on the couch with a nice cup of hot chocolate. Now I have to do that in the car battling traffic. Ugh! I was really hoping mother nature would be on my side! Haha! Last week we were in the 80's, right now it's 27 degrees! I guess this is what they call crazy Texas weather..
Here is a picture of our Mazda Tribute. It had ice all over it!!

Our 1st home improvement

2009-01-26T20:35:00.013-06:00

When we bought our house, we were told by a very close family friend that we should plant a tree once we move in to really make the home ours. Last weekend we finally got around to making it over to Home Depot to check out the trees. The plan was to just
buy 1 tree, but as we were looking at the trees and imagining the tree in our backyard, we got so excited we left with 3 trees! Once we got home, we immediately got to work and started planting the trees. The first one we planted was a Red Oak. The other 2 trees are Ranger Peach trees. They are taller than the oak tree right now. We can't wait until we are able to eat peaches off of OUR trees! It was very interesting to plant these trees. While growing up, I always hated to go out and "dig around in dirt." Now that it is our dirt, I really don't mind. In fact, once we started I didn't want to stop. I now want to start a little vegetable garden in our backyard, and I can't wait for Spring time to get here to that we can start working on some more flower beds! Unfortunately, we have to make in through the rest of winter...

Have you ever?

2009-01-25T22:41:00.007-06:00

Stole this from Joyce & Jenn's blog...you copy and paste and then highlight the ones you've done...

Things that Katie has done will be Pink, and things Jesse has done will be Yellow. Things we have both done, will be Green.

Feel free to play along!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gave flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Hopefully you had as much fun reading this as much as we had filling it out!! Have a great night!

It starts...

2009-01-24T23:48:00.001-06:00

I have always thought of bloggers as lame people with no lives, BUT after being married for almost a year and realizing that I have lost touch with a lot of friends and family.... I finally am understanding the reason blogs existed. Boy, do I feel silly? We have decided to make this like a new year's resolution. It should be fun! I'm very excited about doing this!

To get started, here is what's going on in our neck of the woods....*We bought a house in Hutto, Tx back in September. We moved from Round Rock where the population is close to 100,000 to a small town with around 2,000 people and a total of 4 stop lights on the main road through town. ( Hence the name of our blog. :] )We love it though. It is so quiet out here and we can see the stars clearly almost every night!
*Jesse is still working for Lone Star Legal Copies.
*I'm working for Farmers Insurance on the corporate side and I really like it there.
*Our infamous Dameranians have grown a lot and run our lives now. Haha! Molly and Rowdy always keep things interesting around here.

That's all for now folks!