Home Sweet Home

Brian and I have been looking for a home for a while now.
Well, what we'd really like is about 10 acres around Manor, TX, with either a manuf. home on it or something temporary to live in while we build.
We sort of have an option, but it's further east than we'd like to go. There's a 1910 farmhouse on it, but there is currently no septic - that's a problem.
Anyway, we are finally going to get to go look at some things on Saturday. It should be a lot of fun :) Maybe we'll have something picked out - who knows?

One Year!

That's right - Brian and I have been engaged for an entire year! He proposed on 9/15/07.

Since today is the 16th, we have 104 more days to go until the wedding!

To celebrate yesterday, we went to a concert that the Catholic Student Association sponsored.

It was called ADORE 2097 - Matt Maher was headliner. It was a lot of fun!

The Officle

It's not an Office.
It's not a Cubicle.
It's definitely an Officle.

Offices have ceilings, but cubicles don't have doors. I have thus created a new word that best encompasses my working environment: The Officle. It is as bad as it sounds.

The good news is that it's Friday again. In reality, I probably only have somewhere around 11 Fridays at X-Fab before I decide it's time for me to up and move to Austin.

The bad news is that I don't feel so hot. I've acquired a pretty serious sore throat and I'm just plain tired.

The good news is that tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of when Brian proposed. That's pretty exciting. And there will be only 105 more days until our wedding....only.

I know that's not so bad, but I'm ready to get out of here! I mean, would you want to work in an officle? :)

Apple Pie

Saturday, Brian and I went out past Idalou to the Apple Butter Festival.

It was fun: Live bluegrass, Apple turnovers, and a Petting zoo! :)

Well, we bought some apples and I made my very first apple pie.

It was absolutely delicious!

Well, there's still some left as you can see.

...but there probably won't be for long.

I like to bake - it keeps me busy (and the results aren't bad either).

Leaving Lubbock

I have to be honest.

I don't like my job. I don't have any friends at work. I'm making this blog on a Friday afternoon when I should probably be figuring out what the heck "Subpart BB/CC" is. But I don't think it matters anyway. My boss hardly speaks to me...and I work alone. For me O.J.T.=reading through OSHA regs online. If there's one thing I am learning here, it's how to float through a hurricane. But that's enough about work for now...

Why did I make this Blog?

Well, my life's going to change soon - I'm just waiting for it. This blog is all about transition: where I've been and where I'm going.

If you want to join me, hop on board!

Past:

I spent 4 years at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX
Prior to that I was in Arlington, TX (hometown).

Accomplishments:

BS in Industrial Engineering

A group of really awesome friends

4 years of involvement in church activities and engineering organizations

Surviving college - I think I made a lot of good choices (but there was that one time...)

And finding the love of my life: Brian

Future:

Leaving Lubbock.

Quit my first, and quite possibly, only job.

Attempt to get an engineering job in Austin - we'll see if that happens.

Move to Austin, TX - as soon as Brian graduates.

Get married.

Get pregnant.

Waddle.

Have a baby.

Build a house.

Get pregnant.

Waddle.

Have a baby.

Pay back all my college loans.

Get pregnant.

Waddle.

Have a baby.

Save someone's life.

Get pregnant.
Waddle.
Have a baby.

Take a nap.

Get pregnant.
Waddle.
Have a baby.

Goals:

Become a saint.

Well, that all sounds very nice.

I was happy for a minute, but then, I remembered that I'm still here in my offical (that's another post). Hey, but look at the time! I can sneak out in another half an hour!

First Post

That's right! This is my first post ever!
I think it's about time, don't you?
I'll give you the back ground on this blog in my next post.