Indianapolis

A few months back I took a trip out to Lafayette Indiana to see my best friend Caiti from High school before she went on her mission to Anchorage Alaska. We hadn't seen each other in over 7 years We always kept in touch, but have lived in other areas of the country after we graduated. It was great to see here and her family again. We had some much needed girl time, got to have a a few bonfires go to lake Michigan and the most adorable town St.Joseph off of the great lakes. see downtown Indianapolis, visit an art museum and do a little shopping. Seeing lake Michigan was like being at the beach I loved it. We also had to take a picture with the corn I have never seen so many corn fields in my life, but that is mainly what they grow in Indiana. I had never been to the great lakes before and that was awesome they are enormous to see. Here a few pictures of the view. I would love to defiantly go back and visit it was so much fun!

It's been way to long

Wow I can't believe its been over three months since I blogged last. Work has taken over our lives and we are slaves to our jobs, but we love them and things are going great for us in the big D. We love our apartment, our ward and the family around us and the new friends we have made. We have officially lived in Texas a year now. Its gown on us quite a bit, I will admit its not as easy on the eyes as California is but the people are great and there is plenty to do around here. Although we don't have time to do much but look forward to trying out a bunch of things we are interested in. like Visiting San Antonio , Austin, the Aquarium, South Padre Island, the Stock yards and many, many more.
Since I blogged last Christmas has come and gone valentines day, My birthday and our three year anniversary is approaching fast! all these past holidays except the last one were awesome. We had Gerrets parents out here with us for Christmas it was great to see them and spend time together. Valentines day was relaxing. we had a steak diner and watched The Time Traveler wife while enjoying some yummy chocolate covered strawberries! All and all these last few months have been great! I have been a slacker about taking pictures so unfortunately I don't have any pictures to post maybe next time though.
Work has kept our schedule very full. Gerrets job is amazing and he feels SO blessed that he works for such a great business. He has been able to take on a incredible amount of responsibilities in addition to what he already does. So job security is what it sounds like to me. He is really enjoying all the work he does and the cool things he is learning along the way. My job at the spa is great we are a growing spa with lots of goals and I am happy to be apart of SO many events that we host and take care of in the Mckinney community. Spring and summer are some of the busiest times through out the year in this industry. I am looking forward to staying busy and meeting new people. We both are so grateful for our jobs and the way things have worked out since we moved to Texas. Hopefully I don't take three months to post my next blog but we shall see how that goes.

What's the latest and greatest?

We've been up to a few fun things over the past month that we thought were noteworthy enough to blog about. A couple weeks ago, we saw Jim Gaffigan, the comedian, do a stand up routine at the Majestic Theatre in Dowtown Dallas. He was incredible!!! Here's a YouTube video of one of his routines (not recorded by us):




Pretty funny stuff huh? Well it was sooooooooo much better in person.

A couple of days ago Sarah got some free tickets to the Dallas Stars hockey game. It was a lot of fun and even went to a shootout, but Dallas lost, so oh well.

For halloween Sarah and I went to a party at her co-worker Sarah's house. We had a pretty clever costume combination of ...

That's right! You hungry for breakfast now? Because I am! Bacon and eggs baby. I chose bacon specifically because of the Jim Gaffigan video above. Well, that's the latest and greatest. Get back to you soon!

Summer Update

It has been quite a while since I have posted and I wanted to give a brief summer update on what we have been doing. Mainly Gerret and I are working hard at both of our jobs and enjoying what we do. We have finally gotten to explore a bit in the Dallas area and see what this huge city has to offer. So far we have gotten to check out the Fort worth Zoo, which was way fun. The animals were pretty lazy though. We didn't see a whole lot of activity, but it was cool to be somewhat up close with some of the worlds most dangerous animals. We were also able to go canoeing down the Brazos River with some friends. The river is about two hours from where we live. This was something I haven't experienced yet and it was so cool! We did an eight mile canoe ride down the river that took about three hours and enjoyed the scenery around us. There were plenty of trees and random cows close by. It was so peaceful and relaxing. We would definitely do it again.

Another big move!

No we are not moving again. Yeah right. We have had our share of moving for a while now. This post is just out of order. So while we were going out to California for my brother's graduation we decided it was the right time to move all our stuff out here finally. It's great to have our own belongings again. It felt like Christmas as we got to unpack our stuff. We love our place. It's awesome.

During our trip to Cali we got to catch up with some friends, go to the beach, eat at our favorite restaurant (Chins) and spend time with Gerret's family. It was a really fast trip, but great! On the way back to Dallas we got to stop in Phoenix for a few days and visit with Gerret's Sister Marcie and their new baby Ella and see some friends from New York. Here are some pictures. hope you enjoy.

This Time It's Permanent

I just finished the interview process for People Report a few days ago and am pleased to announce that I am the 13th member of the People Report team. There were over 600 applicants for the postion, but they liked me, so I'm not going to complain. Sarah and I are very excited for this next step in our lives.

For a little background on the company, they are a company that has been around for a little over ten years and do the human capital analysis for food service companies, especially restaurant and fast food chains. They develop a quarterly report for each company to help them find ways to keep or hire the best employees and focuses on compensation and other monetary benefits. These things help companies see positive or negative trends so that they can keep doing what they are doing, or make necessary changes that will help the business grow. I am happy to be a part of the team.

We're On Our Own!!!

Sarah and I are now officially not mooching any more off of our parents. With the combination of Sarah's massage jobs and my PWC job, we saved up and moved all of our stuff from California to Texas. We are now in Plano at a very new complex and we are happy with the size and price. I've taken some pictures so that you can share in the glory.

Guest Bedroom

Guest Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Kitchen

Dining Room

Living Room