Dallas Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon

I ran my first 1/2 marathon in San Antonio to get ready for the wedding, so when Faith and Sarah asked me to run another with them in Dallas I jumped on the chance to not be a one hit wonder. Running a marathon is not just something on my bucket list to mark off but rather something I want to do for the rest of my life. Especially now that I know I am capable of it.

Alan on the other hand while he has more miles under the belt than most people because of PT with the Army had never run a 1/2 marathon. I convinced him to do it, and he finished, but he was hurting. He had bought new shoes for the race and had unknowingly bought a pair of toners. We all had a blast and 1/2 marathon #2 is in the books!

Snowball fight!

Who says it doesn't snow in Texas? But when it does let me tell you know one is prepared, I'm pretty sure a few patients had a pretty scary ambulance ride out on these roads.

With very few Texas wanting to brave the weather our ER staff had plenty of time to let loose for a good old fashioned snow ball fight.

Superbowl Sunday

It was the ultimate show down of football supremacy when the Schano Steelers took on the Glasser Packers for Superbowl XLV. Unfortunately it didn't end well for the Steelers with the final score 31-25. But really who can complain when you're having fun with family and friends. Besides with the such good teams there is sure to be a rematch on the horizon...

Happy New Year!

Alan and I welcomed in the New Year for the first time as a married couple!  This past year has been one heck of a ride, from Alan coming home from Afghanistan to the wedding we sure have been busy.  I had to work the holiday weekend so we had a pretty tame New Year's Eve bash.  Alan took me out to eat sushi and hibachi at Nami and we were in bed by ten.  And, as always, I have made the obligatory resolutions.  Ladies and gentlemen in no particular order...

1) Blog more often (check)

2) Drink more water

3) Keep up the running

Sounds pretty realistic right?  Well we have an exciting year in front of us.  Alan starts taking Psychology courses at Central Texas A&M in a few weeks, and then we come to a cross roads and possibly a move when he starts the master's program in the fall.  No matter what the year holds we'll get through it with the support of our family and friends.

Engagement Photos

Here is a sneak peak of our engagement photo session with Sam and Ben from Essential Sunshine Photography.  They were absolutely wonderful to work with and the pictures came out fabulous.  We don't have many pictures of the two of us together so we are super excited about these!!!

Zoey!!!

Alan and I are the proud new owners of the cutest puppy in the entire world!!!  We went to Virginia last week for some heavy duty wedding planning (which is coming along splendidly) and on the way back made a detour to Wisconsin to pick up Zoey.  She is a Kooikerhondje which is a breed of dutch spaniel, they are pretty rare but she is exactly what we wanted and so worth it.  She made lots of friends on the flight back home and has adjusted to life in Texas wonderfully, I just wish we could say the same for her feline sister Mia.  She is so loving and incredibly smart at only 8 weeks old she is walking on a leash, playing fetch, and has only had a handful of accidents in the house.  Here are a few pictures of her first couple of days in her brand new home.

California Dreamin'

It has been about a month since Alan got home and even though we are estatic that we are together forever without an expiration date, it has definitely taken some adjustment. For instance we rediscovered than I am a neurotic clothes folder, so Alan reluctantly has given up laundry priviledges. That has been about as hard for him to get used to as it is for me to come home from a 12 hour shift to dinner on the table. We got back from visiting Alan's family a few days ago, where we did what has quickly become the traditional LA trip - Gin's Sushi and sake, motorcycle rides, and plenty of family time. Alan's parents hosted a Welcome Home Party, Alan taught Lauren how to drive a manual transmission Mini Cooper, and the entire family had a blast at Brian and Ronit's lovely wedding at Rancho Los Lomas where we tore up the dance floor. We have a busy month ahead of us including going home to Virginia for massive wedding planning and to catch up with Melanie's family followed by a trip to Wisconsin to pick up our brand new puppy!!