Sooo behind

So much has been happening lately in life. It's like one thing after another. I really can't keep up with my blogging because I feel like we have be on the go non-stop. So I am going to try and get to wear we are right now.

1) We got in a car accident! It was scary and crazy, but no one was hurt, other than our car and the other drivers' car. The Jeep was taken to the shop and luckily it was not considered totalled and we get it back brand spanking new today/tomorrow! We are very fortunate that Dave and I both work downtown and less than 2 miles away from one another so car pooling, as we usually do, just continued, but in his car M-F.

2. Jae, Claudia and Ava came into town for a weekend! It was a whirlwind weekend and just kinda spontaneous. They were originally planning on traveling to San Antonio in mid-November for my Dad's 50Th birthday, but they just couldn't make it then with their work schedules. We were so lucky to be able to see them before the wedding since we will all be spending the holidays apart.

These pictures aren't wonderful because they are mostly from my mom's iPhone, but they capture a little bit of the weekend. We were able to see relatives from both sides or our families so it was fun!

3. Our first Halloween in a house and handing out candy occurred. We carved a pumpkin the week of Halloween and then had Dave's parents come over for dinner and the UT v. OSU game while trick-or-treating was going on. We had a really good time with the Copelands and I love when people come and visit us at home. I was actually excited about the number of trick-or-treaters that we had. A lot of people around here were either doing carnivals or church events rather than going door-to-door. We still have about half of our candy bowl left over, but that is just because I was over zealous about being candy this year. This is a picture of Hillbilly Bill, inspired by the vampire Bill off of True blood, and then at the last minute Dave wanted to make him a hillbilly.

HILLBILLY BILL

Carving of the pumpkin and Hardin looking for pumpkin scraps.

4. Thor's toe was removed. The. entire. toe. Gross and sad, I know. He has had some problems with this particular pinkie toe for the past year. The toenail flipped off one hiking trip and has since never grown in correctly and either become infected causing him to limp for a week or so, or like this last time was so irritated (not infected) that he licked a spot on the toe raw. Each time this has been happening it costs about $100 in vet bills for the visit and any subsequent medication, so the vet recommended we just amputate his toe. Ohhhhhh, I have probably been more miserable about it than he has been.

Thor's surgery was on Monday morning, this picture was taken Monday night when we got him back home. He was soooo dopey, the only other time I have seen him like this was when he was going through his whole giarradia stomach problems. So, I got down next to Thor to pet him and just make sure he and I were going to be okay and I fell asleep for a good half and hour. My lovely fiance took that opportunity to watch his science shows and take pictures of us :o). He seems to be doing okay, he has not been putting pressure on that foot at all, but really seems to hop along with 3 feet very well. The vet tech predicted that there should not be a change in his gait once the toe actually heals, but only time will tell.

5. Dave has a new job! Better and permanent and with benefits and good. Ahhhh, this was such a relief for us. He will be working for the Railroad Commission for the State of TX as an Engineering Specialist. Sounds really exciting, huh?? Yay! Phew. I cannot express the sense of relief and pride I had for Dave when I found out. He is so deserving of this position.

6. Dave and I are playing on a fall co-ed rec softball league and had our first game last night! We lost 3-9, but we still had a really good time and this team seems to be a little bit better and in the right league level than our team last year. We only have 5 more games left this season, but I'm really pumped about them! Kelly is also playing this year and has asked a couple of her friends to play so it really looks like we are going to have a good time.

So that is a pretty up to date of all the things that have been going around here. Really each event felt like it could have used it's own blog, but there just doesn't seem to be the time for that right now.