Texas

Texas was a fun adventure. We started the drive a few hours after work on Thursday night, and arrived home Sunday afternoon. Though the trip was short, we made some friends and had a great time celebrating our friends’ wedding. On our way home Saturday night, we drove through downtown Dallas and took a few pictures. I even hummed the “Dallas” (my mom’s favorite show) theme song until Josh kindly asked me to stop.

If you’re ever craving Cajun food, try Dudley’s Cajun Cafe in Longview. Josh gives the gumbo a thumbs-up, and I ordered some fried catfish tails which were equally amazing. We enjoyed the food with Joy and Jonathan’s friends—an amazing group of people who I miss already. It’s always bittersweet coming home after such a fun time, but we’re glad to be back.

Laundry List

Gunter's fixed! For the time being, at least. We'll see how he handles.

It's been over six months since we moved into our first house, and we finally painted our first room! I was a little scared to commit to a color, but we painted two walls of our living room chocolate brown. The color makes the place looks more lived-in, and the furniture my dad left with us help so much.

It's been about two months since Josh and I gave Emma up to the Great Pyrenees Rescue. She was adopted more than a month ago, and we receive occasional updates from her new "mom" who spends almost all day with her. We still miss her, but we're so relieved that she found a great home. Despite the difficulty of letting her go, Josh and I know we made the right decision. It was so fun to have a dog around for a few months, but dogs deserve better than a life of solitude.

Our friends' weddings are soon approaching. Josh and I will drive down to Longview, Texas for Jonathan and Joy's wedding February 16th. Josh and Jonathan have known each other since youth group days, and Jonathan was Josh's best man at the wedding, so this wedding means a lot to us. I'll probably be riding in the backseat to Texas, so some Dramamine will be in order!

School is going well so far this semester. I'm taking a light load to allow myself time to plan Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) stuff, but so far I'm not sure if it was worth it to drag my graduation out to December of this year. I think I made the right decision, but December sure seems far away! So far, Whitney (co-president with me) and I have sent out invitations to potential members and we'll soon be planning an induction ceremony. The ceremony will be in April, and it'll be an opportunity for incoming members to invite family and friends to recognize their membership. Overall, the greatest challenge for Whitney and I is to lead an organization we've never been a part of. Our faculty advisor selected us after we took several of her courses. The offer came as a huge surprise, and now we're building LPH from the ground up. Though the UCCS chapter has existed for a couple years (which is nothing compared to other schools in the country), the previous president went on to law school and left us with little to work with. Follow this link for more info on LPH: http://www.natcom.org/nca/Template2.asp?bid=21