It’s now 2010, and yes that’s pronounced twenty-ten, and Heather is still busy with school and I have been busy with honey-dos. Heather is now in her fourth semester of law school and she seems really excited about her Criminal Law class. I am however counting down the days until Summer.
With the help of my little brother David we installed a new porcelain floor in our kitchen, pantry, utility and entry way over the Christmas break. I was a little nervous about doing it ourselves but after finishing I’m happy we did. I’ll post up some pictures for everybody shortly. I’m still working on finishing out all of the trim. We are replacing the wood trim with the standard white trim to match the rest of the house.
We also survived The Blizzard of 2009 as everybody seems to be calling it. It also gave us a white Christmas which is a pretty big rarity (thankfully). The storm hit on Christmas Eve and left well over a foot of snow in some areas of the yard. It was a blast to watch the dogs run around and play in it. Bella looked like she had a bad case of dandruff and Snickers had to jump to move around because the snow came all the way up to her chest.
The week after Christmas we took off for Dallas to watch the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Cotton Bowl. We showed up on Friday and had dinner with Heather’s Dad and Nancy at Boston’s. The next day we attended the OrangePower.com tailgate party to prep for the game. About 30 minutes before we headed in to the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington and it was AMAZING! Seeing pictures and video of the new stadium doesn’t do it justice. The jumbotrons are huge and crystal clear. Did I mention they are HUGE! That’s about where the fun ended for the trip since our offense couldn’t figure out how to score touchdowns. Even though we lost the game it was a great weekend and our first bowl game experience.
We also purchased a new camera with the holiday specials. We (I) picked up a Canon EOS Rebel T1i which I’ve loved playing with and learning more about photography. Hopefully with the new camera we’ll be able to post up more pictures on this here bloggy majig.
We hope everybody is staying warm and had a great holidays. We wish you the best in Twenty-Ten.
- Paul & Heather
We had dinner with Nik and Hollie the other night at Sonoma on Brookside and they’ve been bugging us to mention them on our site, so… Request answered!
We’ve once again been busy or just boring not sure which has kept us from updating the site. I thought I’d be a little better at keeping this updated at least monthly. So what news do we have to share since our last post in February. Oooo I know. I’m now a whopping 29 years of age and I’m pretty sure the years are shorter now that I’m older. I don’t remember 15 to 16 going by as fast as last year did. My birthday was a blast. We started the evening with dinner at Outback and then headed down to Dirty’s Tavern where we ran into 10-15 friends. Just in case you’re wondering… the day after was rough and I could definately tell my age.
So that was February… let’s see what about March? We had a good time downtown for St. Pat’s at McNellie’s with our friends Nik and Hollie (congrats on making it into the blog). I think the Tulsa Boat Show was also in March.. I may be wrong, but then again… I just might be right. Any who we made it out to tour all the toys on display and hung out with my Pops and Suuuusan as well as Nik and Hollie (congrats on making the blog again… you’re famous). After leaving the show I quickly signed up for as many get rich quick schemes as I could find in the hopes of being able to afford some of those boats.
Oklahoma also had one of it’s famous 70 degrees one day and 6 inches of snow the next in March. Mother Nature trying to get one last jab in there before giving into Spring fever. I’m very happy to say that Spring has arrived and boy was it a welcome sight.
Our big news for April is Heather and I celebrating our two year wedding anniversary. The second year seemed to just fly by with Heather starting law school and me…. well um… I’ll get back to you on what exactly I’ve been doing. We’re now in year number three and are both very excited to see what this year holds for us. Heather has a couple of weeks left in the Spring semester and then gets a week or so off before Summer school.
Oh… we also purchased a boat (queue SNL skit). We had such a blast last Summer hanging out on my Pop’s boat that Heather was able to convince me to get our own. I’ve grown up on boats but the thought of having our very own is still somewhat of a shock to us. We should be taking delivery next week so we can share some pictures with everybody, well that is if we can find a wifi spot on the water 
The girls are both doing great… they’re a handful but keep us laughing all the time. I’ll see what I can do about getting some new pics of them uploaded too. We hope everybody is doing well and looking forward to the Summer as much as us.
- Paul & Heather
Holy Cow! We haven’t posted any news since Thanksgiving! Guess that leaves plenty of events to write about today. I suppose we could do this in chronological order which puts Christmas up first.
Christmas 2008 – Pictures Here
Heather and I made it out to my Dad’s house for Christmas Eve where we grazed on the delicious food and hung out with the family. There are a few pictures from that evening on the site. I’m very fond of the storm trooper helmet pics. Where were those toys when I was growing up? Anywho, we had a great time seeing everybody as always.
New Years Eve 2008/2009 – Pictures Here
For the last several years Heather and I have celebrated New Years with our friends Dustin and Jae at their house, but with them expecting their new family member Donovan in early February we were banished to find some other place to ring in the new year. We were invited over to our friends John and Kara for the evening which was a blast. We had a too many beers, to much to eat and way to much rock band! I’m extremely musically challenged as is evident in the pictures.
Chicago Trip
I spent a week in Chicago for training from January 12 thru the 16th. I was lucky enough to be in town for Chicago’s coldest weather in 8 years! I leave Tulsa which was having some nice 50ish weather and arrive in Chicago with the high on some days –1. Let me just clarify in case you didn’t read that correctly NEGATIVE ONE was the HIGH!!!! I had to walk about a half a mile from my hotel to the training center. I was definitely happy to arrive back in Tulsa. Business trips by yourself are extremely boring. I would wake up, go to training, go home, find food, sleep and repeat. I learned a lot though so it was a good trip in that aspect.
Semester Two
Heather is now well underway in her second semester of law school at TU. They say the first semester is the toughest one so it should be a cake walk for her from here on out, right? Her schedule is rough but she seems very determined to get that degree so she can get paid to argue with people.
Well, that should be a quick summary of what has been going on in our little world. Work and school have kept us both pretty busy the last few months but I’ll do what I can to keep everybody updated a little more frequently.
Heather and I, okay so really just Heather got to try her hand at a Thanksgiving dinner this year. We invited over my little brothers David & Scott and my older brother Jess and his wife Danielle. Heather whipped together an awesome menu including
- Turkey
- Ham
- Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Green Bean Casserole
- Stuffing (Thanks to her mom’s recipe, which is awesome!)
- Cranberry Sauce
- Corn
- Dinner Rolls
We also had apple pie, pumpkin pie and a rum cake (thanks to Danielle) for dessert. I’m pretty sure everybody had to be rolled out of the house after the meal. I was really happy Heather was able to take a little time away from studying to cook the meal. Thanksgiving Pictures
As of this writing she has one final remaining in her first semester of Law School… wish her luck! We hope everybody is staying warm this winter and enjoying the holidays!
*Edit: My hosting server was hacked and lost a weeks worth of information including this post. That’s why this was posted twice.
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