until i get some pictures on here, i thought that i would give an update since the last time i posted. kyle and i spent 12 days in indiana for the holidays and came back to texas on the 2nd of january. we had a lovely time at home. we were with my parents and family for the first half of the week, including christmas eve and day. we were able to visit with my brother, who came in from florida, and play with his 10 month old daughter, katelynn. i’m her favorite aunt. we spent the last half of the week at kyle’s parents’ house, and we were chasing our three-year-old niece mckenna most of that time. that girl has got some energy! we also got to cuddle with the newest of the nieces - two month old rylan. once again, i’m their favorite aunt.
once we returned from indiana, we were at our home for two days and then went to taos, new mexico for a three day ski weekend. kyle loves to ski, and i love to sit in the lodge drinking hot chocolate and feeling all warm and cozy. kyle has a season pass to ski in taos, so we go a few times every winter. i have tried to ski before. i even took a two day lesson up there. it scares me! kyle is currently trying to talk me into going back on that mountain with planks of wood strapped to my feet. i’m thinking about it. no!
after we returned from taos, we were at home for four days. last friday was kyle’s birthday, and we went to austin for the weekend. i had a meeting with the board of law examiners in austin on friday, so that is why we chose to go to there for kyle’s birthday. we had a nice dinner at cracker barrel. (and we still can’t believe that we don’t have one in midland, texas!) and saturday morning, we hit a huge outlet mall! i’ll spare you the details of that trip.
we decided to come back on saturday because an ice storm was about to hit texas later in the day. most of our drive back, we were south enough to stay out of the ice, and we got back to midland before any significant ice hit here. midland was in the southern end of the ice storm, so we only got a thin layer of ice. not enough to knock out power, but enough that we didn’t want to go out on the roads with the big texan trucks. we did have a problem with our heater, but that got fixed on monday. so on sunday, we enjoyed the day by the fire. (yes, we used our new fireplace! we thought that we would never use it here! who knew that southwest texas could get cold?!)
that should bring you up to date. we’ve been very busy for about a month and a half now, so i think that we are going to stay home this weekend and just enjoy our new home. and maybe finish unpacking!
