A Dinner Party

Last Sunday, February 15, we had our first dinner party. Brandon came down from Dallas, so all of Justin's family was there. Gelea brought pork tenderloins and lemon icebox pie and I made oven roasted potatoes, fresh corn on the cob, roasted tomatoes with brie, and home-made bread. Everything was delicious! A couple of hours before the dinner, Justin picked up the dining table, 4 chairs, and an antique china cabinet from my Aunt Julia, who lives in Houston. The china cabinet belonged to my Grandma on my dad's side. Somewhere, according to Aunt Julia, she still has the original receipt for the piece which was bought in the 1920's in NYC. I have a few pictures of the dinner party and a couple we took later after I filled the cabinet with my crystal (from my maternal Grandmother) and a few china pieces (from Virginia Copeland and a set of bowls from my Aunt). I also just barely managed to fit in the cake stand from Grandma Virginia. I love how everything in the cabinet was given to me from family members on both sides!

Crikey!

This is for you, Ron. Here are some pictures of our snake, Boots. His name is Boots because if he ever misbehaves, he will be made into a pair of boots. He is a ball python almost 4 feet long. One of Justin's friends rescued him from a frat house, and I took him in from the friend. I definitely keep the cats away although they were very interested when I took him out last night. The cats were meowing loud and long and looking at the snake and me through the windows of the french doors. I don't think they liked it.

The House!

It's 2287 sf, 4 Bedrooms + a study, 2 baths, dining room, 2 car garage, laundry room and very open kitchen/eating/living room area. We love it!

The New Kitties

Gizmo (black and white) and Doo-Dah (all grey), were brothers rescued from an empty apartment during Hurricane Ike. We found out after we looked through their vet records that their birthday is listed at 08-16-08, which is our wedding anniversary. I guess it was meant to be!

Let's Get it Started

My first blog post! I created this blogspot as a way to keep everybody in touch with what is going on in Justin and my lives'. We have had so many changes lately that I wanted to be able to post pictures and keep everybody updated--and I thought this might be easier than email. In the past 6 months, Justin and I got married (6 months exactly to yesterday!), Justin graduated from Texas A&M, we both moved to Houston where we bought a house, and we have essentially both started new jobs. We also acquired a pet snake and 2 kittens to add to the dog we already had. Now we have started buying furniture and other household items, so everybody can watch us grow and accumulate. And when the day comes that we have children, the Grandparents can easily get updates by checking the blog. Even if I become too busy to actually write anything, I would at least try to get pictures posted. I have seen several of my friends do this, and I enjoy catching up with their lives through their postings and pictures. So, enjoy, and check back occasionally to see what else is new in our lives!