Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with Dan's mom, dad, brother Jim , brother Charles and his Fiance Sara. We ate supper, then opened gifts and then to the 10:00 church that night. I forgot that the church always does a ton of poinsettais in the front, and of course I am VERY allergic to them, so I spent a couple of days trying to recover from that little episode!! We went to Mom & dad's for Christmas day and ate like pigs again!! We opened gifts and after Dan fell asleep on the couch, we decided to go to a movie that evening. Mom & dad, dan & I, my cousin Lance and his wife Chellie and Ty went to Marley and Me. It was a very good, but emotional movie, just like the book.
We had a great time seeing family and friends. On Friday night, we got together with Justin and Sunne and had supper together. We miss not spending time with them like we used to. After supper we played a fierce game of Hungry Hungry Hippos. We had so much fun!! After all the fierce competition, we exchanged gifts and visited. Dan's brother Jim came out to the house and stayed with us on Friday night also. Saturday morning we went to Bloody Mary Breakfast before Dan and Jim took off for MN. They went down to see a Timberwolves basketball game, and then to the Vikings and Minnesota Wild Hockey game on Sunday. They had a blast spending time together and shared a few laughs along the way.
I stayed home and spent some quality time with mom & dad, grandpa & grandma and of course my furry little four legged friend. Sunday Mom, dad, & I tackled the fur ball that I like to call Mattie. She looks so different. She was getting so furry that I couldn't even see her eyes!! She is happy with her new haircut, she told me so!! She is such a snow dog. I have never seen a dog love to roll and plow through so much snow, as her. She will find the deepest snow and go through it. When she comes in the house, she looks at you like, "what is your problem, so I brought a little snow into the house"!! What a little shit!! Oh well, at least she goes out and does her job!!
We have made some really great friends in Dickinson, Steph and Brady, who also have a schnauzer. His name is Milo. He is too cute. Mattie and Milo love to play together. Last week, Steph invited us over to have supper with them. Her mom and dad were in town and also her 2 brothers. Little did I know that there would be two more Schnauzers at the house too!! There were a total of 4 little Schnauzers running around the house once we brought Mattie over. It was crazy for the first few minutes, but they all got along great and played so much!! We tried to get pics, but unfortunately, that did not work so well!!
Everything else is going well. We are feeling settled and are really liking the town of Dickinson. We have met several different couples and hang around with a lot of the guard guys and their wives. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and a blessed new year!!

Baking!

So I decided this year I would take a crack at baking for Christmas. I figured it would be would a good little wife should do!! I started with dipping pretzels, that really sucked and I think I will just buy them next year!!! But I moved on to making cookies. Mom has always made about 50 different kinds of cookies, but I decided that she is just nuts and I stuck to 4 different kinds!! I have actually enjoyed spending time making the cookies and I think that Dan is just as shocked as I am that they actually turned out!! I think he was a little hesitant to try the first one, but to his amazement it was good!! He was a really good support to me and he loved to come home and see me baking. I think this will be a new tradition for the holidays in our house!! Thanks to mom for always answering the phone, even if I called 17 times in one night to find out what to do!!!

Christmas is getting closer!!

Colder than...

I know that I always say that I love the cold and the snow in North Dakota, but this is a little extreme!! I ended up having to travel to Bismarck this weekend for work reasons. Dan stayed in Dickinson because he was afraid that he would get stuck in Bismarck and he had meetings in Dickinson on Sunday. I went with dad Saturday morning to the farm to help prepare for the storm. It was a hard day for me, as I have not been to the farm since grandpa and grandma moved off of it. It was sad to walk in and not see grandma sitting at the kitchen table. Dad and I put our coveralls on and geared up to go out in the cold to do some work. I looked super cute in my coveralls and Grandpa's boot, too bad dad did not have the camera!! All that mattered was I kept waarm!! I road with dad in the tractor and helped open and close gates for him while he fed. It gave me a new appreciation for my dad and all the work he has to do when he is alone down there. We made sure there was enough hay and feed for the cows and calves and also made a warm meal for Chubby, the dog. It was nice to spend some time with dad, we always find something to talk about!!! When we got back to the house, mom informed me that she was making knephla soup, so I decided to grab my stuff from the house in Lincoln and spend the night at mom & dad's house. It was fun to be there again, but my pants are fitting a little snugger since I was there!! We had tons of snow and the temps are still very cold. I came home Monday morning, just due to the road conditions. The actual temperature here in Dickinson is -20, but the wind chill is at -54. It is damn cold. I think I need some long johns under my dress pants!! Dan and I are excited for Christmas and are looking forward to a few days off and time with family. That is all that is going on here, hope all is well with you!!

Christmas parties!

Dan and I had our Christmas parties this weekend. I was on the committee for my Christmas party, so we decided to eat at mine and then go to Dan's for socializing. They ended up both being on Friday, so it was a busy day! I spent the afternoon decorating for our party, while Dan was at home letting Mattie run around, since she would be in her kennel all night. We spend time at my party and had a couple of drinks before we headed over to Dan's party. When we got to Dan's, everyone was still sitting and listening to the commander and had not eaten. We decided to sit at a little round table until she was done talking. At a Guard Christmas party, they always do a table for the soldiers that could not be with them. When the commander was done, another soldier got up to do the fallen soldier table, the little round table in the back!! Fortunately, it was not our table, but another table that we could not see, but what a scary thing!! We both looked at each other like, "oh Shit!!" Another thing that is a tradition at the Guard party is a drink called the grog. It is a mixture of 6 alcohols and a little bit of Hawaiian punch. well, that stuff is just like Kool Aid, and is very smooth. It is so smooth, that I drank a pitcher of it, along with other drinks!! At one point I got the hick ups for about 20 minutes and could not get rid of them , I tried everything, beer, Morgan diet, and grog, but no success!! They did finally go away, with water, imagine that!! We ended the evening with a ride home from friends of ours. I was hungry when we got home, so Dan made me noodles. I ended up pulling the cushion off of the chair in the living room and that is where Mattie and I slept for the remainder of the night!! Needless to say, Saturday was a day of rest, I couldn't lift my head off the pillow!!! Oh well, I told Dan on Saturday, that I will not be drinking any of that grog... until next year!!!

Thanksgiving

Dan and I had a very good Thanksgiving. We were able to go and see Grandpa and Grandma for a little while at the nursing home. Mom made thanksgiving dinner and took it over to the nursing home so they could enjoy a great meal!! After that we went to spend time with Dan's family. We had lunch with them and watched a little football. Dan's mom made a lap throw for me, which is very cute! After time with Dan's family, we went home and got Mattie so she could go and visit Papa and Nana and of course Max. We had desert with mom and dad and spent time going through the ads for the morning. I was almost not able to go this year due to an ankle injury, but mom doctored me up and I went!! I later found out that I had sprained it pretty bad last week when I fell down the stairs after the puppies tripped me!!! Oh well, I was still able to go with a lot of icing it and asprin!!! Mom and I got up at 2:30 and were in the Kohl's parking lot by 3:15am. We really had a good time this year. It seemed to be toned down a lot from previous years, but still a great time!!
There were a few memorable moments with my mom. I think she is really slipping!!! The first incident was in regards to driving. We were in separate cars going to K-Mart. She pulls up beside me in the left lane, raises her coffee to toast me, and goes right through the intersection where she was supposed to turn. I had to call and ask her if she was tired of shopping with me and just decided to go elsewhere!! Another incident was with her cell phone. Now I know that it can get confusing when you are up so early, but mom seemed to think that she was dialing dad, and when my phone started to ring (with mom's personalized ring) I looked at her with a puzzled look and her response to me was, "what is your problem" and to that I answered " I don't know, but do you need to talk to me about something? You are calling me!!! Wow, the look on her face was priceless!! I think next year I will be the only one getting up that early!!! All in all, it was a good trip!!
Friday evening, Dan got a large group of our good friends and family and we went to the Bobcat's hockey game. It was a lot of fun to see everyone!! We were happy to have Dan's brother Jim stay with us on Friday night!! It is tradition to go to Bloody Mary Breakfast in Lincoln at the local bar, so that is what we did on Saturday. Dan also got the chance to Ice Fishing with his dad on Saturday and had a good time.
While Dan was fishing, I met mom and dad at Grandma's and we decorated for Christmas. I put a few pics up of us. Grandma was so good that day, we really had a great time with her!! She is the cutest ever!!!

Sunday was the usual driving back to Dickinson and getting settled back into the house here. We are working on decoration for Christmas, so I will post pics when we do!!

We are in!!!

The living room
Our bedroom

Upstairs bathroom, we will be adding a shower!!

Dan in the Kitchen, the wall paper is coming down!!

The basement

I added a few pics of the house in Dickinson!!

We have made the move from the apartment to the house here in Dickinson! It was a very stressful week last week, but we made it through. We some stuff from Lincoln to make this house feel like home. We brought the hounds back on Sunday, but we made the realization that the 93 pound Black Lab can NOT be a house dog!! He is like a bull in a china store. Dan is going to build a dog house and insulate it for him so he can be outside. We will bring him in the house when it gets really cold outside, but for the most part, he will be outside. Both dogs have made a great transition, they seem to be really good about change. It is the adults that have the harder time!!

We are excited for Thanksgiving. We will be going to see Grandma in the morning and then to Dan's aunt Karen and Pete's house in Bismarck. We will spend the evening with my parents over at the house so we can get our game faces on and plan our shopping strategies for Friday morning!! I think we say every year after we get home from shopping on Friday that we are not going another year, but we always go!! Last year, dad and I witnessed a fist fight outside of Menards, so I think we will avoid there this year!! Dan of course stated that he will not get up and go, but he will be sending his list!!! I will let you know about our shopping fun!!

We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Moving

It has been a crazy couple of weeks for us. Dan spent last week hunting with dad and with a good friend. He got a big buck while hunting with Todd and was very proud!! He called me after he shot it and all that I could make out of his words was, " I got the BIG one!!" I will try to post a picture on here when he gets them downloaded. Work for me is picking up. I welcome the busy times, it has been a little boring up to this point!! I am going to classes to work on starting a program in the school so that has been keeping me busy.
We finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel!! We will start to move things in to the house in Dickinson tonight. They are going to allow us to stay the night there on Thursday before we close because we have to be out of our apartment by Thursday. We are very excited to get out of the apartment, it is really getting to be CLOSE!!! We are the most excited to have our furry friends join us here in Dickinson. It is sad how close we have gotten to them! I think the biggest shock is how much Dan misses Mattie. He asks for an update everyday on how she is doing at papa & nana's.
I continue to travel a lot for my job. I will be in Bismarck on Wednesday night and then on to Minot for Thursday. It gets to be a lot of travel and I am ready to just spend a whole week in Dickinson!!
I got to go shopping with mom last weekend, something that we do best together. I was able to get a lot of Christmas shopping done. I can't believe how fast the Christmas season is coming.
I will try to post pictures of the apartment that we are living in and of the house in Dickinson this week. That's all for now!!

Updates:-)

Dan and I are holding up here in Dickinson. It has been a long and cold week here!! We have finally gotten all of our stuff done to get the loan for the house here. We will be closing on November 21st!! We are very excited to have a house here, it is getting to be VERY close quarters in the apartment!! We are also very excited to have our puppies come and live with us. Trigger will become an inside dog this winter since the garage is very small and it does not lead to the backyard. He will occupy our basement that needs new carpet anyway!! Mattie will probably not even care that we are around since Trigger will be inside. when we are in Lincoln, all she wants to do is go outside with Trigger!! It will be a crazy house!! Our house in Lincoln still has not sold, but hopefully now that the election is over, people will be more positive about buying.

Dan is of course gearing up for Deer hunting. He has taken off all of next week so he can go with Todd to his family's farm and hunt. Dan will also be going with dad down at the farm next week too. He is in his glory!! Unfortunately, I will be working since I do not have any vacation!! Although, I will be spending Tuesday and Wednesday in Bismarck for work.

I hope everyone is staying warm and safe during this blizzard!! We got 5 inches yesterday, and the roads are very icy. We will be heading back to Bismarck tonight at a very slow pace!!

Peace out!

Politics and other Garbage

So, America has spoken and Obama will be our leader. I know there are so many mixed ideas and OPINIONS. But you know what they say about opinions....they are like ass holes, everyone has one! I am a true believer that it is not just one person that runs this country. Why is everyone so worked up about one person?? Living with a military husband I have heard all the negatives that Obama brings to the table, but McCain is no perfect sole either. No matter how people feel about Obama, he is our president and we need to embrace what will come and deal with it. This is truly out of our hands and hopefully there is a higher power that will guide all who have the power to make the changes that we so desperately need. I do have to say one thing though, the speech that Obama gave last night was spoken from the heart. He did not have to have another person write it for him and try to read it word for word!! That is all I will say about our current leader!! And Dan if you read this, I do NOT want to talk politics!!!!

Things I have discovered in Dickinson...

There are many things that I have discovered in Dickinson, so I thought I would share some of them!!
~ You can not go through 2 stop lights without hitting a red one.
~ Mcdonalds drive through is not the place to go for lunch, 30 minutes later, you can eat!!
~You can not drive to work without seeing men in orange that are going to hunt
~You can go from your home to any place in town in just 5 minutes
~The stop lights start blinking at 7pm and don't turn back on until 7:30am
~Everybody know everybody
~There are just as many cops driving around as people
~Most people go to Bismarck to shop
~There is no Starbucks
~People don't ever know what you mean when you ask if there is a dog park

I am sure i will learn much more as we get settled here, but these are just a few that stick out in my mind!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Everyone!!!

The weekend went way too fast. I wonder why the week goes so slow and the weekend goes so fast!! Dan's buddy Steve Best and another friend Aaron came to Bismarck to go hunting this weekend. Aaron won a guided pheasant hunt and invited Dan to go with. They left early Saturday morning after a LONG night of partying!! They hunted most of the day with little success, but had a great time with the dogs. While the great white hunters were out, I was able to get me hair cut and do some much needed retail therapy!! Saturday night, I went to a movie with Sunne while the boys watched the hockey game!! Sunday was a day of clean up for us, it is so hard to keep a house looking good when you live out of a suitcase all the time!! After cleaning, we went in to find our Halloween costumes! Dan wanted to make his costume this year, but we just ran out of time. So Dan will be a priest and I will be a nun!! We plan to stay in Dickinson for Friday night just due to Dan having to work on Saturday morning. I will go back to Bismarck Saturday morning!! I will post pictures of up in our costumes!!

Birthday excitement!!

First of all, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!! I had a great birthday. I went to supper with my parents and Dan on Tuesday night and then to mom and dad's house for homemade carrot cake. The day of my birthday, I went to a conference in Bismarck and out to eat for lunch with 2 of my co-workers from Dickinson. That evening Dan and I went to an authentic Mexican place here in Dickinson. I had a great couple of days!!
We also want to congratulate Dan's brother, Charles. He and Sara are engaged and are planning a wedding for next fall!!
Dan and I are doing well. We have been busy this week. Dan spent 2 days in Bismarck at state meetings for the Guards, and I spent a day there for a conference.
We listed our house with a Realtor, so pray that it goes!! We listed with a family friend that has been my parent's neighbor for years, so it was an easy thing to hand over my key to the house. We are just working out the details here is Dickinson. We have put money down on the house here and just need to do the bank work. The family just let us know that we are welcome to do some work to the house starting Nov. 1st. We just have a few projects that we would like to do, such as taking wall paper down and painting in the kitchen and bedrooms. I am very excited to make the house our home!!
This weekend I plan to work on the house in Lincoln. We need to de-clutter and move some things out of the house to make it more spacious. Dan is going pheasant hunting on Saturday with some buddies and then Sunday he is going with my dad. It is really great that Dan takes the time to go hunting with my dad, it really means a lot to him and it allows him to have some time just to himself.
That's all for now!

I thought you would all like to see my great white hunter!! Dan took Trigger out hunting this weekend with Steve Best and his yellow lab, Ruby. They had a blast!! Trigger was so tired from all the exercise, he crashed on saturday night! The boys planned on going hunting on Sunday also, but it was pouring out most of the day.

On Saturday, Dad and I had wedding pictures. I love working with dad, we just have a way of doing things together and know what each other are thinking. We have a blast doing the pictures! We will be shooting another one this weekend and our last wedding of the season is in November.

Dan is super busy with work. He is really working hard!! The only bad thing about have so many recruites is all the night that he will be in Fargo. Although, I think he enjoys the time with just the boys!!
I am getting busy at work. Cases seem to be popping up all over. it is truely sad that so many families are struggling and are not able to really care for their children. I just have to keep remembering that I can only do so much for them before they have to help themselves.

Busy!

Dan and I are enjoying the time we get to spend together during the week. We are finally getting our schedules to work together! We had Mattie down in Dickinson for a week and decided that it just was not going to work. We do not have grass around our apartment, so everytime she would have to go to the bathroom, we would get in the car and drive to a park. It was just too crazy for us, so my mom and dad stepped up and said that they would keep her until we move into our house here. Thanks a bunch to them!!
We have not sold our house yet in Lincoln. The market is terrible right now so we are just being patient. We plan on listing it with a Realtor within the next week or so. It is just too much to do everything on our own.
My job is going well. I am adjusting to the work and really enjoy the schools. I am in 2 elementary schools, so there is never a dull moment!! Some of the things that come out of their mouths you wonder where they have been in their life!! I have great supervision here and feel very supported. They have been working with me to prioritize the demands that I have.
Dan is doing great with recruiting. The new year for them just began on October 1st. He has had several appointments and a lot of interested kids. Dan is very good at what he does, but if anyone knows Dan, he can sell shit on a shingle!! He has the personality for the job that he is doing. I think we have both found a great fit in careers.
I hope everyone is doing well and stay in touch!!

Nashville

Last week I made the trip to Nashville for Laura's wedding. It was such a blast. I flew in on Thursday and we hit the ground running. I was able to go shopping with Laura for some last minute things. Laura made arrangements for me to stay with one of the other band members and his wife (Angie & Brian). They were great and really made me feel at home!! Friday was rehearsal and the groom's dinner. All the girls went to Laura's and made the bouquets for the bridesmaids and a swag that went on the arch for the wedding. We had so much fun!! Saturday was wedding day. It was a gorgeous day, the wind was calm and it was about 80. The wedding was at an old mansion in the hills. It was beautiful!! Laura was such a beautiful bride and Cain cleaned up nice, too!! It was such a great time!! I wish I could have stayed longer, but I will go back to visit!! Maybe the next time I will take Dan!!!

Can I slow down, Please!

Last week was a very busy week for Dan and I. Dan took a recruite down to Fargo on Monday night and was able to go out with Kurt and Lucas, who are a few of his friends that always go out with him when he is in Fargo. Dan came back Tuesday just in time for us to meet with the realitor who is working on the papers for the house that we are buying in Dickinson. Wednesday I left for Fargo to do some training. I was able to stop in Mandan and see my little girl for a little while before I headed to Fargo. Thursday night I was able to go out to Red Lobster with Thomas. Thomas is a friend that I met in college and we have stayed in touch. It is a ritual that we go to Red Lobster everytime that one of us is back in Bimarck or in Fargo. I had a great time visiting with Thomas!! After that I went to see Kurt as he was watching the Twins game at Buffalo Wild Wings. I was able to have a beer with him and some of his friends, but we didn't get a lot of talking in due to the game!! Friday I came home after training.
We have had a busy weekend. Dan was able to come back to Bismarck and do Color Guard for the big National fishing tournament. The biggest highlight of the weekend was that Dan was able to go fishing with one of the pro fisherman on Saturday morning. They caught a ton of fish and Dan was like a little boy when he got home!! We also went to the final weigh in on Saturday and Dan did Color Guard again. It should be on TV in November, I will psot when it is on!!
I am heading back to Dickinson tonight and Dan will come back tomorrow with Mattie. We are able to have her in the apartment with us, which makes me very happy!! This week will be busy again, but I can't wait to go to Nashville on Thursday for Laura's wedding!!!

One down!

Well Dan and I have survived a week of living together!! We have done very well with each other is such a small space!! Work has gone very well. I have met a lot of people in a short time, but everyone has been very helpful. We are going back to Bismarck tonight to see friends and family, and of course the dogs!! I was in Bismarck on Thursday for training, so I was able to see my little girl!! Thanks to mom & dad for giving her a haircut!!
Next week is a new adventure. Dan will be in Fargo on Monday night and then I go Wednesday and stay until Friday for training. Dan said he is happy that I moved to Dickinson, just so we could go back to our old schedule of seeing each other!!!
I am getting SO excited to go to Nashville. I will leave on Thursday, October 2nd and come back on Sunday the 5th. I can't wait to see Laura and be a part of her special day!!
Not much else going on here, we will show the house again on Sunday to a couple who has already looked at it, wish us luck!! I will keep everyone posted about how things are going!!

The first day!

It was an adventure, but I am here and things are going well. I was officially done at PATH on Monday. It was an emotional day for me, but I know I will see everyone soon. I came to Dickinson on Monday evening and after a night of train horns and NO sleep I came to Stark County Social Services and started my day. Unfortunatly the stress got to me and I ended up with a horrible migraine that landed me in bed after work. It was a busy day of learning new things, but everyone is very helpful. I am adjusting to a schedule of 8-4:30 and I like that. Our Comp time is great! For every 1 hour worked over 40 hours we get an hour and a half. They do not like us to work more that 40 hours which is great!!! There will be a lot of adjustments to make, but I am happy with what I am doing.
Dan and I are loving the time together. We actually had supper together for the first time last night and got to talk face to face about our day. We are excited to be moving sometime in November to an older house that we will be fixing up in time!! I think that is all for now!!

"We will be just fine"

These are five words that my husband says to me at least once a day, if not more. I have always been a very anxious person, but lately, it has gotten bad. The transition to Dickinson has been a hard one to take on. I am leaving so much.

*First and foremost, my parents. I have never been too far from home and that has always been a security for me.

*Second, I feel like I am leaving my brother. I know it is just a plot and a headstone, but to me it is still a comfort to know that I can stop anytime.

*Last but not least, is my job. The work has been tough and there have been a lot of times that I have felt that I just can't do it, but it is the people that I have became close to that have helped me through. It the social work field, it is your coworkers that help you through and become family, because they know exactly what you are going through.

"We will be just fine" is sometimes not a comfort. I have a lot of anxiety about leaving everything and starting over. I want to be with Dan, don't get me wrong, but I just have such an empty feeling leaving all I have ever known.

I know we will be just fine, but I just have to go down that bumpy road to get to it.

Happy Birthday Gary!

Today would be my brother Gary's birthday. He would be 29. I can't believe that it has been 13 years since Gary passed away, most days it seems like it was just yesterday. I hope he knows that we are still celebrating his birthday, even though he is not here physically. We love you Gary!!

Why does it have to be this way??

I am not sure why things have to go this way, but I guess they do. I do not want to mention any name, but I have found out tonight that friends can sometimes be better than any family. I have been through a lot in life to make me who I am, and if someone has an issue with that, then I guess they have to deal with it. My parents have been there for me through it all and have been so wonderful through this whole time that Dan and I have been living apart. I sometimes think that they have been a crutch for me all these years. When I think of all they have done for me, I can't believe that they have any more to give. It kills me when others are down right rude to them. They have worked hard there whole lives to build 2 businesses and continue to be very successful. It bothers me when others cut them down and work extra hard not to get along with them. What people don't know is that when they hurt my parents, they hurt me too. It takes a lot for me to get angry, but once I am, it takes a very long time for me to get over it. I believe that is one of my faults and I really need to work on it, but for the time being, the shit list is getting bigger!!

Working it all out

We are in the process of working everything out for me to be in Dickinson. My current employer was trying to force me to give a 30 day notice, but after I thought about how I have been treated the three years I have worked here, I let her know I would be done on the 15th of September. I will then start my new job on the 16th. (no rest for the wicked!!)
I am working on getting things packed up for showing our house and deciding what I can't live without in Dickinson. It will be a new adventure, Dan and I have never lived in the same house for longer than a weekend and now we will be in a studio apartment with no bedroom. Things will get interesting!!
The thing I will miss most about working for PATH is some of my coworkers that have really made a difference in my life. I will miss them on a daily basis, but I know they are forever friends.

I will leave you with a quote I found that sums up my thoughts.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else;
And for everything you gain, you lose something else.

It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice.

New adventures!!

Well, today has been an exciting day and also an emotional day. I received a call at 3pm today that I got the job that I interviewed for yesterday!! I will be working part of the time in 2 elementary schools in Dickinson and tthe other part of my time working for Villiage family services doing family decision making team meetings. I am very excited to be moving to be with Dan. We are just working out the details, but are very eager to get going!! We have a few busy weeks and months ahead of us, but we greet the challenge just to be able to be married and live under the same roof!! We will keep you posted as to what is happening!!

Changing times

Well I thought that I would get back into this since there is so much change going on here. Dan is working in Dickinson as the National Guard recruiter and I am still at PATH until i find a job in Dickinson. I have had two interviews and I am just waiting to find out about the one. We are getting our house ready to sell. I have a lot of packing to get done to make it look nice!! The two dogs are doing great. Mattie is 8 months old now and trigger is 2 years old. They are loving the summer weather!! Well time to go for now!

Update...

Well, here we are, my first blog. I am just starting out, so bear with me!! Life is getting bust for Dan and I. We moved our Black Lab out to the house the week after the wedding and he has adjusted well. We are also adding to our family with a minature schnauzer named Mattie. I will post pictures as soon as I can!!