On the Up and Up

I'm entering the UTMB PT class in the fall of 2009.

Kyle will be stationed in Port Arthur beginning this summer.

Praise Jesus!

He'll have a 90 minute one-way commute, but he's happy, so we're happy.

Yayyyyyy!

Stay tuned for return-to-the-Great-State date :)

Overdue Like a Library Book

So... a quick update for anyone who hasn't given up hope on this blog despite the 47 days since my last post.

Kyle has spent the past month in Florida on his ship. They went down on Feb. 9th and were supposed to have been back only a week later, but instead, everything quit working, and they stayed there till this past Thursday. But he's back now, safe and sound. So we're both happy :)

After arriving on Thursday, his ship found out Friday that they'll be going to dry dock in Charleston! Since everything broke (and has been broken for a long time before), they're going to take the ship to a yard to fix it; that's dry dock. It's going to take 7 months, and it's going to be in Charleston! Yay! Granted, Kyle will be leaving in the middle of dry dock this summer to transfer to his next station, but in the meantime, he'll be here at home :)

Not much else qualifies as big news here in Chucktown.... We buzzed Spur today, and he looks more like a poodle than ever (psh), but super cute nonetheless. Our trivia team did not win the 10-week trivia tournament, but a new one is starting this week. We're ready.

Hope all's well in The Great State... and Down Under... and wherever you may be.

Happy Wilson? :)

So, I'm pretty sure that an extensive update is warranted.  Lots has happened in the past month-and-a-half, and I'll do my best to recount it all.  Addenda may be necessary.

First of all: Christmas!  Kyle and I had a wonderful Christmas season this year.  We - and Spur - drove halfway across the country to spend our Christmas in good ol' warm Texas.  It was wonderful!  Since I had quit my job, Kyle was able to get an extra week of leave approved, so we were able to spend the new year in Portland, too!  It was very likely one of the best Christmases either of us has had, and I think it's because we had twice the family to celebrate with :)

To bring in the new year, Kyle and I played Risk with Cullen (our gift to him for Christmas) and then watched Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve for the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones.  It was a wild time.

After the drive back to Charleston, Kyle went back to work at his ship, and I went to work trying to fit our new gifts into our already snug apartment.  Thank you notes followed (I hope we got everyone!), so now the paying-job hunt begins!  I am hoping for a part-time job... maybe a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly (and maybe I'll get the chance to win a date with Tad Hamilton ;)).  There are also a few physical therapy clinics in town that I've discovered since my initial job hunt, so I'll go apply there as well.

A week ago, Kyle and I went to a bar downtown, Mad River, for Trivia Night, which is every Tuesday night.  Our team won, and we won $50!  ...It was split 6 ways, but it still cut our bill by more than half :)  Tonight we'll be looking to get as lucky.  It's a lot of fun, and I wish I could share it with more of you! 

This past weekend, Kyle and I attended a pro-life rally in the state's capital, Columbia, SC.  We went as chaperones for our youth group because the Diocese of Charleston (which is actually the whole state of SC) was having a youth-pro-life-celebration before the actual rally, which was held on the steps of the Capitol building.  It was purposely held the Saturday before Inauguration Day, and we prayed for our new president.  The previous governor, as well as a number of state legislators, and even the attorney general were all there!  The attorney general and previous governor even spoke.  South Carolina has enacted almost 10 pieces of legislation guarding the sanctity of life, and the abortion rate in South Carolina has dropped 50% in the last 15 years!  It was very refreshing to see publicly elected officials there in support of life and to publicly announce their Christian faith!  The attorney general even said that we can't expect our economy or our government to be strong until our churches are strong, and that it's up to all the church-goers to strengthen our churches, pray for our government, and raise our voices.  It was inspiring to say the least.  The sermon at mass that evening (back in Charleston) was given by a priest who was at the rally, too, and it was great to hear his reflections on the event.

While we were gone, Spur was dogsat by Alex and his girlfriend, Caitlin... who I'm still not sure hasn't actually stolen Spur and left us with a replica.  They went walking downtown, and he got to eat on a cafe's patio, play in the park in front of the old Citadel, and he even had goodies from the Doggie Bakery!  After such a fun day with the "cool aunt and uncle", life back at our place is going to take some time to settle back into.  Speaking of Spur, his manhood is going to be snipped in a couple weeks.  Yikes.  Can't say I'm sorry though, considering how aggressive he's been getting lately.  Kyle and I have the scars on our hands to prove it.

The weather here has been fuh-reeeeeezing.  I'm not made for weather like this.  It's pretty rough.  Today there might even be snow or sleet!  I don't know what to make of this.

Tonight Kyle and I will be trying our luck again at Mad River.  Yay!