The Careys are alive. We have just been a leetle busy.... We bought a house! For real this time!!! It is just perfect and we both love coming home to this place so much! This happened back in the last few weeks of September. September was filled with boxing, packing and moving. Early October was filled with unpacking previously packed boxes and moving furniture.
We have roughly 1 acre of land. The above picture shows the side of our house. Goobz is in heaven!!! He love loves to explore! We are very pleased with him too because he is staying in the yard. He inches pretty close to the edge sometimes, but mostly he just wants to be where Mommy and Daddy are, or where he can see us while he sits in the sunshine. Life is good for our little man!
He also has stairs in the house... multiple levels of stairs. Stair to the kitchen, stairs to the guest wing, stairs to the master bedroom.. you get the picture. Goobz loves playing on the stairs, so this has been good for him too.
Fall is actually here in San Anton this year!!! After having close to 75% of our stuff in storage for over a year, I am so enjoying being able to decorate for my favorite season!! Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!!! :)
The walks are amazing! We actually walk close to the woods because of how our neighborhood is situated. The whole thing is nothing but hills too, which is great exercise for both human and dog. :) Goobz is afraid though of walking at night when it is dark. Both Dylan and I have seen animals in the woods, heard noises and seen creepy eyeballs through the trees, so I don't doubt that Goobz sees and hears more than we do. Very glad my dog has the sense not to walk with bigger predators around him... I'm not up for running away from coyotes or foxes etc.
Dylan surprised me with tickets to see one of my all-time favorite bands Maroon 5 in September!! I have been a true, die hard fan for 13 years now, and this was my first time to see them. I was ecstatic!! We spent a very enjoyable evening in Austin, listening to Kelly Clarkson and Maroon 5. My voice was gone by the time we left the concert, so I say claim it a grand success!
CMDA had their annual Fall banquet, which we attended this year. Enjoyed a very nice dress up evening with fellow dentists and doctors.
I am learning how to shoot our Glock. It has a bigger kick than I expected... or maybe I'm just a wimp, who knows?! Dylan is a good teacher, very patient and understanding. He is incredibly confident and secure with the firearm, which makes me feel confident and secure. I am so very grateful to be married to a man who wants to protect our family as much as possible!! I shocked us both too, because I actually got inside of the target a couple of times!!
However, shooting and loading is nothing like in the movies or on TV. Hollywood makes it look easy... It's not. Lame....
Dylan has been busy and productive at the office and somehow that involves large vegetables... go figure?! :)
The majority of the office participated in a run to fight Ovarian Cancer as a team building exercise. We all brought our dogs and children out to the walk at Eisenhower Park a few weeks ago. We had a good time, and I personally enjoyed getting to know Dylan's staff better. He works with some quality people!!
We had a visit from my parents a few weeks ago; however, I should clarify when I say "visit" because my parents didn't even stay for 48 hours, but that is their MO. :) It works for everyone... We had a nice time, eating good food and seeing movies: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (most emotional movie I have ever seen) and GRAVITY (which everyone thought was lame but Dylan).
Our dear friends Jenn and Peter started Bible Study up again, which has been such a blessing to Dylan and I. I don't think either of us knew how much we missed seeing our Bible Study group of friends on a regular basis, diving into the Word and being uplifted by each other's praises and struggles. Sunday nights are good again. :)
God has been teaching my quite a few lessons in humility and contentment these past few months. I feel like such a different person than this time last year, and it is a good feeling to have. There is such grace and beauty in letting God into your life on a constant, meaningful basis. Moments and pictures like the one above make me stop in awe and wonder at the miracle of our lives on this earth. I had to pull over here to snap the picture because my heart was filled with such joy. Nothing is perfect, I will give you that, but I find myself getting up each day with a smile on my face and purpose in my heart to be a good person to all that I meet, to love my family unconditionally and to take care of myself.
We have internet in the house now, so I will be better about blogging and updating. Thanks for hanging in there with my guys! Love you all and glad to be back! :)
