This past weekend I went down to Houston to visit my best friend, Lauren. She got engaged last week and I hadn't even met the guy yet! They met on eharmony.com about 2 months ago and things have moved rather quickly since then. He is an absolutely wonderful person and I am so glad that they found each other. While I was down we went wedding dress shopping and I got to help her find her dress. It was so much fun and so special as she was the first one to go dress shopping with me, and was there when I found my dress also. This picture is us at the Cheesecake Factory afterwards celebrating! It was so good to get to see her....it had been since October. We have been friends since freshman year of college, and through transferring schools, moves, and marriages we have remained so close and tight. I have never had a friend like her before, and I hope that we can stay friends for a long time. The wedding is August 11!
Last night Dave and I undertook a huge goal together.....our front yard. As you can tell from the picture, it leaves much to be desired. The previous tenant did nothing to keep it up. When we moved in there was about 2 feet of leaves covering the entire yard. When we raked them up some grass started sprouting, but most of it had died. We have a very large tree that prevents sunlight, but we both are determined to grow some grass in our mostly dirt front yard.
Yesterday, after some advice from my father in law, we went to Lowe's and got some grass seed especially for shady areas. We weeded, tilled, raked spread seeds and watered. About an hour later we had a nice rain too, so our little seeds got a good soak. Hopefully in a week or so we will have some little baby grass sprouting up. We also worked on flower beds and the back yard a little too, which were worse then the front when we moved in. It's a work in progress. Dave's parents will be here in a few weeks. His dad, similar to my dad, is a master gardener, so nothing would make Dave more happy then to have a nice yard to show off to his folks. Hopefully we can work some more on it each day till they get home.
Last, but certainly not least, the letters AA have new meaning to me this morning. No, I don't have a drinking problem, but I did get A's in both of my classes this semester!!! Woo hoo! Go me!!! That means I made a 4.0 my first year in grad school. I kick some serious behind if I do say so myself! This semester was tough, so hopefully I will be prepared for what comes my way next August. It's a great feeling working hard and seeing the results. Hopefully I can go this strong for two more years.
3 comments:
Congrats on the 4.0! I'm so proud!
I understand Dave's desire to have a great yard for Walter. I feel the same way! My flowers are looking so great now, I wish they could come now! But that leaves your seeds no time to sprout, so I guess the original plan is okay. :)
I was sad we didn't get to see you last weekend, but it looks like you had a blast! Yay for Lauren!
Congratulations on your grades - that is an awesome accomplishment.
And best wishes to Lauren, we are really happy for her.
Can't wait to see your grass sprouting- take a pic when those seeds come in! Someone said, "To plant a seed is a hopeful thing." Have fun gardening. :)
Karen! I had no idea you had a blog! What have I been missing this whole time?! I can't wait to start catching up on all you and Daves goings. I miss you friend and think about you all the time. We should really talk more...
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