Random Holiday Updates

Well, as usual, the holidays are FLYING by! We got our tree all decorated and pretty with our ornaments and lights. And now with presents underneath it, it looks complete! Ive spent a lot of time wrapping and playing elf!
Last weekend we were in Fredericksburg to celebrate Christmas with Matt's family. It was lots of fun! We went to Main Street Friday night to see the lights and eat dinner. Saturday morning, Matt and I got up at 5am to go deer hunting! We drove up to the ranch and parked the truck right at daylight. We then spent the next few hours walking around quietly looking for deer. I am not very good at being quiet for this long, so it was a struggle. I mean, I can sit in a blind and whisper-talk for a few hours, but the walking thing and creeping around? Not so much. BUT! Im very proud to say that I spotted a HUGE buck and showed it to Matt! We did not shoot it, but he did get a doe for meat. So all in all, a success! We went back to Fredericksburg to open presents and eat lots of great holiday food. Sunday was spent going to church... and processing FOUR deer! We had a great system going, an assembly line of all 12 of us, so we got them knocked out really fast. Free lean meat! yay!

Matt's pre-op appointment for his knee surgery was yesterday, so we got more information. It will be January 11th, and it will be outpatient, so no nights in the hospital! I really like the doctor, and he does these all the time, so that put me at ease. My mom is coming up to help out and be with me, so that will be nice :-) thanks mom! Love you!

Matt and I had our little Christmas last night - in the middle of me baking pies and cookies. He got me some REALLY cute TOMS shoes! They are green (favorite color). He did good! He also got me a movie I wanted....
We leave tonight to go to Ft. Worth for the rest of Christmas with my extended family. Im excited for all the food and fun! Wiley can't wait to see all his cousins and grandparents and great-grandparents! (their terms of endearment, not mine....) ;-)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Well, now that Thanksgiving is over, it means two things: a lot more travelling in the near future for Christmas, and Matt studying day and night for finals. He's had two big project/paper/presentations to work on and he is doing great! Today is the last day of school for him for this semester and I am so. excited.

We went and cut down our tree last week from a local tree farm. It is so cute! It's a little 5 foot tree that smells sooo good. I happened to put it up by myself last week, and let me tell you, bad idea. Matt was out of town, and I just really wanted the tree up. Long story short:  a 2 by 4, a chop saw, and a power drill later, I had a wooden block to put under the tree trunk to make it stand straight in the tree stand. VOILA!

This weekend was catch-up for me.... I just did a lot of chores around the house like raking/bagging leaves, doing dishes, and cleaning the house. Also did some fun Christmas activities like decorating the tree and wrapping all our presents! We had a Christmas/going-away party for our small group last night at our house. Three couples are moving this week, and will no longer be around. :( It's sad as people move, but they are pursuing higher education and/or moving closer to family, or getting great jobs. So it's also very happy :)

Until next time...
(I promise to add pictures sometime!)

aaaaaand, we're back!

wow! Hi! My name is Ashley, and we're back!
Its been a crazy couple of months! A quick recap:
-Matt DOES have to have knee surgery, BOO. Turns out, after a couple MRIs and a few X-rays, he has a torn meniscus and a possibly torn ACL... POSSIBLY? After a few MRIs and Xrays, I do not know how they aren't certain.... but he could wake up from surgery with a new ACL! So I guess we'll see. That is coming up in January.
-Matt got a new job, doing civil still, but at a new company. This is an exciting new opportunity!
-He also went to career fair, and has been interviewing with a few companies for post-grad positions.
-I am still here, at my same job, working and working, and running in the evenings when I can. My typical day is: hit snooze (lots!), hurry and get ready, work work work, come home, run/workout, cook dinner, clean, TV, laundry, bed.
-My favorite show right now is Glee, and Dancing with the Stars was a close second, but now the season is over... just in time for American Idol in January!
-I will be 25 soon... this is scary :-(
-We had lots of visitors in November! My parents and brother came for the A&M vs. OU game, and Matt's parents and brother came for the A&M vs. Nebraska game.... we won BOTH by the way... WHOOP!
-We drove all over the great state of Texas for Thanksgiving! From Bryan, we went up to Ft. Worth for a couple days, then down to the hill country, then back to Bryan. It's the Great Triangle, as I like to call it...
-Christmas is so soon! We decorated our lovely yard on Monday night, and a big thanks to Matt for putting up lights with me! Three of our big trees are wrapped in colorful lights!
-And last but not least.... DRUMROLL.....
I AM GOING TO NEW YORK CITY with my mom in TWO days!!! We are both so excited. We went to NYC at Christmas a few years ago, and just couldn't get enough. So we're going back : ) I cannot wait for the hustle and bustle and shopping and snow (possibly) and people and lights and decor and ice skating and scarves and shows! Oh and Macy's!