December Celebrations!

So here are some pics of Nova. This is one of her favorite places to lay and run through.. She is SOO much braver than her big sister.

She has also picked up on crawling under the chair to hide, and ends up there while sleeping too.

Daniel reading his day from his advent calendar.

our wall of christmas cards... it is getting bigger.

I decorated our room

Our stockings

Decorating our tree

Our Christmas tree

Daniel was recognized for his work at USAA and was given tickets to the hockey game. The Rampage's are a minor league, but it was very fun! we were 4 rows behind the boxes, so it was great seats.

We were on the big screen once! :)

They gave out teddy bears to people as they came in, and when the Ramgae's scored their first goal, everyone threw the bears on the ice, they collected them and they were donated to the children's hospital. It was so cool.

During the game, they do a lot of fun things.. they tosses these chick-filet cows with parachutes. Daniel caught us one. :)

It was a great night! We are having fun here in San Antonio and enjoying the Christmas season. Merry Christmas to all!

NEWS! (no not prego)

So we Got another dog! Her name is Supernova, but goes by Nova. She is a German Shepherd mix, and is about 8 weeks old. We got her to be a sister to Propane. Since I will be gone much more because of school, Propane would be alone a lot. She doesn't do well with being alone all day, so we got her a sister to keep her company and play with. Yea, it will be a while until she is big enough to really play. Propane has found a way to play more gently with Nova. They follow each other around, and Propane always has to have an eye on her. lol


Nova loves being outside even more than Propane. I didn't think any dog could be more in love with outside than her. So i take a blanket out and sit and play. It's fun and crazy.

Puppies first bath.





She's like propane, sleeps in the most interesting positions.



Here is our Christmas decorations. It is an Advent calendar, for Daniel. There is either something to do or compliments on the backs of the cards.


Not a very good pic, but this is us at the USAA Holiday Party. We got all dressed up. There were really formal outfits all the way to jeans. There was a catered dinner and desserts. Salad, veggies, turkey, tamales, rolls, and our favorite ribs! They were amazing. (yes off the bone). The desserts were ok..... kinda a let down. but they had TONS of things, from rice crispy treats to key-lime pie, to cake balls.. and on. There was an illustionist, not super good though we thought, Zuma Zuma, Huey Luis and the news, a "casino" and slot machines, (the theme was Vegas), Dueling Pianos, and tour buses to shuttle us from the USAA campus to the Alamo Dome. Tons of things to do, lots of bands, an Elvis, some "street performers" and singers.... it was quite the event. It was fun though.

Well here was our thanksgiving. We had Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, rolls, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and for drink a strawberry smoothie. :) Daniel set the table for us.







I did a rub on the turkey. It was yummy.


I Am growing some oregano now! This is an "old" picture now. only like a day, but they are much taller and there are much more of the sprouts.
Here are my basil and avocado! :) I'm so proud of myself. And i love using fresh basil!!!

Here is one of our most amazing colored trees. It's Right across the street! I love it. But we actually have a few around since it is soooo "cold" Yesterday our high was 55 with wind, today the high is suppose to be 68.

Our Cute Little Family

Well since I have lots of time left over after working on all my school setting up, and job searching, I get to make up dinner concoctions. This is my latest. noodles with a white sauce, with chicken broth, fresh basil, milk, and Romano cheese. it turned out quite well.

With it I made some french bread, I did some of the dough into a baguette and some into rolls. They were yummy. I also made some bruchetta to go with them.
Propane loves to play under teh blankets. She'll dive under them and roll around and be crazy. The cutest part of it is that she snorts when doing so. :)

Here is my avocado tree and basil. I need to get my basil or the tree out, the basil grew soo fast and is too big to be next to the tree.
After ariving home from church, or any long period away, propane wags her tail and is so happy to see us. Daddy sat next to her petting and cuddling while she chewed on her bone.




So our silly little girl likes to slide of of the couch and bed. She lets her front go down then pause, stretch, and let the rest of her slide off the couch.
My most amazing, wonderful, caring husband. :) I am so blessed to have him in my life for ever and ever!
So we are doing good. I am feeling great, and we are having fun as a little family, playing, going for walks, enjoying time together and doing house projects. (mostly working on the garden box and leveling where it will go) the weather finally has cooled off quite a bit. we have been getting quite a bit of rain. Today is one of those days, accompanied by a thunder storm. It is usually in the 60's to 70's. We usually have the windows open, unless it's high humidity, then we use the a/c. So our electric bill has gone way down from the summer! Always nice. So all is well and good in Texas. Love everyone!