Cute Movie

I'm sure many people in the world would find that I have horrible taste in movies, but I know what I like: cute, predictable, some laughs and a happy ending. Bonus points for cute outfits :)

Anyways, Dustin and I recently watched this movie, which either wasn't in theatres very long or we just completely missed out on hearing about it. The gist of it is that a big wig Miami executive (Zellweger) moves to Minnesota to downsize a plant there, but ends up loving the place/people she initially disliked. I really really liked it. Just a clean feel-good movie with some cute humor. With many of the characters being caricatures of rednecks in a small town in Minnesota, I can't help but wonder what people from that area thought of the film.

Dustin also watched Valkyrie with Tom Cruise recently and liked it. Other than that we've been enjoying not having homework on the weekends/evenings and have played cards alot, taken the dogs adventuring (which generally ends up in them getting filthy), and obviously, watched some movies.

     

This is going to be a busy busy weekend as we're flying to Lubbock to watch Dustin's sister Erin graduate high school and then flying back to Austin early the next day to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

When Rodents Attack

Lucy pretty much never barks and Pumpkin does on occasion when she hears another dog or there's a strange person around. But the other day Pumpkin was going absolutely NUTS barking like crazy, and Dustin and I went out to my parents backyard to find: 

 OPOSSUM!! 

This is just a baby one, but they're still creepy looking buggers, like giant rats. Here's Pumpkin in pursuit, we tried to get an action shot of her barking, but this is the best we could do: 

She was so proud of herself, circling it and pouncing on it. I think if we had left them alone she would have killed it, but Dustin rescued it and put it on the other side of the fence. It's come back multiple times, my parents think its after the dog food, I think its just a stupid little creature to challenge Pumpkin again. 

This week has gone by fast, I've had lots of lunches/dinners out with friends, which has been really nice. Yesterday I actually had lunch with a senior partner at Fulbright & Jaworski who is a friend of my parents. She was so wonderfully down to earth and full of fantastic advice, it was really a blessing to spend time with her. The consensus among lawyers I've talked with seems to be that practicing law is so much better than law school, hooray! Anyways, we ate at a fabulous place in Drippin' called "Thyme and Dough Bakery & Deli." It was a nursery, they have plants everywhere and seem to grow a lot of their ingredients right there. Everything was homemade and fresh and fabulous, I think it would be a perfect place for Hannah's "bridesmaid" luncheon :) 

Dustin has been gone since Thursday, he's up in the DFW area volunteering with Special Olympics. He is so gifted with the kids that are there, I think he would have been a great special ed teacher if he had chosen to stay in teaching-- he's just so patient and sweet and I love that about him. I am excited, however, for it to be over and for him to head back to be with me :)

We've also received wonderful news that we are going to be an Aunt and Uncle! Dustin's brother and his wife, Justin and Jennifer, have finally been approved to adopt a child through the CPS system. So far we know that their son is named Joshua, is 15, and is very outgoing and friendly. We can't wait to meet him and are so happy for Justin and Jennifer! 

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Between Here & There

Dustin and I got to spend a good bit of time together this past week. He's in between semesters and therefore doesn't have to be in Waco right now, so he spent most the week and weekend in Austin. Also, my parents went to Hilton Head with some friends, so we had the house to ourselves, which was neat.

We played with the dogs a fair amount, enjoyed the hot tub, and generally relaxed. Saturday we spent a nice couple of hours having coffee out by the pool before the rain commenced. Then we headed to lunch at a great "new" (new since we've lived in Austin) place by campus called Cuatros. Delish. Then off to see the Angels & Demons movie, we'd both read the book and really liked it. Wonderful rainy day activities and we're really appreciating not spending our weekends doing homework.

Sunday we went to church with my parents and then out to see Mamie in Georgetown. I chatted with her and my parents while Dustin cracked some books and started studying again for this big test he has in July. I can't help but think he's one of the only people studying for this already, he's such a worry wart, but I admire his commitment to school and hard work.

Sunday evening Dustin and I went to see RENT at Bass Concert Hall, AWESOME! I love love loved it :) It was the first time I'd seen any form of the show, and it was great. Afterwards we walked around UT campus being nostalgic. I feel like it was just yesterday that I walked around here everyday, and now it seems so distant. The big pretty fountain where Dustin proposed was all lit up and running and we went and sat on "our" bench and admired it.

At times I feel like I should be moving on from college, that we need a house with a yard and grown up decorations, etc., but at other times I would love nothing more than to move to a funky apartment around campus or downtown and act our ages, since we are after all in our mid twenties. This is such an in between time, where it's "normal" to be married, or not, have kids, or not, have a "real" career, or not, have a house, or not- you get the idea. I'm not sure where on the spectrum I want to be. I love being married and obviously wouldn't change that, but when we do move back to Austin are we ready for the 'burbs and the lifestyle that comes with it? Is there a happy medium?

Hope everyone has a great week! Hooray for the 3 day weekend coming up!

Blog Award

So I got a blog award from my friend Lauren for being grateful, yay :) Here are the details below:


Rules of Accepting and Sharing this Award:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs that show an attitude of gratitude (I'm only doing 5 because I don't read that many blogs :)
3. Link to your nominees within your post
4. Comment on their blogs to let them know they've recieved this award.
5. Share the love and link to this post the person who nominated you for the award.
6. Tell us how you've come to have an attitude of gratitude

Here are the nominees:

• The Bozemans
• The Sikes
• Caitlin the Bayor Girl
• Female Parts
• The Youngs

Happy Mother's Day :)

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was great for Dustin and I to get to see each other. His ropes course/class ended by noon on Saturday so we were still able to spend most of the day together which was delightful :) We had lots of typical Dustin and Bethany weekend adventures. 

Sunday morning we drove down to Austin to have brunch with my family for Mother's Day. We had our usually family crowd: Mom, Dad, Mamie, Uncle Marshall, Dustin and I, Seth, Hannah, and Ryan. In addition to that, Ryan's parents and sister had come into town to meet our family and they joined us for brunch. We went to Green Pastures, where Hannah happens to be getting married, and it was faaaaabulous. We've been there several times in the past for their lavish brunches, but haven't been since any of use were old enough to drink and we were all excited to finally be able to try the milk punch: vanilla ice cream, brandy, rum, bourbon and milk. It was everything I had hoped it would be :) 

Sunday Dustin stayed in Austin and we got to hang out some more. The dogs went absolutely nuts in my parents backyard. Both spent a significant time in the pool, rolling around in the grass, chasing each other like it was going out of style, chasing birds, chasing squirrels, chasing their own tails on occasion and generally wreaking havoc on anything and everything. I love them :) 

Today Dustin slept in while I got up early for work. Boo. He rounded up the dogs and prepared to head back to Waco but decided to stop and see his friend Brandon. I'm so glad they got to catch up, Brandon is one of Dustin's best friends and has been for a long time. So now Dustin is back in Waco with two freshly bathed (thank you sweetie) dogs and plans to study some for a big test he has in July. I'm sitting at my parents house in Austin trying to do anything in the world other than finish this paper which is due tomorrow. I think in my next life instead of going to law school I'll teach English in Europe indefinitely. 

Hope everyone had a good weekend and a Happy Mother's Day! A big thank you to all the moms out there (especially mine, who did a great job raising a very stubborn yours truly)--mom's truly make the world go round!

Week 1 Down

So this was our first week apart, and while we missed each other tons it was more bearable than I expected. I got to Waco by about 6:15pm on Friday. Coincidentally, Dustin had just started a four hour class at 6pm. Figures. 

I walked in the door to find gorgeous flowers waiting for me with a sweet note and two very excited doggies! We complain to each other a lot about wanting more space than this one bedroom apartment, but walking in it felt so welcoming and cozy. We have lots of wonderful memories here together and it will be bittersweet when we move on. 

My first week of my clerkship went really well. I don't plan to blog about my jobs, but suffice it to say I am very happy there. I've also really enjoyed the time with my parents. Dustin spent most of the week writing various papers and assignments, but after he turns in his last one on Monday he will be done with school until the first week of June. Yay for some much need time off for him!

This morning Dustin is at "class" again, this time its a ropes course. I hope he has fun and that it doesn't get too hot. I will be spending the day finishing up ONE LAST paper. I'm excited to write it, as it's on a controversial legal topic that I have very strong opinions about, but I am looking forward to a mani/pedi break in the middle of the day!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Weekend Update

I finished my finals Friday afternoon, yay :) Afterwards Dustin, Bonny and I went to Ninfas to have a couple celebratory margaritas. It was great to sit and chat. Later in the evening Dustin and I went to watch Wolverine, the new X-Men movie, and really liked it. I thought they did a good job of having comic relief at appropriate parts, which I appreciate :) I can't look at Hugh Jackman though without thinking about Dr. Cox on Scrubs. If you watch Scrubs you know what I mean. 

Saturday we slept in.....till 9:45!! I don't think we've slept in that late in months. It was amazing. We decided to go out and have brunch together, which was wonderful. Just sitting around, having a leisurely saturday meal and enjoying each others company, we haven't been able to do that in a long time. The only thing that would have made it more perfect would be mimosas, but we are in the Baptist capital of Texas, so we settled for coffee. 

We spent the rest of the day hanging out together and having a good time. We stopped by the humane society for old times sake, we used to go there all the time but have a hard time leaving without a dog in hand. This time it was really really hard. There was an adorable little terrier with only one eye that just tugged at my heart. We took him out to play, normally when we've taken dogs out there they aren't interested in the people, they're so happy to be out of their cage that they just run around and smell everything, but this dog wanted nothing more than to snuggle. Aww. I decided we could name him Jack, as in Captain Jack Sparrow, so his one eye would be explained by him being a pirate! Dustin wouldn't let me have him though :( Probably the right decision, but I'm afraid no one else will take him because of his eye :( He was such a sweetheart. 

Today I'm packing and cleaning and then heading down to Austin. I'm looking forward to staying with my parents. I know I'm going to miss Dustin like crazy though, and he's not particularly thrilled about me leaving either. Maybe we're just big babies, but we really enjoy each other's company. I don't know how people do it when they have spouses that travel a lot or are members of the military. We get to see each other Friday night though, so it won't be too long. 

Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!