Ahh....Austin!

Jeremy and I decided to take a last minute trip to Austin for the Texas-Arkansas game. It was awesome!!! The plan came together last weekend and it just snowballed from there. We rode down with our friends, Megan and Chris, and got to Austin around 12:30 on Saturday (after a quick stop in Waco for breakfast at George's!) I haven't been back to Austin since I moved in '05 and it was a pretty emotional drive down I-35...so many memories!! We stopped and tailgated before the game and then finally made it to our seats. Our seats were great---way up high but you could see everything! After the game,we went and checked into the hotel to get ready for the night. We went to Hula Hut (such an Austin fave of mine--awesome drinks, atmostphere, view, and food!!) and then went down to the "new" part of 6th street where there are a ton of new bars. It was so much fun and we can wait to go back soon!!! We drove back the whole way on Sunday back to good ole Fayetteville...poor Hogs....

Here are some pics: Sara and Jeremy tailgating in their burnt orange!
Chris, Megan, Jeremy, and Sara


At Hula Hut (My eyes are kinda big, huh?)

Jeremy

I just read Jennifer's blog (sis-in-law) and she answered these questions about Monty, so I'd thought I'd give it a go with the Jerm!

1. Who is your man? Jeremy Everett (the Jerm)
2. How long have you been together? in February it will be 13 years...hahahahaha!!!
3. How long did you date? too long...10 years
4. How old is your man? in January, 27 (VERY close to 30)
5. Who eats more? more veggies: Me. More beer: Jerm No, actually Jerm mostly but when it comes to onion rings, ME!
6. Who said "I love you" first? I can't remember that long ago. I'm sure it was sweet though.
7. Who is taller? Jerm
8. Who sings better? Me, Of course!! I'm the next Carrie Underwood
9. Who is smarter? Jeremy (I was trying to think of something clever, but then I thought, no, he really is smarter.
10. Whose temper is worse? Neither of us really have a temper, but I guess me. If Jerm is mad, run for the hills because it must have been REALLY bad.
11. Who does the laundry? Haha, this is so funny because now that our house is so teeny, we have two separate laundry baskets and so we each do our own I guess. Jerm has shrunk a lot of my "must hang" things....
12. Who takes out the garbage? Man's job.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Jerm
14. Who pays the bills? We both do. We sit down and go through and shred. Our least favorite night of the month. I like to know how much (or little) I have to spend :)
15. Who is better with the computer? Word/Internet: Me Excel: Jerm
16. Who mows the lawn? the Jerm...I've asked him several times if he wants me to do it but he always looks at me like I'm crazy. I would probably hurt myself (or pretend just so I wouldn't have to do it anymore)
17. Who cooks dinner? Me for sure. Hands down. I like to cook and if Jerm was "cooking" dinner we'd have peanut butter and honey sandwiches for a week. Seriously, I'm not joking
18. Who drives when you are together? He is such a better driver than I am. Although I have been known to be the DD
19. Who pays when you go out? it's all the same moolah.
20. Who is most stubborn? Haha...me for sure.
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? both of us
22. Whose parents do you see the most? Um, it's a toss up. We don't see either of them enough.
23. Who kissed who first? Jerm kissed me first in his baseball uniform one summer (ahhh, baby!!!)
24. Who asked who out? Jerm said, "will you go out with me?" Isn't that a hoot??
25. Who proposed? He did. So cute--he was so nervous!!
26. Who is more sensitive? Definitely me. Puppies, babies, heartwarming ESPN stories....
27. Who has more friends? Probably equal
28. Who has more siblings? Me! the Three Wiseman--I think 3 is the perfect number.
29. Who wears the pants in the family? We both do. It's definitely an "even" playing field. Although Jeremy always says, "if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy". Got that Piper and Ben?

Goodbye Big White House, Hello Small Yellow House!

It's the end of an era. Jeremy and I have officially sold our beautiful first home...Here's a pic... R.I.P. White House.OK, in all seriousness, we had so many mixed emotions about selling the house. We knew when we bought it and did a ton of work to it that it would only be in it a couple of years. But, it was the house that we got married in and started our little family. It was a great house...it will be missed!! I think we're going to miss the neighborhood the most. I only broke down once during the whole move---it was when I saw the house completely empty...ugh, it made my stomach and heart hurt so bad!!! BUT, we sold it to a wonderful family with 2 kids and I know it's going to be in good hands. And the check we got at the closing was worth it :)

So, now we are in a little rental house about a mile from the white house. It's a great little place but the key word is LITTLE. But, it has an awesome backyard and the dogs are enjoying every romp outside!

Future plans: we are trying to close on a hillside lot in central Fayetteville (fingers crossed) and then eventually we will build on that. But, for now, the little yellow house is doing its job: we're cozy and blessed.