Throwback to Christmas '09!

hey y'all

for whatever reason I was reminded today of this past Christmas season's festivities and thought I'd flashback to last winter as Staci did in her blog.

in Frisco, TX the local town square is decorated in holiday lights, flashing in unison to music that was broadcast over a local radio frequency by this guy. they played a song by Trans-Siberian orchestra called "Wizards in Winter". it rocks!

there's no online video of the main street display, but I found a video of his house. watch it here!

Let it Snow!
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                |_______|         *
               _|=======|_             *
   *          [___________]
               .'       `.   *   | /  
              :   @   @   :     \|/_
              :     <     :     //   
     \~_s~-~s~s`._`...'_.'     //      *
  *   `--~-~-~~s~/`"""'  `-.  //
            /'/s/   _       `//
           / /s/   (_)       /
          ///s/     _        :  *
    *    ///s/     (_)      .'          *
        // |/`.           .'
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      /|\  .'       _       `.      *
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                 `"""""'

6 weeks later

wow, I hadn't realized it had been so long since my last post!

--SO SORRY!--

Anyhow, much has happened and much will happen in the weeks to come. since my birthday last month Staci and I have worked hard to shape up our apartment (including an all-evening rearrange of our 2nd bedroom/ Office). we're finding we're both so busy we rarely have time to be at home, nor enjoy it.
each day we have to be at work (respectively) between 8:30 and 9:30, work a full day and both of us get off around 6-7pm. bear in mind Staci works longer hours but I have a farther commute.

I seriously hate that drive. every day it takes between 30-45 minutes each direction to go about 12 miles. the only major road between that could speed up the process is a toll road that racks up 4 dollars a day. ouch! the good news is Staci and I have been working full time and like the extra income (40+ hours a week), the bad news is with a commute and lunch hour, we put in a good 50+ hours away from home. some nights we come home, make dinner, and go right to bed :P

but life is good. our cat Fry ("Phillip J. Fry") is growing larger by the day. last time I checked he was 15 pounds. and 2/3 the length of my arm. yeah he's a big kitty (or a small cougar!) but we love him. we're slowly introducing him to the same room as our cockatiel bird, Behr. their first meeting Fry charged the cage, but now he just sits on the floor and falls asleep. we gotta watch that guy though, he's probably just waiting till we let our guard down.

anyway things are good for us right now. we're trying desperately to get residency for me by August so that I can get school at the local Community College for 1/6 the price. they're pretty strict about the rules for residency though so we'll keep you posted.


Beyond that Staci and I are striving to improve ourselves, through better nutrition and an upcoming excersize program. heck, just this past week I finally went to our apartment's Gym. for the first time. ever. (been here since november...) -It was great! they have several machines I can appreciate, as well as some high tech stuff (the treadmills have touch screen LCDs you can flip to TV while you're power-walking!)

goodnight!