2009 Wrap Up, Better Late Than Never

The end of 2009 was a whirlwind. If you know us well, you know that we are always working on a house remodel project. Austin has become quite the handy man since he has been a homeowner. He has survived several home makeover projects (before and after pics to come)and owns all the tools to prove it. I am so proud of him for installing our vent hood all by himself. Way to Go!



Fall Football

We went to several football games in the fall had a great time! Austin and I both grew up in Austin and are huge UT fans. The blood runs orange over here. But after highschool, life led us both to other colleges...Austin went to Baylor and I went to Texas Tech. We both love our schools dearly, but most of the time blood is thicker than water when it comes to football...and Austin actually needs a football team to root for!

UT/TECH GAME

In 2008 We went to Vegas for the game and of course I bet on Tech and we all know the outcome of that game. (I had to throw this in the blog somewhere) But 2009 was a different story and UT pulled through with the W.



Getting ready to head to the tailgate

TX/OU Game/State Fair

We met up with some friends early in the morning and headed to The Taco Joint, which some say are the best breakfast tacos in town. I am still making up my mind on this one but they were pretty good! We met up with Jeff and Tricia for the game and had a great time drinking margaritas and eating Fletcher's corn dogs and just catching up!









And we ran into ShelBel and Leslie. It was a great time!

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pfertner

We drove down to Austin for Melissa and Jim's wedding at the Barton Creek Resort. It was beautiful! Barton Creek holds a special place in our hearts because Austin proposed to me there in 2006 and we had not been back since. It brought back so many sweet memories.



The Bride and Groom





Oliver, Austin and Casey



The view of the Hill Country

Junior League

Austin and I went to the Junior League Auction and Casino Party. A fantastic time was had by all. We invited Myndi and Chris over for a cocktail at our house and headed to Wolf Gang Puck's restaurant, 560, in Reunion Tower and had some more cocktails. If you have never been to Reunion Tower, it is a real trip because the floor rotates and completely messes with your mind. We walked across the street to Union Station where the event was held and the venue was amazing. The party had an 80's theme so there was a tattoo parlor, 80's video games, rock candy and candy cigarettes...it was a blast from the past. The food was fabulous, catered by Wolf Gang Puck. Fresh sushi and seafood, decadent mac and cheese...they went all out.



Austin and Chris at 560 Restaurant



Some of the JLD girls from retreat #4

To sum up some of the Christmas festivities this year...We had Austin's company Christmas party at the House of Blues with the Spazmatics, which is always a blast!







Melissa, Austin and Kurt with the "big" beer.

Jerrywold....

Austin and I made a few trips out to the new stadium in Arlington. Austin scored suite tickets with his company and was able to see the stadium "court side" for the opening Cowboys Game vs. The Giants and boy are those guys big....



Austin in the field suite



One of Austin's co-workers with the cheerleaders



View of retractable roof

Tech VS. BU







UNC VS. UT Bball Game - We met Austin's co-workers Kurt, his wife Susan and their son and a couple other groups of friends at some hole-in-the-wall bar close to the stadium that offered free shuttle service to the stadium. We had some great food and cold beverages.





Tip Off



What Christmas break would be complete without seeing a movie? We went with my parents, sister and her fiance, Greg to see AVATAR in 3D. Loved it! I think my dad truly enjoyed it once the movie started...he kept lifting his 3D glasses up and down to see what the difference was and after he figured it out I think he dozed off to sleep. I know I caught him sleeping a couple of times....It was a long movie!



This is probably enough to wrap of the end of Oh Nine.

Snow Fabulous!

We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when...It started in the wee hours of Thursday morning and did not let up until early Friday morning. I was lucky to have Thursday afternoon off to play in the snow, but Austin wasn't so lucky so I knew it was my responsibility to report back to Austin at work. I raced home and got all bundled up and took our fur child, Belle, out to play in the snow and of course I sent pics/video to Austin so he didn't miss out on any of the fun! She loved it!



Belle running through the snow





When I was driving home, every house had a snowman in the front yard. I haven't made a snowman since it snowed in Austin in 1985 so I was a little rusty. It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Luckily, our neighbors are from Minnesota, which makes them pros at building snowmen and forts and were able to help me lift the body and ginormous head onto my snowman/woman...I told them I thought it was out of porportion, but we all went with it anyway. My 70 year old neighbor had so much fun helping me, she decided to start building a fort in my yard too!

I added cherry tomatoes for the eyes, a jalapeno for the nose and a cucumber for the mouth. In sheer excitment of our trip to Mexio in a couple of weeks and lack of wardrobe choices, I dressed our snowlady in a bikini top and floppy hat, complete with a lei. I added almonds for a belly button, which Belle found when she first saw my snowlady.





Suffice to say, it was a once in a life time experience and record breaking in Dallas. 12.5 inches!