Our New Hobbies

Paul and I have recently found two new callings in life. Racquetball and Golf. I think we're actually pretty good! Racquetball is basically the first sport that I (Corinne) am actually decent at and it's fun! If you haven't given it a chance yet, you should. Just make sure the ball doesn't hit you in the face. That's a little painful. Paul's accidentally hit me in the face with the ball like three times already.

Golf on the other hand gives me rage issues ;), but I am getting better. It now only takes me an average of two or three swings to finally hit that teeny tiny ball vs. the approximate ten that it was taking at the beginning. Sometimes I feel like chucking the golf club across the coarse. I'm just sayin' (Don't judge). It's very exciting when you actually hit it thought. Paul is awesome at them both of coarse. He gets up at 5:30 in the morning to go play with his man friends. Now that's some serious dedication. Here's some pics of us in action!

Paul selected my stunning golf ensemble

The Big Flood

My hair is blonde (just in case its been too long since you last saw me and you couldn't remember) and I have been long overdue for a blonde moment. Well, I guess the blonde fairy decided to throw all the blonde moments I was overdue for and throw it into one day. So the new blonde joke is...

So there is this blonde girl. Her husband left the water running on some frozen chicken for it to defrost. In a gallant attempt to save the planet, she pluggs the sink for it to fill up so that no more of the world's water supply would be wasted. Then she gets in the shower. When she gets out she is confused when she still hears water running. "That's funny," she says, "Why do I hear water running when I just turned it off?"

Yep, that happened. I ran into the kitchen to find water over-flowing from the sink and inches of water slopping around my entire kitchen. Yep. The whole thing. Not just some corners. I spent the remainder of my day frantically running around ringing and drying. It would have been an optimal picture moment but in all my franticness I forgot to pause and take a picture but it looked a little something like this:

 

(Thanks to Model Rebecca Tan for this reinactment)

Paul came home from work to find me like this:

Wait! It gets better. Later that night I slipped while attempting to clean my turtle's cage and the whole thing shattered into tiny little pieces AND I cut my finger while trying to clean it up.


After that I just gave up on accomplishing anything that day. I sat on the couch and watched TV for the remainder of the evening. I thought it would be in everyone's best interest if I didn't touch anything else.

To More Important Things

What has happened to us since the hot pad catching on fire in September (complete with pictures)...

1. Corinne had her big event at work, "A Night with the stars."

  

2. Corinne's mom came to visit!

 3. We made our first Thanksgiving 

all by ourselves (with a little help).

                                       4. Paul's parent's came to visit for Christmas!

5. We went to the zoo!

And now...It's February!!!! Thanks for reading friends!

crazy weather

The Hurricane is coming our way! Yep, we are in the path of the first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Alex. I am kind of nervous because I have never experienced any sort of natural disaster in my life besides a blizzard...which really doesn't even count. Paul is excited. Typical :).

It is pretty crazy down here. Everyone is stocking up on the essentials and the grocery stores are pretty empty and pretty busy.  (that was a lot of "prettys") Businesses have boarded up their windows and everything is closed.

One perk I am enjoying as we speak is getting work off. All the schools decided to close down for the rest of the week and then Monday is a holiday so I get a six day payed vacation! The down side is that I can't really do anything out of the house because of the extreme weather conditions. Another down side is that everything is closed and therefore we can't go see Eclipse! Oh the tragedy!!! Hopefully they will open ASAP for us Twilight fans. ;)

Wish us luck surviving through the storm! Some people are freaking out and others are not even reacting and I have no idea what to think so we will see. Right now it is just raining ALOT and windy but the worst of it is suppose to be tonight. Hopefully our roof stays on, ha ha JK.

I'll see if I can catch pictures of the crazy rain! Any of you wanting a perfect kiss in the rain, now would be a good time to get one!

kitties and doggies and sharks, OH MY!

 First animal: Kitties!!!!

 There are a couple stray cats at the hotel and one of them had kittens a couple weeks ago. So naturally, I have adopted them as my own till they go to their permanent

homes. I love them. They are so adorable. I hold them just about every day. They even get a long with Rad pretty well. Here are some pics of the furry little darlings.

Next up: Doggies...namely Rad!

Rad's is almost one year old! We are pretty excited to celebrate his birthday. We found out that he loves the beach. He especially loves chasing the birds, rolling in the sand, and being able to run as much as he wants.
We got some great pictures of him at the beach...this is my favorite... I call it "Man's Best Friend." I know, original.

Last of all: Sharks!

While enjoying our drive along the beach we came across a shark! These people were fishing right from the beach. They said they caught 5 sharks that day already. It freaked me out knowing there were sharks out there so close to the shore. the shark we saw them catch was 5'7" long.

Texas sized adventure!

We are officially moved in! I unpacked the last box and hung up the last picture! Here are some pics of our new place...

We are liking it here so far! We like living a the hotel because it gives us access to a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gym, and good food. Paul is enjoying his new job. Everyone has been nice and welcoming at the hotel and at our church. We are excited to find some good friends.

The temperature sits around the 70's. It is SO nice. There are lots and lots of palm trees! We went and explored the beach at South Padre. It was awesome! We are very excited to spend a lot of summer day there.
The shopping is also awesome!!!! They have just about every store ever here.

Hopefully things will continue to go well. So far so good. We like the area so far and are excited to get to know it better and like it even more. We are excited to visit some of the "close-by" cities like Dallas, San Antonio, New Orleans, etc.

Come and visit anytime! We will continue to keep you updated!

"Roadtrip! Let's all go!" -Legally Blonde

lets start at the beginning...

We left Logan VERY early in the morning on February 10th. We stopped in Cheyenne, Wyoming and saw the worlds largest cowboy boot! (at least the biggest that I have ever seen).

Our first night we stayed in Denver. we drove through the city the next morning and took some fun pictures. We found the worlds largest blue bear!

The second day we arrived in Texas! there was snow on the ground. We thought we were getting away from the snow but apparently not yet.

We stayed the night in Lubbock, Texas the second night. There wasn't much to do in Lubbock but we did find the world largest heart in honor of Valentines Day!

Our third day on the road we had a short drive to San Antonio. We loved it there! The freeways are really high and scary. There is one that is REALLY high and tilted so you felt like you are going to go over the edge. We spent the day enjoying the city. We went to a Mexican restaurant that was decorated really crazy! All their ceilings are decorated like this. Then we walked around the city. We saw the Alamo and then went to the river walk. The river walk is where the river runs through the city and you can walk along it; there are lots of shops and cafes along the way and you can get a boat ride down the river; like in Italy...kind of! haha. It was really pretty.

The next day we drove the four hours to Weslaco, Texas! That's it! 1,900 miles/32 hours of driving to our news home down south!

THE "NOW WHAT?" POST

WE ARE MOVING!!!

Paul got a sweet job we couldn't say no to and we are moving on February 1oth.

Where do you ask?

That is right, TEXAS! We are going to live in Weslaco. Looking at this map it is by McAllen; in the very southeast corner. We will be about 20 minutes from the border and about an hour away from the beach.

We are very excited to have great adventures in Texas and very sad to leave our wonderful life here in Utah.

We are most excited for...

• The warm, tropical climate. the 70 degree weather they are having there right now will be a great change from the -10 degree weather we have been having in Logan.
• The beach. Both of us have always wanted to live by the beach. If I(Corinne) could lay on the beach all day I would die a happy woman.
  
• The sweet job. Paul is way excited to start his new job as assistant general manager and discontinue being a maintenance man.
• The perks. we get free rent, free utilities cable and internet, free breakfast, the use of 3 swimming pools, a hot tub, and a fitness center.
• The palm trees. I love them. They make me happy.
• An hour away from South Padre Island. We are an hour away from South Padre Island which is a tropical resort island complete with surfing, dolphins, beach, a turtle reserve center (Corinne loves turtles), sailing, and anything else that comes with an island in the Gulf of Mexico .

They also have sweet shopping near by, and plenty of news stations so there is still hope of Corinne getting a sweet reporter job. It will also be a good adventure for us to have together. The experience of being completely on our own and moving away will definitely bring us closer together and make us stronger as a couple and as individuals.

What we are most sad/scared about...

• Moving away from ALL our family and friends. We were both raised in Utah. Both of our families are here and all of our closest friends. No one has really moved out of Utah so we will basically be the only ones in the family not living here which is hard. We also both have amazing friends that we have had for a lifetime. It will be hard not to be close by.
• Not living in Utah. We talked and talked about moving out of Utah and living somewhere way amazing but now that it is a reality it is a little different than we thought it would be. You don't realize how much you love something till it is taken away. Utah is a very beautiful, endearing place unlike any other. We will miss it.
  

• Not knowing anyone. This goes along with leaving everyone but it is always scary to go somewhere where you know absolutely no one.
• Going out of our comfort zone. It is always easier to stay where you are comfortable and familiar. Texas is neither comfortable nor familiar. But doing this is a good way to grow.

All in all, we are scared and sad but very excited. It will be hard but great! We are very grateful for phones, internet, video chat, and planes that make moving away a lot easier.

Everybody is welcome to come visit us anytime! Wish us luck on our great adventure!

We will keep you updated with stories and pictures!