WE DID IT!

Levi Duncan is a graduate! He and the other 2 dogs who had the guts to show up (where the other half of the class was, I don't know) completed all their tasks with flying colors! Alan and I couldn't be more proud. We could tell levi was pretty impressed with himself too. He is now alseep on the floor.. showing off really took it out of him.
Levi and I will keep practicing, but I think we are done with the classes for good. I was adnormally nervous all day. It was like Levi was prepared to take the LSAT or soemthing.. and well, he's going to Law school!! I'm so excited to have our Wednesday nights back too! 7 PM yoga here I come :)

Enjoy these pictures.











Daddy loves his Levi.




Too many treats=a little drool.. but look at those pearly whites. His mommy must really brush those ;)

Dear wedding photos..where are you?

As of yesterday, Alan and I have been married 4 months! 4 wonderful months and STILL no wedding photos. What's up with that? About a month after we were married the online proofs became avialable and I asummed the cd of the negatives would appear in the mail several weeks later..wrong! I've been waiting, and waiting and waiting. Finally last week, I gave the company headquarters a call. I got their voicemail. It would only have been logical for them to return my call, but when they didn't, I called again. A spoke with a man (whose name I do not know..I'm kicking myself for not asking) who told me he would put the CD in the mail right away and I would have them by the end of the week. False! Today, after calling the headquarters and leaving yet another message, I called the actual photographer who shot the photos. He tells me he is burning cds tomorrow and will have the cd to me ASAP. I sure hope so! I'd hate to put up a big stink and or worse, never get my photos. This is like a bride's worst nightmare.. well one of them. A bad bridesmaid might also qualify as a nightmare (but, wait! I had one of those).

Anyway, I hope I get the photos soon. I'm tired of looking at "MR. and Mrs." empty frames! I'll keep you posted.

Just another manic Monday

Well, today I spent the entire day in HR, learning about all the benefits that come with my new job (oh so fun, I know). The experience was bittersweet. I was happy to essientally have the day off (since I spent my ENTIRE Saturday in Atlanta). I was grateful to have gotten the job and was excited about the all the bonuses that came it. But, despite all the goodness around me, throughout the day I had to constantly fight off the urge to just break down in tears. No, I wasn't scared about becoming a "grown up." No, I hadn't run over an animal on my way to work. And, no, I wasn't in any sort of pain. I was simply missing my dad. And, frankly, the whole day made me think of him. He worked at UTSA and I had once shared all the benefits I was being offered now, through him. As weird and ironic as it is, the day before he died, he called and asked me if there was any way I could get a job at UTSA. I said I didn't think so, but that I had people keeping an eye out for me. And keeping an eye out is exactly what they did. 6 months later, I'm working at UTSA. I can't help but think that more than one person had a hand in that.

To change the subject slightly, halfway through the day Alan texted me and asked if I was interested in having a date night. A date night with a coach on a MONDAY during football season with both MNF and the Rangers playing on TV? Heck yes I wanted! What a lucky girl I am! We ended up going to firehut, where we both ate way too much, way too fast. It totally hit the spot, though. Sitting in a classroom listening to information about health insurance is hard work. A girl can really work up an appetite!



After dinner we went to a place we had heard about called Orange Leaf. (We were a little skepical considering Orange Cup was our most recent fav. and the names seemed a bit too identical) But when we walked in the door, I knew I was in Haven. Hail motherland of all yogurt places! This shop was basically yogurt planet (my absolute favorite spot in Austin) in San Antonio! A self serve, all-you-can-eat (or afford), sweet, tart and sour place of goodness! Alan may have had to try EVERY flavor in the shop before he could pick one, but I knew exactly what I wanted. Chocolate.. and lots of it. I loaded up my cup (probably containing all the calories I needed in a day.. but hey, I went to Bodypump this afternoon!) and chowed down. We will definitely be returning to this place. Whoa!

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On an ultimate sugar high, we went to our final spot before returing home.. Target..for drain-o, dog treats, and milk. You really didn't think we could finish the night without doing something completely old and married-like, did you? We ended up buying way more than originally planned, which is about 90% my fault. Whoops!

To top off the night, Levi learned to shake!!!!! I couldn't be a more proud. It really only took him 5 days to learn. What a smart cookie! He must take after his mother. Now, if only I could teach him to lay down and stay there....


All and all, I'd say it was a good day.

A little birdie told me I needed to update my blog. So here goes..

My absolute favorite thing to do on the weekends is lounge around the house and relax. Unfortunatley, I haven't been able to do that in a very long time. Life has kept me going, going, and going for the past couple of months. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I have some exciting news to share. As of last Monday, I am officially a permanent employee of UTSA!!

After working at UTSA as a temporary, a permanent status is quite an upgrade. Woo hoo. My position (which official name is TBA... it was previously Marketing and Promotions coordinator) is very fun and fast paced. I work in athletics doing all kinds of marketing (in-game promotions, social media, special events, game productions, music, student awareness, advertising, you name it). And the best part.. I have interns! About 7 of them!!

Yesterday, I went on my first "business trip" to Atlanta, Georgia to watch the game productions of the new Georgia State football program. Georgia State is a lot like UTSA in that they play off campus in a dome (they play were the Falcons play... needless to say everything was SUPER nice!), they are a brand new football program, and they recently revamped their image as a commuter school. It was an awesome experience and I really learned a lot. I shadowed the productions coordinator, which is what I will be doing at the Alamodome for our football games. It's little scary because I will have such a huge responsability, but wayy cool.

Now, I must say something about my way of travel on this trip. It was anything but ordinary. First, I flew private. Yes, that's right, PRIVATE. We met at a small airport near my house and got on a small (but not really that small) plane. It left when we were ready, not the other way around. Oh, and no sercurity! AWESOME! Second, once on the plane, I was pampered. First, we were given fresh donuts. Who doesn't love donuts?! About an hour later, the owner of the plane announces that it is time for breakfast and he passes around tacos. (Naturally, I couldnt't be rude so I had one of those too.) After eating, I put on a UTSA snuggie and slept the next 2.5 hours straight. Snacks were given out when I woke up. Lesson of the morning: if you fly private, you eat. ALOT.

When I got off the plane, about 5 pounds heavier, my two bosses were waiting for us...on the runway. They drove us to the games, gave us our all access passes and showed us around a bit before we, you guessed it, ate lunch! I spent the rest of the afternoon shadowing the production coordinator and watching the behind-the-scenes action of the game. While I was there, I kept my eye out for the real housewives of atlanta, but no such luck! We left after the game, and I was back in San Antonio by 7:30 PM. How often do you get to say "oh yeah, I was in Atlanta for a little while today" to someone in Texas? Pretty cool if you ask me.

After this experience, I couldn't possibly consider flying commerical. I have been too spoiled. Just kidding... kinda. :)