You know what's ironic? I check for other people's blog updates daily (sometimes more than once a day!), and get frustrated when their posts are more than a week old. Here I am, updating ours more than 10 days after my last entry. Yikes! I will try to do better :)
A lot has happened, but I'll try to hit the highlights:
1) I finished school... forever! Thursday was the last day of my internship and I turned in a paper for my final. Pretty exciting! I have a few loose ends to tie up with some paperwork and then graduation check-out is August 4th. For some reason this year, UTD decided not to have a summer graduation ceremony, so I will not be walking, but I pick up my diploma on August 23rd - my actual graduation day! I can't believe I'm already done with grad school. At times, it seemed like I would be in school for the rest of my life, but looking back it really flew by. Now, I am going to thoroughly enjoy the fact that I never have to go back to school again (except that I'll probably work in a school one day...), and start looking for jobs. Brian would probably like me to hurry up with that, but it's nice just to breathe and enjoy being a little bit lazy!
2) We went to Austin this weekend for Brian's Xterra off-road triathlon. These are a little different than a normal triathlon. First, they swam 1000 meters in a lake/river and they had to get up and run in shallow water for part of it. Then there was a 14 mile mountain bike ride. Brian and a lot of the other riders felt like it was one of the most technical courses they'd ever ridden. Finally, they had a 5 mile trail run. Parts of it were so steep that they had to pull themselves up by ropes that had been attached to trees. It was hot, but it started early so we were done around noon... before it got really hot! Brian did great... he said it was pretty difficult but he ended up doing better than he thought he would. His finishing time was just at 3 hours. Mia and I were his cheerleaders. We tried to stay hydrated and cool in the shade while were waiting for Brian to finish. Mia was very well behaved... several people commented on it... which makes me so proud of my sweet puppy! Also, I got really excited because there were two other Weims (that's for you, mom) there with their owner. Her husband was the medic on call out there, so we let the dogs play for a while during the race. One of her dogs was 2 years old and the other was 5 months! It was so fun to play with a young puppy again!
3) While we were in Austin, we also got to see Jenni and Kyle... the brand new Kriegles! We got to go see their new apartment and they took us to eat at The Oasis, a popular spot in Austin, overlooking Lake Travis. Amanda Smith just happened to be visiting in Austin the same weekend, so she got to join us for dinner too! It was so much fun! Brian and I love being able to catch up and keep in touch with good friends from college.
At the Oasis
Finishing the race
Mia supporting her daddy at the triathlon
The other weims we saw at the race
3 comments:
Mia looks so little in that picture. Im glad you guys had fun!
Congrats!!! That is a huge accomplishment! Also, I'm glad you realized you are not posting often enough. I was about to tell you to get it together...since you were kind enough to tell me the same! haha
Hello There! Just replying to your email. I found the Baylor Bandana at a booth a couple years ago at the State Fair. I think it was something the person custom made. Unfortunately I have not see one since. Sorry!
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Hi! I accidently came across a picture of your dog when I was searching the web for "baylor bandana". I'm looking for one for my Weimaraner. Did you have yours made or did you buy it somewhere? I'd appreciate the help!
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