Early Anniversary Date

Last night, Ryan and I went out to dinner to celebrate, early, our first anniversary. We didn't really have any plans to go out, but then we got a card in the mail from Alan & Kathy with two $25 gift cards for either Red Lobster or Olive Garden. (Thanks!) Most of you who know me well, know that I LOVE Olive Garden, but Ryan really wanted Red Lobster and lobster sounded pretty good to me, so that's where we ended up going. I'm so glad that fish is healthy because I ate quite a bit of it. I had the Ultimate Feast, which included lobster tail, crab legs, shrimp scampi, and Walt's famous shrimp. However, I did not eat the scampi, and Ryan helped me with the crab legs. I had never had crab legs before, and it was definitely an experience. It was good, but so much work for the amount of meat that you get. I definitely preferred the lobster tail. I had lobster for the first time on our cruise, and I'm pretty sure I'm hooked. Unfortunately, however, lobster is too expensive to have very often and it's just not something I think I could cook at home. The thought of picking up a live lobster creeps me out. Ryan had "Shrimp Your Way", and he got shrimp scampi, Walt's famous shrimp, and coconut shrimp. I also enjoyed a delicious, refreshing frozen Margarita. Overall, it was a great dinner out to celebrate, and I'm glad we got to do it. Normally, it's just too expensive for us to do when I can make something nice at home....which is the plan for our actual anniversary. After dinner, we met up with my friend Anne to go see The Hangover at the movie theater in Bryan. Everyone had said how funny it was, and it really was funny. It's definitely a guy movie, but that's ok. You know you have a mature relationship when you go see a guy movie when celebrating your anniversary!

Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden (HA!)

Today, Ryan and I decided to go golfing. I used to be on the varsity golf team in high school, but I haven't played in probably four years or more. I loved it when I played, but as with most things in high school, the girls got very catty and started cheating, and I got sick of it, so I quit because I hated having to deal with it on a daily basis. I'm not sure why I quit playing completely, other than the fact that I didn't think I had room in the dorm to bring my clubs, and now I don't have any more since Michaela is now on the golf team. But we decided that this would be something fun to do together, and it would give us some exercise, so we headed out to the A&M golf course to hit some balls at the driving range and practice on the putting green. This was Ryan's first time ever, so there were definitely a lot of whiffs, duffs, etc. But he got a few good shots off and most of them were right on par with a beginner. Since we don't have our own clubs, we had to rent them from the Pro Shop, and I ended up playing with men's clubs. Somehow, despite the fact that the clubs were WAY too long for me, I still managed to hit really well considering that I haven't played in four years. When we get our own clubs, we will definitely be going more often!

Cruise Pictures!

My husband is so sweet!

Back on May 2nd, Ryan brought home these beautiful flowers for me! He knew that I needed a little pick-me-up since the housing situation was really stressing me out. I love him so much!

Aggie Ring Day

Waiting in line to get the Ring!

The lady handing out Rings!


Checkin' it out!


Fightin' Texas Aggie Ring!
WH09P!

It's been far too long...

since I have updated this blog, and for that, I apologize. Life has been incredibly busy this past semester. For my part, the only grade for one of my classes was a 25 page thesis that was due at the end of the semester. It was an incredible amount of work, but I am very proud of it and I received an "A" on it, so that is even better! The class was an independent research seminar with Dr. Krammer, and I was able to pick the topic that I wanted to do my research over. I knew I wanted it to deal with World War II, and more specifically the Third Reich, but I wasn't sure exactly what topic to cover. It did not have to be a topic that had never been done before, but it also could not be over-done. After much deliberation and a discussion with Dr. Krammer, I came up with the topic of comparing the Nazi occupation of Poland with its counterpart, the Soviet occupation. The topic of Poland during WWII is discussed very minimally, and I thought this would be a very interesting topic to write about. The final product turned out excellent after writing 18 of the total 25 pages in one long night, and the title was, "Erasing Polonia: The Nazi and Soviet Occupation of Poland During World War II". In other news this semester, I received my Fightin' Texas Aggie Ring on April 17th!




Although it was very rainy, it was a wonderful day, and I could not have been more excited to get the shiny piece of gold that I have been wanting for my entire life! Now it seems weird to think about not having it. The semester ended and it went very well, I even passed math, which for most people who know me, they know this is a major accomplishment. That class was insane! Ryan and I just recently returned from an amazing cruise to the Caribbean to celebrate (early) our first anniversary! We went to Montego Bay, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. It was so much fun and I wish that we didn't have to come back to work, but I'm sure we'll get to go again.