Busy, busy...

Where to begin? It's been a while...let's see... Tuesday night Kurt went bowling with some of the guys from work and had a great time, he seems to really fit in well in the Dallas office which is great for him. After he got home from bowling we got hit with a nasty storm...2 tornadoes touched down in and around Dallas, Addison was just missed, so we got lucky. Kurt and I stood on the balcony and watched the whole thing, it was amazing. The pictures don't do the ominous sky justice, but here's one anyway.

So, after surviving the storm Tuesday night we layed low Wednesday night. Mostly we did laundry and packed for the district meeting. We left bright and early Thursday morning and headed into downtown Dallas. While Kurt was in meetings and workshops all day I went to the Sixth Floor Museum (the JFK assasination site) which was absolutly amazing. After there we went to Wolfgang Puck's new restaurant which was on the 57th floor in this crazy lighted ball thing that turned. The food was incredible, a lot of seafood. One thing I've realized about myself since being in Texas is that if I don't learn to branch out in my eating habits, I won't be eating. So, I'm taking baby steps, but I'm trying EVERYTHING, at least once. Here's a view from the 57th floor.

So, after lunch we went to the King Tut exhibit - if you get a chance to go, don't pass it up, it was SO cool!! I met a lot of great women on our day out, it was nice to hear from their perspectives what it's like to move so often. It almost felt like we were army wives, getting moved around all the time and relying on the other women for advice - it's really a great group. We headed back to the hotel after this and met up with all of the guys. After dinner Kurt's company put on Casino Night which was a blast! We learned to play Craps and won $8,000 - too bad it was all fake money! After Casino Night a bunch of the guys from Kurt's office took us out in Uptown and showed us around, we had a GREAT time. I really like the guys he works with, they remind me of our friends back home. Friday night Kurt's boss took to whole office to this amazing restaurant called Texas de Brazil, it's a Brazilian steakhouse. The food was indescribable. This should sum it up - it cost $100 per person, for dinner! That doesn't include drinks or dessert!! Saturday we took it easy and went grocery shopping and hit up the sales at Circuit City. We don't have cable and aren't planning on getting it so when we find movies or seasons of shows we like on sale, we snatch them up! Kurt made me dinner for Valentine's Day and we both went to bed really early after watching a romantic comedy ;) A great Valentine's Day, in my book. Sunday one of the guys Kurt works with took us to his church and we really, really liked it. We're going to go again this week and we can't wait! The worship was awesome and the message was really relavent and applicable. Finally, after church we went to the mall across the street - which is all outlets!!! I fell in love with that mall. I made a gourmet dinner Sunday night - marinated pork tenderloin, home made mashed potatoes, corn, bread, and salad, and then last night I made chicken chili. I decided that I'm a really great housewife...but the novelty is wearing off quickly and I'm starting to get stir crazy...I'm hoping to find a job soon, but it's turning out to be harder than I thought. Well, I think that gets everyone up to date! We miss and love you all!!

Our first conference!

Kurt found out yesterday that he has to attend a conference in Dallas on Thursday and Friday and I get to go along! Mass. is going to put us up in a great hotel and while Kurt is in meetings and workshops all day I get to go to the site where JFK was assasinated (I guess there's a mini museum there) and then we're going to lunch at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant and then after that I am going to the Dallas Art Museum to the King Tut exhibit! I think I'm going to enjoy this conference way more than Kurt! Thursday night they're having a formal dinner and then Casino Night. I'm excited because I'll get to meet the girlfriends and wives of the guys that Kurt will be working with and it will give us both a chance to meet some new people and maybe make some of our first friends in Texas!

Yesterday was Kurt's first day at work and he said that it went well, but was "boring". He had to do the typical first day administrative stuff. He's going to be working on a project with 2 other guys and has to be to work every day at 6. He seems excited about it all though. So, while he was at work I cleaned the apartment from top to bottom and then had dinner on the table when he walked in the door. He was SHOCKED!! Ha. I told him not to get his hopes up for the future and his response was that I was setting his expectations pretty high. :)

We don't know how long we'll be in Dallas before we go to Houston (if we go to Houston) but we want everyone to come visit!! So, start saving that change for a vacation fund!!

More pictures of our apartment

Well, that's our humble little home. We're going to go out exploring tonight and tomorrow, so maybe tomorrow's post will be more interesting. Love you and miss you all.

Settling in to life in Addison

Well, we found an apartment that we love. We're all moved in and starting to settle in to life in Addison. Our apartment has a loft, cathederal ceilings, a fireplace, and a balcony...it's fantastic. We're right across the street from the park and pretty much everything we need is within walking distance. We're really starting to get used life down here - the weather is great. Of course, it's not home and it never will be, but we do like it. Next week Kurt starts his job and I will start looking for work for myself, I don't think it will be too bad, Texas is doing much better than Michigan. We miss everyone back home and this is an open invitation for anyone to come visit! I still haven't figured out how to post pictures, but as soon as I do I'll post some of our trip down here and our apartment/community.

We made it!

We've officially made it to Dallas. We're at a great hotel in Addison and we're getting ready to go out and drive around town. This is the area we'll be living in for a while...either Addison or Carrollton. It's a lot busier and more built up than either Kurt or I expected. We were expecting a bit more country - instead, Addison is bigger than Grand Rapids! Well, that's all for now...I came down with a nasty cold yesterday, so I'm going to go "steam". We'll post some pictures of our road trip later.