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Saturday, October 24

Wylie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:48:11 +0000

One of our next door neighbors has multiple cats. This is one of them. It is very affectionate, and when you open the back door, and it is nearby, it will come running.

Friday, October 23

Wylie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:35:07 +0000

This here is our backyard. We don’t use it too much, but we should. Now that it is getting cooler out (a high of 67º today) maybe being outside will be more like something we would want to do.

Last day of vacation…

Teresa — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:19:48 +0000

So, here I sit on my last day of summer vacation…possibly ever…and what am I doing? Procrastinating, of course! I figure that yesterday was eventful enough with the evacuation and chemical fire that I thought I deserved a lazy day. (Wylie would argue that I have had nothing but lazy days for the last 2 weeks, and he might be right, but this particular lazy day was well-earned!) We did get up super early to go get our Texas driver’s licenses, which is quite an accomplishment. There were some characters at the DMV…my favorite was this very elderly gentleman who reminded me of a Billy Goat Gruff–kind of crotchety on the outside but really sweet deep down, you could just tell. And a big ol’ white beard. A nice start to the day.

This afternoon I had intended to work on some dissertation stuff, but then we went to Downtown Bryan for a little jaunt and a stop at one of the two soda fountains. Wylie had a malt and I had a sundae…pretty great. The other part of the store is an antique shop, so I browsed some really amazing old costume jewelry as well.

So…here I am back at the computer again with dissertating intentions. I already gave in to some 10gallon-hatting. We shall see if I can resist the siren call of the new TV that we got on Wednesday (kind of on accident, but I will let Wylie tell that story)…hmmmm…..

Wobbly Heads

Wylie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:43:19 +0000

Additional Comments on the Last Week…

Teresa — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:19:28 +0000

So…it is obvious now that Wylie is a) more adept with technology and b) better at staying awake long enough to post things at night. We have definitely been on the go this past week–quite whirl-windy actually. It was harder than I thought it would be to roll out of Auburn–as some of the best people I know are there…but exciting to start this adventure and accompany Wylie on his furthest drive West…I ended up having to leave my couch in Auburn–which some of you know was one of the best (and ugliest) $30 couches in all the world, so it was a good thing that I had 2 days of driving to do some mourning.

The drive out here seemed long (partly, I’m sure, because both of us were running on less sleep and more adrenaline than usual) but with the help of walkie-talkies we made it! Bryan/College Station seems like it will be an interesting place to spend a year. We have already been having all kinds of explorations–grocery stores and Target and a few restaurants already. There seems to be an abundance of Taquiera-type Mexican places around, which is something I have been missing for the last 4 years, so hooray for that!

The trip to Austin was good too. I am pretty much thrilled to be so close and get to do some exploring there as well. The drive from here to there is mostly through farms and ranches. There were fields and fields of what appeared to be dead corn, and it looked kind of eerie…so if anyone can shed some light on what that is all about, please do!

Tomorrow Wylie will start working from home, so he got the office all set up for us today, and it is quite nice (see photo below)…although I will be sad to not have an exploring partner tomorrow afternoon…

Anyway…it’s old news now, but we made it! It doesn’t suck! Hooray!

Finally here!

Wylie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:42:45 +0000

Here we are, some photos from our trip down here to Texas. Starting in Auburn and ending on our second day here. I apologize for the lateness of this post. We just got internet installed today and there was some trouble with the wireless. Everything is settled now and we are surfing the webs wherever we want. We will be posting some more about our happenings, but it is late, and we have had a big week.

Enjoy the pictures!

And here is a video of our new place.

Apartment

Wylie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:34:42 +0000

Have we mentioned that we have an apartment? I don’t think so. Or maybe I forget. Well, we have an apartment! The image above is from the road in front of the house. We just got some photos of the inside of the apartment, so now we know that the whole thing is real and not a scam. Or if it is a scam, it’s a really good one.

So, the place looks cute from the outside, and it looks pretty big on the inside. We might need more furniture. Or we can just see where we end up next year after this Texas adventure before we start to fill up this place with stuff that might not fit into the next place.

Crime!

Wylie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:15:45 +0000

Well, I figured that there was crime in College Station/Bryan, but now I know for sure. I’m glad that most of the crimes seem like “petty” ones. They may not be, but they seem like nothing to really worry about. If I saw more stabbings, or actual killings I may be more worried. I am also glad that not too many are in our new neighborhood.

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I was once burgled. When I lived in Somerville, Massachusetts with a roommate who was given the nickname “Sprinkles”. He had a salt deficiency. All they took were cleaning supplies that Sprinkles had bought. Thankfully they didn’t have time to boost my boomin’ stereo and fly kicks.

Share your crime stories in the comments.

Walk Score

Wylie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:51:47 +0000

A friend just did this for their place, and it reminded me of this website, walkscore.com. I plugged in our new address and came up with this:

its a pretty neat tool, go check out your walkscore.com

Less than 2 months!!!

Teresa — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:11:32 +0000

Holy smokes! Things have been busy finishing up this last semester at Auburn and starting to get ready to say goodbye to this place. The move is now less than 2 months away, and I am sans desk, dresser, and desk chair so far–thanks to Craig and his fancy li’l list! The realtor e-mailed us last week to let us know that they are renovating the apartment we will live in, and she wanted to know if we preferred upstairs or down, and if we wanted one with some hardwood floors…I thought that was thoughtful. Especially since there is still a chance that they took our deposit and ran away…but I don’t think that is the truth.

So, these are some of the things I have been busy doing:
1. The Counseling Psych program had a farewell party for me and my friend Tammy, since we are the two going off into the big internship world this summer. It was really fun, and the first time that I can remember that the whole program was all together. That was nice. Weird to think that I really might not see some of those folks again before we go…

2. Proposing my dissertation research. I am glad that is over.

3. Jaunting home to Phoenix to participate in the 25th Anniversary alumni concert for the Phoenix Children’s Chorus. I think my sister owes me–big time. But it was fun. Also involved in the day were a daytime and a night-time view of the giant “Cactus Flower” art in downtown Phoenix, and a lady sunbathing–also in the middle of downtown Phoenix. I got to see my old friend Brian and swim in the pool and have a bean and egg and cheese burrito from Ramiro’s…TWICE! Not to mention, having a great time with my wonderful family.

Back in Auburn now. Making some plans for the last of the things I will do in the Southeast…lots of them with Wylie. Boating on the Nantahala is on the list, as is Dollywood, and a visit from my parents…sheesh! The next 6 weeks will be filled up!