Pictures:
Tuffys Surgery
Travis and Tim Watson
Big group photo of Travis' side of the family at the Ranch
Finally feeling the hot chocolate, long sleeved shirt and seeing your breath in the air, weather in Texas has been quite the relief. Travis and I agree that we both miss the four seasons. Fort Worth can have a few trees that change colors, however, its no yellow painted aspens in the mountains. We are loving this weather that allows you to bundle up with a heavy North Face and a Starbucks to warm your hands and insides.
Tuffy had another surgery. He tore his left "ACL" back in July and overcompensated with his weight and tore his right one this past month. He is our special needs dog...an expensive one.
We are still in our 3 story townhome that faces downtown Fort Worth. We are content here, but are looking for homes to buy for an investment opportunity. Its been a learning process for sure.
Travis has a new job with XTO Energy! Praise the Lord, they actually called him and sought him out to hire him. He loves it and is challenged everyday learning the foundation of the oil and gas business. He is catching on quick, which doesn't surprise me because he is so smart.
I am still working at Kelley Orthodontics and am an official Dental Assistant! I passed my exams and made a 98% on my final :) It is interesting the way the Lord can bring out a terrible situation of my teeth breaking and turn in into a passion I have. My favorite aspect of this job is that we have the same patients coming in every 4-7 weeks. This gives me an amazing opportunity to show them the love of Christ and get to know them personally. I am also working at Christ Chapel with the 5/6 grade still. I have been there for One and a Half years and want to finish out with the 6th graders. Oh my 6th graders, I love them so much. They make me laugh and bring so much joy to my life.
As far as marriage goes, Travis and I have been married one year! Its crazy to think how much we have done and gone through in one year:
-Honeymoon in Saint John
-Fort Worth shutting down from the snow for one whole week. We had so many fires and read The Hunger Games during this time
-Car Dealerships galore...ugh the agony
-Meeting the Watsons- our good friends in Fort Worth who are expecting a baby in February!
-Watching the Harry Potter series with the Watsons
-Snowboarding in Colorado
-Carole Ann and Jeds Wedding in Colorado
-Supporting Anna in her Theta shows
-Seeing Mary Cherry run Cross Country
-Having Mom Haynes and Dana Haynes come visit and go to the rodeo in January
-Having Alaback Mom and Dad and Mary come down to visit
-Trips to the Ranch
-Seeing cousins nearby: Schardts, Munnekes, Lipperts
-Sweet Sammies x 1000000
-Seeing friends in Houston, Tulsa, Dallas, Canadian, Colorado..
-Making new friends- Jordan Hamon, Zack Ethridge, Mallory Tarp
-Paying for Tuffys surgerys
-Our trip to Sante Fe, New Mexico
-And so many more..
We are so thankful for our one year and know that we couldn't be anywhere without the Lord to give us His Grace and His Love.
Joys and Pains of Learning:
Give a heads up to the Husband when you might be a little more emotional one week out of the month...or a couple weeks out of the month for sensitive people like me :)
Make sure to plan dates for each other to keep the quality time a priority and romance alive :) :)
Tuffy's Tales: Well, Mom and Dad keep putting this awful cone on my head that makes me run into things when I walk. They also don't let me sleep with them anymore, they also tell me everyday how proud they are of me...I am loved.
Travis' ESPN: TCU in Poinsettia Bowl. Why can't we play well in the first half?
Tricia's Randomness: I had a patient throw up on me. I also had a patient fall asleep to the point of snoring while I was working on his mouth.
We are so thankful for you and will try to update more often!
T3
