We made yet ANOTHER trip to SAT this past weekend. Making that drive is getting exhausting and expensive with gas at almost $4 a gallon! The pups stayed home with the super crazy dog sitter for a day and then some good friends made use of our abode and played parents to our pups for the other 2 days. While there, I was finally able to get everything taken care of to change my name, and get this, the man that helped me at the SSA office didn't even TOUCH the seal on our marriage certificate. All of that drama for nothing! Oh well, it's done and my initials are now officially AA. Yes, jokes are appropriate! LOL.
Also, after finally wrangling the home owner and getting her to commit to a time to show the house, my mom and I were able to see what will hopefully be our home for the next 2-3 years. The house is really pretty ideal. POSITIVES: LOTS of space! 4 bedrooms, lots of closets, 2 living areas, 2 dining areas, HUGE yard, large patio, and lots of squirrels to keep my beloved Chela entertained while I work my tail off at the hospital. The trees on the property are amazing and the area is just beautiful. NEGATIVES: beige walls in every room...yep, just as I feared. However, there was NO wood paneling which makes me ok with the beige walls! Kitchen is old and very small. Bathrooms are also small. All of these things I can make due with for a period. Problem now is that the dang home owner is in no hurry to get everything in writing and seems to be putting things off. She doesn't understand that we just want security in knowing that we have a place to live when the time comes. Until then, we wait for her to send the paperwork (by fax, no less, because the woman doesn't do email...REALLY?!) to get everything finalized. More waiting.... She obviously doesn't know me very well!
Yesterday was a day of firsts for me. I took my first golf lesson which consisted of an hour and a half of evaluating my approach to the ball and swing in every aspect possible. Let's hope that it's helpful. Strange thing is that I am sore after that lesson! How is that even possible?! He obviously change my stance and swing enough that I was using back muscles that I don't normally use. I'm ready to say goodbye to my 120+ score and ridiculous slice! Maybe, just maybe, this guy can help me!
After the lesson, the hubs and I went to Floyd's Seafood for dinner. In this area, we are officially in what is known as "Crawfish Season". Historically, I've never been a fan of crawfish. I've had them in etouffee, bisque, fried and in jambalaya. All of which were OK, but nothing that I would ever consider ordering for myself on a return visit to those restaurants. For some reason this year, I have been obsessed with the thought of attending and partaking in a legit crawfish boil, the "messy, peel your own crawfish and eat everything with your hands" kind of event. In my head, I knew that I did not like crawfish, but I was so into the idea of the crawfish boil. So I talked the Hubs into taking me for cajun so I could prove myself wrong! I walked in desperately wanting to love them but knowing that I would leave disappointed when I realized that I really just didn't have the taste for them. Oh. My. God. I was so wrong! I LOVED every second of my ridiculously messy crawfish feast. I guzzled water and miller lite because my mouth was on fire from the spice but the taste was amazing. It was everything I had hoped and more. How in the world have I lived this many years of my life in the dark?! I am seriously ready to go back for more, today. LOL. And yes, even as a first timer, I closed my eyes and sucked the heads! I'm grossed out by even saying it, but the flavor was so intense! My next goal is to figure out how to make my own. I'm thinking we need to have a crawfish boil once we are settled in to our new digs. What do you think?
BLESSINGS!
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