- I still hesitate when someone asks my last name and it sounds something like "Ca-Dobler."
- I am blonde again, per husband's request and to my own satisfaction, thanks to the ever-magical hands of Katrina.
- We crossed our 6 month mark at the end of November! I can't believe we're on the shorter side of counting down to a year!
- Some of you may have heard of my frequent complaints of nausea and many smile in mocking disbelief when I demand that I am not pregnant. But I was right. The cause of my nausea is apparently that I have low blood sugar/low blood pressure. So eat that. :-p (No, really. I just have to increase the frequency of my meals and the protein I consume).
- (...ironically enough...) In November I started a job as office manager for Gentle Beginnings Birth Center in Hurst, TX and I LOVE it!
- I applied to Yale, Harvard, and Brown Universities. I have interviews with Brown and Yale this month. No word from Harvard yet. Ivy League is a long-time dream of mine and right now is the best time to make the grand gesture, so we are trying it out. If I had my first pick, it'd be Brown. Their course flexibility and English program are enchanting.
The last few months have been the best of our marriage, I think. Joshua and I have always been really honest with each other and that causes some tension in our relationship, but it keeps the air clear, too. Now that we have more of a rhythm with each other, I feel like we are handling uncertainties and challenges like more of a team than ever. I cannot even announce to the world how much I love this man! What a sweet Jesus I have to let him love me so.
Recently Joshua's OCD cleanness has become a contagion (I'm sure he's thinking, "Finally!" ...I'm a bit of a clutter-until-you-can't-see-the-floor-then-go-on-a-cleaning-binge kind of person) and we are going through this purging-the-unnecessary phase as far as dusty old corners and miscellaneous catch-alls go. Every so often we make trips to the magnificent Container Store for things like scarf hooks (for my infinite supply) and drawer trays (for my cosmetic plethora) and giant plastic boxes (for our newlywed Christmas collection).
Our recent save-up-and-splurge purchase was a Wii and my parents got us Wii Fit Plus for Christmas. I completely love it because the competitive creature in me loves to smear Joshua's scores into the dust (oh, yeah, and get a work-out). *As a side-note to those who own Wii Fit, have you noticed that you can input your pets' weights? I think it's a little creepy but I am just creepy enough to have my cats terrorizing my home and my Wii Fit Plaza.
Speaking of cats, our lovely 5 month old Argyle went into heat this month (joy of joys) which is when we were supposed to get her fixed. Trust me, as soon as she is done being a raging hairball of hormones, it's clippety-clop snippety-snap for both of our little felines. As much as my husband will hate me for publicly admitting this, it's true that pets take on their owners' personalities. Paisley is a cuddle-me-when-I-please and Argyle is a love-me-love-me. I'll leave it to you to figure out which is which.
