Since the last post, just before Thanksgiving I believe, we have been busy!!
Kristin's Career
As I mentioned, I got a job! Since I've officially started I can disclose my awesomeness! I'm a Project Manager for JPMorgan Chase. All of those annoying emails from companies like Southwest regarding 2 free roundtrip tickets, it's people like me that manage those projects. I used to just put those in my email trash, but now I review them as a tangible result of my work, although, Southwest isn't one of my partners, they are managed within my team. The daily commute of 100 miles roundtrip isn't a blast, but if I have to do it the tollway here makes it smooth. Even though I am in a contract position now, I do hope to become full time in May because there are some seriously awesome opportunities at Chase and I would absolutely love to make them part of my career path!
Thanksgiving
We hosted our first holiday and it was a success! First, Ms. Kara came into town on the train right across the stress from my work which was super convenient and great to have a friend from home! Once we got home she helped me prep a few dishes for Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving day started around 7am after waking up both my dad and my mother in law in Colorado at 5am MST...ooops! I needed clarification on how to prep the turkey and make Bobby's favorite side dish of Sweet Potato Casserole. For documentation purposes we made the following dishes:
- Turkey, duh
- Homemade Stuffing from french bread- my favorite
- Sweet Potato Casserole with Oatmeal AND marshmallow topping
- Mashed Potatoes
- Cherry Pineapple Jello fruit salad, Barrett recipe
- Green Bean Casserole, apparently this is a must
- Deviled eggs
- Rolls
- Homemade gravy, of course
- Pumpkin Pie
After about 6 hours everything had finally finished and our friends on base had arrive with some awesome pies to share. I think I'm ready for next year!
Christmas
Wow! This is still fresh in my mind since we haven't even been home for a week! Last year, Christmas was super busy because we were getting married and weddings are a lot of work. This year, I had just started my new job which comes with a long commute and I decided to make about half of our gifts. I sewed aprons last year for our sisters, and this year I made wreaths for our moms and my sister. For my grandma I had intended to make a quilt, but time was too limited so that's my current project. On Friday, the 20th, I flew out to Colorado and spent a little time with my mom and dad before Bobby flew out on Monday night. Splitting the trip 3 ways kept us busy, but it was nice to see everyone. I have to say this year was pretty awesome in terms of gifts that were not on our list- our family knows us well and I'm very excited about all of our new things. One thing I have to share is our new Colorado canvas that Janelle (Bobby's younger sister) made. She made this with crayons and a blowdryer, an idea she found on Pinterest and had to hide it from me since I steal a lot of her CO pins :) Oh and I have to mention my awesome new macbook air (my first mac) from my Hubby!!
New Year's
Last year's New Years Eve was the lamest ever! After driving some 15 hours in a snow/ ice storm from Colorado to Texas we made it back to Fort Worth around 9pm and were passed out by 10pm only to wake up around 2am to whisper "Happy New Year" and fall back asleep. This year, I was determined to make it more fun so we decided to host our first party! Since Bobby wasn't arriving until Monday afternoon, we have to hustle to get everything together and cleaned around the house for the party to take place on Tuesday evening, but we did it! I think Bobby stressed more than me for a change. There weren't any dull moments, just a social evening with awesome friends and some seriously good snacks! My personal favorite were these Sopapilla Cheesecake squares made by Kristen. To top it off, clean up was easier than I expected!
Since it is a new year, I suppose I'll disclose my resolutions...
- Be nice to my hubby
- Stop cussing
- Run a half marathon*
*It looks like I have a few friends to run with me as well. Our goal is to complete the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Washington D.C. mid March.
Before I start training I need to get better. After losing my voice for the past few days I went to the Doctor today and have an upper respiratory infection, which I seem to get every January now. I'm still trying to get used to my hypothyroid medicine as well. Lately, I've been rocking on a boat because of it so hopefully that kicks in soon!
Finally, the most exciting thing to share is that Bobby will complete training this month and be mission qualified!! This should be a good thing for both of us. I know Bobby is excited to actually partake in something other than training and of all the things he gets to fly! That's just cool! I'm still in awe every morning when I see him dressed in his flight suit and aviators...a man in uniform never gets old! For me, it will be good to have some alone time when I get home from work as well. He's been so helpful with getting dinner ready for when I get home, but sometimes just getting the house to myself is a breath of fresh air. We're still trying to balance our time since we were apart the last 2 years, and when we got time together we put everything else on hold. Oh, as part of his missions I almost forgot, he can bring some cool presents home for me sine he will be visiting the world, albeit without me.
2014 is going to be a great year and I am so blessed to have everyone and everything in my life! I really have it made!! Until next time...make things happen!!
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