Ode to My Husband

I was talking with a sweet and wise friend this week about encouraging our husbands for working so hard and providing so well without always saying, "Thank you for working hard." I want to say thanks in different ways and in ways that will build him up and be applicable to what he's thinking about and going through.

So as I was thinking about this, God put this fun little idea in my head to write an ode to my husband. While it's a little Hallmark card cheesy and definitely isn't perfect, it's all about my wonderful husband. Those cards I read and try to pick out are never just right.

Anyway, here is my ode to my husband (to be read in a Dr. Suess-type rhyme), so that I can publicly encourage my husband as well (to the whole 3 people who read this blog...). I'm a total dork because I sent him a quick chat before he came home for lunch telling him that I had a surprise for him and then was really excited to read it to him over lunch. :)

An ode to my husband
Composed this afternoon,
Eagerly awaiting
His coming home soon.

Diligent is my husband
And persevering as well.
In light of this week,
Pride makes my heart swell.

With deadlines and meetings
and six to six days,
By end of this week
He'll be in a haze.

But how thankful I am
For your very hard work.
Your busy job means
We don't eat canned pork!

My hero, my sidekick,
My beloved, my friend,
I so cannot wait
Till this project you send!

Since oh how I miss you
On these very long days.
Your exhaustion and stress
Are not normal ways.

This weekend relaxing
And sleeping quite late
Shall be your reward
For meeting this date.

Hooray for my husband
And very best friend.
Such a great job you do-
You excel to the end!

Hip-hip for my hubby
Who provides oh so well.
I want all to know
So all shall I tell

Of how wonderful he is
And marvelous too.
Babe, I hope you don't mind
My bragging on you.

My very fun ode
This now shall conclude
To a husband so great
He will never be booed!

So there you have it. This Friday is a big deadline for David and his company, so he's been working some VERY long hours this week and last week. Only 2 more days! :)

And Speaking of Acorns...

Here's the new blog background all ready for fall!

I love fall! I like the weather getting cooler and less humid and getting to wear jeans and sweaters and cute jackets! I also love being from Texas where I get chilly when the weather is in the lower 80s. :)

Enemy of Squirrels

I'm pretty sure squirrels hate my dog. I think if I were a squirrel, I probably would.

For one thing, my little hunting dog bays when she sees them and chases them up the nearest tree or telephone pole. I usually try to keep her quiet around our apartment, but every once in awhile I let go of her leash and let her chase them down. It's really pretty funny. She darts towards them and then runs and jumps around the tree like she's somehow going to climb it.

The other reason the squirrels probably hate Nala is that she's been eating acorns. All the rain lately has caused a plethora of acorns to fall to the ground. And while I'm thankful for all the trees around our apartment that provide some shade and good atmosphere, taking her outside gets a little interesting as she constantly tries to grab one to eat...

So there you have it. If the squirrels of the world start uniting against dogs, I have a pretty good feeling that they may come after Nala first. :P

Panic Attack

David and I went to Elkhart/Palestine this weekend to visit my parents and for my 5 year reunion from high school. When we got back to Bryan, we decided to go through a car wash since we had hit so many gross love bugs on the trip.

We paid our $8 (for what ended up being a pretty crummy car wash) and drove in. As the water sprayers started going over us, Nala tried to climb from the back seat into the front seat. At first we scolded her, but then we realized she was shaking. We hadn't thought about how the car wash might be traumatizing for her... Anyway, I climbed into the backseat to try to calm her down while David grabbed my camera to record how much she was trembling. I was trying to calm her down, but at the same time, it really was pretty funny.

Here's the clip of poor Nala and her doggie panic attack :)



And for anyone concerned, yes, she's fine. She was panting a lot after we got out of the car wash, but she got dinner when we got home, so that made everything better!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

So I'm a little behind on the blog, but here's a fun catch-up story.

David won a raffle for Astros tickets at his work, and we got to go to the game last Saturday (5th) for really cheap. I used to go to games all the time with my grandma and aunt, but I don't think I've been to one since starting college.

I was just excited that he'd won because I'd been wanting to go to a game for a couple of years, but I was really excited when I found out that they were such awesome tickets that we never would have bought ourselves. They were 4 rows up from the field right above the Phillies' dugout. That was the only problem with the tickets. We ended up having some Phillies fans around us who cheered at all the wrong times. :)

It was a great game to go to because Hunter Pence hit a homer,

Roy Oswalt was pitching,

and they won in the bottom of the 9th with a come-from-behind victory!
Now we just need to get David to win some more tickets like that. I'd go for Aggies tickets, too. :)

A little explanation for this picture... I get made fun of at David's work. Well, I guess we both get made fun of because of our height difference (almost 1 foot). David has one of our engagement pics on his desk at work where we are both sitting down, and several of the guys at work think it's funny to say that the pic is deceptive since our heads are at the same level. One time after I visited him at work, he told me that later someone told him that he was surprised my feet could touch the floor in the chair I was sitting in.

Anyway, the other couple who won tickets mentioned that, so we took this picture of me standing on a chair next to David so that I would look taller. I still don't think it helps much! :)

And for any Astros fans out there, yes, that is an original Jeff Bagwell shirt, circa 1994. It's been well-loved :P

Guess Who Stepped in Gum?

Yup. Nala.

She was biting her paw last night, and when I looked at it, there was something blue on one of her nails. Now I'm not sure where she stepped in gum or how she only got it on only one nail, but she did. So David came to help me pick the gum off and snip a few hairs. Nala definitely appreciated the treat afterwards, since it was such torture, you know. :P