Christmas Tree

We finally put up our tree last night. We were going to do it tonight, but Andrew felt festive, so Wednesday night it was. We played some old Nat King Cole records on the record player and starting decorating the house. Now it is starting to feel like Christmas at the Dutler's! Finally I can move all the presents from the formal living room to under the tree!

Great News

In 2003, I was in a car accident on I-235. I won't go into all the details, but one of the persons in the accident was suing my insurance for $80,000. Naturally, and if you know me, I freaked out. Litrally, everytime I got something in the mail from the insurance company, I just wanted to throw up.

Back in February we had a deposition. I just did my part and left. I didn't want to stay and hear what anyone else had to say.

Nothing was getting settled, so I had to request to take a week off in January for a potential trial date for this accident. Again, wanting to throw up. I don't do well under major pressure.

So last week I got a phone call from my lawyer saying that the case had SETTLED!!! I was so excited. I cried. I was so happy to have that off my chest.

I prayed almost everyday that God would let this case settle. I know others were praying too. So thanks to all who kept me in your prayers during this difficult time for Andrew and I.

Good Books

I just finished reading 2 good books.
"Agent Zigzag" by Ben Macintyre was great. It is about a man with a criminal past who becomes a spy for the Germans during WWII. He is sent to England to gather war information, but is caught right away by the British. The story goes into detail about how he, Edward Chapman, becomes a double spy and why he does it. The book was slow to start for me, building how he became a spy. Once the storyline gets to the actual spying, it was hard to put down.
"The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham was a quick read for me, just a couple of days. It takes place during the 1920's when a woman named Kitty, 25, finally gets married to Walter. She only marries him to be married before her sister, who is younger than herself. During her marriage she lives in Hong Kong because of Walter's occupation. During that time, she meets a man, Charile, and begins having an affair with him. When confronted by Walter, she has no choice but to go with him to a remote area of China where cholera is running rampant. It is there she finds who she really is and comes to terms with her past behaviors. I totally recommend this book.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my birthday. I'll save my age for when you ask, but I won't publish it. It's not that I am ashamed of how old I am, it just might come back to haunt me in future years.
So after hot tub club, I came home and slept for a few hours. Was feeling lazy and bored, so I went to the gym. Walked for an hour and then ran a quick mile. Came home, showered and Andew and I ordered Happy Joe's Pizza. I was craving taco pizza, so that is where we got it. It was so good, it hit the spot. Andrew got me the new Reba duets CD and the movie "Transformers" as a gag gift.
Then we went to the mall. We were window shopping at Helzberg's and I found an opal that I liked and Andrew bought it for me!!! I was a little shocked. It is not like him to just buy something without comparing. It is so pretty. I had to have it resized, so next Tuesday I should have it.

Hot Tub Club

Yesterday we had Hot Tub Club in honor of my birthday. This time it was Gina, Misty, Marlys and me. It was fun to just sit and relax after a 12 hour shift and shoot the breeze with friends.

Boredom

We have season tickets to ISU. This year is not the year to have them. It has been quite disappointing. Yesterday we played Texas. When we got to our seats, there were 3 Texas fans about 2 rows behind us. One of them was really annoying. I mean, she was being annoying to just be annoying. In fact, she was so annoying that after the 1st quarter, Andrew and I moved to a different area. At the end of the second quarter I predicted the score would be 56-10, knowing the score was 28-3 at the end of the half. Well the score was 56-3, close enough. At half time we left and ate lunch at Hickory Park. It was very yummy and very fulfilling. Needless to say we did not eat supper last night.

On the way home from the game, Andrew talked to one of his college buddies. I got bored and took pictures of us. Here they are. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Baby!!

Today is my husband's 32nd Birthday! So I thought I would write a few things as to why I love hime so much:

1) He's handsome

2) He's intelligent

3) He makes me laugh when I am down

4) If I am sick, He'll try to take care of me

5) He always makes sure that everything is going to be okay

There is plenty more I could say about him, but I don't want to have you read a really long blog!

I love you honey!