Our Return to College Staion.

During my evacuation Tommy and I met in College Station one weekend so that we could watch his sister Erin dunk her ring. For those not "in the know" dunking your ring is a "tradition" at A&M. When you get your senior ring you drop it in a pitcher of beer and the chug the beer. It is very classy and safe. : /


Gig'Em Luke!

We went and had a great time even though Erin's showing at her ring dunk was...well... let's just say less than stellar, but we love her anyways. We also went out with some friends that were also in town. Let me tell you going out on the town with a belly that you are not all that used to yet and being surrounded by drunk college people is not all it's cracked up to be. You know those people you hate that rub up next to you as they walk by? Well with this abdominal projectile I am that person. I seriously underestimate the clearance needed for this belly. Not to mention my one MAJOR craving has been beer. So here I am sitting outside, pregnant, surrounded by girls WAY too dressed up for College Station, with everyone around me drinking the forbidden drink. Did I mention that there is only one bathroom in this joint? That's my idea of fun.

You have a baby...in a bar.

A high note for that weekend. I got to eat Freebirds (which gave me horrible indigestion, so bad in fact that a sweet woman saw me sitting and suffering and offered me Tums right out of her purse), we got to spend time with Erin, Big Mama, Thom and Diane. Oh and we saw a fight at Tommy's favorite pizza place Antonio's and the fight was actually over pizza. Shut up... fighting over pizza, what has happened to Aggieland?

So I have been HORRIBLE about updates!

I know, I know. I said I would try to keep this thing updated but in all fairness we had company that threw our nice little world into chaos. He goes by the name of Hurricane Ike.

Before we get into the whole story, I will tell you our house had no damage and everything here is finally back to normal minus the forest of trees that are still in my backyard.

The Wrath of Ike

Mr. Risk Management had me evacuate on the Wednesday before the storm and before any type of evacuation notice had been issued. In true Andi form I put up a little argument because I didn't think the storm would be that big of a deal and I couldn't believe he was going to send me packing with a few weeks worth of clothes, some precious pictures, his unborn child and TWO CRAZY 50 POUND DOGS all in Sholonda the Honda. Seriously people. But he did, so off we (me, Avery and Mallory) headed to Ft. Worth for what would turn out to be a 2 week Hurri-cation. While there was no damage to the house a tree had fallen on our power line so we had no electricity for 2 solid weeks. Due to my "fragile" state we did not think it was a good idea for me to come home to the hot Houston weather and risk mass murder by pregs due to extreme heat. So I commenced on a Trip of Texas. I spent a few days in Ft. Worth, a few in Dallas, a few more in Silsbee, a couple in College Station, and as I was settling in for my Houston visit I got the glorious call from Tommy about the electricity being back. I hurried my tail home to see him because he was on Hurricane crew, so he had stayed home working the entire time. I didn't realize how much I like being home in my own little house until I was away and actually couldn't go back. Tommy says I am too attached to my "stuff". I tell him to shut up.


We only got our internet back up and running a couple of days ago and have been marathon painting with the help of Saint Mom and Saint Steven. They came and stayed a week to help Tommy and I paint every room (and ceiling) we could get to. That ended up being Luke's room, the hallway, the entry way, and the front living room. As well as get all of Luke's furniture into his room. They worked so hard and we are so grateful.


If you are still with me that shows true dedication. I will post again today with some pictures of Erin's Ring Dunk in College Station that happened during my Hurri-cation. It will include the long awaited...Belly pictures.