Updating the Website!
I am kicking off my renewed desire to blog about our lives, so I thought I'd update the website first! Let me know what you think about it - I need some input.
Married Life – Day 108
I can't believe its been over three months since Bryan and I tied the knot - so much has happened and what a wild ride its been! Here's a quick recap of our 2011 so far:
- Got back from our Honeymoon in the Yucatan Peninsula!
- Bryan got a raise! Yipee!
- I started my Candidacy Exam (and passed, yet the fun isn't over yet! Read below!)
- Bryan got a really neat paintball gun
- I turned another year older
- We went to the San Antonio Zoo to celebrate my best friend's birthday
- Bryan bought his brand new IPad 2 (He's in love!)
- We watched the San Antonio Spurs whip up on the Detroit Pistons in San Antonio!
- I trekked to El Paso to visit my family!
- We went camping at Lake Travis!
To say the least, we have been very busy. I began my candidacy exam for my PhD on January 1st, 2011. These things are supposed to last 6 weeks, tops. The first time I was supposed to defend, a freak snow storm hit Austin, and school was shut down. No kidding - it was the first time in the school's history that a candidacy exam was postponed at Science Park. To make matters worse, one of my exam committee members took the entire month of February to kayak in the Everglades, meaning, of course, that my exam was postponed for that ENTIRE month, which was both good and bad. It was good because I was allowed to work on it that much longer, but also terrible because the stress of the exam had been getting to both Bryan and I. March came soon though, and I was passed, with a requirement to write an extra experimental aim, which is now due April 14. And don't you know I'm going to be ECSTATIC when this whole thing is said and done?! I'm betting Bryan will be too. 
I'm going to try VERY HARD to post updates on a bi-monthly basis now. We have lots to talk about - Bryan signed up for kickball this spring, and I've joined yoga and am about to start training to run some races this summer! Though our first few months of being married have been difficult, and much outside our control, we're looking forward to the fun times to come! This summer seems to be the one for weddings, and we'll be trekking all over to share the special days of our friends and family! Here's to a happy Spring and Summer of 2011!
Update
I'm supposed to update the blog because it hasn't been updated in a long time.
WINNING.
Bryan needs an intervention. I'm not kidding.
He's addicted to 'Prison Break'.
That's right, Bryan has been watching this series for the past two weeks, getting as many episodes as 12 in at a time. That's an all day marathon. And to be honest, even Bryan admits that the plot and acting is terrible.
I think Bryan has a man crush on the main character.
OMG.
From the Newlyweds:
Its a quiet Friday morning with the dogs peacefully dreaming in their beds, and coffee brewing. The casita is still overrun with boxes, decorations and laundry, but at the moment, all is quiet - a great moment for reflection. Looking back on the past two weeks, I am filled with both awe and gratitude; so many people worked together to create a beautiful wedding weekend that was more wonderful that Bryan and I could have anticipated. While the venue was lovely, the decorations elegant, and the groom standing at the altar when I walked out, what truly made the day for me, and the entire weekend, actually, were the people.
We have many friends and family to thank for their help and support during the weekend, and we are truly indebted to them. From the Rafferty's who pulled more than their share decorating, to the girls in my lab for being their every step of the way, the Chicagoans, the Ahrens for coming such a long way, the El Pasoans who didn't forget old friendships, the aunts and uncles who helped in all different capacities, and all of the great people in between, we say THANK YOU. Really, thank you. We love you. You all are the best friends and family a couple of goofs like us could ask for. Bryan and I are very blessed.
On to the good stuff: I will be posting photos as I wrangle them up, and if you have any, please email them to me, at bolner34@gmail.com.
Happy New Year, and may all your hopes and dreams be fufilled!
Love,
Chelle & Bryan