it's about time

Once again, I apologize; it has been way too long since I've written.

Here's what Jared and I have been up to lately.

January. . . well let's just say it was a little chilly for Texas :P meaning below 40 degrees.

And by snow, I mean lots of ice and sleet; 

SO MUCH (maybe 1/2 cm), that Austin pretty much shut down.

One thing that is popular in Texas is breakfast tacos 

(same thing as a breakfast burrito - they're really set on the "taco" part)

Jared and I decided to make homemade breakfast tacos!  Tortilla, eggs, cheese, sausage, hashbrown/potatoes and ketchup/hot sauce.  Sooo good.

February was wonderful :)

My work had a party on Valentine's Day, so Jared and I were able to attend and have some fun dancing!

I'm so glad that my work is flexible in letting Jared come and have fun with us.

We found out that my cousin Laurisa and her husband, Joel are expecting :) and I had the privilege of taking their announcement photos!  Super special and a gorgeous day! 

 So our car was getting kind of REALLY dusty and dirty from all the "snow" and rainy weather.  I kept bugging Jared that we needed to get our car washed.  He kindly searched for a car wash in town and we found this place, BUT it only took cash and we didn't have enough on us . . . Cost was $6 but it only took $1 bills and $5 bills . . . we had a $10 bill.  Luckily I kept a stash of quarters in our car (about $7 worth) . . .

Good thing no one was behind us in line, because we took FOREVER getting all 24 quarters into the machine . . . we had a good laugh!  On the positive side, our car was nice and clean - well sort of . . .

In later adventures, I participated in my work's dance showcase.  I competed in several dances (Waltz, East Coast Swing, Hustle and West Coast Swing) with a student who ended up taking first place in his division!  Super fun!

Jared was able to join me and was so wonderful to take photos and be there with me through the day!

Oh and on a side note, I made this dress :)