Our tired eyes and feet

We don't have any recent photos of Ben with his PHI helicopter, so here is the most recent one of him flying a much smaller helicopter with our friend Brent. His wife, Logan, and I are in the back of the helicopter. Anyway, this week has been a week of beginnings for Ben and I. Ben started flying on his own for his new EMS job on Wednesday and will continue until next Wednesday. Some days they don't get to fly at all but other days can be busier. It's been really foggy the past few mornings here in Houston, so that's been a hindrance for flying as well. I started my new afternoon job at Triumph Rehab Hospital on Monday, and my feet haven't been this tired since grad school. I wear scrubs and tennis shoes more often now just for the comfort factor. Poor Ben has to wake up at 4 a.m. in order to get to work in time each morning, so I'm sure his eyes are starting to get sleepy by the time he gets there. Plus, our eyes have seen their fair share of amazing things the past few days. I won't go into details, but at least we can now share healthcare stories, which are always graphic!

Lots of catching up ...

I'll be honest. I forgot we had a blog! And that's why I hadn't written in so long. :) Just to catch everyone up, Ben and I got married in August as planned, and everything went very well. We still live in Spring, but we have started some new career paths recently.
Ben just began working as an EMS pilot out of the Houston area. As a result, he'll be able to be home every day, which is a very welcome change. I am about to start a new afternoon job at an acute rehabilitation hospital on March 16. We're both very excited to see what these jobs hold for us.

Peeved and Perry's

Adriana - I went to pick up my dress yesterday, but it wasn't ready. That explains the "peeved" part. Now I have to make another trip this weekend down to Westheimer to pick it up. This better be the last trip! Three sweet friends of mine from work treated me to Perry's Steakhouse for brunch today, and it was delicious! But I learned that three and a half mimosas and working out 90 minutes later don't quite mix. Left me with an icky feeling.
Ben has started walking at night after getting done with work. I'm so proud of him! He's taken the initiative to become more active, which is difficult for someone who is only home half of the year. Everyone wish him luck!

The first - 8/8/08

We're about 20-ish days away from being married. It feels like just a few weeks ago when I could say that we weren't getting married "for a long time." But we're doing well - all of the freak-out moments have been Adriana's. But there haven't been many - maybe two or three. And only one of them resulted in tears. But oh well, Adriana would have been completely abnormal if there wasn't at least one "ahhh!" moment.