104 Degrees Fahrenheit

Greetings to my friends, family, and internet stalkers!  Welcome to the amazing Overhausers' amazing blog about (hopefully) amazing Texas!

A few random updates to get everybody caught up on our adventure....

Living Situation: We are currently residing in a hotel, the lovely and (disappointingly) Mormon-owned Marriott.  Brian's new work paid for it for two weeks and on Friday (when the two weeks were done) I moved us into a more affordable option: a Motel 6 near the airport.  Forty-five minutes later I moved us out of the Motel 6 and back into the original hotel because I was afraid I might either: A. Get murdered, B. Get mugged, C. Get hepatitis, or D. All of the Above.

Temperature:  It is fricken' hot here.  Not just like "Oh, man, it's 85 degrees out and my air conditioner isn't working," it's straight-up hot, as in "Hey!  It's 6:30 in the morning and it's 95 degrees out!  I'm sweating standing in the shade and my underwear is stuck to my butt!"  Yeah, it's hot.  As any good Minnesotan knows, it's not the temperature that gets you; it's the terrible humidity.  Thankfully the level of moisture in the air has dropped the past few days, but I think we're due for an increase.  S***.

House:  We bought a house!

 front view

back yard view (backs to totally gorgeous creek)

We had the inspection yesterday and there are some potential foundation problems, so a foundation inspector is going over tomorrow to investigate.  We are hoping that it is not an issue, but if it is the sellers will pay for it.  Standby for more information.

The dogs:  We had an incident with Kona, our malamute/shepard mix on Friday evening: Kona was leashed, but we were not holding onto her because I was drinking a vodka martini from a coffee cup helping Brian unload the car.  A woman and her two dogs came around the corner and Kona went after one dog and latched on.  Kona's victim ended up with a small puncture wound near its cheek.  We found out the next day that Kona could be quarantined if she wasn't up-to-date on her rabies vaccine.  We discovered, with much relief and appreciation to God, that Kona was indeed vaccinated; it expires in early September.  All three dogs are now up-to-date (the Poms' rabies vaccinations had already expired).

My Education:  Not sure what is going on with my two-year degree from the Falls.  I will hopefully be able to complete it via the internet, but not all classes are offered digitally.  Standby for more information.

Overall impressions:  So far, we all like it here.  I'm anxious to move into our new house and hopefully make some awesome friends.  A lot of people are very nice here, but there are also a lot of people who are incredibly snobby and stuck-up.  The Plano-area is very affluent and is a huge melting pot of Asians, Indians (dot, not feather), Mexicans, and Whiteys.  I will admit that there are many times during the day that I long for Spokane: the familiarity, our friends, the weather, the diverse terrain.  I miss Spokane more than I miss Minnesota. I know these feelings will subside, but for now it is sad at times.

Please stay tuned for more updates and keep us in your thoughts and/or prayers.

Margie (and Brian, Nolan, Kona, Spots, and Allister)