Paul & Heather

Post Fail

Paul — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:10:38 +0000

Wow… totally failed at that post a month thing. You’d think with it being Winter I’d have plenty of time to write a new entry. I probably do have the time, it’s remembering to post something on here that’s the trick. So the biggest news is that Heather has graduated law school and is now a J.D.!!! I’m crazy proud of her and one lucky man. She’s about a month into studying for the bar exam which is next month. I think she’s doing really well, I’m just trying to keep her from burning herself out. We have a trip booked to celebrate the graduation and our five year wedding anniversary. I’ve successfully convinced her that being married to me is a “good idea”! She bought it hook line and sinker! I’m hoping she’s to busy studying to read this post.

We celebrated the New Year with friends at the house throwing a pajama party which was a lot of fun. I’ve now begun the countdown to Summer and warmer months. It has been a pretty mild winter, but it’s still cold out and I’m not a fan of that crap. This will be the first Summer with the boat that Heather won’t have to worry about Summer school which is pretty darn exciting to me. I can only imagine how much more relaxing it will be for her.

Alright.. this was quick, but still an update. Until I remember to post again

- Paul & Heather

A Post a Month

Paul — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:46:16 +0000

I’m going to challenge myself to post up something once a month. I’m even going to add it to my calendar as a reminder! I added some new photos from the blizzard we had here in February 2011 as well as some new shots of our landscaping project. We’ve successfully spent the entire Summer on the lake again! It’s such a relaxing feeling to leave town and drop the boat in the water. The Summer’s never seem long enough and the Winter’s (which is coming, btw. Love that show) never seem to get longer.

Heather has officially started her final year of law school! And with no break she’ll go from graduation right into bar prep classes to prepare for the February bar exam. I’m pretty proud of her. She’s worked the entire time during law school and for a majority of it full time. I know she’s hated the decision at times but I’m so happy she stuck it out.

I ran in the Warrior Dash last weekend which was a total blast! It was a 5K obstacle course and so much more fun than your typical road race. I’ll be signing up for it again next year and I think I’m going to talk Heather into doing it with me.

Well this post is going to be a short one… it’s late and I’m tired. Stay tuned you’re no more than 30 days away from another exciting update!

- Paul & Heather

It’s Getting Hot In Here!

Paul — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:13:37 +0000

Awww, Summer is just around the corner which means Heather is busy with Law School Finals and I’m busy trying to stay out of her way and be as quiet as a mouse. It also means lake season is almost here! Our favorite lake, Tenkiller, is currently closed due to the ridiculous amount of rain we have had over the last week. It should be opened up again in a week or two as long as Mother Nature doesn’t send any more rain our way.

Heather wanted us to put in some landscaping in the front of the house before Summer got here and we were busy playing with the boat. We’ve just about knocked it all out with just a few plants left to drop in the ground and then spread a little mulch. It’s much improved over no landscaping and a lot better than the three shrubs that were in front of the house when we moved in a few years ago. I promise I’ll post photos of the before and after so everybody can Ooooo and Aaaaah at our hard work.

We hope all of our blog followers are doing well and looking forward to Summer as much as us!!

- Paul & Heather

Little Brother’s Birthday

Paul — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:22:01 +0000

Chill’n at Dirtys for Navy Davys 40th birthday. Pictures to follow.

The Winter Months

Paul — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:54:18 +0000

It’s now 2010, and yes that’s pronounced twenty-ten, and Heather is still busy with school and I have been busy with honey-dos. Heather is now in her fourth semester of law school and she seems really excited about her Criminal Law class. I am however counting down the days until Summer.

With the help of my little brother David we installed a new porcelain floor in our kitchen, pantry, utility and entry way over the Christmas break. I was a little nervous about doing it ourselves but after finishing I’m happy we did. I’ll post up some pictures for everybody shortly. I’m still working on finishing out all of the trim. We are replacing the wood trim with the standard white trim to match the rest of the house.

We also survived The Blizzard of 2009 as everybody seems to be calling it. It also gave us a white Christmas which is a pretty big rarity (thankfully). The storm hit on Christmas Eve and left well over a foot of snow in some areas of the yard. It was a blast to watch the dogs run around and play in it. Bella looked like she had a bad case of dandruff and Snickers had to jump to move around because the snow came all the way up to her chest.

The week after Christmas we took off for Dallas to watch the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Cotton Bowl. We showed up on Friday and had dinner with Heather’s Dad and Nancy at Boston’s. The next day we attended the OrangePower.com tailgate party to prep for the game. About 30 minutes before we headed in to the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington and it was AMAZING! Seeing pictures and video of the new stadium doesn’t do it justice. The jumbotrons are huge and crystal clear. Did I mention they are HUGE! That’s about where the fun ended for the trip since our offense couldn’t figure out how to score touchdowns. Even though we lost the game it was a great weekend and our first bowl game experience.

We also purchased a new camera with the holiday specials. We (I) picked up a Canon EOS Rebel T1i which I’ve loved playing with and learning more about photography. Hopefully with the new camera we’ll be able to post up more pictures on this here bloggy majig.

We hope everybody is staying warm and had a great holidays. We wish you the best in Twenty-Ten.

- Paul & Heather

Dinner with the Majdans

Paul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:48:53 +0000

We had dinner with Nik and Hollie the other night at Sonoma on Brookside and they’ve been bugging us to mention them on our site, so… Request answered!

Why Hello Spring, We’ve Missed You

Paul — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:54:02 +0000

We’ve once again been busy or just boring not sure which has kept us from updating the site. I thought I’d be a little better at keeping this updated at least monthly. So what news do we have to share since our last post in February. Oooo I know. I’m now a whopping 29 years of age and I’m pretty sure the years are shorter now that I’m older. I don’t remember 15 to 16 going by as fast as last year did. My birthday was a blast. We started the evening with dinner at Outback and then headed down to Dirty’s Tavern where we ran into 10-15 friends. Just in case you’re wondering… the day after was rough and I could definately tell my age.

So that was February… let’s see what about March? We had a good time downtown for St. Pat’s at McNellie’s with our friends Nik and Hollie (congrats on making it into the blog). I think the Tulsa Boat Show was also in March.. I may be wrong, but then again… I just might be right. Any who we made it out to tour all the toys on display and hung out with my Pops and Suuuusan as well as Nik and Hollie (congrats on making the blog again… you’re famous). After leaving the show I quickly signed up for as many get rich quick schemes as I could find in the hopes of being able to afford some of those boats.

Oklahoma also had one of it’s famous 70 degrees one day and 6 inches of snow the next in March. Mother Nature trying to get one last jab in there before giving into Spring fever. I’m very happy to say that Spring has arrived and boy was it a welcome sight.

Our big news for April is Heather and I celebrating our two year wedding anniversary. The second year seemed to just fly by with Heather starting law school and me…. well um… I’ll get back to you on what exactly I’ve been doing. We’re now in year number three and are both very excited to see what this year holds for us. Heather has a couple of weeks left in the Spring semester and then gets a week or so off before Summer school.

Oh… we also purchased a boat (queue SNL skit). We had such a blast last Summer hanging out on my Pop’s boat that Heather was able to convince me to get our own. I’ve grown up on boats but the thought of having our very own is still somewhat of a shock to us. We should be taking delivery next week so we can share some pictures with everybody, well that is if we can find a wifi spot on the water

The girls are both doing great… they’re a handful but keep us laughing all the time. I’ll see what I can do about getting some new pics of them uploaded too. We hope everybody is doing well and looking forward to the Summer as much as us.

- Paul & Heather

Ketchup?

Paul — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:59:42 +0000

Holy Cow! We haven’t posted any news since Thanksgiving! Guess that leaves plenty of events to write about today. I suppose we could do this in chronological order which puts Christmas up first.

Christmas 2008 – Pictures Here

Heather and I made it out to my Dad’s house for Christmas Eve where we grazed on the delicious food and hung out with the family. There are a few pictures from that evening on the site. I’m very fond of the storm trooper helmet pics. Where were those toys when I was growing up? Anywho, we had a great time seeing everybody as always.

New Years Eve 2008/2009 – Pictures Here

For the last several years Heather and I have celebrated New Years with our friends Dustin and Jae at their house, but with them expecting their new family member Donovan in early February we were banished to find some other place to ring in the new year. We were invited over to our friends John and Kara for the evening which was a blast. We had a too many beers, to much to eat and way to much rock band! I’m extremely musically challenged as is evident in the pictures.

Chicago Trip

I spent a week in Chicago for training from January 12 thru the 16th. I was lucky enough to be in town for Chicago’s coldest weather in 8 years! I leave Tulsa which was having some nice 50ish weather and arrive in Chicago with the high on some days –1. Let me just clarify in case you didn’t read that correctly NEGATIVE ONE was the HIGH!!!! I had to walk about a half a mile from my hotel to the training center. I was definitely happy to arrive back in Tulsa. Business trips by yourself are extremely boring. I would wake up, go to training, go home, find food, sleep and repeat. I learned a lot though so it was a good trip in that aspect.

Semester Two

Heather is now well underway in her second semester of law school at TU. They say the first semester is the toughest one so it should be a cake walk for her from here on out, right? Her schedule is rough but she seems very determined to get that degree so she can get paid to argue with people.

Well, that should be a quick summary of what has been going on in our little world. Work and school have kept us both pretty busy the last few months but I’ll do what I can to keep everybody updated a little more frequently.

Turkey Day 2008 – Gobble Gobble

Paul — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:15:21 +0000

Heather and I, okay so really just Heather got to try her hand at a Thanksgiving dinner this year. We invited over my little brothers David & Scott and my older brother Jess and his wife Danielle. Heather whipped together an awesome menu including

Turkey
Ham
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Stuffing (Thanks to her mom’s recipe, which is awesome!)
Cranberry Sauce
Corn
Dinner Rolls

We also had apple pie, pumpkin pie and a rum cake (thanks to Danielle) for dessert. I’m pretty sure everybody had to be rolled out of the house after the meal. I was really happy Heather was able to take a little time away from studying to cook the meal. Thanksgiving Pictures

As of this writing she has one final remaining in her first semester of Law School… wish her luck! We hope everybody is staying warm this winter and enjoying the holidays!

*Edit: My hosting server was hacked and lost a weeks worth of information including this post. That’s why this was posted twice.

RIP Frater JJ "Waldo" Olsen

Paul — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:20:20 +0000

Last week I had the misfortune of attending the funeral of one of my friends. I’ve thought for the last week about what to write or even if to write about it. I’ve decided that I wanted to put some of my memories of JJ here for myself and our mutual friends to read and maybe share some of their own. This was my first funeral where I had to lay a close friend of mine to rest. I’ve lost grandparents and other relatives but something about a funeral for a guy only about six months older than me really troubled me. One of my friends said it best when he told me we’re supposed to be going to each other’s weddings and congratulating them on their newborns.

I met JJ in the Fall of 2001 when I decided to join Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE). He was initiated a year before me which meant I would be a member of the first pledge class since his he’d have the pleasure of initiating. Even though he had the upper hand on me being a member and me being a pledge he never really let it get to his head. He treated everybody with the same respect and friendship you showed towards him. A few of my favorite memories of JJ was a trip we made to Tulsa to help him move some stuff back to Tahlequah from his Dad’s house and learning you never bet JJ on anything.

JJ was our chapter’s social chair during my pledge semester and he would constantly remind me how important social chair was to the chapter. When I’m driving him up to his Dad’s to grab some furniture he once again reminded me of how I have such an important role of protecting the social chair he constantly referred to me as his secret service agent. An entire three hour roundtrip of him acting like the President of the US and me needing to jump in front of bullets for him. Goof ball.

My other memory is making the mistake of betting JJ. He was one of the biggest sports fanatics I knew. I didn’t always agree with his choice in teams but hey.. not everybody’s perfect. So my bet with JJ was I would play him a game of Madden football and the winner had to clean the other person’s car. I lost… horribly. Well before I cleaned his car I challenged him to a re-match of double or nothing. Second mistake, making this challenge while I’m intoxicated and he is not. He then proceeds to agree but on the condition that we play the game right then. I lost… horribly. To clear my debt with him I end up having to clean his car and go snack shopping for him using only a paper bag full of pennies, taped closed with a douche taped to the outside of it. Why he had all of this at his apartment I have no idea. Embarrassing? Sure… but I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything.

He was a good friend and I will miss the banter traded back and forth in regards to sports. He was a great guy and was taken from us way to early.

If you’re reading this and have some memories you’d like to share feel free to post them in the comments.