So here's a new post, finally! So many of you have asked, and I am finally sitting down to let y'all know what has been going on in our lives since September.
At the end of September, I drove to Greenville, SC by myself then flew to Hawaii to celebrate my brother's graduation with his PhD. My mom and I were able to see his dissertation defense and put on a party for him for his friends down there. We had Gumbo and lots of other delicious food. We even got to see the Blue Angels air show with the beautiful Oahu mountains in the background... it was awesome! Congratulations, Dr. Dupuy!
From there, I flew back to Greenville, and recovered from the time change after a few days :) Chris had already started his Critical Care rotation at the Greenville Hospital System and was enjoying living with our friends, the Geracs. We were blessed to be able to stay with such an awesome family and share their life with their three beautiful children. Their oldest is 8, second oldest is 5 and the baby of the family is about 19 months. While there, Chris worked a good bit, but we were able to help them with the kids and do some cooking in their outdoor kitchen. We enjoyed grilling and the beautiful South Carolina weather! Towards the end of the month, we all went up to the Blue Ridge Parkway for a little bit of sightseeing around Devil's courthouse. We then headed back down to Dolly's for ice cream, which was even better than I remembered, YUM! Chris and I also had the pleasure of joining our very good friend Lindsay Imhoff for an LSU game in Charlotte, NC. She was doing a rotation there for October. As always, we were sad to leave, but excited for our next adventure.
On Halloween weekend, we headed through New Orleans (to see Chris' family) to get to Lafayette for Nick's (Chris' 16 year old brother) race that Saturday. We barely caught the race (due to a crazy spill on the basin) but saw the end and enjoyed Po-Boys after, yum! Chris and I were blessed to spend the rest of the weekend with Katie and Paige Rees and family (of L'Angelus http://www.cajunrecords.com) for the first time in a very long time! (probably before the wedding!) After catching up, we headed to Shreveport for Chris' Anesthesiology rotation in Shreveport, LA with Dr. Lex Hubbard. Chris had such a wonderful rotation with Dr. Hubbard at Willis Knighton that it solidified his decision to pursue Anesthesiology as his specialty. We are blessed and so excited that Chris has found the area of medicine that truly makes him happy and excited for his future career.
While he enjoyed going to work, I enjoyed helping my parents with various project around the house. We completely reorganized both of our their garages and installed some pegboard for better organization in the future. Chris helped in his spare time, and we were really able to help them out with stuff that has been needing to be done for years. We even got to use a power washer, my new favorite power tool!! Needless to say, it was great to spend time with my parents. It was also wonderful to have Trent home for Thanksgiving for the first time in 7 years! We enjoyed watching football for the first time on Thanksgiving (Saintsgiving so to speak) and loved eating a ton of delicious Thanksgiving food. We also shared the holiday with our cousins, the LaBorde's.
After our last week in Shreveport, we headed over to Dallas to see our cousin's and their parents. We enjoyed a lot of great Dallas food and hospitality. We even met up with a friend of Chris' for the Saints game, where the restaurant had a whole room reserved for the game. It was great, as there were 30 fans there, and it felt almost like we were at the stadium toward the end, with chants and cheers and high fives. It was fun!!
After we returned from Dallas, we celebrated Chris' birthday with my family, said our "farewell's for now," and headed on down to New Orleans. And that brings me to today! Chris just returned from a fun guys weekend on a houseboat in the Atchafalaya Basin, and we are about to have some delicious home-cooked rotisserie roast prepared by the one and only Zip Franco. We are prepared to cheer on the Saints and enjoy a glorious Gaudete Sunday. Happy Advent and I will try to post again sooner rather than later! Pictures will follow this post... Geaux Saints!
P.S. Happy early birthday to my honey, who turns 27 tomorrow! So glad he was born! :)
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