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So, it has been almost a month since our last blog. I don't know what happened to January. We really don't have that much going on right now except for work. I have been traveling a lot this month to California and College Station and Jason has been working a lot as well.

Magstadt, I know you wanted a house update...Jason hung some really cool blinds yesterday and we repainted and put new knobs on our bathroom cabinets. I know you will definitely want to see see them next time you are in town.

Hope everyone is having a good winter and I will post again soon!

Harvey Birdman, Attorney-at-Law.

Many may remember the day I announced that I was heading to law school as the day they thought to themselves, "Seriously? You sure about that?" Maybe they had me pegged. Little J had always been more into the comic books than the law books. More interested in Superman vs. the Hulk than Roe vs. Wade.
So I bailed. Little did I know that when I left law school - two years ago this very month - I would be sucked back into the legal system again so soon afterwards.
But this time, something incredible happened...my worlds collided in a magical way. The world of cartoon action meets courtroom justice like peanut butter & jelly, Batman & Robin, Denny Crane & Alan Shore! Two great tastes that taste great together! How is this possible?
Allow me to introduce...Harvey Birdman: Attorney-at-Law!
We got to work with Capcom producing a 90-second game trailer for the Harvey Birdman game on the Nintendo Wii. Harvey is a show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim - of which I am a fan. It's funny-weird. I got to write the script, co-direct the live footage, play the unreleased game, and help edit it all together; so far the most fun I've had since working at Mediajuice. All that to say, while it's hard for me to describe what my job is like sometimes, this is what I do.
Check out the trailer by clicking here.

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone is having a great day off work and a great time celebrating the New Year. We are sitting in the Denver airport waiting on our flight back to Dallas. We had a great time skiing with 3 other couples this past week in Breckenridge.The weather was really cold and wet but the guys skied 4 days including one day at Vail that they LOVED! Apparently there is very good reason why all the celebs and rich people vacation there (they have heated streets and people who hand out Kleenex when skiers come into the lodge to get out of the cold!) We managed to have no injuries but I think I am more a lower altitude girl.

Have a happy New Year!

Ski lodge '07.

Yesterday was my 30th birthday. My fam threw me a really great party and I got more good things than I deserved this year. Everybody chipped in and got me a MacBook, which was totally unexpected and so awesome! And Leeanne got me a trip to go skiiing in Breckenridge over New Year's!

I suspect that trip will serve to just hammer home the point that I'm not as young as I used to be - I'll probably be wicked sore. But it will be fun!
Happy holidays everybody and thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday! It's okay getting older when you have good friends.

Oh - check out Leeanne and I in our new ski outfits...

Tis the Season...

I can't believe it is almost Christmas. This time of year always makes me really reflective and thankful for all the blessings in my life. I had a really bad few days at work this past week and weekend and I have to keep reminding myself about what really matters. Below are pics of what Jason and I are thankful for. I hope each and every one of our blog readers and friends have very happy holidays! We are very fortunate and thankful to have you in our lives.

The picture on top is my parents, Steve and Linda and my brother Jeff. Below are Jason's parents, James and Cathy.

The top photo is Jason's family, with his Grandma who unfortunately passed away in September. On the far right is Jason's sister, Lauren and her boyfriend, Michael.

Above is Jason's grandpa, Louis, who turns 90 this week! Happy b-day, Grandpa!
And below is my grandpa, Gogo, who is 95 years old! I also have another grandfather, Papa Jess, who I couldn't find a picture of but am thankful for him too!

This is us with my brother and his girlfriend Linde. We are very thankful she likes Jeff because we really like her!

And finally, we are thankful for Buddy and Ellie.

Even though Buddy sometimes has accidents and Ellie likes to get into the Nyquil, we are thankful to them for keeping our parents young and too busy to start asking for grandkids!

Batmobile lost a wheel.

This one goes out to all the movie/comic geeks out there.
Click here to see the trailer for The Dark Knight.

Santa Baby....

It's been way too long since our last blog. We haven't had too much to write about...I was sick then J has been sick this week. I went to Nashville for work last week and got to see my parents which was really nice.

Last, last Friday we went to the Mavs game and got our picture made with Santa on the way in. He is the Neiman Marcus Santa and he is really good, very real. So here is that pic...I look really goofy.


And here we are after the game...Mavs won!


So, I hope everyone is having a great December. We (and by we, I mean me) are sending out our Christmas cards this week!

Other good news...our friends Mike Kimbrel and Jenn Mancuso got engaged this past weekend. They are an awesome couple and we are so excited for them. Fun story...Mike lives in Tulsa and had the engagement ring sent to us in Texas to avoid the sales tax (smart shopper!) so we had this huge, gorgeous ring in our possession for about 3 days before he came and got it...very nerve-wracking...but Jenn, I do admit to trying it on once...or twice. We are so happy for them and can't wait for their wedding next year!