Big City Livin'

Good Morning All!

So, I have probably mentioned just a few times, that I am NOT a morning person.  After letting my husband know multiple times this morning that he needs to stop making noise and turning on lights because I am sick and needed my sleep, he barged in insisting that I come look at his truck.  

I don't know what I was expecting, but I was not expecting this...

All four tires on the truck... GONE...  Instead, his truck is just on two cement blocks.

As soon as I saw this I thought of my dad.   He thinks Houston and Dallas are the crime-pits of America.  Needless to say, we have had multiple conversations where I nicely inform him that we live in a nice suburb of Houston and these kinds of things don't really happen in the 'burbs.  You know he is one of those guys that talks about his big city livin' friends and how this happens to the entire neighborhood in one night.  Yes, he tells me that this happens to hundreds of houses, in the same night, and nobody notices.  I just politely let him know that this kind of stuff would never happen in our neighborhood because we live in a great neighborhood in Cypress, and we are safe.

Hence, when I walked outside and saw that this happened to us, I dreaded his response.  I texted our parents this morning to wake them up with good tidings and a picture, and my dad's response... "Welcome to Houston".  

The fight is over.  I will no longer attempt to convince him that it is safe here, because I myself am ready to move.

Good thing we are renting a house.  Makes me want to just text our landlord "Moving out today- Thanks & Gig' Em".  I wonder if my husband will support that.. Hmmmm... I have some thinking to do! Ha!

Christmas The Wiesner Way

Even though we were not actually spending Christmas day at our house, we still pulled out the Christmas decorations and got in the spirit the whole month of December.

So, since this is our 1st Christmas together, we did not have a Christmas tree.  I found my dream Christmas tree, but I needed $400 and a ceiling that was 2 feet taller!  After much negotiating with Joe, I ended up giving in and buying a $39 pre-lit tree from Wal-Mart.  A few Hobby Lobby trips later, and I think I got it pretty decked out for only spending $55 total! :)

The nativity scene is a very special present that we received from Joe's grandparents, GranGran and Papa.  When her kids (Joe's mom & uncle) graduated from high school, she began doing ceramics.  She made four sets of this amazing nativity scene, and she gave us one at our wedding.  What a special gift.  I am hoping next year we will have a better table to appropriately display it on. 

We ordered our amazing, customized stockings for us and our pups at this adorable little ETSY shop.  Owning an ETSY shop myself, I always try to support other shops and this shop is adorable! I love the dog bones for the puppies! :)

The sign below is a gorgeous light up sign that we also received as a wedding present from the sweet Russell's.  What a great wedding present- we are able to use it every year for Christmas and always think of their adorable family.

I loved the time spent with Joseph and both of our families this year for Christmas.  It makes me feel blessed and thank God every day for the perfect, beautiful life that he has given me.  

Taylor