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May Showers

So the month of May has not been such a good month. I believe in karma so asked Heath if we put some bad karma out in the universe --we couldn't think of any. He said sometimes you just have bad luck well this is some real bad luck.

It started off when I parked Tori ( my new Tahoe) in the visitor lot at school during residency training. I parked it there because we were going to be at school for over 12 hours and I don't have a parking sticker for my new car. When I left the lot and went to eat with some classmates I discovered that my car had been hit on the passenger side. It was scraped and dented all the way down. I figured someone had pulled in and hit me and hit me on the way out too. No note was left but I figured it was some poor med student who didn't have insurance so I made peace with it. That is why you have insurance. When I took it to the claims adjuster he said a piece of construction equipment had hit me not a car. Can you believe that? What bad luck. And it did alot of damage. But once again that is why you have insurace.

But then not even a week later--we were getting our bathtub fixed a bathtub that we had been trying to get fixed since before we moved in--things got worse. A leak from the wall in the master bedroom so Candace ( who was in town visiting) and I started cleaning it up. But the plumber said he fixed it however the water kept coming up. We still had a leak but we couldn't find it. So I called the plumber out again and a restoration crew. What made things so sad was I just finished unpacking every box and had the entire house set up and cleaned. And now I had to box things up and move furniture back into the garage it was like going in reverse. The plumber couldn't find the leak and water had to keep running and I watched as room by room my brand new home filled with water. It was awful. By the end of the day I had no carpet in downstairs I was left with concrete, no baseboards, holes in my walls and loud fans to dry everything out. They finally found the leak. It was coming up from an abandoned pipe that was supposed to an outside hose at one point but was abandoned --however when the plumber tied in the pipe to fix the bathtub it made this line "live" again and it just poured out like a fountain underneath our bed. The only good thing is the house is under warranty and the builder is at fault so everything is getting replaced. I basically getting a new new house but it is taking forever. It has been frustrating for me I am not a patient person and I hate a mess. I know that you are suppose to make lemonade when life hands you lemons but I think someone forgot the sugar in this lemonade batch.

Sawyer lately

He is such a handful now. He is crawling now--this weird army crawl where he only uses one arm and one leg. But don't let that fool you he is fast. I can't imagine if he used both arms and legs. He also sits up now and claps and plays patty cake. We are trying to teach him to give high fives and wave bye bye but not so sucessful. He eats alot now he is so big everyone thinks he is 1year or so. I always so no he is only... and they say good grief what a big baby. He loves veggies especially carrots. He is not so crazy about fruits. I don't know why. I thought babies usually liked the sweeter fruits better but whatever. He still has NO TEETH. I know he is 8 months with no teeth. I check everyday. Dawn and I read that he is supposed to have at least 6 by now --I don't know what the deal is. I will ask the pediatrician next week. I guess they will all come at once. He keeps acting like they are coming --fussing and rubbing everything across the gums.

He went swimming for the first time and he loves the water but he also tries to drink the water so this could be a problem. But I am going to try to get in the pool as much as possible before I go back to work. I don't want him to be afraid of the water. He is so smart. He has figured out how to pull nighlights out of plugs and take them apart. He also does this with door stops. His other favorite activities include going for walks and chewing on any cord he can find. I can't baby proof this house fast enough. I am going to miss him like crazy when I go back to work these have been the best months off. I have also decided that he may look like his daddy but he has my personality. He is loud and attention seeking and if you put a camera on him he turns on the charm --see for yourself.

Lauren's Wedding

A few weeks later my other good girlfriend Lauren got married in Abilene. It was pretty crazy but fun having your two best friends get married two weeks apart. Lauren had her shower and bachelorette party in Dallas as well. She went the more traditional route and her matron of honor went all out. We had a van with lights and we hit the Dallas bar scene.

Her wedding weekend was fun because of the wedding party. Adam's family and groomsmen are very loud and know how to have fun. We made sure to hit the Abilene bar scene as well. We went to Guitars and Cadillacs to dance and do shots. To bad the bars close at midnight in Abilene. We still had a great time.

Her dress was strapless princess cut --very lauren--very fairytale. She was a beautiful bride. The reception was in a old movie theatre and the sign displayed their names it was very cute. I loved watching Adam and her dance. In fact all of his friends are great dancers. Adam is a great match for her -I am so glad they found each other.

Alicia's Wedding

We had Alicia's shower and bachelorette party here in Dallas in Feb. It was so good to see some of my sorority sisters like Jill and Terrell that I had not seen in such a long time. Plus it was good to being going out. It was my first big night out since baby. We had the bachelorette/lingerie shower at Casey's home and then went to a wine tasting. It was fun and a very unique bachelorette party.

Her wedding was April 4, 2009 in Fort Worth and was such a wonderful weekend. It started with a rehearsal dinner at the colonial. Heath wasn't able to attend because he was at the wedding rehearsal of Leila. It turned out to be a Persian wedding ceremony. I am so glad he was able to attend for us. I hated that two such good friends were getting married on the same day. But I wouldn't have missed Alicia's wedding for anything. In the morning, there was a lunch reception at Joe T's and then we all headed to the church to get ready.

Alicia was beauty in a very form fitted gown--just what I always imagined she would wear. The reception was at the Fort Worth club and was beautiful. I got to see Denise, Brandon, Liz, Emily, and other Tri Delts. I found out Liz is having a baby ( YAY). Alicia and Chris make a beautiful couple. I wish them all the best

Searching for a house

A few weeks before Match Day I started looking for a new house. Some might think that was tempting fate but I believe that what done is done, and I am such a planner that I wanted to get a head start. Plus I am picky and I knew it would take a while to find a new house. Heath and I loved our Dallas house but we needed something bigger. Sawyer comes with alot of stuff. Plus Heath works in Fort Worth and that is quite a drive everyday. Once I start residency in July we will need some help with Sawyer and Heath's parents live in Mansfield. So Mansfield seemed to be the perfect solution to all of the above. It is a midpoint, there are biggerfi houses and meme and pop pop could help look after Sawyer.So we called on Casebolt to show us some houses --he didn't know he would be taking on the entire Coffman family as clients. I once heard that the average home buyer looks at 8-9 homes before finding the one. Well I must not be average because I bet I looked at about 50-60. I know it sounds crazy but I had certain things that had to be in the home. It had to have a study or enough room that one could be a study. It needed a big laundry room, linen closests and storage, an open layout, and a nice backyard for Sawyer.Some of the things Dawn and I saw were just crazy. I saw a hallway closet in a bathroom. I saw a living room with at least 100 precious moment dolls. There was one house that had so much trash in it that you could barely walk through it. In some foreclosures people stole mirrors, doors, light fixtures --you name it. So it was an adventure but we finally found a house we loved!

But then I had to pack something I hate! I will never move again with such a small baby. I had to work like crazy while he was napping and then try to keep him entertained while I did a few boxes. I did most of the packing while Heath was working on a big case. But we got all done --Sawyer even had fun with the boxes.

Match Day

In March I found out where I matched for residency. I was very lucky and got my first choice--Parkland in Dallas. I will be doing ER medicine for the next 3 years and I start in July. I am very excited but also a little nervous. Heath, my mom and Sawyer were there for the big event. Afterwards, I celebrated with Kendall and her family. She is also staying her to do Radiology at Baylor. I am so glad that she decided to stay here. I am sad that some of my other good friends are in Houston but that was there top choice--and now I guess I have 3 reasons to visit Houston--Alicia, Huong and Lauren.

A couple of weeks later I found out everything I have to do for residency. Parkland sent me a 3 page checklist. I am still working on it. It involved a drug screen which was an experience. I had to go to the hospital to pee in a cup --I thought no big deal I did it tons of times when I was pregnant with Sawyer. I underestimated the drug test. First I got frisked to make sure I wasn't hiding any containers of pee on me then the lady followed me into the stall area. The measured the temperature of the sample to make sure it was fresh and poured some chemicals in it. It was over the top. Now I am working on about 50 on line courses they are making me do for orientation --hopefully this means orientation will be shorter. But something tells me orientation will still be long and boring. So wish me luck and think of me on July 1st.