Houston, we have a plan.....

and, by george, we are sticking to it. I have come to believe that it is the plight of newlyweds to be plagued with plan-lessness. That is why we are not currently in language school (as we planned last year), I am not learning how to be an ESL teacher (as I thought in the past six months), and we are not entering the Peace Corps (as we planned in the last three months or so). Instead, we are joining the circus (just kidding!). Alex got an email yesterday informing him that he has been accepted to the fulltime UTD MBA program (yippee!). That means that soon we will both have a normal sleeping schedule, time to spend together, and a relatively odor free laundry hamper. That also means that we will have less money, but we will survive because I have been stocking up on "luxuries" that we won't be able to afford (read: Brita water filters and exercise pants) and practicing my coupon clipping skills. Alex has also been turning the A/C off whenever he walks past the thermostat, but I will donate plasma to have our air set at 77.

When I came home this morning, this is what I found on the back porch:

Then, I hit the pinata with hatred because I am morally opposed to them as they normally promote selfishness.

And this came out of it:

Once the toast came out, I turned to Alex in confusion and he screamed, "You're the breadwinner!" Only my husband would come up with such a ridiculous (and awesome) idea to celebrate my cool new job and the fortunate demise of his sucky one. Love it.

Speaking of my new job, I start tomorrow. I have two days with the woman who currently holds my position and then next week will basically be a domestic violence bootcamp, which I am pretty excited about. I get to learn about all aspects of the shelter and meet with the women and counselors. Yay! My only concern is the traffic in the morning. Yikes, I-35- we meet again.

So, that is what is new and concrete in our lives. I leave you with some updated pictures of us, taken via our new laptop. (In yet another money saving venture, we waited until my old laptop wouldn't turn on reliably anymore before purchasing a new one. Who cares if you basically have a desktop for your coffeetable (because the battery stopped charging) that is missing a C key? LAPTOP FOR SALE)

PS- Scarborough Fair was loads of fun and all of you should go this weekend (the last one!) if you can. Say hello to King Henry and the Archduchess for us.