Hello all-
Well once again a few months have passed since my last blog. I thought now would be a good time to update the blog. Yesterday we had the pleasure of having my brother-in-law here. He was on his way from Dallas back to Utah so he stopped and stayed with us for the rest of the day *thursday* and then left early this morning *friday*. It was a great visit. I know Truman was really excited to see family finally after nearly two years. I hope we can see him again sooner rather than later-either we go to Utah, or he comes back down to little Alpine-.
We put up the tree finally a few weeks ago. Its so cute. We finally have the space to put a bigger tree, but this year once again we used our little 3 foot one. Truman brought home another dog*gasp* and it is a crazy little 6 month old. So little tree that can be propped up 0n a table is much better.
We moved into a bigger house, it can be a 4 bedroom, but we use one for computer room, laundry room, and tv room *truman's man cave*. It is way exciting to have space to stretch out and move about. There is no carpet so easy clean up and pickup which is a plus. I am in absolutely adoration of my lovely room. I painted it a dark deep chocolate brown, and the trim in a nice ivory creme. The ceiling is also brown. I love the enclosed feeling you get when you are in there, and how it just makes you feel like taking a nap in my giant bed.
We still have our cats and dogs...3 cats and 5 dogs. Yikes, blame truman for the 5th dog. But I have drawn the line and I DO NOT WANT ANYMORE PETS!!! I was good with just the 3 dogs, but Penelope and Duke just sort of popped into our lives. But we have a giant yard, and plenty of room for them. I am just waiting for Duke to calm down and so he can be inside more.
Truman and I are doing great. He is loving his job and I am loving mine.
We have both gotten into World of Warcraft...and so we play that online game together with some friends.
But tonight is movie night for us, so I must go....

Merry Christmas and many warm wishes from the Hinkson family in Texas.

OK OK OK

OK, I know people have been telling me to post more things, and update our lives on here. LOL. I have been so busy though, and finally I have some vacation time to do it. I have this week and I had last week off. Its been great. Truman had almost a week off as well and so we got to spend some time together and most importantly he got to play WOW (world of warcraft). He was introduced to this online computer game via some coworkers. Its an interesting game, but I have found that we are needing to get a new computer for myself, since we now have a computer hog. We still live at the same place, but we are semi looking for a bigger house. Just so that we can have extra rooms for the computers and a scrapbooking room for me.
I have finished reading Breaking Dawn (within the day that I got it) and I really enjoyed it. I can not wait for the movie in December.
I am a little tired right now, but I promise to update regularly...hopefully.

Simple Living

Hello all!
It has been a long time since I last blogged. I know some of you have seen the "Hinkson website" with all of Truman's family and us, and wonder why do we have 2. Well, in short, this is more like a diary with a few pictures, and a more weekly or monthly update.

Truman is enjoying his work, he comes home tired quite a bit, but he loves his job. I am loving my job as a nanny. It is awesome to be able to spend my days getting paid to get my exercise (walk with the baby) and sit and read (when she is napping). I can say that I do look forward to being a mom, but I am savoring my time now that I am free to not have to be completely responsible to raising a child. Though I do have some responsibility in raising Elise, but at then end of the day I give her back to her parents and I come home to make dinner for me and my hubby and I can pretty much do what I need to do. But I do look forward to the day that Truman and I bring a little person into the world.

We have been semi busy doing the early process of building a garden. I planted some seeds awhile back in a little green house, and Truman has put some fertilizer and topsoil down in the garden area. We have been watering quite a bit to make our grass greener in the front and actually grown some grass in the back yard. The dogs love to "graze" on the little grass that we have in the back. Its funny to see them eat the grass like they are cows or sheep. But it is good for them.

We are possibly getting a new to us car sometime in the next few days. Its a used car, but the people who have it have taken great care of it, and the husband is a mechanic. So I am very excited about that. With Truman and his 2 trainee buddies about to leave the same schedule and be put into their own individual schedules, Truman will have to drive the car everyday to Marfa for work and I will be without. Which is not bad, its Alpine, but I would like to have it for those days that I have to go to the grocery store or run errands. I wont need it much for work (I can walk the 4 blocks), but it will be nice to have just in case.

Well everyone take care!