TV Land Awards Show

In late April, I traveled to LA for a conference. I arrived a day earlier than I needed to and spent the afternoon wandering around City Walk in Universal City. While I was in line at a smoothie shop, someone approached me asking if I wanted to attend the TV Land Awards Show. I had no idea what this was but had nothing better to do, so I followed the girl to the theater. I walked in wearing a white t-shirt and khaki shorts, reeking of sunscreen, and sat down in a row where everyone was either in a ballgown or tuxedo. The ushers seated me in the back row so that I wouldn't be noticed by the cameras. It was so funny to be included in an awards show, especially the way I was dressed, but I didn't care! I had a blast. Will Ferrell, Neil Patrick Harris, Charlie Sheen, Tim Allen, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Dr. Phil, Reba McEntire and Matthew McConaughey were all presenters. Strange things happen to me in LA :)

Visitors

Adam and I are so very lucky. Our families have been able to visit us several times in Mass. and now in Kansas. My mom was the first to visit, then Kaitlin for her spring break, and then Adam's mom and sister, Catherine. Since we had only lived in Kansas a few months (and not really even that long given our travel schedules), we really didn't know what was around to do. Our families were such troopers -- my mom and I discovered a very bad Chinese restaurant, Kaitlin and I shopped around at the Plaza, and Sandi and Catherine were able to go to a Wizards game on a VERY cold day. They're the best. Here's a pic with Cat and some of the Wizards players.

House Shopping

As much as we love our town house, Adam and I thought it could be a really good time for us to buy a house. So, while Adam was away on trips for pre-season, I used the time alone to go "house shopping!" The whole process was somewhat stressful. We saw a lot of losers before we changed real estate agents and found the perfect one for us. And, we bought it! We move in on May 15th and could not be more excited. Here's a few pics of the house!

Broken foot

As luck would have it, Adam broke his left foot during preseason. He's pretty upset about this whole thing because he was realllly looking forward to getting back on the field. But, it could be a good thing -- maybe this "break" will give his other foot more time to heal. I'm not sure of all the details, but his foot did require surgery -- they had to insert a screw :(

Valentine's Day

Adam is currently in Mexico with his teammates, soaking up the sun. Tough life :) Before he left, I was fortunate enough to spend my first Valentine's Day with him (in something like 9 years...). We kept the day pretty low-key as he was in-between trips. All in all, it was great! Adam surprised me with lovely roses the day before and I surprised him with Raspberry Custard French Toast (which, truthfully, wasn't that great). We finished the day off with wine samplings and dinner at a local restaurant in Leawood. Perfecto!

Welcome to Kansas

Once we arrived in KC we had to wait a little more than a week until our belongings arrived (we shipped everything, including our cars!) The team arranged for us to stay in a hotel in a great area in KC called the Plaza, just south of the city. It kind of reminded me of a mix between Carytown in Richmond and Newbury Street in Boston -- lots of restaurants, shops, etc. We moved in on a Tuesday and started the process of unpacking. Here are a few pics during our transition time and of our townhouse.

Moving to Kansas

After we found out Adam was traded from New England to KC (just before Thanksgiving) Adam, Nina and I had only had about 10 days of time back in Millis to pack up and schedule movers etc...Luckily, my sister Rachael came to Millis with us to help us pack while I finished up work at the office. I'm not sure how we would have done it without her! Needless to say, it was a little bit of a crazzzzy time.