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.

Christmas in Richmond

We had such a great time back in Richmond over Christmas -- it was nice to be with the people who love you the most and calm you when you think your life is upside down. We spent a lot of time with our families and friends, bouncing around here and there and making the most of our time. It was fun getting to introduce our new addition to everyone -- so glad they got to meet her!

Nina Bean

I've been begging Adam for a puppy for a while now...but it was never the right time. It's still not the right time, but we got one anyway! Our Christmas present to each other this year was this adorable little teacup Chihuahua named Nina...she was about 1.5 lbs when we picked her up (and 10 weeks old). She'll maybe get to be 3 lbs but no bigger than that. She is so adorable. Hope she's ready for the many adventures she'll experience with the Cristman's!