Just so you know

I am still here. Well, not here as in Corpus, but here as in existing.

The move to Denton went just swimmingly. Christine McNichols is my hero. After working a graveyard shift, she drove the Uhaul (I did volunteer) 8 hours north to Denton with a smile. When we arrived, she (along with Paul Bell & Ashley Nichols, M.D.) and I unloaded the whole freaking Uhaul so we could return the truck in the morning. Whew.

There was a bit of a scare with the apartment I'd rented. I had to do everything online b/c I had no time to get to Denton b/t accepting the job and moving. There was a slight mix-up on the address, and for several moments, I had the eerie suspicion that the apartment's website was a hoax and at 10:30 p.m. after a L-O-N-G day, I had no place to live. Fortunately, we figured out our mistake and the apartment was found (thanks, Paul Bell!).

2 weeks in North Texas now and I'm quite happy. Wilbert is adjusting nicely (although there was an ER visit at 4 a.m. one morning when he puked his body weight twice over)and is always happy to see me when I get home. As for the job, I'm just observing the other advisors and trying to soak in all 13 art programs (that are nationally recognized).

And there's the update!

Gray is 18

Not to be outdone by Wilbert, Gray needed to be in the spotlight too. I got Gray on my 10th birthday, so we've been together for 18 years. I told him he needs to stay around for 2 more to make it an even 20. Does anyone know the record for the oldest cat?

Wilbert Jackletabs Itschner

There is a new member of the Itschner family. I adopted Wilbert Jackletabs on Thursday, and I'm already beyond in love. He's a Dachuahua--a Dachsund/Chihuahua mix. And the most well-behaved, lovey dog ever. Like any new parent, I've taken lots of pictures already so here he is:

Isn't he the cutest thing you've ever seen? EVER?

Wilbert's first doggie friends, Zoe & Cholea

Wilbert & me

Chrissy & Wilbert

About the name...
Wilbert was named after a guy who works at the humane society. Dog-Wilbert came to them on man-Wilbert's birthday. Man-Wilbert also placed dog-Wilbert to me.
Jackletabs...I was searching for a middle name. Last night, my friend Katy O gave me a send-off/birthday party and we decided to take the first letter of everyone's first name and see what happened. The result: Jackletabs.

Here's a group picture from the smashing par-tay who are Jackletabs' namesake:

Delayed reaction to Easter

Celebrating Christine's birthday on Easter...Strawberry ice cream cake from Marble Slab. Suffice it to say that 5 minutes after this picture was taken, the cake was nothing but 4 spoons spinning on the plate.


Christine & Josh,hard at work dye-ing eggs


The Easter Egg Class of 2006