Home Improvement

This morning, David and I ventured out to Home Depot. Our dining room windows let in a lot of sunlight, particularly in the afternoons. With summer closely approaching, we decided that window tinting would get rid of some of that heat, and save on our electric bill!

We found some tinting that we thought would be good for our needs. We also bought a tinting application kit, and some posterboard to use as a guide for measuring the windows. We cut the first sheet of tinting, and put it on the window. There was a clear adhesive backing that we were supposed to remove, but we couldn't seem to get it off. Oh well, the tinting still stuck to the window.

About an hour and a half later, we had the window completely finished. We finally (quite by accident) figured out how to remove the backing, that was another story, we managed to get it stuck to itself. The best method, we discovered, was to peel a bit of the backing off, soak that part of the tinting with the application solution, then David would start to apply it to the window, while I peeled the rest of the backing off. Then we'd get the squeegees that came with the kit, and smooth it down. David would then trim off the excess film, and we'd smooth out the rest of the film.

Overall, it looks really nice and we could both definitely tell a difference. The window we tried it first on was the one which faced the west and had no shading. We'll tackle the other window in there later, as well as the kitchen and office windows. Yay, home improvement!

Ten Months Today!

Here we are, ten months after our wedding. It amazes me how fast time goes by. Happy ten month anniversary, David!

I Married an Aggie

On the night we met, I noticed that David had a Texas A&M ring on. I remember us talking about the ring and about his college experience. As time went on, I learned that Aggies are a unique breed, David would jokingly say they're a cult.

I remember accompanying David to a wedding of one of his Aggie friends a few months after we started dating. When the bride and groom kissed, I heard a lot of whooping and had no idea what it was. I've heard about yell practice, fish camp, ol' army, tea-sips, the "whoop" that can come out of nowhere, and the ever popular "gig em", among other things. Any weird quirk that David does, I attribute it to being an Aggie thing. Most of the time, I'm right about it.

I think it's neat that two people can meet and instantly be friends because they are Aggies. I've found that while they may do seemingly strange things, Aggies are some of the nicest, most friendly people I've ever met. I have noted on several occasions where one or more of David's Aggie buddies have spent time talking to me when I didn't know anyone else. They have accepted me, as goofy as I am, and some of them I regard as my closest friends.

So I married an Aggie. I've been told this makes me an Aggie too. In that case, I'll don my Texas A&M shirt, give the thumb up and say "Gig em!"