Third Time Is A Charm

Yep, the name has changed once more. What once was 'JW Squared' and 'The Womack Times' has changed its name for the third time. 'In the Loop' has officially been launched. The Womack family is located "in the loop" of I-635 and you the reader are "in the loop" of the happenings with our family.

We like our new name and hope you enjoy being in the loop!

Crazy Maxima Lady

As I was headed to work today around 1:00pm, traveling eastbound on 635 around Midway, I noticed a Nissan Maxima that was swerving between lanes and barely missing a dozen cars. So I decided to stay behind it and call Josh to see what I should do. I followed his adviced and dialed "911." I knew for some reason that I should follow this car as I stayed on the line with the 911 dispatch. I explained the situation, gave the details of the car and license plate, and my information, as I stayed a safe distance away. The woman on the other line had asked me if it was a male or female driver, so as I pulled up to the side of the Maxima, I noticed it was a female who apparently looked very sleepy and could barely keep her eyes open. The dispatch told me I shouldn't follow anymore and they'd report the car.

So as soon as I hung up, I was coming up to Coit Road. Right then, the lady swerved into the next lane, floored it, and BAM! slammed right into a Nissan Sentra (who then hit the Corolla in front of it). So that of course caused all of us to slow down, and when the Maxima, Sentra and Corolla pulled over, I decided to as well. I called Josh to ask what I should do...that is the story of my life. We decided it was best for me to not get involved at that point since I had already given the police my name and phone number. While I was on the phone with him (still pulled over), the crazy Maxima lady got out of her car and walked up to the Sentra and opened the driver door -who does that?!?! And as I drove off I looked in my rearview mirror and she gave the stranger a hug. I then called 911 again and informed them of the accident.

Obvioulsy this woman was not just sleepy; she probably was under the influence of some very bad things.

Austin With Teammates

Howdy-Ho! Well, take yourself back to Memorial Day weekend...where were you? The Womack's were in grand 'ol Austin, TX, with their very grand friends, Aaron and Gretchen. We had a great time just hanging out with our "teammates" and playing with the growing pack of dogs that seem to multiply every time we see them. A&G are now the proud parents of TWO precious little chocolate labs, Harley and Leyla (someone check that spelling?). Dixie did very well with both little girls, and they even got to go to a park and go swimming in a little creek.

Below, you can see pictures of some of the things we did...which included playing guitar hero, taking the doggies to the park (yes, Dixie is a massive beast as you can see in the pic), and most importantly, on our third attempt......we FINALLY saw the stinkin' Austin Bats!!!! Honestly, it was really cool...but didn't quite live up to the hype of an event that we had been waiting on for about two years now (the pics of us are from the bridge that the bats fly out of).

That was our Memorial Day weekend in a little tiny nutshell.

Prego Pettett

Here's a recent pic of Case's 14-week prego belly...isn't she cute? According to her though:

"Soon my entire body will look like someone stuck a hose in me and filled me up!"

Happy Anniversary to Us

Happy 4 year anniversary Womdad! Each year our gift to each other is travel, so this year we've picked Scottsdale, AZ - we're staying at my cousin's ranch - we'll go horseback riding (yes family that includes me but don't think I won't cry), hiking, swimming, drive some car type thing that Josh will love, tour a Frank Lloyd Wright house and enjoy the dry heat. Here is a picture from our engagement at Turtle Pond in NYC on 11/22/03. Josh had a random Central Park runner take pictures as he proposed...I said yes.

Memorial Day Fun

Josh, Dixie and I went to Austin to "celebrate" Memorial Day with Aaron, Gretch, Harley and Layla - the newest addition to their family. Here is a highlight video of the weekend with the dogs b/c our lives are centered around them. We will share more photos and videos later!

"565" Finally Revealed!!

565...the approximate number of screws I purchased to build the fence.

I hope this exciting revelation is all that you hoped it would be. I just couldn't contain the BIG secret any longer!!!!