Marriage Retreat

Even though it's not official, the summer season has started. Lindsey and I have sun burns to prove it! This weekend we got to go the Community Bible Church marriage retreat at the beautiful MO Ranch outside of Kerrville, TX (www.moranch.com).

We arrived early on Friday to help set up the rooms and practice because I was in the worship band. Originally there was supposed to be a bonfire for smores but there was a burn ban in effect. Ironically the forcast for Saturday was a bright sunshiny day but of course it turned out to be overcast with slight drizzle. In betweeen the drizzle Lindsey and I made new friends with other young couples from our church. We hiked, played tennis, canoed, and hunted for snacks.

It wasn't until Sunday where Lindsey and I got to swim in the river. The weather was much better for swimming and there was an awesome metal slide that I had been dying to ride. It was at least two stories high and probably built almost forty years ago. It was worth the wait because it skimmed me cross the surface of the icy cold water at least fifteen to twenty feet!

Overall the weekend retreat was exactly what we had needed. The guest speaker was great, the socializing was great, and of course the ranch was very beautiful.

Winter Trip

We spent many hours on the road this past week (12 & 1/2 hours and 701 miles round trip to be exact thanks to my new GPS!) to visit family and friends. It made a long seven days but it was very nice to finally get out of town and explore around.

We started in Dallas to visit my grandmother, uncle and some cousins. Our first day included a trip to the luxurious Gaylord Texan resort to see ICE!, which is a huge ice sculpture display. The display room was a frigid 9 degrees F! The next couple of days were spent shopping and laying low at my grandmother's house. Lindsey was also able to see college friends who live in the area.


Our next stop was Chandler, TX were Lindsey grew up. Lindsey's entire family lives in the area and so we spent a lot of time visiting friends, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and a great-grandmother! We got to spend a lot of quality time with Lindsey's parents at their house. I even got to spend some quality time with Lindsey's dad learning how to saw off cow horns. I have a feeling that I'll be thinking about that for a while every time I sing the Aggie War Hymn!

Update from the New Place

So far Lindsey and I are really enjoying the new place. Besides the shooting at the old place, we're still thinking that we made the right choice! Lindsey mentioned, because we're so much closer to work and school, that she's only had to fill up once on gas all month! That's amazing! As for me, I've filled up maybe once but I've also been able to ride my bike to work on Saturdays. The guard at the front of the USAA complex didn't know what to think of me at first when I pulled up on bike...

Crazy News

I realize that it's been a while since I've entered in my last post, but that's what happens when Lindsey starts school. With just one working computer she's always using it for school.

So Lindsey woke me up early yesterday morning wanting me to take a look on what was on the news... I went ahead and cut and copied the story straight from the KSAT website.

SAN ANTONIO -- A 29-year-old man was shot five times at an apartment complex Sunday night on the city's Northwest Side.Police said that the victim and a 27-year-old man were arguing inside a unit at the Fifth Avenue Apartments in the 11500 block of Vance Jackson Road at 11 p.m. when the younger man opened fire.The victim was transported to University Hospital, where he underwent surgery.The other man was arrested by police a few blocks from the scene. He faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Police have not said what the men were fighting about or what their relationship was.