[I tried to write this just after SXSW, but one thing led to another, and I’m just now wrapping it up. Sorry for the delay!] “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times…” It was SXSW (South by Southwest, a music/film/interactive/education conference), or “South By” as it is known in Austin. […]
On the last day of our Mini-vacay, we were forced to get up early and check out of our cabin so we could make… The morning Gorge tour was a bit early for me: 9am. The people there were clearly more “morning” than I am. But, with the help of caffeine, and after we finished […]
(We wrapped up the evening of Mini-vacay Day One with a game of Thunderstone, where E decidedly kicked my ass. We were asleep before 11pm…ready to rest up for our day on the water.) …but the water outing was not meant to be. Watercraft rentals were $70-100/hour and none of those were for sailboats. So, […]
I have several friends with whom I could talk for hours upon hours. Usually, it’s because we haven’t seen each other in days/weeks/months and there is much to share. Sometimes, it’s just the drama that has unfolded in the last ~24 hours since we talked before. These talks always meander and wander from one topic […]
With all that is going on and with E’s break between jobs, we decided to take a mini vacation. I suggested a lake and to camp for one night, but E went one better. He found a cute cabin with our own deck/yard for a very reasonable price. The view from the back of our […]
Grandaddy Fell On Wednesday March 30th, Grandaddy fell in his driveway. He cracked some ribs. He was hospitalized for 2.5 weeks and then transferred to a rehab center, which is just a different floor of the same building with a different company. On April 4th or 5th, I called Mom to talk about some paperwork […]
After losing BB to the accident, we learned that we were one of those rare cases where a totaled car was in our favor. We bought BB with a ~$3000 trade in of my truck. Insurance paid off our loan and gave us $6,000+ to put toward a replacement. E’s car, Little Blue, is 11 […]
BB the silver 2010 Scion xD 2009-2011 In the fall of 2009, after we sold the house in Bryan, we had to trade in my truck before it left me/us stranded. We got a cute little “hippie”/Austin car that more than 2x the gas mileage Baby Truck did. We named her BB…inspired by our favorite […]
Happy Anniversary to us! One decade ago, we said said, “I Do” while surrounded by the love of ~300 of our family/friends. It was our perfect day. We filled the church with bluebonnet scented candles early that day to fill the church with their gorgeous smell. The weather was perfect. Father John opened the windows […]
some friends come-and-go in our lives