Update

This is just a little update on what is going on in Texas. School started last week, so I am officially two semesters away from graduating. Very exciting. It has sort of cooled off here for a while, it is now in the mid 90's, so it feels pretty nice. I am very excited about college football beginning this weekend. I think that I am just going to say now that I am not going to strive to do schoolwork on Saturdays, or at least Saturdays that Auburn is playing. This semeste seems like it is going to be a good one, but one with a lot of work, so time management is key. Chris and I are going to a Cowboys game tonight with some friends of his from work. So, that will be fun and hopefully not as hot as last year. So, check back in later for some pics from the game.

Chris and I returned from Colorado on Sunday. We had a wonderful time there and we are so grateful to Bruce and Donna for inviting us to come and spend some time in the mountains. We did lots of fun things while we were there. Bruce and Donna live right 0n the foothills of a mountain range. There is this hill called Cutbank that is not very far from their house. The story is that many years ago some people had a water reservoir on top of the hill and the sides of the reservoir collasped and all of the water ran off the side of the hill, creating a chasm in the side of the hill, so someone named it Cutbank mountain/hill. So, most of the pictures following this post are of us driving four-wheelers up Cutbank. I went up Cutbank twice while I was there. The first time, Chris, Donna, Bruce, and I went. The second time, Bruce, Sara, Danny, and I went. Sara and Danny are Bruce and Donna's children, and we were very excited about spending time with them.

We did lots of other things like cook over a fire (picture below), play lost of settlers of Catan, shooting range, and enjoyed the view!

This is apicture of Bruce and Chris cooking over their fire pit. If you look closely, you can see a rainbow in the background.

Me, right before I crossed the "crik"

One of the best parts of four-wheeling is gettin' dirty! This is Bruce crossing a stream right before I crossed it. It was one of the best parts of the day!!

Chris growling

Me and Chris on our four-wheelers

On our way up Cutbank, we saw an elk. These are HUGE animals and we were very excited that we were able to see one. You can't hardly see him in this pic because he was sort of deep in the woods, so you have to look through the trees.

This is one of my favorite pics of me and Chris on top of Cutbank

This is a glimpse of our trail up the mountain

This is me on top of Cutbank looking toward Bruce and Donna's house

Donna with her amazing zoom took this picture of Sara and I on top of Cutbank. Donna was actually standing in her driveway when she took this. Sara and I are the two tiny specs :)

On the Road again....

This time tomorrow, Chris and I will be out of the metroplex and on our way to Colorado!! Wahoo! I am so super excited to get out of this concrete environment and smell some fresh air. The McDonnall's have invited us to come and stay for a few days in their wonderful home and we readily accepted. This will be some good "down time" for me as I mentally and physically prepare myself for the upcoming semester. It will be a killer, but at least I have this little time off. This small town in Colorado is one of the most beautiful places that I have been to. Chris and I especially ready to be out of the hot weather. We are told that it barely reaches 80 degrees here. That is opposed to FW where the temperature here does not get below 80 degrees, even at night!!

Below are a few of the pics we took when we visited there in Nov. '05. I am sure that we will have lots of pictures to post when we return. So, until then, try to stay cool!




This pic was taken in the McDonnall's driveway




















This picture just makes me breathe better.

A night on the town, sort of

So, we didnt go to Krispy Kreme last night, but we had a great time gallavanting around. We decided to go downtown for dinner and we saw a new restaraunt that looked interesting, so we thought we would give it a try. It was an Italian restaraunt, Taverna. Chris likes pizza and so we thought it would be good. Well, the moment we walked in we realized that this was not going to be a good experience. It took our waiter 10 mins to even come and get our drink orders and when we told him that we were just going to drink water, he looked at us like we had leprosy. So, we gave him about another 10 mins after that to come back and take our meal order and when he never showed up, we got up to leave. Dont get me wrong, it wasnt crowded in there at all. It was like 5:30pm and there were about 5 tables out of 50 that were full. So, we got up to leave and walk to the end of the block to a favorite restaraunt of ours, P.F. Changs. It was wonderful! Chris and I both enjoyed our meals and the service we received. So, we go back home, put some cookies in the oven and pop in a movie. A great night indeed!

So, my friend Tricia and I used to have this tradition. After every semester ended in our seminary classes, we would go to Krispy Kreme and celebrate. Well, Tricia sped her way through Seminary, so she is off in the real world now, but I have tried to maintain this tradition. So, I turned in my research paper for my Systematic II class just moments ago and I realized that this semester is over for me, so I should go and celebrate, right?? Who's with me???

Well you all know that Chris and I like to have fun and goof around. Well, last weekend was no exception. We were at Chris' church and he was doing some preparations for the Sunday morning service and I started to snoop around. Well, I found their "Jesus wig" that they use for their Easter pagaents. So, of course....we tried it on. Unfortunately, there were no pictures of me in the wig, but lucky you....there are pictures of Chris. Geo, you can thank me later.

Chris praying for mercy

Chris praying for grace

Chris praying that I would stop taking pictures

A Game of Tag (I didnt get tagged, but I did steal this from Sherri's blog)

Five Things in My Freezer
1. corn
2. chicken that I bought last night :)
3. biscuits
4. ice pack
5. tamales

Five Things in My Closet
1. my computer that is on the fritz
2. clothes and shoes, duh!
3. tennis racket
4. baseball bat for hitting the boogie man
5. souvenirs from England and Germany

Five Things in My Car
1. books
2. clippers for cutting Chris' hair
3. Teva sandals
4. Timberland boots
5. Emergency tub: gas can, flashlight, first aid kit, etc.

Five Things in My Purse
1. Keys
2. sunglasses
3. wallet (with cash, rare)
4. checkbook
5. cute purse clip thing that Chris bought me

I tag.....Chris and Angela