Wednesday, March 18, 2009
from Belize
Friday, February 20, 2009
Good Times in CA and a Successful Stampede
On the actual day of Valentines I was back in TX, and figured that there was no better way to spend Valentines Day than to do what I love, running, with a good friend. So, Michelle and I registered for the Haltom Stampede, a local 5K. I didn't run a personal best, but I had fun and still managed to place third in my age group. And the top three finishers in each age group were given a buffalo trophy.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Souper Bowl and Super Bowl Sunday
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Congratulations to Rev. Tully Fletcher and Happy Birthday to Tori!
And then after lunch it was time to head back to WPC to get ready for the 3pm ordination service. My dad took this picture of the church, and I just love this picture
Keelan planned a wonderful pasta/chicken dinner, and we had 2 different cakes. An angel food cake for us, and a funfetti cake just for Tori. We got a little carried away decorating Tori's cake...
Friday, January 23, 2009
a busy (but wonderful) start to 2009
It was a ton of fun to be with the two girls on Christmas morning and to see their excitement as they opened their stockings and presents.
And then, it was time to get on a flight. I landed just in time for Christmas dinner with the extended family.
My cousin Stacy came over with her 3 kids, and as always my dad (aka Uncle Richard) is a crowd favorite.
Stacy and I ended up "helping" the two oldest kids make these play do mosaic things. But somehow "helping turned into us doing it...
And then, the very next day it was time to celebrate my 28th birthday. This is my dad and I out for dinner at a local Chinese restaurant.
After dinner we celebrated with a TCBY yogurt cake.
And then the next day we celebrated my mom's birthday (it actually wasn't until Jan 2, but since it was her 60th there was a big party at our house on the 27th).
Since I was in NC, I definitely had to make a trip to Wake Forest to see the Danku clan. We had a truly relaxing, restful time while I was there. Besides going to visit Keelan while she was at work at the Texas Roadhouse, we really just sat around in our pajamas, watched football, sat in the hot tub and relaxed - it was wonderful.
Marryn and Keelan at the Texas Roadhouse:
While I was in North Carolina I got to enjoy many of my favorite places. One of which is the Duke Cross Country trail - it's a wonderful place to run, and I miss it.

I also got to see some of my favorite dogs, Callie,
I also got to go to a Duke game with my dad - which was SO much fun! The players warming up:
New Years Eve I spent most of the evening hanging out with my dear friend Rebecca, but briefly stopped by a party to say hi to some of my WPC girls.
And then on Jan 2, I headed back to Texas (I was scheduled to preach on the 4th). The 3rd we had a 5K run - the "Jiggle Butt." It was an all women's race (though next year they will have a men's division called the "Jiggle Gut.")
Pre-run:
Presley and I pre-run (it was this very oddly warm day - but it was icing two days later).
I ran my fastest time that I have run in recent years, a 26:45, and it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.
Michelle finishing strong:
Presley and I tired from the run:
And a post race picture of the four of us:
That evening we went to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert. It was incredible, and because of a ticket drawing at Michelle's office, we had free box seats. Sadly though we weren't allowed to take cameras in, so we have no pictures of the event.
The next morning when I went into church, I found another surprise - three of the FPCA youth had cleaned my office while I was gone. What a gift!!!
Since then life has just been busy with work and running. One last picture to leave you with...
One morning when Stacy and I were out running, it was a little chilly. At the end of our run I had developed a thin layer of frost on my shirt - so Stacy wrote a message in it. This winter the Texas weather has been weird, hot one day, cold the next. One day I may get used to it, but for now it still just seems weird...



