Great Weekend!!

This past weekend was amazing!!

My parents came up on Friday night after work. We went to Chuy's for a nice dinner, then back to my house to sleep. We woke up in the morning, and I had the pleasure of making my parents waffles and bacon. It was such a joy to host a breakfast for my parents!

After breakfast, we drove up to San Marcos to celebrate my cousin, Matt's graduation from grad school. I won't even begin to explain the thesis he worked on. I still claim the title is written in a foriegn language. :o)We had lunch with the family and headed back to SA. We had a little bit of time before my parents had to leave, so we drove around some neighborhoods nearby my area of town. I found one that I decided Mom and Dad should move into, but we'll see what God has in mind. :o)

Once the parents headed back on the road for Corpus, the mission team headed over. We spent the entire evening cooking and hanging out. I had a blast spending the evening with everyone, and I look forward to serving God with them in July! Our bake sale was a success, with over $300 raised in our Sunday school class. I nice start to the approximately $20,000 we have to raise as a team! God certainly does provide!

Here are a couple pictures of the team that was at church on Sunday. Keep a lookout for this picture in the mail!




And a silly photo thanks to Joe. :o)

Easter Weekend

This weekend I got to travel down to Corpus to visit my parents for Easter. As it happens, my dear friend Becky's birthday was also this weekend! I had tons of fun and got to catch up with my loved ones.

So, I guess I should start with Friday night. After a lot of sneaking and planning by Becky's roomie, Jenna, Becky spent two hours going around Corpus on a scavenger hunt. Little did Becky know, I was a part of the plan. She showed up to Snoopy's, and there I was waiting to surprise her! We finished the scavenger hunt, then made our way to the final destination... a bonfire on the beach! Oh, what fun we had eating burgers and sitting around the fire talking. I enjoyed meeting Becky's Bible study group, and hanging out with Becky for an entire evening. Did I mention that the burgers were amazing? As the night progressed, we were in need of something to keep the fire going, when I remembered that I had a box full of items I needed to shred. I ran to my car, and spent the next couple of hours burning stuff. It was a blast! I am so glad I could celebrate Becky's birthday with her! :o)

(I will steal some pics from Becky's facebook soon)

So, Saturday my parents and I drove over to U&I and had a delicious lunch. After lunch, we drove out to my Aunt Rose's house. Funny enough, within a couple minutes of us arriving, Phebe and Aunt Dordie showed up. It was great timing! We spent most of the afternoon hanging out and playing SkipBo. How lucky could I be to catch up with everyone?! We headed home later in the afternoon. Once we got there, I got to go through all the items that I had stored on the top shelf of my bedroom closet (yeah!). After a couple of hours of sorting through stuff from the shelf, and going through some of Grandma's things, we cleaned up and ate dinner. We finished off the evening with a movie-- Sherlock Holmes.

But the evening didn't end there for Dad. He got a call in the middle of the night, and had to go fix a problem at work. He didn't make it back home until 630am! So, while Dad caught up on the sleep he missed, Mom and I went to the Easter service. When we got home, I packed up my stuff and we all headed to lunch with GG. Becky graced us with her presence during lunch as well. It was nice to spend some more time with her and to see GG. Oh, and I got to eat a ton of ribs too. Yummy!

I feel blessed to have celebrated the resurrection of Christ with my family and friends. Thanks for making it such a wonderful trip! :o)

Pay it Forward

The week after my trip to Bermuda was a pretty tame one. I worked most of the time, but I managed a little shopping time on Saturday. I went crazy and got several pairs of sandals at Dillards. If only I didn't have to get shoes to go with my Easter dress...lol.

On Sunday, I attended an informational meeting about the mission trip to Moldova. I am so excited to serve God overseas, even if it is only 10 days. All of the people that attended the meeting seem like genuine and fun people. I look forward to serving Christ with the people that sign up. After the meeting, several friends and I went to a Mexican food restaurant (not Chuy's, but still pretty good). We took our time eating and hanging out, and when it came time to pay the bill, we didn't have one! A man sitting near our table was impressed with our table, he paid for our lunch!! It was an amazing experience and a great way to start the week off. I just hope I can pay it forward soon.

I continued my spending binge on Monday. I redeemed some of my credit card rewards points and bought myself a treadmill. I am hoping the convenience of having one in my house will help me to start exercising in the morning before work. I guess we'll see how well I do...lol.

I am definitely looking forward to spending this weekend in Corpus with my parents, celebrating the salvation that Jesus Christ's sacrifice provided. Wishing all of you a blessed and happy Easter weekend! :o)

Bermuda

Hello All! Its been quite a while since I posted anything... I have been pretty busy this year with work and such. Luckily, business has provided me with a chance to go to beautiful Bermuda. Sadly, I cannot post all the photos separately because of the size, so I am attaching a slide show of my trip. Bermuda is clean, and the water is strikingly clear. The people in Bermuda are a joy to to business with, and I look forward to dealing with them more. They get their drinking water from the rains during the year, so all the houses have special roofs that collect the rainwater. All the roofs are painted white, which makes the villages look amazing. The village is very much how I would imagine the village from the show "The Prisoner" to be like. The last day we were in Bermuda, Lisa and I got a chance to go the the Aquarium and Zoo they have on the island. It was neat, and there was one part where you actually walked around with some of the tropical birds. All in all, a wonderful time on my business trip! :o)

Thanksgiving

Better late than never... here are some photos from my Thanksgiving trip to Corpus Christi. Good times! :o)

Lost Maples

This Saturday I went hiking with my church group at Lost Maples. The leaves were beautiful and the weather was terrific. We had a wonderful time enjoying eachother's company and the scenery around us. Here are my photos from the trip.

Housewarming Party

This weekend I hosted a housewarming party for some of my friends and colleagues. We had a nice time, and the breakfast wreath Mandy made up the recipe for turned out to be a huge hit!