I took this picture when I got home from work today as it’s been freezing rain all day here in Frisco. It’s nice and cold with plenty of opportunity for burning the collected firewood, from Katie’s parents’ land, in the fireplace.
January:
Texas Tech wins the Gator Bowl! This game was insanely awesome to watch.
No FBI I can still apply again at a later date though, so, no worries.
February:
Stephanie & Mark got married …and Katie and I had a great time celebrating it with them.
Two Babies in Two Days Karol Batey and Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Sisk welcomed little ones into the world.
March:
Spring Break This trip was great. Thanks to Laura for hooking us up with the place and Chris for the idea.
JB Enterprises I created my own company just for the hell of it.
April:
Wedding Invite Responses The first one was the best. Nice job Andy.
Rehearsal Dinner Invite I really had fun designing this. Thanks to my Mom for the idea.
Katie’s Birthday Great picture of her as a baby.
May:
Iron Man came out and it was AWESOME.
Jeff & Erika got married and they danced to N*SYNC
Chili’s Chips have some extra additives.
June:
Katie’s New Job ended up being in the Plano ISD.
Cowboy Boots I purchased my first pair ever, whodathunkit?
My New Job took me to Frisco.
I got married on June 21. Now THAT was pretty cool.
St. Lucian Honeymoon and it was awesome.
July:
Katie and I moved to Frisco and we spent July 4 in Galveston.
Married Life is good.
I built my second poker table.
New Car for Katie.
August:
I made some built-in shelving in my garage.
Katie and I joined my parents for a play at a small theater that they frequent.
Went to a Dallas Cowboys preseason game with the wife, Dad, and Rob.
September:
I visited the Sam Houston statue.
Raider Awakening and mosquitos.
Wedding Photos arrived.
LoveSac love.
October:
I voted in the Presidential election.
My Dad and I watched a Stars game and a KISS tribute band.
November:
Texas Tech beat Texas 39-33. Probably the single greatest game of football I’ve ever witnessed.
December:
Christmas lights went up on my very own place for the first time ever. Not too bad.
Christmas was great this year. Katie and I spent Christmas Eve with my parents taking a tour of the neighborhood all bundled up in my Dad’s Jeep with the top down and we finished the night with Polar Express on DVD and hot chocolate. We opened presents with my parents and went to Christmas Mass at 10am. Then we drove to Houston to spend Christmas dinner and more presents with Katie’s maternal grandparents. After that we went back to Katie’s parent’s house where we were staying the weekend and opened more presents with them and Katie’s brother Kevin. The day after Christmas was spent with Katie’s paternal grandmother and that side of the family for dinner and more presents. We went to her parents’ land the next day and loaded my truck up with as much free firewood as we could handle and that was the extent of our Christmas vacation and we rang in the New Year in super relaxed, chill style at my parents house with a fire and four games of Deluxe Wood Edition SCRABBLE.
Happy New Year!
I’ve been a huge ThunderCats nerd ever since they came out in the late 80’s. There is light talk from time to time about making a live action movie version of the cartoon and I can only hope that it could look something close to as cool as this.
Link to results to be updated daily: 2008 Bowl Pick ‘Em
It’s that time of year. It’s time to put your bowl picking (or guessing) skills to the test. Andy and I talked about setting this up since his family has one but wanted to get friends in on a separate one. Standard operating procedure is to collect $5 from each person wanting to participate. It’s all or nothing (basically). The person with the most correct picks will win it all minus $5. Last place will get their $5 back for being a complete failure. You will also be asked to pick the margin of victory for the BCS Championship as a tie-breaker for first or last place. So, if you think Florida will beat Oklahoma by 5, then your MoV will be UF by 5. The person’s pick closest to the final score would be the ultimate winner (everyone’s money minus $5) or the ultimate loser (getting your $5 back). I will keep track of the results daily and send out updates with the new days tally of leaders and cellar dwellers.
I’ve attached a spreadsheet for you to fill out and e-mail me back with your picks. I am also planning to go by a thrift store and find an old football trophy to use that will be awarded to the winner along with the cash.
If you are wanting to participate and don’t see me on a regular basis please mail your cash or check (wrapped in a sheet of 8×11 paper in thirds for concealment).
I must receive your picks no later than Friday evening 12/19/08 since the first bowl games are Saturday 12/20/08.
E-mail me for address.
Attachment: College Bowl Pick ‘Em Spreadsheet
My DVD player took a dirt nap on Sunday after marathoning the first 12 hours of 24: Season 2. Katie and I were watching 7:00-8:00pm and it froze so I turned it off and back on. It is now stuck perpetually on the “LOAD” screen no matter what DVD I put in it. We finished watching the episode on my laptop luckily. Due to the purchasing embargo placed on me by both Katie’s parents and mine, I have not been allowed to buy anything other than the bare essentials since Thanksgiving in the run up until Christmas. I’ve saved up a little bit and maybe if I get any Christmas funds then it might be time to upgrade to a Blu-Ray player or PS3 (which plays Blu-Rays). So no more DVD watching ’til Christmas unless it’s on my laptop. Lame.
UPDATE: The tickets arrived today (12/18/08) in the mail and they are in Sec. 16, Row 4, Seats 14-15. Katie and I have TWO Cotton Bowl tickets for sale. We are selling them at face value of $100 apiece. That is how much we got them from the Texas Tech Ticket Office. If anyone would like to purchase them please let me know as soon as possible. It’s first come, first served. If you want them mailed to you that is not a problem for us. And yes, they are in the Texas Tech fan section.
Link to ad on craigslist:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/tix/963075047.html
eBay listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260335047020
