Friday, August 28, 2009

32 years and counting...

Last week I celebrated my 32nd birthday. It's really hard to believe that I am that old now, but it's reality. So much has happened since I graduated from college, but in many ways I don't feel like I have done enough.


Enough of the self-examination. I had a fantastic birthday! The morning began with Lindsey fixing breakfast in bed for me. Scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast. Yum! Did I mention yet how awesome my wife is?

That afternoon we ran some errands in Fort Worth and ate lunch/dinner at Blue Mesa Grill. It's hard to beat sweet potato chips.

And for my real birthday, we made a trip to the Apple Store!

After two years of window shopping, I finally got a Macbook. Of course, it's for pictures and videos when have children. :) That won't stop me from enjoying it until then.

All in all, it was a great day. The best presents in the world have to be my beautiful wife and our dog. God is so good!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Back to School, Back to School…

After talking about it for almost 2 years, Lindsey and I have finally decided to start a blog.  I really don’t know what we will have to share, but our lives never lack for excitement, or at least busyness.

We have had a fantastic summer!  As soon as Lindsey and I finished with the spring semester, we began the summer of travels. 

It all started with Lindsey’s two weeks of Orff Music Training at SMU in Dallas.

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Next, we took about 60 students and sponsors on our Chapel Tour through Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi.  David directs the Chapel Choir and Lindsey directs the Chapel Bells.

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The next week we traveled to Baylor University and participated in the Baylor Alleluia Conference, where the Chapel Choir sang and David presented several conference sessions on student music ministry.

And finally, we just returned from our 5 year anniversary trip to Walt Disney World.  We spent a day in each park and had an amazing time!

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We spent our actual anniversary in New Orleans, where we had an amazing dinner at Emeril’s.  Delicious!

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And next week we both go back to school.  It’s been an amazing summer and we trust that God will continue to bless us this coming school year!

Stay tuned for more updates from our busy, exciting lives!