Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Sixflags with Cousins

For my grandmother's 90th birthday, she took all her kids and grandkids to Sixflags.
Thanks Grandma! We love you, and not just because you're lots of fun.


Dave and cousin Katie


Again


Aunt Delby and Jacob, Aunt Wendy and Hobbes on lunch break


Uncles, Grandma and Dave


Me and Jarrod


Dave and the girls


Always the ladies' man. We love you Dave!


Jarrod, Uncle Russell, Grandma and Dad


Mom and me


and Anne too


Cooling down at the water town, Anne and Dad

I'll put up some more later. We had good times at the house too!

Thursday, March 09, 2006

3rd Quarter, 4th Light, 5th Dud

Well, the break is over, and Jarrod and I are back to the books.
He, of course, has a full day everyday between the demanding schedule of a music major as well as two jobs.

I am taking what I think will be some good but challenging courses this go around:

Creative Writing (with quite a hilarious teacher and plenty of assignments to keep me writing)
American Poetry (books bigger than my head!)
Sociology of Grief and Loss (fascinating while somewhat somber)
History of Geology (a GER I need)

Perhaps needless to say, I will be writing and reading a great deal.

In order to help us start the quarter off on the right foot, our living arrangment fell apart on the first day of class. All four pilot lights in the house went off mysteriously. So far the hot water heater is the only thing that refuses to be lit. It needs to be put out of its misery anyway. Pray we'll fix it soon. Both of us are happier with hot showers and well washed dishes. We also have new neigbors now. How nice... they're psychos! There's definitely an illegal smell coming through from their place. We'll see how long it takes for us to call the cops. And lastly, my fifth cell phone I received this week turned out to be my fifth dud. Since Jarrod and I share a car, we never know if we'll be able to contact each other or not for rides, depending on how my cell phone feels that day. In spite of all this, we are happy and I have had quite a laugh at the irony of it all.

Friday, February 03, 2006

No Photos Yet...

I was hoping to post pictures today, but I'm having "technical difficulties" - maybe next week.
In big news this week, I have a new niece!! Thomas and Emily had their baby last Saturday, the 29th. Her name is Laura Belle Hilleke, and she is so adorable. This weekend I will have the chance to visit her at home and see the rest of my family too. They are all coming up from Alexandria so we can celebrate my little sister's birthday. Anne will be turning 11.
Tomorrow, we will be hosting a friend from Alex. Jeff Bertrand is coming up to see his bro and a Tech game. He'll be staying with us for a night. It's always nice to catch up with an old friend.
In personal news, I'm trying figure out what classes I should sign up for next quarter. I'm about 3 hours short of being a senior! Registration is next week (and it's usually a frustrating process for me). Jarrod and I have to make our schedules overlap as close as possible since we share one car. I'll tell you all what I'm taking come next week.
That's all for now!