Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Men's Getaway 2012

This year I attended the getaway weekend hosted by the New Hope Men's Ministry. It was pretty good. Cemented some relationships I already had and developed new ones. Played a lot of guitar for worship and to mentor. Took a boat around lake Englebright real early in the morning. Even swam in it. I think the highlights were getting to sleep outdoors with some serious stars and playing a song I thought was impossible for only two people. I did get a hard time for having my pomade with me and no change of clothes. Apparently my priorities are a little off. One guy actually had some Tres Flores on the trip. So I got to try it out. Good weekend. I highly recommend it. And here's a review if you don't know about pomades, courtesy of the Rebel Rouser.

http://therebelrouser.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/pomade-review-tres-flores/

Monday, July 23, 2012

Manic Monday

I'm at work doing vehicle stuff, comp cards, licenses, processing parts, etc etc.  I'm thinking, "What could my lonely little family be doing without me?..."


The Kitten sends me a picture of the mayhem at home.



She also sends me a pic of the new joy that arrived!  All in all, a really great Monday!

A great Sunday.

Started off with a surprise in the parking lot.

We walk outside right after practice and found this sitting in the parking lot.


Debster was crackin' up!


I'd never seen a basket this size.  Only seen the smaller ones.


PC was drawn in ha ha!

Friday, July 13, 2012

Look! Ballet!

My wife finally came out of retirement. I ask for 5 years and get nothin'. Jr asks for 5 minutes and there's a resurrection. Go figure...

Monday, July 9, 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012

The views of June/July.

I know it's July.  Here's some shots of randoms from last month and early this month.



Mario 3.  We play all the Mario games.  This was the most luck I'd had all day.

Limited seating.
Biker Church.  Packed house with a killer testimony.  Thanks Pastor Joe!

Carter owning the Air Hockey.

Miller giving me a lift in the 63 F100.

Carter learning how to catch.

And learning to toss the ball.

Giving our "mean" looks.

Caught a collision.
Amazing what the iPhone can grab while on the move.

Taking Jr to see the elephants.

My awesome family getting ready to watch the fireworks on Independence Day.

The Kitten looking FABulous!

Jr looking just like her mother.

Sitting in a CLEP class that was a bit too long.


Adding a well deserved Reverb pedal to my board.


Jen & Rob.

What can I say about Jen & Rob?  I love them.  I don't get to see them hardly ever.  How can you love someone you don't see all the time?   Right?  The bond was solidified early on, and there's nothing I wouldn't do for them.  They accepted me as one of Christie's friends without any pre or post judgement.  If you know me, this is a huge relief off my mind.  Here's some history in pictures.

Jen & Rob.  Pretty much how they looked when I met them.  They were the first friends of Christie's that I'd ever met.  They actually went on a double date with us.  A meal I will never forget!

They have a dog named Elvis.  Great little guy.  He's been like a 2nd Rob to me.


We were invited and involved in their big day.  What a killer day it was to!  They looked so good.


Jen has a clone, little Chloe.  She's about as adorable they get!  This is about how I remember them around the time we left AK.

This is them recently.  What a great looking family.

I threw this pic in here because it represents my association to all things good about AK.  The snow, the ice, the view, my best friends, the happiness.

Jen & Rob are definitely at the top of my "life friends" list.  They are beautiful people, both inside and out.  Christie and I are comforted in the fact that they are settled in our favorite spot of the world.  I'm glad of the time we've spent together, glad to have been in that little era.  That pocket of time as Patti Smith says.  We love you Jen & Rob.