Mini Getaway

Blake took his last final for year 1 last Tuesday 

and we were dying to skip town for a few days. 

We were so excited to be out of town 

and doing fun things, 

I forgot to take any pictures =( 

There's not much that's "photo worthy" 

out here in LBK. 

We celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary Tuesday, as well

so we were trying to think of somewhere fun

with good food, great friends and 

where we don't get very often. 

We chose none other than DFW

and are so glad we did! 

We started our adventure Wednesday morning, 

stopping in Abilene to leave the pets with the inlaws,

 go to the dentist for our 6 month cleaning, 

and have a delicious supper with 

Lacy and Brent Mankin 

at Copper Creek.  

The next morning we loaded up

and hit the road 

as Blake had an orthodontist appt in Arlington at 11. 

After his appointment, 

we met Dan Green at P.F. Chang's to visit with him

before heading to the ballpark for the Rangers game. 

Texas Rangers vs Oakland A's

Go Rangers!!!

Although they lost,

 we enjoyed ourselves very much! 

After the ballgame, 

we went and checked into the hotel 

and got dressed for dinner at III Forks 

with Foster Green and Emily and Cody Miller. 

We slept in a little bit Friday; 

thank goodness because we both needed it! 

Once we finally got up and moving, 

we headed to Northpark 

for La Madeline's 

and to stroll around the mall

while we waited on Mom and Dad to arrive. 

They got in around noon,

so we headed over to Los Colinas for the 

Byron Nelson Golf Tournament. 

The only picture we took at the golf tourney =(

We thoroughly enjoyed spending the beautiful day outside

and catching up with my parents.  

After the golf tournament, 

we cleaned up and headed over to La Cima

with the folks for supper.  

The food was delicious 

and the views were spectacular! 

We bid the parents adieu, 

and headed back to Dallas 

to meet up with Foster and Molly DeWare 

for drinks but didn't last long 

as we were exhausted. 

Saturday morning we stopped off at 

Another Broken Egg Cafe

for a devine breakfast

before hitting the road to Fort Worth 

to visit with Kristen and Dave Buchanan

and to met Baby Olive. 

We had a great visit with them 

and are so glad they are back closer 

so we can see them more often.  

Around 2pm, 

we headed back to Abilene. 

We hungout with the inlaws

all day Sunday; 

attending church, playing golf (boys), 

running errands (ladies), watching the eclispe

and just visiting. 

It was wonderful. 

We got home early Monday morning 

and hit the ground running 

trying to get all of our errands completed 

and loose ends tied up

before we head to Utah Friday!

cmg

A Much Appreicated Study Break

Blake's fellow classmate and Cameroonian friend, Cedric, 

came over on Saturday to cook some French food for us.  

They will graduate in 2014 together. 

We learned how to make crepes, 

which isn't near as hard as I had envisioned, 

and he made us a delicious cake. 

We enjoyed chatting with he and his friend 

about our different cultures and 

their likes and dislikes of America/Americans.  

We had a wonderful couple of hours with them

and appreciated the distraction from the books!! 

Cedric, the cook 

waiting to eat the delicious food

my yummy crepe

delicious!!

Speaking of the books, 

Blake is halfway done with finals. 

He had 2 Thursday and 1 Saturday, 

all of which he feels like he did pretty well on. 

He has 1 tomorrow and 2 Tuesday 

and then school's out for summer!!! 

We are really looking forward to the day 

we can sing that song in its entirety

but we will have to wait another 2 years for that day! 

But in the meantime, 

we will continue to meet new friends 

and bloom where we are planted. 

cmg

Seersucker and Sombreros

I am confident that had Cinco de Mayo not fallen on a Saturday 

that the majority of the population out here in West Texas 

would have taken the day off from work to celebrate. 

Blake and I were so excited for the Derby yesterday 

that I quite frankly forgot about Cinco de Mayo

but I'm about the only one out here! 

Both of our horses lost

but we really didn't expect to win, 

we never do!

I was pretty disappointed in my pick, 

Urban Rags.

Blake's choice, 

Bodemeister

almost pulled out the win

but shoulda, coulda, woulda........

I honor of my southern roots

and Blake's mexican ones, ha

(just kidding)

Blake's west Texas ones

one of dressed for the Derby 

while the other for Cinco de Mayo. 

Had we not have been going to the end of the year SPE party at a bar, 

he would have been a more appropriately dressed

(ie. button down and a bow tie)

but the seersucker, white sperrys and light pink polo proved to work just fine. 

And I of course,

 was in my mexican uniform straight off the streets of Matzalan. 

We did stop by Abuelo's for a 

Cervezarita

(margarita with an upside down Corona in it) 

to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. 

(I took a picture but can't get it to upload from my phone....)

Our attire

Just a little keepsake photo

Rachel, Lacey and I 

We had a great night visiting with friends; 

some who are graduating next week :( 

while others who are on this journey a bit longer with us, 

thank goodness!

We definitely couldn't make this journey alone!! 

Like the old saying goes, 

misery loves company, 

right!?!?! 

cmg

Words of Wisdom

Sometimes we just need subtle reminders in life.......

Hope everyone is having a great week; 

we sure are!! 

9 days are year 1 is in the 

P A S T

Can I get a Hallelujah?!?!

cmg

SPE Golf Tournament

So Blake played on the Anadarko team for the

SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Golf Tournament in Midland. 

These boys were a riot on the course 

and although they didn't win their flight, 

they without a doubt had more fun than anybody else there, 

which is what life is all about anyway, right?! 

Marco, and the team Eric, Ben, Dan and Blake 

Dan's Winnie the Pooh ball he insisted I photograph 

A typical hole for these boys

Eric checking Ben's form and
Dan supervising 

He didn't really hit the ball
but they just thought this was a great photo! 

Team Anadarko 

 These boys celebrated EVERYTHING yesterday; 

drives into the woods, 

whiffed balls, 

divots in the ground, 

missed putts, 

I mean everything. 

Here they are celebrating no telling what........

They ended up finishing 4 under 

which wasn't bad considering 

Eric spent more time playing baseball with his driver and ball, 

Blake broke his driver, 

Ben and Dan decided they would take up croquet on the tee boxes.  

I am telling y'all they were a riot

but some days you just need to twist off with friends! 

Sweet Blake did not go home empty handed, 

as he was awarded the 

Most Outstanding SPE Student Member at Texas Tech 

at the tournament.  

They gave him a beautiful mahogany clock 

that he can put on his desk for years to come.  

He is very proud of it, 

as he should be! 

Blake with his award 

We are planning to spend this weekend relaxing

and hanging around the house. 

Next week is the final week of school before finals begin......

Hope everyone has a good weekend. 

cmg

Bible in a Year

Blake and I challenged each other last April 16 

to reading the complete Bible, 

cover to cover, 

in 1 year. 

Well folks on April 16, 2012

we reached our goal.  

It was so much fun 

and extremely interesting.  

For those of you who have never read the entire Bible, 

you should add it to your bucket list immediately.  

I obviously grew up reading the Bible

but I am pretty certain there are many verses that get skipped over. 

Now I'm not going to lie and say that the entire read 

was fabulous and not boring

because there were definitely some chapters that were uneventful. 

However, 

they still have significance and need to be read, 

at least once.  

As a remembrance of our fun challenge 

my sweet husband got me my very own Bible with my new name!! 

What a wonderful reminder this present will be always. 

Weekend Recap

This past weekend I headed home to Shreveport for a friend's wedding. 

It was so much fun to see everyone and catch up

and just nice to be home!

Rebecca and Murphy came over from Tupelo

and many high school friends came in from all over

so it was great to catch up and see everybody. 

Sweet little Murphy

has gotten so big and is so much fun! 

I crammed a lot of stuff into 1 trip

but living so far away I don't get back near enough!  

We started the weekend off with the Catholic wedding Friday night at St. Johns

followed by a beautiful reception at the Barnwell Center. 

The weather did not cooperate at all 

but thank goodness for tents!! 

The flowers were breath taking, 

the food delicious, 

the bride stunning! 

the beautiful bride

On Saturday, 

we headed over to East Ridge Country Club 

for the Hindu wedding which began at 4pm. 

Highschool friends

Mr Lindley

Bridesmaids

Elizabeth walking down the aisle

the actual ceremony 

It was extremely beautiful and very interesting! 

Elizabeth, again, looked stunning

and the bridesmaid dresses/sarees were gorgeous. 

It was so much fun to see old friends

and experience such a neat and old ceremony! 

Virginia was in town for the wedding 

and brought her 2 little girls with her

one of which was born in February and I haven't ever met 

and the other who turned 2 on Sunday!   

 They are dolls! 

Me and Virginia 

Sweet Marion Cass (2 years old)

Baby Kate (2 months old) 

Sunday afternoon the family headed out to Barksdale for the airshow.  

It was a beautiful day and so much fun taking Murphy.  

Oh to view things from the perspective of a child! 

He thought the planes were the coolest thing. 

Watching the airplanes with Aunt Kitty 

Since crawfish aren't really an option in West Texas

we headed to Shane's for supper Sunday evening.  

Delicious 

Murphy signing for more

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at home. 

However, I am very glad to be back in my own bed 

and with my sweet little family. 

Until next time Shreveport....