Look, I'm just trying to help you make those pandas look demonic.

at 07/17/10 1:51PM

If you want to see some (well, a lot) of my pictures from this summer, look at the previous post.

Just thought I’d post a much shorter entry so I don’t have to scroll all the way down. Summer has really been wonderful. I can’t begin to explain how emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally draining this year has been. Luckily, with summer and being home again, my smile has returned and I’m back to my normal self. I’m doing my best to make sure it stays that way.

In summary, I just have this to post:

I really miss you! We majorly need to hand out when you get back to Lubbock!

by the_masked_erin at 07/18/10 2:12PM
I would like to claim my gold star of excellence. :-) Looks like a lot a great fun! Thanks for sharing.

by kernel at 07/20/10 8:11AM
Good luck this school year!!! Remember -- don't smile until December -- make the kids FEAR you!!

by mladyman at 08/10/10 3:54AM
I've got the gospel meeting recorded. When I get them on CD, I'll try to get them mailed to you.

by conan_librarian at 08/10/10 2:39PM
is that a hatch you're standing on?

by deblue at 10/26/10 12:23AM
Aah! You just made this picture 100X more awesome! :)

by susie_the_q at 11/03/10 2:11PM
It was my destiny.

by deblue at 11/08/10 2:24AM
Just ran across your name on someone's blog--HI!!
Happy 2012!!

by frances at 12/27/11 5:29PM
when i saw the white dot by your name, i just had to check out your blog.
ditto to what ^she said.
hope this year is a good one for you and your family.
come for a visit.

by monk at 12/27/11 10:25PM

"How are a duck and seal cousins?" "By marriage, duh!"

at 07/17/10 1:30PM *

So, it’s been what, a year? Time for some pictures then I suppose!

I went to Ohio to see Raymond’s family this June.

David and Raymond played wiffle-ball.

And Raymond broke the bat.

Raymond and his dad also roasted a lot of coffee.

Raymond likes poking electrical appliances with metal objects.

The finished product.

We also lit Peeps on fire.

Yum!

We also made a fire.

Amy and the best stick in the world.

Watching all those old black and white movies probably wasn’t the best influence on us.

We made pizza…

And I got to meet Little Willie.

Here he is not speaking to me.

Amy and Little Willie.

I also got to see my buddy Tasha.

Happy :) …

Sad :’(

Raymond and his mom.

I’ll just let you decide what’s going on in this picture.

When we got back to Houston we went to Brazos Bend to see alligators.

Moss = love

If you don’t like gross things, skip the next picture.

Not only did Raymond see an alligator for the first time, but he also saw an alligator eating another alligator.

Pretty crazy!

Then we all went to California to see my aunt.
It was raining the day we left and the bus left us for about 20 minutes standing out in the rain.

It was sad.

Very sad.

But we got to our flight on time. And then Raymond got to take some really awesome photos.

When we got there, we all wore awesome hats.

Mine had a cape.

While shopping, I found these in a store.

I almost bought it because of the old school Sonic but I REALLY hate energy drinks, so I decided against it. (And that probably wasn’t the best name for the drink anyway…)

Caudill women.

Someone is watching you…

Contemplating the giant pig.

We flew all the way to CA to get butter from…

Houston? Hmm…

Raymond cooked dinner…

And made some new friends.

Arshile

Look out for Raymond and his lazer cat!

Here’s a nicer one of Lily.

And of course, there were flowers:

As long as I don’t run into them, I like thistles.

All from the garden.

And of course we had to put them in our hair.

Flower child

Since Raymond had never seen the Pacific before, Allie, Raymond, and I all decided to go to the ocean.

Allie and I doing a dance?

We ate PB&J sandwiches for lunch.

Apparently triangles were not allowed. :(

Allie and I decided to bury our feet in the sand.

Raymond did not approve and left us behind.

Allie tried making a dinosaur footprint, but it only turned out to be Big Bird.

We eventually caught up with Raymond.

These plants were all over the beach.

So Raymond decided to go all “caveman” on them.

Allie’s footprints are on the left. Mine are on the right. I never realized that I walk that funny until I looked at my tracks in the sand.

The water was not safe enough to swim in (much less warm enough) so I just got my feet wet.

Every time a wave came, Raymond told me, “If a wave carries you out to sea, I’m not saving you.” :-P

Then we went back to my aunt’s house and went to the creek.
Raymond and Allie skipped stones.

I tried to, but I could not, so I just chunked rocks in the water.

Arshile sleeping on Raymond’s bed.

Tree hugger.

The end!

If you actually made it to the end, I give you a gold star of excellence.

I actually made it to the end! Wondered what was happening with you guys. Thanks for the update!

by split_rock at 07/17/10 2:29PM
That is totally awesome! We really miss you guys!

by sarai_31 at 07/17/10 3:39PM
Enjoyed your good times!! Had no idea Raymond was a tree hugger!!

by sherelyn at 07/17/10 5:18PM
He's not... he went lumberjack after this photo was taken.

by deblue at 07/18/10 12:08AM
Fun photos! I love the ones of the ocean! :)

by ambie_06 at 07/18/10 2:07PM
I'll pick up my gold star later. Too bad about triangles not being allowed. Do people in California spell "bury" with two "r's"? You're a school teacher.

by anne at 08/01/10 11:21PM
^^Oh wow, that's embarrassing! Thanks for catching that! :)

by susie_the_q at 08/09/10 2:46PM

Balloons nowhere graduating

at 06/16/09 9:37PM

Since I don’t want to scroll all the way down to see my comments, here’s another entry:

Why were we given such a huge bag when we only bought 2 t-shirts?

Those are great pics below. Enjoyed the storyline. I can't ever figure out why they give you a huge bag even if you don't buy much. I want to say..."That's ok, I'll just carry my 1 shirt". Seriously.

by kernel at 06/16/09 10:28PM
I nominate you children's book author of the universe for all time ever.

by deblue at 06/17/09 2:02AM
Oooo... that would be awesome!

by susie_the_q at 06/17/09 2:32AM
oooh I'm jealous u got to see fiddler on the roof! I bet it was great!

by bacon_bits at 06/17/09 7:11AM
Love, love, LOVE the pictures!! What a hoot!

by mladyman at 06/17/09 1:57PM
YAY!! Can't wait to see you!!!

by ttu_brandi at 06/17/09 3:10PM
Looks like you're enjoying your summer! We're enjoying having you here!

by sherelyn at 06/17/09 4:47PM
Very cool to meet Chris Gardner! Is he still ashamed of his background? Because he should be very proud!

by mladyman at 06/20/09 9:19AM
I perceive the most frequent comment anyone makes to you is "I can't wait to see you." Well, I don't say things like that... so how about this: "I can't wait to lose at NERTS again"?

by deblue at 08/20/09 8:52PM
thank you for the prayers, Susie. I hope that tomorrow is better for you too! :)

by ambie_06 at 10/07/09 10:43PM
Glad I decrummified it for you.

by deblue at 01/27/10 4:05PM

Chalupa me, Allie! Chalupa!

at 06/16/09 9:33PM

So I’m taking a break from packing and decided to update my pleonast.

A few weeks ago we saw Fiddler on the Roof.

Topol = pure awesome. I’m really glad I was able to go.

(I’m actually tickling Allie for this shot.)

It was so awesome we cried.

Then my granddad, the Hubers, and the Mayberrys all came to Allie’s graduation.

Her graduation was held at Reliant Stadium. Allie, Andy, Brandon, and I got there around 2:30, 2 ½ hours early. The graduates weren’t allowed to wear their robes until after they were already inside the stadium, so they had to get there extra early to put them on. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let anyone inside until 3:45. There was almost a riot.

I tried getting in this way, but it didn’t work. :(

Luckily because of Andy’s camera equipment and us pretending that we knew what we were doing, the 3 of us sat upstairs in the AC before the graduation started.
I’d post more pictures, but #1 my camera died and #2 Mark Mayberry posted some really awesome photos online here. I think my favorite is Allie laughing while playing spoons. There is also a picture of the two of us yelling, which is fairly amusing. :D

And then we had a water balloon fight.
We had a really hard time finding a place to have our picnic. All of the shaded places were reserved, so we tried eating on the dock.

But then we got chased away.

It was sad. :(

So we just decided to take a reserved spot.

We ate sandwiches…

…and then searched for a place to fill up our water balloons.

It took a while.

This is probably why.

I’m not sure why Fuzzy has only 1 leg in this picture, but he does.

We also watched a dog attack a duck.

But it was okay because Thomas saved the day! :)

And then we had our battle.

This picture cracks me up.

Then we saw some baby ducks.

Everybody loves baby ducks.

And then Fuzzy got pushed into the lake.

And attempted to bring Emilee with him (but ended up not doing so).

Then we went to the playground.

I love these things.

Everyone’s a winner! :D

Then we came back to the house and played Imagine Iff…

And mafia.

Jeff is seriously the best person to play mafia with. Ever. End of story.

And then everyone went home.

And then I got my eyes checked and dilated and wore funny sunglasses to protect my eyes.

And Sonic gave me a Route 44 Dr Pepper for the price of a regular.

This is the difference between a large and a Route 44. Pretty crazy!

Fresh banana: $1.00

at 05/28/09 10:39PM

June 5th, May 9th, and May 8th

In case you were wondering:

Yes, I just graduated.
No, it was not high school.
Yes, I had a fairly nice GPA.
No, it was not a 4.0 (If you want a 4.0, you should get one yourself instead of getting mad at me.)
Yes, I am enjoying my summer.
No, I am not a lazy bum.
Yes, I will be teaching.
No, I will not be student teaching because I graduated.
No, I didn’t just graduate high school.
Yes, I am the older sibling.
Yes, I have a job.
No, I am not going to hate it.

Thank you, and goodnight.

Susie

Susie you're awesome! Congrats! You will love your job!

by bacon_bits at 05/28/09 11:46PM
Fresh bananas are $2.79.

by 21_lanes at 05/28/09 11:53PM
Not at Sonic!

by susie_the_q at 05/28/09 11:57PM
you said you just graduated high school, right?

by deblue at 05/29/09 12:23AM
Congrats!!

by derbydi at 05/29/09 6:04AM
Love, love, LOVE the picture!!!!! Congratulations!!!

by mladyman at 05/29/09 6:07AM
You are too funny!! Congrats to all! On your new job, too. Sonic will be disappointed! :(

by sherelyn at 05/29/09 11:11AM
Congrats and good luck!

by conan_librarian at 05/29/09 11:41AM
No, I have not returned your message about LOST yet. Yes, I am a bad friend. Yes, I miss having you here to balance out the pew at church.

by ttu_brandi at 05/30/09 10:11PM
See number 10 for my answer. :)

by unclebiskabobka at 06/02/09 9:19PM

Look, I'm just trying to help you make those pandas look demonic.

"How are a duck and seal cousins?" "By marriage, duh!"

Balloons nowhere graduating

Chalupa me, Allie! Chalupa!

Fresh banana: $1.00

susie_the_q

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