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On October 8th, Randy and I got to spend some time together driving to Waco for the Baylor-Iowa State game.  We followed his tradition and had dinner at Up in Smoke Bar-b-que on the way.  They have good vegetables.  People watching is one of my favorite parts of public events.  This one provided plenty of entertainment.

Words can't describe...

The Iowa State Cyclones mascot is a cardinal.  Hmmm.....

Loved the flags running across the field for touchdowns

My favorite picture of the whole entire day.  :)

That sea of yellow are the freshmen student group.  I'm sure Randy will let me know the correct name for the group when he sees this.  :)

Ten ROTC students received their commission during halftime.

Groups of band members went up and down aisles playing.  Awesome!

Haha! Miniature football players!

Cheerleaders standing on the guys' shoulders doing cheers!

Cheerleaders balanced on the guys' hands with one or two feet doing cheers!

Randy insisted on this picture.

The band played before the game started.  Love their state of Texas.

Baylor's mascot, Bruiser, in his freshman cap.

LOTS of students ran out on the field to start the game.

Picture taken from about 40 yards away

Bird Church at Sunset

An intersection near our house has long been a gathering for hundreds of birds at the end of the day. When the kids were little and we drove by there, we said they were having "bird church."

Flash Mob!!!

Monday, September 26th, was Staff Development day for Mesquite teachers.  I was at an ESL meeting all day, but most of our faculty was in a Science seminar that was a live feed to all elementary schools in Mesquite.  At the end of the session, our teachers participated in a FLASH MOB!!!  No, I'm not in the video.  I was at another meeting, but it's great fun to watch my co-workers!

Pasta Dinner

Sarah and her friend, Jake, cooked dinner for us a while back.  They made cheese tortellini with homemade pesto, crostini topped with red bell pepper, spinach, and olives, and a fruity sangria.  You can cook for us any time, Sarah!  Thank you for a delicious dinner!

Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Sarah hit a home run with these blueberry cream cheese muffins.  Yummy!

Memories

Today has been a day of emotions.  I saw three out of my four kids.  That always makes me feel warm and fuzzy.  :)

I got to see Deborah and Daniel's new apartment.  It's nice.  Deborah is an awesome decorator and housekeeper.  I wish I had inherited those traits from her.

After leaving Deborah's apartment I followed her to The Colony to see Chad and Sara's new baby.  Jael is 10 days old.  She weighed 6 lb 12 oz at birth.  She's the tiniest little angel.  It reminds me of my first born.  Eli weighed 6 lb 9 oz when she was born.  I can remember clearly the day she was born... a tiny little person and the most precious thing I'd ever laid eyes on.

Driving to The Colony we passed what used to be Country 2000.  It was the club where Randy and I met and first started dancing over 12 years ago.  The building is now a Tejano club connected to the club next door, making it twice as big.

After visiting with Chad, Sara, Deborah, and Jael, I left for home.  Driving home down 635, I passed the area where Randy lived when we first met.  The bridge for his exit is being demolished this weekend.

Things change.

All of that and I didn't get lost, without a GPS, iPhone, or a map.

Sara and Chad and new baby Jael

Sara, Jael, and Godmother Deborah

Deborah and Daniel's apartment

Sandy Sphinx

Happy Birthday!

Labor Day we celebrated Randy's mom's birthday.  Dian brought crab cakes and salad.  I made okra casserole and brought a cake.  We had a great time visiting and sharing a special day with a very special lady.

Happy Birthday to the best Mother-in-law ever!!