Deep in the Heart of Texas

Emmett is a well-traveled little boy! While I have been MIA online we have been all over and it's been crazy fun. Emmett and I started the end of April going to California to be with my amazing sister Jenn and her beautiful girls. During that time Cash took Spencer to a conference in Sun Valley and he got to play with his cousin Preston.A few days after we got back I went with Cash and Emmett deep in the heart of Texas back to Texas A&M (whoop!) for a Public Management conference. We got to see lots of great friends (I wish I had taken pictures of everyone...Alisa, Diane, the Englands, the Wrights, others) and eat lots of great food (Korean burgers, Freebirds, kolaches, Rudy's BBQ, good wings). Ahhh, I am happy just remembering... Yes, Cash did actually work on this trip -- he presented a paper at the conference, got some good feedback, and outlined a few new ideas!

Here's some of our dear friends:

Left to right: Jonny's big TV, Rhiannon, me, and Emmett (yes, Jonny, Cash came home and somehow found that our tv looked a little smaller...)

With my neighbor Heidi, who I love like a sister and who got me to step foot inside a gym for the first time! (and taught me that crew socks must be replaced with ankle socks when working out. A good life lesson.)

And, best of all, Grandma and Grandpa surprised us by driving down! Emmett was so happy. We made sure that Grandma and Grandpa would remember who to cheer for! The Hill family also came back with lots-o-Aggie gear...thanks to the College Station Wal-mart. Best Aggie selection around!Thanks to Grammy Hill and Aunt JeNeale for watching Spencer and Audrey!!!

About a week after we got back from Texas Emmett and I made another trip to California for a week! It was beautiful weather and I got to do some organizing which makes me so happy. Truly. I love organizing -- not cleaning so much, but organizing.

Anyway, we are back and are finally getting settled back in. Emmett has had to go back to "boot camp" (more on that later if you don't know what that is) and we're getting back into the swing of things.

We'll probably get things down just in time to for us to leave again...we're going to the Shedd/Schroeder (my dad's siblings) family reunion at the beginning of June. We haven't been down to my dad's since we moved up here. We can't wait and Spencer and Audrey are really excited that they actually get to go this time. Part of the trip will be to Branson, Missouri. Cash is hoping to run into Donny...or at least Wayne and Jimmy! ;)