Stone Mountain Highland Games

Last weekend I made a quick trip back to Georgia for a little family fun. I had planned this trip since the Summer and it turned out to be a perfect time to go home! It was half way between Summer and Christmas. We've been attending the games for 25+ years and I had missed the last two.

It was great to spend time with wonderful friends and family! I am so blessed. The weather was beautiful and the company was awesome!

Weekend trips are little bit too quick though. I am looking forward to going home for Christmas for about two weeks. It'll be a needed break from school and should include more quality family time.

Please continue to keep me in your prayers as I try to finish out the semester strong!

Texas State Fair

Pictured here are classic elements of the Texas State Fair! First off is Big Tex. He's the giant cowboy.

Then, fried food is a must. If you read the sign you'll notice they featured fried coke, fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and fried cookie dough.
So, pictured is some yummy fried cookie dough. I thought it tasted great!



We stopped by to see the dancing dog show. Of course some dogs were more talented then others, but for the most part it was fun line up of dogs and trainers!

A Day In the Life of a Nanny...

Well friends, finally I have some pictures of the precious little girls that I babysit for four days a week. The two little ones are twins and the oldest girl is 5. They are a ton of fun and it's a great family. I am so blessed. On this particular day we were finger painting. If you look closely you can see the artistry of the little ones. Clean up is just as much fun as you imagine! (:

Nothing like breakfast for dinner on a Sunday night

On Sunday night the guys, ie David, Travis, Ryan and Alan had some friends over for a little Sunday night breakfast! What fun! Pictured below are half of the guests as the others managed to escape the camera. Also, pictured below are the able bodied chefs. Dallas isn't so bad if you consider the people that are in it! Ok, just kidding, I like Dallas, really. I'm learning to dodge traffic and apparently it has an aquarium which sounds promising. And… I hope to go to the State Fair on Saturday which also promises lots of Texas fun! Yee Haw! Stay tuned for pictures.

Reunion Tower

Last night I did a little Dallas city sightseeing! I finally got a picture of the Dallas city sky line...sort of. We had great intentions of getting a good picture of the skyline but there was some glass that inhibited us from getting a really great photo. But, nevertheless, I did get to go to the top of a place called Reunion Tower. It is basically a skyscraper in the shape of a large ball that has blinking lights on it. It is definitely a unique feature of the Dallas city skyline. At the top of this ball you can visit a restaurant, cocktail lounge or the observation deck. We spent some time at the cocktail lounge and the observation deck! I have included a picture of me and the Dallas city skyline. (look closely) The other picture is of me and my handsome, accompanying photographer.

City life

Well, I realized there have been some city stories that I haven't shared yet! One being that I tried to go rollerblading in the city a few weeks ago. I have been trying to find parks in the city. Someone had warned me about a park called "Fair Park" that was in fact not a park at all. Well, they said that it wouldn't be what I thought it would be. However, I googled rollerblading in Dallas and this park came up with a review from someone stating that it was a good park to try! So, luckily my roommate and I both own rollerblades so we gave it a shot. After all the park is not far from my apt. On a nice hot cloudless Sunday after noon we ventured over to Fair Park. When we entered the area I thought hmm..surely there is more to it than this. It was obviously a large place. There were multiple gates but nothing really green to speak of. I was hopefully stubborn and thought well there must be a nice place to rollerblade because the internet says so! Upon more investigating we just kept driving from parking lot to parking lot! "Fair Park" is where the Texas Sate Fair is held so there is a ton of park-ing..but no real "park." It suddenly dawned on me that the miles and miles of hot, concrete, parking lots that we were driving through must be what the review on the internet was talking about. I was immediately amused and disappointed at the same time. Someone had a different definition of park than I do. And all of that concrete was hot!! Nevertheless in all of our time spent investigating we figured it was as good as place as any so geared up and bladed for a little while from concrete slab to concrete slab. Welcome to the city!

Another amusing city tidbit; On Thursday on my way from school I saw some pigeons taking a bath in a pothole in the street. The pothole was not more than a foot by a foot and those crazy pigeons were jumping in and out of the pothole to dodge cars in between quick dips. Life in the city can be rough!

Dr. Dwight Pentecost

One of the many benefits to studying God's word at seminary is meeting the distinguished faculty. I do have classes with Dr. Howard Hendricks otherwise known as "The Prof." For those of of you well versed in Biblical..Christian stuff his name may mean something to you. He is very well respected and really an amazing man of God. But, I have had the privilege to actually spend quality time with one of the professors.
Dr. Dwight Pentecost is another distinguished professor here. He was born in 1915 so he is an aging man (not unlike the rest of us I suppose) but despite his age he still speaks in chapel and teaches a class. I got the opportunity to have a meal with him and other students during one of my first nights here. As a result of that wonderful time and conversation I learned that he had married a southern woman. She has since gone to be with the Lord. But, in honor of her..and him I made him a plate of biscuits and delivered them to his apartment. His apartment is beautiful! He was kind enough to visit with myself and a friend I brought along who is a HUGE fan of him and his writing. In fact I really must give credit to my friend who really introduced me to Dr. P. and helped me understand his contributions.

Apparently it is tradition for Dr. P. to give ice cream to his visitors. So, I enjoyed a big bowl of ice cream! He is a witty, wise, gentle, man and we had so much fun! I have linked his name to a wikipedia page that will tell you a little bit about him and his accomplishments in case you don't know who in the world I'm talking about!