Howdy, howdy
Wow, I have now been here exactly one week! Hard to believe it, but you can see it (pardon the hazy pictures… it’s not pollution, just smoke from forest fires). This promises to be the longest (most important?) e-mail of the summer. But to appease everyone, I’ve separated it into two sections, a short and long.
The Short:…

Geeeeez, I didn’t realize how long it’s been since the last e-mail. It’s been 2 months since Spring Break in the Guadalupe Mountains It’s been a whole month since the triathlon. By the way, that whole weekend was simply fantastic… camping at Pedernales Falls, unexpected friends showing up to race, and others to cheer us on…

A couple weekends ago I was in Waco with a couple Aggies for a poverty simulation hosted by Mission Waco. Having no first hand experience with poverty, I was eager to see life through another pair of eyes. A weekend is not enough time to fully understand, but I did catch a glimpse. And I also had a ton of…

That is Joe’s hand on fire.
NOTE: Never light a hand on fire dowsed in 91% rubbing alcohol. It burns too hot to handle. Even with the catastrophe (or maybe because of it), James, Will, Joe, and I enjoyed a great pre-Easter meal. It was so good that we haven’t touched the dishes.

For those of you who live close to Austin and have never visited Pedernales Falls… shame on you! You need to call Brittany Seay and ask her to plan your trip, immediately. Yes, Brittany did an excellent job arranging our trip, and she has now completely erased my idea that only guys should plan camping trips. We had 11 people,…