2.5 Month Update

As you can imagine from my lack of blogging, it's been crazy busy over the past 2.5 months. Here are a few of the highlights:

Back in January, we took a trip to Abilene with our friends Bill and Jara Dubose to attend a Casting Crowns concert. It was a GREAT trip! It's been years since we travelled with friends like that and it was such a nice get-a-way. Many thanks to Mam and Granpappy who welcomed Avery for an overnight visit! The concert was absolutely incredible. I've not been to a more worshipful event that I can remember. Their music is focused on Jesus and their ministry is truly about the listener and not their fame. Towards the end of the concert every one of the groups members sat on a stool at the front of the stage and prayed over the crowd. It was really moving. So, if you get a chance, you'll be blessed to attend one of their concerts!

Over the Christmas holiday, we travelled to Albuquerque, NM with Jill's family. We had an absolute blast just relaxing and eating great New Mexican food (way different from Tex-Mex). This is Avery with her Uncle Mike and Aunt Julie atop Sandia Peak.

The vistas from the top of the mountain were incredible. It was gorgeous heading back down the tram and sunset.

While on the top, Iz and I journeyed out to a lookout point. It was all we could do to stand up the wind was blowing so strong! Since the temp was 3 at the top, the wind chill out here must have been way down there! That's the coldest I've been since climbing Mt. Kenya...

As you may know, I'm a Land Rover nut. It turned out that Land Rover Albuquerque was just a few blocks from our hotel! I went by to check it out and had a great time perusing the dealership. It was WAY different from any other car dealer I'd been to. If I were in the market to spend the value of my house on a vehicle, this would be the place to go. As it was, I bought something more in my budget - an orange Land Rover cap.

While at the Land Rover dealer, I picked up a magazine called Overland Journal. It's designed especially for those of us who appreciate travelling the backroads and dirt roads in 4x4 vehicles. This is one of the best magazines I've come across and fits me very well! Jill is so sweet - she notcied how much I liked it and I now have a subscription to it for my birthday present!

There's probably more, but that's enough for now. In case you were wondering, the bathroom was finished in time for Christmas company. I'll have to get some "finished" pictures and share them in another blog entry. I hope you are enjoying this journey we call life as much as I am!