Christmas with Little James

Today we went to have lunch with Mark's dad and cousin Taylor.  Then we went to mall and did some window shopping with Taylor and his girlfriend.

Tonight we're having dinner at Ruby Tuesdays with Mark's sister Betty and her son James, who is being deployed to Afghanistan next month. 

Random observation: The combination of two paper manufacturing plants, and the Sulfer River, the town of Texarkana smells like a big fart.  Not the everyday kind of fart, but the kind you get after eating eggs... yeah..  THAT kind.   Egg farts are the worst kind.  Choose a different vacation spot if you can.

Texarkana

We're on our way!  We just passed through Temple, Texas.  Luckily traffic is really light.  I've never been through Austin without traffic. It was like the twilight zone.

Hanukkah Time !

Happy Hanukkah everyone.  Tonight we opened presents at our house.  I gave mark two sweaters and he gave me tickets to see Reba McIntire at the rodeo in Feb 2009.  I've always wanted to see her live, but so far the closest I've come is watching a drag queen do her.

Soon we're off to Texarkana to visit Mark's family for Christmas. God help us.

Fun With Peanut Butter......

Jack and Jody's Anniversary

Tonight we celebrated Jack and Jody's anniversary. We went to dinner at a swank restaurant called Silo. As usual the food was excellent, as well as the company. Here are a few photos.

Thanksgiving 2008

Howdy Folks.  It's been a long time since my last post, but it's finally here.   Today we had TWO Thanksgiving dinners.  One with Mark's family and one with the Boarnet's.   As you can imagine, we both ate way too much (at least I did), and now I need to go on diet.  Hey Barbara!  Can you give me the name of that doctor you see? just kidding.

Here are some pictures of Thanksgiving at Elisa and Paul's house.

Today was the annual Costume Contest at the San Antonio Pug Meet-up. Jake didn't feel like dressing up this year, but he wanted to go anyways.

There were some great costumes this year so I took lots of pictures. Enjoy.

Dragon
Lady Bug
Skunk
Superman talking to a damsel in distress
Friar Tuck meets the Devil
Baby Elvis
Ballet Folklorico
Ballet Folklorico
Pumpkin
Cowgirl
Friar Tuck
Ladybug
Chicken
Pig