Everybody roused about 9:00 am this morning. How sweet is that! 10 hours of shuteye two nights before the run qualifies as a win. Being rested gave both Stephanie and I a little time to reflect on our van break-in yesterday. In…
2010.04.09 The Highs and Lows of St. Louis
After a short night’s sleep, the gang got up, cleaned up, packed up, and was ready to indulge in a healthy breakfast. The motel we stayed at offered us a complimentary breakfast and the kids scarfed down a selection of…
2010.04.08 Let’s get this Honkytonk Badonkadonk on the Road.
It’s 5am and the alarm is going off. Slap! I hit the snooze button, but I have not mastered going back to sleep after I wake up. A few minutes later, I dragged myself out of bed. It is obvious I am not…
2010.04.07 Why St. Louis? Why a Marathon? Why a Half Marathon? Why?!
This past November, I ran in my first Half Marathon. It was in Tulsa, so I kept things close to home. The training went so well, and I enjoyed the run so much, I immediately decided to up the…
2010.01.03 Shopping, Eating, Driving
Before we could hit the road this morning, we had to find a way to pack all of our new Ikea furniture into the back of the minivan and still leave room for 3 kids, plus our luggage. Stephanie…
2010.01.02 Cotton Bowl
It is finally time for the game. I think most of us are just as excited to see the new Jerry Jones stadium as we are to watch the actual Cotton Bowl. We are not staying very far from…
2010.01.01 Parades and Gourmet Food
Happy New Year! My Grandma King would always say that you would have good luck during the new year if you would see a young person on New Year’s Day. Between our kids and getting to see Morgan again…
2009.12.31 A Slice of Sweden in Texas
Today is a day that Stephanie was very excited about, because today is the day we visit the Ikea store. As a friend described the Ikea store, it is full of neat furniture, household items and Swedish meatballs. The Ikea…
2009.12.30 Destination: Dallas
Cotton Bowl, here we come! The plan was to leave for Dallas at 9:00am sharp. But a road trip that is only 5 hours long is kinda hard to get motivated for. To our credit, by 8:45, everybody in the house was…
2009.10.06 Touring the U.S. Capitol
After wrapping up our conference around midday, Stephanie, Don and I hopped on the Metro and were off to lunch. We were in for a treat today! We ate at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse, on a recommendation…