Since we are traveling to Minneapolis for Christmas this year, we had Christmas with Jon's family last Friday. The weekend before Christ...

I die laughing every time I hear this on the radio out here. Bud Light's Real Men of Genius Mr. Way Too Proud of Texas Guy . You don...

I should probably let everyone know that I survived the gallbladder surgery. It was fairly uneventful, really. I was able to go home the s...

...aaaaaannd I need to have my gallbladder removed. It turns out the excruciating upper abdominal pains I have been experiencing for the pas...

I thought it might be fun for everyone to see some photos of the house we will be renting in Austin. It is just a couple of miles from downt...

It's been awhile since the last real update, but we've been pretty busy moving pets around (they now live in Austin and are anxiousl...

More details to follow...we promise. Source: mydreamhome-austintx.com

Don't mean to get all politcal on everybody, but this really bothers me. As of this morning, a second Chinese city has begun a mass kill...

...and all the rest of our nerdy (raising my hand) friends. I can't take credit for this list since Christine actually compiled it, but ...

The summer of 2006 wedding season is beginning to wind down. We just returned home from Wedding #4 of 5 - Jon's cousin Jessica and her n...

Friends/Colleagues/Family - Most of you probably know by now that I got in a terrible accident on Wednesday AM on the way to work. I am in a...

We are all travelers in this world... From the Sweet Grass, to the Packing house. From Birth to Death. Traveling between Eternities... Now t...

I felt like adding something to the blog, but since I am in limbo between Summer Wedding #2 and #3 (of 5), I have no interesting events to r...

I just had a chance to upload some new pictures. There is really no rhyme, reason, or story here. Just good clean photo fun. Enjoy! Shannon...

Last year, my sister and brother-in-law took a chance on a dream and purchased a gift shop (with much more than just gifts inside!) in a t...

DUCT TAPE SALLY “ THE PLASTIC RENTAL BOAT”TEXAS WATER SAFARI 1997 “The Time will come up - and the winds will stop - and the breeze will cea...

Cooter Brown was always there, even from the beginning. What we didn’t know then, is what we don’t know now. It is like almost like reading ...

Remember the computer armoire from our last post? You know, the one we spent months searching for on Ebay and Craigslist? The one we drove t...

Last night I turned in the absolute last bit of work I need to do for graduate school ever. The sense of relief resulting from the end of th...

Ok, I'm feeling very uncreative and unoriginal these days since graduate school is pretty much draining the life out of my free time, bu...