Spring Break is Finally Here!

I guess spring break actually started on Friday after my last class of the week, but today was the first day of no school when I normally would have school, and it was Glorious! It started with a trip to Home Depot for a flower pot for the flowers I got Nicole for her birthday, and some gardening supplies for her new gardening interest.

Then I got the chance to take up the paint brush after about a 6 month absence to finish the painting I started, and crossed off another one!

#43 Finish My Painting

It is a painting of Piney Lake where I worked two summers ago near Vail, CO when I was on Summer Project with Campus Crusade. The lake sits at the bottom of Mt Powell which is 13,700 ft. I did it based on this picture which was taken in June! There was so much snow left up there and when we left in August, there was still a good amount of snow left. It was great being up there in the mountains all summer and at one of the most beautiful places in Colorado. My favorite memory of being up there was when a very large bull moose charged a group of tourists that were trying to get close for a picture right down there where the dock is in the picture.

But the best part of the day was yet to come.....

For the rest of the afternoon, probaby about 4 or 5 hours, Nicole and I played with Legos!

#86 Build a house out of legos

Before we started painting, we swung by my parents house and dug out my old boxes of Legos and Playmobile, two of the best toys ever made! It brought back so many childhood memories of building houses and cars for days on end with all the peices spread all over the floor of my room. Today I built a house with a deck on top, with a club house connected to it, and a garage that is way to small for the truck I built.

The first day of spring break was great, lets see if we can top it tomorrow!

Special Post for a Special Girl

Today the most beautiful girl in the world turned 23! I got to spend the whole day, and most of the weekend with her and it was awmazing. Thank you to everyone who came to the party lastnight and to lunch today to make it a special day for her.

Nicole,

I hope that your birthday weekend was full of happiness and joy. We are all so blessed that you are a part of our lives and you truly make the world a brighter place! I can't wait to spend the rest of your birthdays with you and make you feel special every day of your life. I hope that your 23rd was a day to remember! Happy birthday babe!

Leave a comment and give Nicole a birthday wish!

Saving and Savory

This fun and eventful day began this morning with Nicole and I starting the first lesson in our Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University course. We are really enjoying it so far and like all his good ideas!

#40 Take a Dave Ramsey Course

This first lesson we are learning about saving. There are videos of him lecturing, journal entries for us to post and quizzes about each lesson. This morning, the lesson kept being interrupted by both of our stomachs growling, so we cut it short (we'll finish the lesson tomorrow) and headed to my parents to cross of another item...

#62 Make French Toast

Today was a great day of hanging out with Nicole and my parents including hiking to dripping springs, seeing MVCS move on in the state tourney (Go SonBlazers!) and going to Alice in Wonderland in 3D. But before all this, we had to fuel up with some good ole home-cooked breakfast. I cooked french toast for the first time in my life and even made up my own recipe! The breakfast was completed with some fresh fruit, scrambled eggs and Nicole cooked some amazing bacon! It was tasty and I'm excited to make it again!