Well this is a little late, but better late than never! On our way to drive to see the fireworks the firework specialists I supposed decided not to wait for us to arrive to the park!! How rude! So we just stopped on a bridge along with a bunch of others and enjoyed our view of the downtown Houston Firework Show!! Its been quite a year so far! Happy Birthday America!
Meet Kelli, Texas A&M class of 2011. Kelli and I had a lot of fun getting these shots and Its time to show em off!! Congrats Kelli on graduating for Aggie Land and Good luck in Dallas! See you at the Wedding!!
So on friday I got to head over to Galveston Texas and score some waves for the first time in 6 months!!! The waves were 2-3foot with offshore wind and I was stoked!!! Now hear me out… a little over a year ago you couldn’t find me away from the ocean for longer than 1 month at the most, but sometimes in life you are asked to sacrifice something you love for something that you love and need more. Thats pretty much what happened with surfing. Its not that surfing was a hinderance to my life, but if one year ago I had continued on my path of surfing worship I would have never been able to be with my lovely and amazing girlfriend! anddd Do you know what happens when you do get back on the saddle(my texas lingo haha)…the joy that you receive from it is extremely far greater. There was no frustration over the conditions, or the cold temperature… just pure joy and love of life!
Heres some I-phone documentary-
-The Surf Setup
-The Hangout Setup
-Surfers Surfing(and my thumb)
-Me Smiling /Pre Sunburn
Thanks for stopping by. What was something you used to Love that you haven’t done in a while??
So life has been very busy lately, halting my time to get the post up…. With out further ado, I know you all have been frothing over the wait to see my finished shelves from home depot! I present, the Selves!
Went to Home Depot today for a simple task, make copies of car keys and apartment keys… However, the home depot, is just one of those places, A place that when a man walks into it, he is compelled to make something, build something with his hands… one of the things that men in this world do.
I don’t know what it is about it… perhaps its the smell of fresh lumber, or the power tool isle that just makes me aspire to be like Tim Taylor or Bob Villa, perhaps its just built into our DNA as men.
Anyway, about 40 minutes later I bought all the supplies I’d need to build the best Book/OldSkool Camera/Paperweight Shelves I’d need. No I didnt just get one Shelf, like I said, Tim Taylor style… I got three!
Heres the before pictures… After pictures to follow in a day or two.
The New Year marks a period in time, a time when we change from writing 2010 t0 2011 on your calenders, a time when we need to think if we are to say two thousand and eleven or twenty eleven… in addition a time to look at our past and see if we are happy with who we are, with who we’ve been, and a time to think about amending some of these things.
Am I the best I can be? Have I done the most I can do with what I have? Have I wronged others and what did I do to right them?Do I Love God more than any object, person, thing? …These are some of the questions that come to mind when thinking of my life.
These are two bits of two recent Mass’ that I attended that I’d like to share with you.
God Bless
1 John 4: 11 – 18
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit.
14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world.
15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16 So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
17 In this is love perfected with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.
So was hanging out with my roommate the other day and in his parents back yard was a good old school Tire swing! Had to snap some shots as the sun was setting and it just had that old “when we were kids” feeling. I hope the shots make your reminisce on some good times that have past…