Well it’s that time of year again! Merry Christmas! I have been back home in St. Louis now for a week and it has been wonderful. It’s nice to see the fam again and the pets. Man each time I come home the animals are older and stiffer. One day I’ll come home and they’ll be dead . That is sad to think about it however inevitable it is.

Well, this week has been mostly staying up late and sleeping in late. It has been so nice to be able to do that without worrying about missing class or work. Happily this entry should be short simply because the week has been relatively uneventful. I’ve…

Ok so, on January 3rd, I started to write this but then I got sidetracked and I’m just now coming back to it like a month later…

Its Jan. 3rd and its 10:15 pm in Honolulu, Hawaii. We left the island of Kauai at 4:40 pm and landed on Oahu around 5:15. We were expecting our connection to take off for Dallas around 6:30 and yet, here we sit in the admiral’s club. It could be worse, ok it could be so much worse and I have nothing to complain about, so I won’t. Just to state the facts though, apparently, our plane’s generator failed during its flight to Honolulu and is now here on the ground being repaired. The…

Yesterday was Turkey Day. Woohoo! A day we commemorate by stuffing ourselves silly and then passing out in front of a football game surrounded by family. I’m sure we do it just like our Pilgrim ancestors hundreds of years ago. Way to keep the tradition going! But I kid, it doesn’t matter how you celebrate Thanksgiving just so long as you have a few key elements.

1. Good Family
2. Good Friends
3. Good Food
4. A Thankful Heart that acknowledges God for all of the blessings in your life.

Mix all those things up in a bowl then stuff them into a turkey. Bake at 450°F reducing heat after 20 minutes to 335°F, cook for 4-6 hours and then serve to…