The rest of the weekend.

After the game we drove all the way back to Dallas just in time to miss the dinner that we paid for. Awesome! I guess we just got a really expensive name tag with Greg's senior picture on it. There really weren't that many people at the dinner. But Greg did get to catch up with a few more people from his school. Andy and Alisa were there, so I had someone to talk to as well! Unfortunately we were both exhausted from the drive, so we didn't take any pictures. If you want to see what a great time we had, you can go to

http://lhsclassof1998reunion.shutterfly.com.

Apparently they'll be uploading pictures of all the events. There may even be pictures of a young Greg in there somewhere!

Sunday afternoon we went to the FC Dallas game. They beat DC United 3 - nil. And they finally scored during the "Pizza Hut minute". So fans in a few of the sections got free personal pan pizzas! I thought it would never happen! I just wish we were in one of the lucky sections! Oh well!

So that's about all. This week I'm going to Phoenix for a clinician retreat. I'm excited to go out there, especially because I'll get to catch up on some sleep! Have a great week!

UT/Arkansas game

We headed down to Austin early Saturday morning so we could tailgate before the game. This was one of the set ups in the parking lot of the stadium.

I didn't think it was a real pig until I got up close enough! So I had to take a picture!

Then we went on to our own tailgate party.



Yep, that's a truck and the back raises up to reveal a flat screen tv, a playstation, three coolers, a tap for adult beverages and a grill! How crazy is that?! I love watching people's faces when they see it! It belongs to family friends of the Fuchs'. When the tailgating is finished, they just push everything back in the bed of the truck and head home. Unfortunatly there aren't any pictures of me in my "Tennessee orange". I can never figure out what exactly "burnt orange" is! I'll keep trying!

After tailgating it was time to go up to our seats. For the second year in a row we were invited to watch the game from the best suite in the stadium! It's huge and right next to the press box. Here's the awesome view we had!



The windows even go up so you can still be scared when they shoot the cannon after UT scores! Nice!

Here's UT's band at halftime. They were really good...mellophones and all!



Texas ended up beating Arkansas 52-10. Most people started leaving before the game was over. We wanted to stay so we could get pictures with the cheerleaders, but we also had to get back to Dallas for the rest of the reunion. So we left at the very end of the game, but we were still too early for the cheerleaders. Oh well, there's always next year! Here's Ryan's picture from last year so we can all reminisce.

Busy, busy, busy!

I had to split this post into several so I could fit all the pictures in! So keep reading after this one!

Things have pretty much been super busy around here lately. Last week we had random things going on each night. We did get to celebrate Chris's birthday! I won't say how old or young he is in fear of messing up his story for the ladies! Happy Birthday, Chris! We hope this is your best year yet!

This weekend we had Greg's 10 year high school reunion! It started on Friday with some Friday night lights. That was a first for me. I've never been to a high school football game. It was definitely interesting! I think I had the most fun just people watching. I can't believe how football crazy everyone is in Texas! This is what I was most excited to see in person...



MUMS!!!!! This is the only decent, incognito picture I got of a mum. It was definitely not the best one we saw, but it's tough to act like you're not taking a picture of someone when you clearly have the camera pointed at them! There were some mums that went all the way down to the girl's feet with huge bears and bells on them! And there were "garters", which apparently are the guy version of mums that go around your arm. They were just as big and extravagant as the girls. It was awesome! I've only heard about them through Greg and the girls at work, so I was really excited about seeing them in person. And I was not disappointed! For all of you non-Texans, these wonderful displays of school pride are worn for the homecoming football game and again at the dance! Nice! I feel like I missed out on so much going to an all-girl school. Oh wait, no I don't!

Here's a picture of the band. I was blown away by how many people there were. Greg says that there were many more people in band when he was there. I thought they sounded really good. Except for this...(warning: you may not want to have the volume up too high on this one!)



You could barely hear the band over the metronome. Apparently it's called "Dr. Beep" and it was VERY loud. We're not really sure why they used it while they were playing because they kept turning it off and on. At one point the fans started booing because it was so annoying. It did wonders for the ringing in my ear I've been experiencing lately! Here is a picture of the band spelling "LHS"! Very cool!



I also learned this weekend that in marching band you play the mellophone, not the French horn like I had been led to believe! So now when I go to games I'll know to look for the mellophone section and not the French horn one! And I also like that when you walk backwards, you do so on your toes! So funny!

Here's a picture of us at the game. Greg says we can never have too many pictures like this because they all look completely different. Wait...maybe what he said was exactly opposite of that! Oh well. I think they're fun and I'm getting good at them! This only took one shot!



We decided to leave after halftime and head to the restaurant/bar for the continuation of the festivities. We had a good time. There were lots of people there and it was fun to meet everyone and find out what they were up to these days. We finally got home around 2 and got a little sleep before we went down to Austin...

yIKEs!!

So apparently Hurricane Ike tricked just about everyone. The UT/Arkansas game was postponed for a couple weeks because they were worried about the weather in Austin. (It turned out to be a really nice day down there.) It rained off and on in Dallas all day. But from talking with my brother in Arkansas and my friend in Louisville it sounds like they got the brunt of the storm. A.J.'s dorm lost power several times during the night and several trees got uprooted. And in Louisville, Katie's car was smashed by a tree!!! (I would put the picture up that she sent me, but I can't figure out how to take texts off my phone and on to the computer.) On top of that, it sounds like most of the city is still without power! We're thinking of everyone. We're glad no one got hurt. Let us know if you guys need anything!

Greg's new toys

Since we weren't able to go to Austin this weekend, we ended up doing a little home improvement. The fan in the living room started making a very strange noise the other night. So Greg and I changed it today. This is what we have now.



Oh la la! It's much better than the brass and white fixture that we replaced. And it's very quiet!

I'm sure most people were holding their breath in anticipation of Rock Band 2 coming out for Xbox 360 this weekend. (OK, maybe not!) Greg, Ryan and I went to several Walmarts at midnight in search of the game, but no one had it. So this morning I went to the store by us and had the lady open the shipment from last night. Little did I know that also meant we would need the 120 gig hard drive to save the band's progress. Oh well. At least now I get to listen to different songs! And some that I've actually heard before!

Also, this week Greg decided that he needed a new grill. So we had Ryan and Chris over tonight to play some Rock Band 2 and grill out. And we made smores!!! Mmmmm!

Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

How long does it take to upload videos?!?!

I was going to have a better title to this post, but when I tried unsuccessfully to upload the video for literally 2 days...I decided to change it! Who knew 143 MB was too big to upload?! On to the real post about our weekend in Arkansas!

9 holes of golf at Glenwood Country Club . . . $30



Gas for the truck and boat . . . $300



Spending the weekend in Arkansas and getting pictures like this one . . .



PRICELESS!!! (I really wanted that to be a picture of someone busting it, but apparently everyone was too good this weekend!)

We had a great time at the lake this weekend. The weather turned out to be pretty nice even though it rained for 3 days straight before we got there. Greg was able to master the art of surfing behind the boat without a rope. Here is a video for you all to enjoy! It's a little long, but pretty funny. Make sure the sound is on!

Chris is the commentator. Ryan is the keeper of the rope. Notice nothing is said about the AMAZING boat driver avoiding all those other boats on the lake. (We saw at least two other boats all weekend!)

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Thanks to the Poff family for, once again, giving us a place to stay while we were up there. We promise one day we'll get our own place!

We got back late last night (Monday) and now we just have to get through that pesky work week until the out-of-town adventure. Coming up this weekend...UT vs. Arkansas football in Austin!

A calm weekend before the storm!

And I'm not talking about Gustav! We had a good mix of keeping busy and taking it easy this weekend (if that's possible). On Friday night we went out to dinner at a really good Thai restaurant by our house. The owner (who is clearly Asian) has an interesting mix of Southern and British accents. It kind of throws you when you first hear him talking. After that fun, Greg and Ryan came back to the house to play Rock Band into the wee hours while I cooked several meals to freeze.

On Saturday we went to the hatch chili festival at Central Market. They have tons of different recipes to sample. I think my favorite was a hatch chili cream sauce. Greg's was definitely the quesadilla. So we stocked up on plenty of our favorites and then headed to the FC Dallas soccer game. They played the Columbus Crew and ended up losing, but it was a pretty decent game overall. I only got one picture before the camera battery died and of course it was an up-the-nose shot! Oh well!

I think the lady behind us may have had something to do with our camera problems!

Anyway, on Sunday Greg played a rousing game of golf with some buddies. And I went out to lunch with a friend from my old job. That night we went to all-you-can-eat sushi (Mmmm, steamed rice!) and then to the movies. We saw Tropic Thunder. It was really funny! I definitely recommend seeing it at some point!

Today was filled with roasting the hatch chilies that we got from Central Market and getting some cleaning done around the house. Not too exciting.

In regards to this post's title, we'll be out of town most weekends for various things until the end of October. This week we've got another FC Dallas game and we (and by we I mean me!) have to get things ready for the lake in Arkansas this weekend! That will be good times guaranteed! And I've already made sure to charge the camera! 'Til then...!