Grandmother at the Lake

Ryne and I were very busy this past weekend. On Saturday we had our Lamaz class (which went very well) and that evening we headed out to the lake to see my Grandma and Grandpa. Ryne was super excited because Grandaddy made us some of his famous ribs. He hadn't made them in a while, so we felt really special that he made some for us. Grandmother made us some baked beans and potato salad. I dont know how she knew, but I had been craving some baked beans for a while, so I really enjoyed dinner on Saturday night. We had a great time visiting and we even watched a movie. Oh, and Grandma made us two whole blueberry bananna pies!!! We had no problem helping her clean those dishes! This is a picture of us at their church Sunday morning. Ryne and I had a great time at the special Veterans Day service. We spent the rest of the afternoon looking around the lake, it sure was beautiful, and visiting some more. All in all, it was a great break from our busy lives here at school. Thank you both so much, we loved it and can't wait to see you again!

*TeamRB Pictures*

Last Friday our good friend and neighbor Maryanne, took some pictures of me and Ryne. We had a really good time and Maryanne enjoyed the break from her sons Corbin (4) and Vincent (6 months). There were so many pictures, I tried to pick out some just to show you. We went to some old run down buildings by the railroad tracks. Some trains actually started to leave and some enter, while we were trying to take pictures, so we had so hurry up and get off the tracks. For those of you who don't know, the picture of us with the bunny, is my childhood toy, "susie." I just love her to death, and Maryanne thought she was to precious not to have atleast one picture with susie. All in all we had fun taking some pictures and spending the time with Maryanne.

*TeamRB Pictures*

Our new church!

Ryne and I have finally found our new place to worship. This is a small church in Chalkhill. It is about 20 minutes from our apartment. The church is a historical marker so as you can see, the church still has the original wooden pews and the church cant change anything because it is a historical marker. Brent Ellis is the Pastor and he also works at LeTourneau University. The music leader, Corey Ross, is my mentor here on campus and a has become a good friend of mine and Ryne's here at LeTourneau. The church is very well rounded with some small children, (about 4yrs old and up to about 10) some "people of a different vintage" and then many in between, including about 12-15 LeTourneau students. Right now there is only one sunday school class that consist of Ryne and myself, the teacher (a older man probably in his 70's) and his wife, and a couple of other ladies on occasion. Although its small, Ryne and I have really enjoyed the class. There is so much potential in the Sunday School department though. I am hoping that in the next year we will have a class for young adults. (we have plenty at the church) So, for now, we are very excited that we have settled down to this small, quiet church tucked back in the East Texas pines.

Birthday's at Grandma's...

A couple of weekends ago (yes I'm still backtracking) Grandmother Anne invited Ryne and I to come to Detroit to celebrate Aunt B and Uncle Jeff's Birthdays. We couldn't wait to go. This was Ryne's first trip to Detroit and it was the first time that Uncle Jeff's family got to meet him. I had a lot of fun showing Ryne around where I used to live and of course, we ate really well. We went to see one of Jacob's football games. Even though they didnt win, Jacob did a really good job and it was alot of fun. Thank you for inviting us to celebrate with everyone for the birthday's, we both had a great time.

Fall Break

Yes, I know all of these updates are VERY late, but better late than never. Ryne and I had an extended weekend for our fall break that was the same weekend our parents were going to be in Dallas for the Cowboy weekend. So, we had an opportunity to spend some time with our sisters and friends. On Saturday we went to Frisco for a very good friend of our's baby shower. We had a great time and enjoyed the time we had to visit with her. That night we took Caitlin and Hannah out to the Drive in Movie in Gatesville, TX. We did the same thing on Sunday night with my Hannah and Leah. We had such a good time with all of them. It was nice to have some one on one time with each of our siblings. We ordered pizza in Gatesville, and then watched "The Game Plan." It was a good movie and it was really neat to go to the drive-in. None of the girls had ever been before. We had to come home to Longview on Tuesday but we got to have a meal out with both our parents before leaving town. It was really nice for us to have that one-on-one time with just our parents as well. All in all, it was a great break and we can't wait to head back home for Thanksgiving.