Well, Brandon has not been blogging lately.  I was bugging him about it the other day and he said I could be his guest writer.  So, that means that this is not Brandon...it's Mrs. B-Dub (Jan).  Anyway, a lot has occurred since his last entry.  Not sure that I can cover it all, but I'll give you some highlights.

Mrs. Wilson’s Retirement - We celebrated Brandon's mom's retirement on June 1st.  She retired after 31 years of teaching.  We had the Texas flag flown over the capital building in honor of her for a day.  She will get to keep the actual flag as her own.  Pretty cool way to honor someone in my opinion.  We took her to eat at East Side Café for dinner.  For those of you who like unique and nice places to eat in Austin, you should try this out.  The restaurant is on the on the East side of I-35 in an old house as many are around here.  The house is surrounded by a huge garden in which they grow a lot their own vegetables supposedly. 

Vacation - Brandon and I got back from another vacation last week.  We went to Ruidoso, NM with our friends Chance and Laura.  We stayed up late, slept in and enjoyed the easy life.  Hiking in the mountains was probably the highlight of the trip.  We did so many fun things, but there is something about the mountains that captivates me and all my senses every time I am in or around them.  It makes me the love the Lord and His creation more and more!  I am sure Brandon will post some pictures of our trip for you to see so I'll save the rest of the trip details for him to share another time.

Furniture – We ordered some new furniture on Memorial Day.  It will be another few weeks until we receive it, but we are excited to have a new couch that doesn’t creak when you sit on the right side of it and that doesn’t have a slip cover you have to fix every time you get up.   We’ve been blessed to have these hand-me-down furniture pieces from our families; however, we’re ready to start living like we are out of college.  For our guests, this means you can look forward to a new couch plus a chair and half with an ottoman. 

Barry White Voice – Brandon is sick right now and has a really deep voice.  Not only does he love to talk Barry White style to me on any given day, but also he really enjoys playing up the deep scratchy voice he has right now.   So, I leave you with one of Brandon’s favorite Barry White sayings.  “Baby, you know I love you... and you KNOW what tonight is...”