In August, John had two of his closest buddies from the Army come to Albuquerque. It was a great weekend for some great boy time and catching up after not seeing each other for awhile. It was also a great weekend for me to leave town :) One of my dearest friends, Ann, was having a baby shower in Dallas the same weekend so it worked out wonderfully.
Here are a couple of shots of the very boy and very girl weekend!
Tracy, Ann and Brenda
John, Beau and Dave
The beginning of September was a busy month at work for me with the Labor Day Telethon and with John starting the fall semester with school, but we still made time for lots of trips to see family and friends.
We took a trip to San Antonio the first weekend to see John's Mom and Ray. We almost had to admit John into Rehab because of his new addiction to Rockband! The second day we were there John played Rockband on the Playstation for over 4 consecutive hours. We had to literally pry the guitar from his hands so we could make it back to Albuquerque. We had such a great time and it was wonderful to see them both!
The next weekend we headed back to Texas for a wedding of one of my college friends. My Dad took John on his first bird hunting trip. Although they did not see any Doves, they were still able to have an adventure with a flat tire and a flat spare! We were able to have dinner with my family the evening before the wedding. The next morning was when Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf Coast so by mid-afternoon it was raining really hard in Dallas. Although the wedding was wet, it was fun to have an evening to hang out with Gayle (my sister) and her future husband, George, who were also at the wedding.
The last weekend in September we hit the road for a trip to Colorado. We had a good friend getting married and we still have many friends in the area. The first day we arrived we went to a BBQ where many of my co-workers from my time in Denver got together to catch up. It had been several years since we had seen many of them so it was so fun getting reaquainted. Then we had breakfast with my friend and past roommate Cindy. (Cindy also sang at the wedding) Cindy and I have played phone tag for almost a year so it was so fun to be actually hanging out.
The Old Denver MDA Clan
We made one last stop before the wedding to have lunch with my good friend Kelly and her husband Brad. We had not spent time with Brad before so it was wonderful getting to know him and seeing what a wonderful couple they make. After lunch, we took a brief detour to look at the place that we got married almost 3 1/2 years ago. Can you believe it has already been that long? Then we headed to Colorado Springs to watch Tonya and Ryan marry. It was a beautiful outside venue that overlooked the mountains. Being in Colorado made us miss it very much!
Tracy and Kelly
Ryan, Tonya, Tracy and John
The very next Thursday we were on our way to Hawaii to spend time with John's Aunt and Uncle who live there. We spent alot of time on the beach just relaxing. We also made it to Pearl Harbor, Pali Lookout and the Swap Meet. John even attempted surfing. However, our favorite spot ended up being Matsumoto's, which had the most delicious Hawaiian Shaved Ice with the creamiest ice cream in the bottom. If you are ever there, you have to check it out. http://www.matsumotoshaveice.com/
We spent our last night in town at a Luau. We are so thankful to Lynn and Sherri for making the trip possible and for giving us a free place to crash. Happy 50th Lynn! Here are some of our favorite pictures.
Pearl Harbor
Pali Lookout (It is very windy!)
The Luau
As you can imagine, we are spending this weekend recovering--watching football with Ray!
