Yeah, so my resolve to follow The Pioneer Woman's advice to blog every day about something, ANYTHING didn't resolve itself so well. It's a good idea in one's head but the execution of it--ah, there's the rub!
- Renee and I are still very much in relationship and well, durn it, we're in love! The crazy, silly, head-over-heels variety of it. We're going on faith that this is the right path for us to be on together. I myself have taken leaps of faith heretofore unseen in my life. Of course, we're not naive in that we understand the work and prayer that goes into a successful relationship. We just enjoy life and each other's presence in it.
- We've been on some pretty nice dates lately...took her out to the Forest Park Boathouse for dinner last Saturday night...first time for both of us. We were fortunate to get a lakeside table and watched the sun go down as we ate. Afterward we took in a sweet set of jazz by the Tierney Sutton Band at the Sheldon. It was my pleasure to expose Renee to some real live jazz. I've loved jazz ever since I was exposed to it in Brad Madsen's Jazz Appreciation class at Jefferson College back in 1993.
- Today we hiked out at Castlewood State Park after lunch. I'd told Renee about the sumptuous views of the Meramec River valley from atop the bluffs but hadn't opportunity to show them off to her. The temperature was just right and the sun shone over the trees beautifully. What a joy it was to experience it with her!
- We enjoyed lunch with a couple of married friends at Bandana's BBQ after church today. I think it had been well over a year since I'd enjoyed a meal there. A meal of beef, baked potato, green beans and two big slices of Texas toast didn't just hit the spot, it destroyed it. And that sweet tea!
- The battle has been joined. I bagged the first 4 bags of leaves of the leaf-raking battle season yesterday. Had Mizzou vs. A&M on the radio as I raked.
- Ol' Mizzou roadtripped to College Station and left with a convincing 30-9 win. They upped their record to 6-0 with a home tilt against big bad Oklahoma coming up next Saturday. The same Oklahoma who is #1 in the first BCS poll of the season. Mizzou is ranked #10 in the poll. Should be a fun game.
- The street in front of my building is steadily disappearing and a huge debris hole is steadily appearing in its place. A backhoe with a giant drill bit is relentlessly hammering away the asphalt and some brave souls riding skylifts are cutting away the steel girders that have deteriorated over time. Good thing my office isn't near the street!
- Since I last blogged, babies have been born to several friends of mine, the most miraculous being little Anderson Warner Barnard. He arrived way early and weighed in at just under 4 lbs. Renee and I visited him in the NICU at St. John's and we got to see what a miracle looks like firsthand. After a few weeks of TLC at the hospital, he was able to come home to stay. His daddy Jim blogged all about him here.
- Covered the night shift last night at work - 6:00 - 1:00 and this blogger is tired. Must. Sleep. Now.
