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Date

20 SEP 09 | 7:48PM

Summary

An afternoon snack on the new grass at Zilker Park.

After a relatively narrow victory by Texas last night over Texas Tech, Jill and I realized that the game wasn’t the only thing that had our stomachs turned upside down. It turns out that in preparing a large rack of ribs for us to enjoy, I completely forgot to prepare any vegetables with the meal. So in retaliation, Jill suggested that we set aside some time today and just eat vegetables to counter balance our meat-heavy meal last night.

So, I made some carrot sticks and cut some fresh pineapple (I know that’s not a vegetable, but it’s so good) and we went out to Zilker Park to enjoy both our healthy snack and the evening weather. We were surprised to see so many people out there and Asher especially enjoyed the large number of dogs running around.

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Afterward, we all felt a bit better for having put some good food into our stomachs and came home and ate a nice, light dinner to end the day.

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Date

12 SEP 09 | 3:24PM

Summary

Playing in the long-awaited rain on a Saturday afternoon.

While the rain in Austin this weekend upset a number of the plans that we had made, it certainly was refreshing to finally get a break from the record breaking heat we’ve had all summer. Since it had been a while since Asher has gotten to play in the rain, we figured that now was a perfect opportunity to make some paper boats to float down the street.

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When the boats finally disintegrated from the torrents of water rushing down the road, we settled on having a splashing contest and waving at curious neighbors as they drove by in their cars.

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Date

11 SEP 09 | 11:06PM

Summary

Some good things must come to an end.

Okay, before anyone panics (all two of you reading this) the xB is fine. It’s the SPARTA license plates that will be missed. I finally got around to renewing my registration since it had been expired since last March, and when they asked me if I wanted to reapply for the specialized SPARTA plates that Jill got me for my birthday, I got a little sticker shock for the extra $40 they wanted for them and decided to let them go.



So now instead I’m stuck with a monstrous jumble of seven random alphanumerics that I’ll likely never remember. It was a good run while it lasted, but it was time to let the plates go.

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Date

06 SEP 09 | 3:18AM

Summary

Heading up to Dallas to see BYU face off against OU.

Upon hearing that BYU would be heading to the new Dallas Cowboys stadium to play against OU (a known rival of our beloved UT) I immediately called my brother Brigham, a recent BYU graduate to see if he would be able to procure some tickets for the game. At first he didn’t have any leads, but then by chance, he found a small amount of standing-room-only tickets that had become available which we quickly bought up.

In all it was me, Brig, Mason and Brig’s father-in-law and brother-in-law that trekked up to Arlington to observe what would be a spectacular showing by BYU. With herculean effort we watched the BYU defense hold off seven straight plays from within the fifth yard line as OU fruitlessly tried to score a touchdown, but in the end, it was the Cougars that would seal an astonishing victory after OU missed a 50+ yard field goal attempt.

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With lost voices from cheering and tired legs from standing for four hours, we loaded back up into the car for a late drive back to Austin, comforted by an outstanding showing by BYU.

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Date

03 SEP 09 | 11:59PM

Summary

Experimenting with circling lights and a camera.

While Jill has been spending hours studying for her qualifying exams, I have been filling the evenings with a variety of inconsequential things to do. Tonight I decided to experiment with a keychain flashlight and my camera. The following is the result of my experimentation.

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