Last year, to celebrate Elsa’s birthday, we all jumped out of an airplane. This year, we did something a little more grounded. Sunday afternoon, Ruben and I drove to Houston to meet Elsa, Travis, Vann and Liz to celebrate Elsa’s birthday at a place called Pinot’s Palette. This establishment is an informal painting-studio for beginners. Drinking wine (BYOB) is strongly encouraged. We were told it helps one paint better…and who were we to argue with our instructor. We had a fun time and plenty of laughs.
April 24, 2011 Shortly before Easter, Ruben headed to South Texas to be with his family and I headed to Central Texas to be with mine. Saturday, I spent most of the day with my parents and my nephews. That evening, Clay showed me his first truck. It’s a “fixer-upper” but the perfect hobby for [...]
August 14, 2010 When it comes to having a social life, it’s either “feast or famine.” Following Chris and Matt’s wedding reception, Glenn and I headed to two other events. The first was a birthday party/housewarming for Josiah. We had some great food (Josiah cooked) and enjoyed the company of Josiah’s friends, especially his mother [...]
July 18, 2010 Sunday, Ruben and I accompanied Glenn to Mike’s Birthday party. It was a simple, relaxing, celebration spent sharing laughs and good food with good friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
April 24, 2010 Last year I turned the big 4-oh, so turning 41 didn’t seem like a big deal. This year I decided not to do anything special for my birthday. The fact that the AC went out on my house and fixing it wasn’t cheap helped me decide not to throw a party. Instead, [...]
August 30, 2009
By the end of August, Ruben was another year older. We celebrated his birthday with a couple of casual dinners with friends including Mike, Tom, Glenn, and Liz.
July 31, 2009
Ruben and I joined a group of friends at Padraic and Mark’s home to celebrate Mark’s birthday. That night, we also celebrated David’s birthday (He’s James’ BF). We had a great time that evening relaxing with friends and enjoying lots of laughs.
July 1, 2009 Wednesday night, Ruben and I joined a group of friends at Jess and Kevin’s home for a surprise birthday party. Chris, a fellow 1969 baby hit the big 4-Oh. His hubby, Brian, did a wondeful job of getting everyone together, and I’m surprised we were able to keep this secret celebration from [...]
