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 4, 2009 This year, Ruben and I decided to celebrate the 4th with friends at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Once again, Brian was zipping around the library campus (on his Segway) doing his part to make sure the festivities that day went as planned. The celebration began with a flyover of [...]
May 20, 2009 I haven’t paid much attention to American Idol since its first year, but for some reason (Ruben) I got hooked on the show this season. Wednesday evening, the competition came to an end with a big show, full of stars (Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen, KISS, Black Eyed Peas, etc…). I wasn’t surprised [...]
A birthday wouldn’t’ be complete without gifts! GRIN. In addition to some really cool iTunes gift cards I got a couple of unique gifts to hang on the wall. Ruben gave me an autographed print of a stylized Texas map chronicling the history of the railways that connected every part of the Lone Star State, including the railway line (MKT) my great-great-grandfather worked on.
