Admin 'Appenings

My mom celebrated her birthday this month and we all got on a video chat! (Peep the Zoom call in the corner.) My niece loves to clap with other people and so she was having a grand time. You'll have to go back (quite) a few blog posts to find when I first got my expander put in... who knew it would take this long for me to get my braces off?? Some friends told me that the braces were a part of my identity, so without them, what am I?! But seriously, eating is SO EASY again. Earlier this month, I got to go on a short trip to Boston with Steph and another couple. It was my first time (that I can remember) going to the East Coast. Being someone who grew up on the West Coast (and even now in Dallas), there has never been a rich history to the places I've been. But it was incredible getting to see the sights and walk The Freedom Trail. Going into Paul Revere's house definitely brought out the kid in me who loved him growing up, simply because we had the same name. Anyways, this ...

  UTD had their family/alumni night! It was a fun time getting to meet these students' families and get a chance to invite them into what their kids are learning and participating in. Our church had a church retreat on the weekend just before Halloween and we had a trunk-or-treat for the little ones. I won't tell you what movie this is from... but if ya know, ya know. This is also a picture from the church retreat. It may look like I'm sleeping... but I'm actually not. These are my good friends Johnny and Meg! They are some of the best in the biz. Though everyone's getting busier, we still try to spend some time every week together! This is Jeremy and Stephen helping me work on Stephanie's car. They installed an Android Auto console onto her car so that she can take phone calls handsfree. The best (amateur) mechanics that I know of in the area! Here are some of the students at UTD's Halloween Bash. We had an appearance from 2015 star, left shark. UTA had spo...