Tech vs. Baylor

*I put Tech first because Baylor was the home team this year, so they are listed second. Don't give me any lip.*

This football season, our two schools played the Saturday after Thanksgiving at "Jerry World." We went over to Arlington for the game and had a great time. Tech won, but barely.

Wreck'em! Sic'em!

A HOUSE DIVIDED.

We love Coach Briles!

Andrew, Pepper, & Austin

*in attendance, but not pictured: my mom, John, my dad, Andi, Brittany & her parents. I promise to get better at picture taking.*

I'm editing this post because I realized I should have thanked my mom and dad for the tickets to the game.

THANKS!

Thanksgiving 2009

Blurry picture in a moving car.

Miss Kathleen.

We spent Thanksgiving Day in Southlake with Austin's Mom's side of the family. It was a beautiful day and Austin got some great pictures of "the farm," as it's known in the family. The food was great and we enjoyed our day very much. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree!

My set of three nutcrackers from the three Hobson girls!

Our first "Big Cedar Lodge"

ornament from Austin's parents.

Our second "Big Cedar Lodge" ornament from Austin's parents!

I love these ornaments!

(I broke my own rule and put the Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving. We are going to be traveling some in December, so we wanted to make sure we had enough time of enjoyment with our tree. )

When Austin and I were engaged, we had a wonderful Christmas engagement party hosted by family. The idea was for our guests to bring us an ornament for our first Christmas tree. It has been such a blessing to us every year as we put up our tree to remember that great party and each ornament and who gave it to us. We have the best time talking about our friends and family. Here are some pictures of our tree.....it still needs some work. I am headed to Hobby Lobby tomorrow for inspiration.

P.S. Marriage is about compromise, right? So Austin and I have a tree with white lights and we string our own large bulb colored lights throughout the tree. Sometimes we have just white lights on and sometimes we have both colored and white lights on our tree! I love it.

The World's Only 7 Star Hotel

Several years ago I watched a show on the Discovery Channel about a luxury hotel that was built on a man-made peninsula in the Persian Gulf in Dubai. The hotel was advertised as the world's richest hotel. After watching the show, I told Haley that I wanted to go and see it in person. She thought I was crazy.

Skiing in the Desert

While Austin is fast asleep on the other side of the world, I thought I would post the 2 pictures he emailed me today. This is Austin and his coworker, Billy, skiing in Dubai's indoor ski facility. How fascinating is that?!? Looks like they are having fun.

"Doo-Bi"

I am in Dubai for a week with work. Today was our first day here. I have included a few pictures of my hotel room and the street that we walk down to get to work. I will have more details later.

Big Dam Loboes

This past weekend Austin and I traveled to Cisco to visit Moms and Pops (Pepper's parents) and go to a Cisco football game. It was the big rival game.

Cisco Loboes vs. Eastland Mavericks

Yes, that is field turf on a AA high school field.

You can see the press box right over our heads. Thats where I sat the remainder of the game.

Andrew also drove in for the game. He and Austin braved the cold and sat outside. We were disappointed that Brittany wasn't able to come with him due to her work schedule, but we understand how tough those auditing firms can be. Next time, Brittany!

The Loboes certainly did not disappoint. With over 1100 yards of total offense for both teams, Cisco beat Eastland 75-47.

Here is the plaque that is dedicated to Moms and Pops. It is just outside of the stadium. It's really special.

Pops is the announcer, or "The Voice of the Loboes!" It was cold that night, so I sat in the press box with Moms and Pops. It was awesome!!! I even did some spotting for Pops...letting him know who caught the ball and who made the tackle. If this optometry thing doesn't work out, I think I've found something that will. Spotting. =)

And here they are, watching the Loboes!

Moms, Pops and Austin outside of the stadium.

We had such a fantastic weekend in Cisco. We love you Moms and Pops!

*If you are offended by the title of this entry, take it up with Cisco ISD. They are the big dam Loboes. Referring of course to the dam in Cisco. *