Monday, April 19, 2010

tap...tap...tap...this thing on?

Yes, we are still alive.

I'm not sure where the time goes these days. Here are some highlights.

1. Easter was fun. We did basically nothing. :) As it was also General Conference, we spent a lot of time watching TV. It was really amazing! If you're interested, you can watch or listen to any of the talks here.

It was also nice to have the extra day off (Good Friday)! We ate "Easter Dinner" with good friends Janet & Dell at their new home. It was delicious!

2. We got to attend the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo this year. We were worried about Dan's allergies, but he seemed to be OK. It was our first rodeo (this is a main event in Houston. each year, over 200,000 people attend). After the traditional "rodeo" stuff (my favorite events were mutton-busting and barrel racing), they have live entertainment. Lucky for us, we got to see the Black Eyed Peas! And boy, did they put on a show!

Here are some (not so good) photos. I took a bunch more, but I haven't downloaded them yet.

Doesn't Dan look like he's having a grand time?!?


And there are the Black Eyed Peas!


3. Last week I was in Battle Creek, Michigan, learning all about reciprocating pumps. Super exciting, I know.


That's about it, folks.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

the Spirit of Easter

In light of the holiday, I thought you may enjoy this. The images are from the photography collection "Reflections of Christ" by Mark Mabry. I found the images very powerful. Happy Easter!