Oktoberfest

This weekend we:
got plenty of well-deserved sleeping-in time, watched Ranger baseball, had an Argentine steak and wine night che!, painted and named our pumpkins (I'll leave the figuring out who painted which to the bloggees), spent grading and reading time in our living room, and made Alton's pot roast!
Fall is sort of here, I'm anxiously awaiting Friday when it's supposed to actually be here!


Craving hot chocolate, but not making any because it's still too hot,
MJ

Long Time Gone

Dear D (sorry /FW, no time on this visit)

You're big and I'm glad Lawry did all of the driving while we were there.  I like you and all the stuff you have, but you know... you can calm down on it a little if you want.

Dear State Fair of Texas,

I'm not crazy on fried things, but buffalo chicken in a flapjack? WIN.  With maple syrup or with ranch, equally favorite.

Dear Lawry,

I would not equally share my Fried Autumn Pie with anyone else.  Okay, that's not true, but I like sharing it with you the most.

Dear Rangers,

My husband wrote you a celebration song.

Okay, also false.  He was just playing around with his new guitar.  In fact, this post features three of Lawry's loves: Michele, guitars, me.  In a different order.

Dear Michele Norris,

I love you, but this is why you are Lawry's dog.  This right herre.

Dear Kneverenzes,

I have a dream.  It involves a little extra divine providence on the hubbies' higher educations.

Dear Cambranos (Castro AND Zambrano... why hasn't this crossed my mind before?),

I await Thanksgiving and the world's best turkey.

Dear Lawry (es justo y necesario que recibas dos),

Do you want to go married camping with me?  FaceTime me.  Because I am the master of an ePhone now!

All of yoursen,

MJ

Texas Reds: Wine, Steak, and Lawry

Howdy!

Sorry about my long absence.  I am afraid this little corner of the interwebs has almost died, but thanks to the rain this past weekend, my interweb words and the grass outside of our apartment are both rejuvenated.

Well, quick update since mon last post:

• I am adult with a job. I teach wittle high schoolers.  They find new and creative ways to kick my butt everyday, but thankfully I have lots of help in learning to kick their butts right back into gear.
• Lawry took his LSAT!  HOORAY!!  Life has been way more relaxed since then.  We are still waiting on fall to actually get here though.  Also, we will be waiting for about 2 or so more months until word one from the lawyering schools.
• We got a doggie!  That's actually a story all on its own that Lawry would like to tell, because she's really his doggie.  I will however tell you her name, Michele Norris Welch.  Yes, she's named after an NPR host, yes we know this makes us sort of snobby.  But it's so vair amusant? Non?

That's all the big news 'round here.  Lawry and I went to the wine festival in downtown Bryan with our friends Vanessa and Damon and we drank 10 glasses of vino.  each.  If my face were ever hot from imbibing of "adult beverages" it were on Saturday last.

He's my favorite Red (and white for that matter). 

Ah! The end!  Finally!

Coping with my husbands new desire to play the stock market,
MJ