Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

So maybe it wasn't basketball but I made it to KU territory for the first time this last weekend.  Even better I got to see Uncle Dave, Aunt Melinda, and cousins Sandi and Angie.  We were all there to cheer on Angie as she competed in her cross country meet.  I decided to bring my camera along but I was unaware of the dying batteries that were in it. I was however able to get the following pictures before it died.  Angie, I'm not sure how you do it.  It takes a lot of dedication to participate in a sport like cross country.  Keep it up!

Cross country aside, I always enjoy seeing family.  Thanks to all four of you for including me in your weekend.  It really made  my weekend.

As Promised...

As I previously promised I'm going to do my best to add a post at least every week that contains some photos of what I've been up to.

I'm fortunate enough to say that I've had a good deal of visitors in my time here in Kansas. Emily and her sister came down this weekend. Arriving Thursday afternoon we enjoyed a delicious IHOP dinner and trip to Walmart. Once at home we tried our hands at tie-dying. My hand remained blue throughout all of Friday at school.

I wasn't the greatest host on Friday as I was at school from 7 in the morning until about 10:30 at night due to girls volleyball games, but I had fun there as well. It's been very clear so far this year that the girls eat, sleep, and breathe volleyball, so having the opportunity to see them play and succeed was pretty cool.

When I got home it was time to untie the shirts and pillowcases that we dyed. Margaret's heart design shirt turned out great. My guitar design turned out alright. Somebody else got upset about another design.

Saturday was the first day we were able to sport our new shirts. Well, only 2/3 of us were really excited for that. We enjoyed lunch at the Kansas City's famous Arthur Bryant's Barbecue. Here's a picture of the groovy shirts that got shown around the town.

Below is Emily and myself in front of the famous barbecue pit.

After lunch we went down to The Plaza to see a movie that was so bad I don't even want to admit to seeing it on the internet. (Finally) the movie was over and we walked around The Plaza a bit. After enjoying a bit of Cold Stone I have to say that Wisconsin Cold Stone employees sing much better tip songs than KC employees. Here are some Plaza pics.

It's been a fun and enjoyable weekend and as always I thank my guests. Like I always like to say, guests are always welcome. If you haven't been here yet let me know when you want to make the trip.

Weekend Update

All of a sudden it seems as though it's been a while again. I think perhaps I get excited to post pictures on here whenever I take some but there's a problem with that: I never take any pictures. For this reason I've decided to try to take my camera home every weekend and try to find something interesting enough to take a picture of. So starting next weekend be ready to look for some recent photos.

This weekend has been rather fast already even though there is still another day in it. Friday night I was excited to be the dinner guest of one of my fellow teachers. It was a very fun evening and just great to hang out with people down here outside of school. I'm in the process of planning a "Taste of Wisconsin" night in which I will invite the faculty over to my place for some beer brats and perhaps some other Wisconsin dishes. If anyone has any ideas let me know what screams WI.

That's all I have for now but like I said, keep your eyes open for some more posts and more pictures very soon. Though it's not a new one, I'll leave you with this picture anyway.

The Prodigal Son

One Week Down

One week down... A whole lot more to go!

School started on Monday which means ur first week of school is over. I must say it's nice to have so many more faces with the names.

All in all the week went well. I definately felt a few bumps here and there but really no more than I ever would expect for the first week of school.

The week ended with a surprise trip to Kauffman Stadium for my second Royals game. Though the Royals who fell to the Twins 8-7 didn't turn out to be as victorious as my first trip, the game was still very entertaining. I also got there a bit early so that I could explore a little around the stadium. This time I also brought my camera. Here's some pictures of what I found.

Walking in.

I believe the largest screen in Major League Baseball.

George Brett Statue behind the outfield.

A look through the fountains in the outfield.

I love that KC can find humor in it as well.

A little taste of home.


Always keeping track.

Another look at the fountains.

On the way out.

Happy Birthday!

Happy 7th birthday to my oldest niece!

Although I'm a little bummed that I wasn't able to actually be there I'm thankful for the technology that let me be there virtually. It was nice to see my family as well.

I remembered to bring my camera to the party.

Alyssa opening her gift from us.

Madeline was playing very intensely with the shape sorter.

Five out of seven jokers in one picture was the best that I could do.

Happy Birthday!

It's been a while...

I know that I haven't blogged at all since the weekend I moved in but I don't know how exciting it would be to read about. I will tell you a little bit about this weekend though, but not until after I say that I had quite the adventures in obtaining a Kansas driver's license and a Kansas license plate. Long story short, I tore the house apart in order to find my passport which I finally found out was already in my car since I moved down here. I also loved the three different places I needed to go in order to obtain those two items.

Also I should mention how much I enjoyed all the company I had a couple weeks ago. I'm embarassed to say that my camera was not used once during that period. First thanks to the Krugs as they were "on their way" to South Dakota. Thanks for making Kansas on the way. It was an absolute thrill to hang out with you.

The weekend after that was the first installation. Thanks to my parents, Emily, and her parents for coming to visit and help out around the house.

On to this weekend!

Friday I spent watching a movie and later wanting to get out of the house. I decided it might be fun to go see downtown Kansas City at night. Driving in the city looked pretty cool but I'll have to search for a place that one can sit back and appreciate the view for a few seconds. The interstate is not too friendly for that. I ended up at the plaza and tried to take a few night photos. They didn't really turn out well but here you go anyway.

This one is for Emily.

This one is for Margaret.

Saturday was spent at the lake with a few families from Bethany. As if that wasn't exciting enough it only got more crazy. I got home to hear a chirping. My smoke detector was going off. I went to check my carbon monoxide detector and it too was going off (though I'm not convinced I didn't trip that one). Low and behold, at this point a second smoke detector was going off. I decided at this point to call the fire department and ask them what they suggest. I'm not really sure what was going on with the smoke detectors, but they detected no levels of carbon monoxide with their testers. I'm really unsure of what happened but I am ok and I thank God for that.

Now it's finally time for bed before the second installation at the South church.