Where in the World are The Ingys? #4

Gruene (pronounced 'green'), Texas, Baby! Home of the oldest dance hall in Texas. That's me with Anita and Deyon some of my besties from our Beijing days. Woohoo!

Where in the World are The Ingys? # 3

Modeling beaver nuggets at the Bucees near Luling, TX. And what's a beaver nugget, you non Texans might ask. Well, certainly nothing any self respecting-organic loving-Coloradan would put near their lips (basically, fried puffy balls of sugar).

Where in the World are the Ingys? # 2

LuLu's Bakery and Cafe. Home of the giant cinnamon rolls featured on Man vs Food! Yummers!

Where in the World are the Ingys?

The Rio Salado Sand Dunes rest stop on I-25 in New Mexico.

I Am Soooo Colorado

I did such a Colorado thing today.

Nope, it wasn't a visit to the farmer's market, bike riding, or tree hugging.

It was hiking.

Now Texans, don't think you've lost me to The Mountain People, cause guess what hiking is? It's what we call 'goin' for a walk'. Except you can do it in the middle of the day without suffering from a heat stroke!

Okay, so truth be told, I'm not Colorado enough to just go out and hike for fun. I actually took the the Cub Scouts. And being the good Texan JR is, he wasn't exactly excited when I told him we were going hiking. But as you can see, he caught on quick.

Beginning of the hike

Middle of the hike (That water is melted snow, and it is fra-eee-zing!)

And a perfect JR end.

Well Hello, Old Friend

I used to spend hours upon hours with this Old Friend.

Then he just sorta...disappeared.

Sure, I saw glimpses of him every once in awhile, but not like I used to.

He used to go everywhere with us.

And even got to go on some fabulous vacations that I didn't!

Here he is in South Africa. Kyle, Reed, and I weren't on that trip. *Humph*!

(And though it's not the greatest picture of Buzz, being that he's in a headlock and all, you'll also notice JR is wearing Buzz Lightyear pajamas and holding the Toy Story 2 book.)

Yeah, JR would dress as Buzz almost daily. And it was such an event when JR met him, this was our Christmas card that year.

But like I said, I haven't seen much of Buzz for the past two years or so.

Until tonight.

Welcome Back, Buzz Yight-Ear! It's good to see you again!

I Can Now Add Guest Blogger to my Resume'

Lots of you know my former student/boy-BFF JD. If you don't know him, then you've probably read about him in my blog (he's the opera singer). JD is off to Europe in a few weeks to sing the title role in Elijah. (And even if he's not the title role, I'm saying that he is. But unlike my mom who just makes whatever I'm doing sound fabulous even if it isn't, I'm actually about 99% sure he is the title role.) Although JD hasn't left for Europe yet, (he's at "camp" in intensive rehearsals) he isn't allowed computer or phone access! *The Horror!* (Although I'm pretty sure he's snuck his phone in there since I've heard from him by Facebook and text.) JD lined up a few guest bloggers to take over his blog while he's away this summer, and I got to be the first one! In fact, I made my guest blogging debut today. (You can read it here.) If you like trying out new blogs JD's writing has always entertained me, and his successful foray into blogging doesn't disappoint!