Rebecca and Longhorns

My friend Rebecca made a return appearance in Austin this week, changing her travel plans to spend the last three days of her trip here instead of in Houston. I was thrilled she decided to come back as I rarely get to see her. She was the closest thing I had to a sister growing up (I have one brother and she has three) and it was wonderful to get reacquainted.

Rebecca's mom, Dr. Kinslow, drove down from Oklahoma and the three of us, plus my mom, went shopping at the San Marcos outlet mall on Thursday. The trip harkened back to our annual back to school outings when the four of us would pile in the Kinslow's van and venture north to the malls of Oklahoma City to buy Guess overalls and Outback Red shirts. We were stylin'.

Thursday we failed to purchase any Guess gear, but Rebecca and I did duck into the Converse store. Good times. Anyway, it was great having Rebecca and her mom here and I hope we can continue doing a better job of keeping in touch.

Yesterday we had some folks over to watch the Longhorns steamroll Kansas. Ryan grilled some tasty Central Market meats (sausages and chipotle chicken) and we enjoyed the cool weather, good company, and a fun game.

If you didn't catch the game, check Shipley out. The good part is the slo-mo replay.

Sproing

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J.S. said…
Thanks for the chow and the giant TV, Teams Steans! (and Dr. McBride!)
November 17, 2008 at 11:26 AM
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