The Adventures of Tristan

HOWDY!! Well, we loved A&M.  The Barbers, Lius, Zeleskeys and the McConathys headed to College Station for our first college tour! And I said "I've got to pet that dog!" Our guide said "THAT'S REVEILLE!!! I have been here 3 years and I have never seen her!!!" (Which of course was 20 minutes of me asking about the dog, and FYI she's #9, lost her eye to cancer just a bit ago and they are ALL from the same family line...) Reveille is the official mascot of Texas A&M University, known as the First Lady of Aggieland. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW She's winking with her non-eye! At our last tour, the guy (Jake Creamer) that was our guide for our part (Construction Science/Management) ended up being a previous employee of Balfour and we laughed because he said "You helped me fix my payroll!!" What a small world...  We packed in A LOT, and loved every second of it!  They crashed on the way back to Dallas!! Thanks to April for driving and letting me be ...

I can't believe he rallied after being sick so many days, but he did!   Pictures before - the boys asked me for pics, I was honored! Sweet Wyatt My second child, Jackson... hahahahaha And Co! Mom # 2, Jackson's mom... Molly!! The whole gang! Close buds Jackson S, Zachary, Co, T and Wyatt Grace Academy Reunion with Hartley And fun at the event! T and Annabelle T, Wyatt, J and G G-Sed and T T & T T and Sadie T & Hartley Addie & T!! T & Raylee J Shaul, T, Co and J G, Wynne and T This is going in the wedding video: Z, Co, T, G and Caleb They WILL regret this... hahahahaha What he's felt like for over a week and the Garter he never wore... ugh!  I hate these things and this annoys me beyond belief that I even bought it!! (this was a tough year, not sad this dance is over!!)

Off to Six Flags they went.   God watch over them in their adventures.  They are blessed to have each other.  What a fine group of young men!!!

It's weird to miss someone when they are still alive.  My mom called me at 12:22am... and was chatting like it was 1 in the afternoon. Then we chatted the next day...in the afternoon and laughed about it. I see quite the difference in myself - ha! I was dead asleep in these! These moments are all I have left of my best friend in the whole world so I quickly sat up and started chatting. and sometimes I even get her smiling and laughing. I know the day is coming when I won't get anyone to her mind, but I know I will always be someone to her heart. I love you Mama.  Wish I could afford to be by your side every day and night. I would do your nails and your hair and have dinner with you... well you refuse food so I would have ice cream with you. I would remind you of old stories, and hold your hand. I miss our every day talks and laughs. I don't miss your worry over me, it always made me sad BUT now having a child of my own, I understand it basically automatic. Thank you for lov...

  We did our best to surprise her and I think it worked!! That was fun!!!!

It took about 10 "smile or we will just keeeep taking this picture" to get this... then I threw in this! Cuz that's funny! Look out TCA, here he comes! Father, I know who he CAN be, help me to breathe life over my son. Help me to encourage and cheer him on. I know my role is changing, and I'm trying to let him fail, let him choose.. give me self control to allow this... and catch him when needed. I know You love him more than I do... just doesn't seem possible but I know it's true. Draw him to You Lord, he needs a strong faith to make it in this world!!!!!!!!!  

  Wasn't any other Sunday... my Community Group agreed to join T and me at Dallas Life. It was so fun to introduce them to all of our friends there. In the middle of the service, Iris asked T if they could talk. He knew.  HE KNEW it was over. Watching him stress and process was utterly heartbreaking. I told him he could have Holt come and get him. He chose to stay. I told him how much I loved him. We all prayed. We got home, and it was done.  No real reason and I think that was the most painful part.  I don't know if she just couldn't tell him why... or if she didn't know. He left with friends.  A few hours later, he called me utterly devastated.  Driving (very unsafely btw) and I begged him to pull over and I would take an Uber to him and drive the car home. He threatened terrible things.  When he got out of the car, his very tall, very broken heart just fell into my arm. He cried for hours, and I begged God to take it away.  he didn't.  But...