The Adventures of Tristan

USWNT legend Ali Krieger leads the US Women to TST women's title - claiming $1m prize in win over North Carolina Courage   And T's very own Coach played in the men's tournament (lost Sat) but his wife, Casey (T's other coach) went on to win! She shoots... she scores!!! Coach Casey does it! and then  a tad later... THEY WIN $1M! My house got loud!!!! They are the first-ever champions of the women's division at TST.

  I've loved her longest... and best!!

Tristan and Jackson did so well today, I was so happy for both of them!! First day on the job at TCA! How cool that his first job is working as a Junior Counselor at his school!!!

 Kind of lame... but we showed up! I didn't even play pickleball - huge bummer Saw Kate... oh how I love Kate... and snuggled some babies! Saw Kenda and she was quite serious in her game! Not as serious as Doc Web and Preston! They lost to a girl on the 3rd floor, it was amazing

 I love nothing more than serving... oh wait, serving with Tristan!  I LOVE IT!! We boxed food for meals for families... serving with friends is always fun! but yesterday, Tristan and Jackson and I went to Dallas Life and actually served dinner to the residents and OMG... I LOVED every single second!  Didn't love the hair net but whatevs! Tomorrow we make 400 lunches! I LOVE YMSL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Movie... credits to Cullen May

  Now ... that's funny

  He slowly gave up in Jan/Feb and I told him he better get moving!  Somehow he did it.  TCA is a VERY hard school. Throw in dyslexia and UGH!  BUT, I know he CAN do it so that's the bar he has to hit.  He hates that I'm "hard on him" and I'm not really - I just expect his best. Sometimes that's a 40, sometimes that's a 97... but effort is EVERYTHING. Well done T!!!

  Friday we were off to CEC!  It was fun... and cheesy as always.  We explained to the boys that 1% of the population of Guatemala would ever have enough $ to step inside the doors.  They have been a ton of times... and they needed to dig deep and remember what a gift that was the first time. Even some of the adults have never been there!! These kids are left home ALL DAY... from like 1yo and up... because their parents work.  They raise themselves and without this organization some days, they wouldn't eat. I couldn't have been happier! And they did their best to understand my broken Spanish!! This kid gave me a run for my money. She was sassy and a runner... and probably exactly what my daughter would have been like had I had one. Her sister was MUCH easier! LOL T loved his little guy. Once I jumped in front of her car and pretended to dodge her... and then run me over... she stuck to me like glue! Darwin - such a great man and he protected us 24/7!! AMEN! Towa...

  Thursday we were up and at it again! After breakfast our guide gave us the history of Antigua, and Guatemala City.  We came upon a HUGE event in Guatemala City called  Guatemala Corpus Christi VERY religious and very beautiful. It's their HOLY WEEK! (news:  Bishop Tulio Perez Rivera leads a Catholic procession celebrating Corpus Christi in Antigua, Guatemala, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Corpus Christi celebrates the tradition and belief of the Holy Eucharist, which for Christians represents the body and blood of Jesus Christ.) Babies all dressed like angels - SO CUTE!!! floral confetti everywhere!! The leaders had never seen this in the 22 years of coming. It was amazing!! They made "carpets" of flowers and pine and made them beautiful for the priests to walk on Huge parade...  In the tour we went down in some underground caves and that is where they burned the bodies of those with leprosy and malaria and all of the diseases. It was so cool and uber creepy.  ...