airplanes + freebirds + friends = cool midweek dinner

Last night I went to Freebirds (which has recently sold out to the man. gahhh). I know, you're thinking, we've all been to Freebirds. However, I picked my friends Andrew and Brandon up from the airport. They flew into College Station from Houston to eat dinner with Jonathan and me. It was a blast. I miss seeing those guys during the week. Dinner was good. We swapped funny stories.

My earlier classes got canceled today. This means I have had almost 24 hours between classes. That's awesome! I talked to Becky last night and slept in this morning. College - classes = awesome. Now I'm doing laundry and hanging out.

I wanted to take some pictures last night (plane, runway all lit up), but they just didn't turn out. First, I waited until I took them back to take pictures, so I took pictures in the dark, which had as much success as a screen door on a submarine. Second, it was ridiculously windy, which made it hard to get a good picture. This wasn't a problem for the plane, but it was for the lights. I really needed to be still to get the lights. Next time, I'll take a tripod.

Earlier this month, my cousin Chase had a tennis teammate killed in a car accident. Chase is the number one player at his high school. Here is a link to a good writeup on him and his team. You should absolutely read it, it will probably make you cry. It made my eyes water a bit. I'm very proud of him. He's a class-act kid with a great work ethic.

Becky and I are down to 99 days until our wedding. She sent me an e-mail this morning that said "Happy double digits". I really am excited to get to marry her. She is my best friend and I love spending time with her.

I get my Aggie Ring in 7 days! If you don't know, the Aggie Ring is kind of a big deal. Getting my Ring is more important to me than getting my degree. Graduation is kind of a bonus. The Ring is pretty identifiable. It has opened up many conversations over the years and there are some really, really neat stories about Aggie Rings. When I was worked at the car wash, I noticed a man wearing an Aggie Ring and I told him I was an Aggie. He gave me a $5 tip for hosing down his car! When Becky and I registered at Crate and Barrel, a man (Frank) asked if he could tell me about the knives. After noticing his ring, I obliged, told him I was an Aggie, and he spent about 30 minutes detailing the knives for me and giving me his life story. It was a pretty sweet time.

My groomsman Brent and I are camping out to get our Ring tickets on Thursday night. This is merely for the fun of camping out for something. It will just be a fun way to celebrate getting my ring with a great friend.

After I get my Ring, I have to dunk it (follow the link to read more about that). Brent's wife Candice said she was going to make Brent an apple pie to dunk his in. She also said that she always makes her pies from scratch and in batches of two, so she would have an extra one, and she offered it to me. I have never, ever turned a pie down in my life. So if everything goes through as planned, I will dunk my ring in an apple pie.