Where have I been?

Wow has it really been since July 5th that I got on here? Golly. What all has happened since then?

Well I finished up my masters degree in operations management. There was an exit exam that I had to take in front of three professors. It was very harrowing, but I passed. Woohoo. Matter of fact, I got my diploma in the mail just a few days ago.

I have had a few trips here and there. I visited V's family a few weeks ago to ride with them to a razorback game. The game was on Oct 30th, so lots of people dressed up. It was super cool seeing all the college kids in different outfits. My favorites were the sandtrooper in red and white and jack from jack in the box. Every time I visit Fayetteville, I get a little sad inside. I enjoy being up there but really miss the good times I had in that town. Just a week or two prior to that, V and I went to Fayetteville to see a good friend of mine get married. We had fun in town and hit up lots of good eateries (Red Robin, Penguin Ed's).

This weekend is fall break for V, so we are going to Mt Magazine. We're spending the night in Russellville and getting up early to go hiking. Cory, I hope, will be going with us. Should be a good time. Last time V and I went hiking, it was in the upper 90s and we almost died. I'm hoping that doesn't happen this time. It will for sure be cooler.

Work has been tough. We spent a couple weeks on a project that I thought was stupid. Well it turns out that an upper manager thought the same thing. We were ordered to cease and desist. Ugh. Even though I didn't agree with the project, I disagree even more with stopping before we finish. Whatever. I visited Fort Worth last weekend and got a tour of the plant there. It was really nice. I spoke with a quality engineer on the F35, and she really gave me some great insight. The kicker was this: I had Big Red ON TAP! That made my day. The plant has a killer cafeteria and they had Big Red on tap!

Speaking of Fort Worth, last time I went there, I spent $24k! Crazy huh? Well I did leave with a new set of wheels in the form of a nice fuel-efficient H3. I got tired of the all the dirt roads, pot holes and just poor traffic in the area and decided to go big. On my way back from my last trip (see above paragraph) I managed to stick it in a nice mud hole. God was watching out for this idiot, though, and provided me with a nice, old gentleman on a tractor to pull me out. It was a good time up until I realized I was not getting out. Anywho....

Good times. On a church front, I now attend Jackson St in Magnolia almost exclusively. I have never gotten a phone call or email or letter from College Avenue and I never really felt a part of that congregation, so I decided to start going to the college church in Magnolia. I really like the group there; we have had a few good times and I can relate to them much more than the people at College Avenue.