Friday, September 19, 2008

Hurricane Ike hit us hard...










Here are pictures of our neighboorhood after the storm. We had HIGH winds, 10 inches of rain, and a loss of power for four days. Being in the storm was surreal. We were fortunate that we did not have any trees fall on our house, like many of our neighbors. We did lose quite a few small trees, and cleaned three trailers full of branches and 25 bags of leaves and debris.



The first five pictures are within a block of us, the last four pictures are of OUR BACKYARD. We fared much better than the coastal communities, but still sustained much physical damage. It's hard to believe how dependent we are on electricity. We were surprisingly affected by the loss of electricity. After just a day or two, we were really missing our air conditioning, LIGHTS, internet, phones and TV!

...so we headed to Corpus Christi!






We were told that we'd be out of power for 2-4 weeks, so after the storm and cleanup we went to Corpus to stay with Karina's cousin and her family- thanks to them for taking us in! Here are pictures of us at the beach there. Corpus Christi was not really affected by the hurricane, except for debris on the beach and high water.

...and enjoyed electricity!




We hit Applebees to enjoy a warm meal and cold drinks. Check out our cuties!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Here Comes the Bride (Jeremy's Sister's Wedding)






Jeremy's little sister Vanessa married Brian Block this weekend in Boulder, Colorado. The wedding and weather were beautiful. We loved being in the mountains and seeing family and friends. Nessa was a stunning bride, and Jeremy gave her away. It was a great weekend!

Wedding Party Pics Plus the BEST Picture of US!






Reception Pictures






Our Family Pics







Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Here Comes the Bride (Karina's Cousin's Wedding)










Karina's 1st cousin Lisa was married last weekend in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Karina was a personal attendant. She attended with her parents and Liliana. The boys held down the fort in Houston. The wedding was amazing, and the bride was beautiful! This weekend we head to Vanessa's wedding in Boulder, Colorado...

Monday, September 1, 2008