Troy’s first day of school

Troy seems to have had a great couple of days at Tech alone. He’s been to the gym several times and he participated in the first day picture for the class of 2029. He has been to .99 cent steak night and worship on lawn. He even made it to all his classes and sent me a picture. I love watching him thrive out there on his own!

Tech move in

It’s finally here! Troy is moving to Lubbock!! He has been packing boxes for weeks now and they are starting to pile up downstairs. He chose steak and potatoes, corn and sopaipilla cheesecake as his last home cooked meal. Then, on Friday we loaded the cars down and hit the road, so we could be there and ready to go at his move in time on Saturday. 

We found his dorm and he got his keys and the unloading began! Everything went so smoothly and we were done with all the heavy lifting within an hour. Then we helped unpack and organize and made a list of the things we needed from the store. After shopping, Troy and Teague stayed at the dorm to finish the decorating and we all went to the parents snack social. 

When we returned, the room was pretty much finished so we took some pictures and headed back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner. We enjoyed dinner and ice cream and then went to listen to live music for a bit before going to bed. The next morning we walked his schedule to find all his buildings and then went to breakfast. I gave him a cross necklace to remind him God is his closest helper at this point and to include Him in all decisions. Then we said our good-byes and hit the road. I think Troy was ready for us to leave and I know he is going to have the best time in college! Guns Up Troy! Proud of you!

First day of school

Only one left in the house for first day of school pictures. Teague will be a junior and I am starting year 13. Things look different this year, but I think it’s going to be a great year! 

Meet the Longhorns

Teague has decided to play football again and I have taken on a new position helping Lacy as a cheer coach, so Meet the Longhorns was busy!! The cheerleaders did great on their performance and Teague was all smiles. He even came over and did a stunt with Yarieli. It’s going to be a great season! 

Teague’s job search

In the spring, Teague started talking about wanting to work this summer, so that is music to my ears! He is motivated and excited to become a lifeguard, like Troy. He and his friend Layne had a group interview in February. They said it went great and even though they were nervous, they feel like they have a good first impression of themselves.

Teague was hired! He has done weekends worth of training and inservice and has started picking up shifts. He is excited for school to let out so he can start working more frequently. First jobs are so important and teach so many great life skills and lessons! 

Teague has worked hard all summer juggling work and summer workouts and vacations. We found a great little Toyota Camry hybrid that Teague really wanted. It was a little more expensive than we wanted, but he said he could work hard and pay it off over three summers. As the summer comes to a close he did, in fact, pay this summer’s portion off! So glad he is a hard worker with the drive to set and meet goals!