#274/366--My Texas Rangers

...thanks, Dara!  <3

#273/366--Dynamite Lessons

#272/366--Downtown

#271/366--Drawbacks

...grading papers...

#270/366--Unexpected

...thanks Sarah...

...for taking care of ME today...

...you lifted my spirits

when I was feeling low...

<3

#269/366--I Got Nothin'

#268/366--Fighting It

#267/366--Coincidence...

...I think so...

I had been planning a trip

to see my Arkansas family 

for over a month.

Then, a couple of weeks ago,

Mom told me that my Indiana family--

...Uncle Kerry, Aunt Irene, 

and Aunt Carol... 

--were also coming in the same weekend.

It is always awesome

to see family...

...but it's even better

as a surprise!

#266/366--Family Time

...visiting a model train exhibit...

...and going on

a 10-14 mile family/community

bike ride...

...riding past my

old stompin' grounds...

(University of Central Arkansas,

Go Bears, Go!)

...I will be sore tomorrow...

but that was a blast!

#265/366--Road Trip

...when your shoes

are the same

 neon orange

as the truck next to us

in traffic...

 ...when the sunset

is in your rear-view-side mirror...

 ...when you listen to 

Awesome 80's

on Pandora...

...when you push 

the off button

and ask

"why isn't it coming on?"

...when it scares you

that your BABY girl

is driving 

this fast...

...you know you 

are travelling to Arkansas

to see your

beloved family!

#264/366--Master of the Chopstick

...see how good I'm getting...

#263/366--Typical Backward

...I wondered why

my shirt

felt awkward...

#262/366--Overcooked, Sunrise, and Football Text

...and...

...and...

#261/366--First Football

#260/366--Healthy Breakfast

#259/366--Lights

#258/366--Through the Window

#257/366--Sunrise

...my friends just "get" me...

...just as I was taking these...

...my sweet friend, Sarah...

...was taking these...

...to send to me...

...i...heart...her...

((thanks, Sarah!))

#256/366--Youth

...rapping...

#255/366--Two in a Week

Last night

was "Open House"

at Trinity

(Lauren-High School)

but

I got no pictures

so tonight

I snuck

a few

at Central's 

Meet-the-Teacher

(Michael-Jr High)

#254/366--Practice Xbox

...yes...

in front of the xbox

in between rounds

.seriously.

#253/366--Unexpected

We got to spend some time today

at the Dallas Arboretum

viewing the "Chihuly" 

blown-glass

exhibit.

Here are a few

of my

favorites...

...oh...

...and the blown-glass...

...was pretty cool...

...too...