Whirlwind Travel

John in front of his old grade school in Toulon, IL
Leslie with her sister and mother in Boston on Christmas Day
Leslie & John in NYC on New Year's Eve
Dinner on New Year's Eve

For the holiday's this year, we really go around. First, off to Illinois to visit John's family. On Christmas day, we went to Boston, MA to be with Leslie's family (no one does Christmas like Leslie's mom!). Then, right before New Year's Eve, we are headed to New York to celebrate the new year and then on to San Francisco for a wedding.

Atlantis is real??

For Thanksgiving, John's dad flew his family to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. We had a great time and really enjoyed the water slides!

MBA Prom

Seriously. Can you believe it? Our good friend, Paddy Shelby spent the weekend with us during the same weekend (alas, he did not attend the prom because he was too busy at a wedding).

Real Men Don't Smile!

In October, we went to Dallas for the UT/OU Red River Shoot Out at the Cotton Bowl. Some guy took our picture in front of the stadium. When John smiled, the guy growled at him 'Hey! Real men don't smile in pictures!' John complied and we have have a great momento from that moment. We had awesome seats--too bad Texas lost by being sounding spanked by OU.

Austin or Bust

We stopped for a day of rest (and a bike ride for John) in Aspen
And in Denver to hang out with old friends...
When we finally made it to Texas, it was late in the evening.

In August left San Francisco and headed to Austin, TX! Although John was excited to be going to graduate school, he was very sad to leave his favorite city. John sold his beautfiul old Victorian house since he wasn't sure if he would be working in the city again once he completed grad school. Leslie was more excited about this new adventure. Leslie was coming right back to San Francisco, though--she promised her company that she would stay through mid-October in order to finish publication on the new guidebook.

Going Away Party

Our friends through us a going-away bash at a bar in downtown San Francisco. We had a huge crowd and it was a fun time.

Looking for Houses in all the Wrong Places

John talking to the philosophers of Zilker Park
The happy couple on the day of the car crash in front of the bed and breakfast.

We headed to Austin over the 4th of July in order to find a place to live for the start of the school year. We stayed in what we believe was a haunted house (did not realize this until we had weird experiences in the attic room). Additionally, the real estate company hooked us up with a country bumpkin who had never lived in Austin....he did not know the neighborhoods and the houses he showed us were dumps (several had plumbing fixtures strewn about the lawn). To top off our stay, John totalled our rental car. It was a rather alarming visit and both of us left Texas afraid to return.

NYC

In June, John (and some friends) took a trip to NYC to visit Guppy. While he was there, they visited Ground Zero

Escape From Alcatraz: Take Two

Wildflower: Take Two

100% Club

In April, John & Leslie flew to Four Seasons in Palm Beach, FL for John's 100% Club. Kiss was staying in the same hotel and we got to speak with Gene Simmons for a while (not very pleasant).

Kennedy Space Center

John along side the original seven
Leslie & the Gemini Capsule. SOOOOOOO small!
We were supposed to see a launch, but it was scrubbed right before we arrived (after a LONG drive up from Palm Beach). John was not a happy camper.

Wiegle Trip

In March, John went heli-skiing in Canada with his friends Chip and Mason (and Chip's girlfriend, Haley)

Aspen & Birthdays

Leslie celebrated her birthday while vacationing in Aspen with John. Unfortunately, Leslie caught an edge and sprained her knee which resulted in an oh-so-fun visit to the local ER.

Watching the Buffs Play on New Year's Day

Everyone gathered at John's house on New Year's Day to watch the Buffs play Texas.