Rake It Up!

Today, Chris and I decided to give up our morning to help our University.

The ice storm last December was the worst ice storm in Oklahoma history. While the OU Landscape and Physical Plant staff continue to address major debris clean-up, the help of the students was needed to rake, pile and bag small twig and leaf debris that still litter the campus. The clean-up efforts are necessary before the more than 1,000 trees lost to the ice storm can be replaced. Preliminary estimates indicate that it will require $1.7 million to clean up, prune existing trees, remove severely damaged tree and purchase and plant new ones.

Here are just a few pics from this morning...
Luckily, in the registration line we ran into Darcy, one of the first people that Tif met in her classes. She is super wonderful and her emphasis is in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration in Adult and Higher Education.


Chris getting his hands dirty...












Some of our handy work...


Rake wars...:)



Our version of American Gothic...

Weekend Warriors!

In the spirit of seeing everything that our new home has to offer (and since we actually have somewhat of an income this semester) we ventured out to try some locally owned restuants in our area.

Tif had an appointment in OKC last Friday, and from a recommendation we decided to tryout Sauced in the Paseo Art District.

It really was awesome, and we plan on visiting again soon! Everything was so fresh- it was great!

The next day we stumbled into Victoria's Pasta Shop along Campus Corner in Norman. It is quickly becoming one of our favorites. They have an awesome caesar salad.

Monday was a holiday for us, so we didn't have school or work. Freebird's had their grand opening, and was giving away free burritos for a year, so we decided to go stand in line...

We didn't get the free food for a year (people had been there for 2 days waiting in line) but, we did get a free meal and t-shirt!

The rest of Monday was a full day of studying. Things are crazy busy here, but we are both enjoying our classes, and Tif is loving her new job. Check out the link to Student Life and see where she works!

This is Tif's new study group...

Just for fun here is Kaikeyi's Elvis impression...

Could she be any more cute?

Christmas Day in Canyon...

Christmas day, after breakfast, we headed to Canyon to celebrate with Chris's family. Here are just a few pictures from that day.

Mamaw and Grandy...


Gloria finding out Tif's secrete chocolate chip cookies recipe...


Richard with his favorite new game...


Jacey, Derek and mom...



Derek and Dad...


Chris opening gifts...


Callie and Kaikeyi excited about their Christmas gift...


Looks like someone was tired of loaning out their SteamVac...:)


Mom and Derek...


Tim...



Addy, Pey and Morgan unwrapping gifts...


Stetson and his new Wii game...


Tif putting the icing on Jesus's birthday cake...



Addy, Pey and Morgan decorated the cake with sprinkles and candles...

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we pray for many blessings for your new year ahead!