the best cup of coffee I ever drank

7 years ago today, I was invited by one long tall handsome Texas Aggie to have coffee with him at the "Brooks Bistro" (really his kitchen table in the old Brooks Hall directors apt. at Baylor University).

It was Folgers decaf with skim milk- not great coffee (read: really bad) at all but, because I really liked him and really wanted to get to know him, I'd have drunk mud:). It turned out to be the best cup ever because it was our first date of many.

7 years, 3 graduate degrees, 3 states, 2 kiddos, and more moves than I care to say- he is still the best man I've ever met.

I Love you Larry Correll-Hughes!

Here's to better coffee, and more years of great conversation, laughter and adventure!

One more Texas Post

While in Waco, we stopped by our former home, Baylor University.  We have nothing but fond memories of this wonderful place and miss the people and places that make it special.
Brooks Hall was a residence hall where Larry worked and where he and I had our first date.  It was a special place to us and there are many special friendships connected to the original Brooks Hall.  Brooks Hall was demolished to make way for a new complex- one residence of which was our home for the last two years of our life at Baylor.  It is such a special place to us that we named our firstborn- Brooks. Brooks Residential College was our baby boy's first home and we have LOTS of great memories of this home.
We took our Brooks to Brooks (:)) and walked around.  Brooks (the boy) was so enamored by seeing his name everywhere- exclaiming "i'ts me! it's B-R-O-O-K-S- it's my name!"
Here are some of the best pictures:

 This was our front door at Brook's College.

 "to you I had the torch"  a famous Samuel Palmer Brooks quote over the entrance to Brooks College.

 The sidewalk and bridge over Waco Creek leading to Pat Neff Hall- lit up in Baylor Green!