We voted!  Hurray!  We did our civic duty.  Early voting opened on Monday and we went because we didn't want to wait in long lines like we did in 2004.  Yes, even though we vote only once every 4 years, at least we take it seriously.  We've been looking forward to this for a few months now.  Even Jocelin was pretty pumped.  It's just too bad there wasn't a candidate we were terribly excited about.  Like most people, we felt like it was about voting for the lesser of two evils.  But who knows, if Obama wins, maybe that means that Jesus will come back sooner?  Because I'd be ok with that.  In fact, I'd be perfectly happy if Jesus wanted to come back this weekend...

Here is something you should know about us: Jocelin and I LOVE to eat leftovers.  Our ratio of leftover meals to freshly cooked meals is about 8 to 1.  We don't enjoy spending all that time cooking and cleaning, so when we DO cook, we make sure to have enough for, uh, a couple weeks.  And when we eat out, we try to save some for later.  (Make sure to ask Jocelin about the time she dug through the trash at Chuy's to find her leftovers.)  Some of you don't eat leftovers.  And we don't understand that.  It's perfectly good food - frozen in time in the freezer or fridge.  The good thing for us is that YOU always end up giving US your leftovers.  That makes us happy because we'll eat your leftovers, too.  Anyway, this is a real-life conversation that took place a few days ago.  I did not make this up.

The day after Hurricane Ike hit Houston, several of our good friends fled to our home in Austin, where electricity was plentiful.  At one point, we had 9 adults, 1 two-year-old, 2 6-month-old twins. and a dog in the house.  For a week and a half, there was no privacy anywhere.  Every single room had a mattress or a person in it - usually both.  During our time together, 5 people got sick.  It's a good thing that all of us are great friends, otherwise this kind of communal-style living would have been awkward.