The third week of my sabbatical has flown by. We headed down to Austin last weekend for my brother-in-law’s wedding. He and I were actually in a band together for quite a while and we have been close friends since even before I met my wife. It was awesome to see him “tie the knot” with his long time girl friend. The ceremony was held at the Wizard Academy which was a strange, but pretty awesome place just outside of the Austin city limits. Although it was quite hot, the view from the chapel was beautiful and the ceremony was perfect.
After the wedding we headed down to San Antonio to visit my family. As always, it was a fantastic time. Everyone had their turn to hold baby Rogan, only to be supervised and critiqued by his sister. If I had a nickel for everytime I heard “Be very careful” come out of her four year old mouth, I would at least be $5 richer. On top of the awesome visit, I actually stumbled into a great opportunity. At dinner one night I brought up the service project aspect of the sabbatical to my dad and he reminded me that my grandmother is actually largely involved with the meals on wheels project in Kirby (a small area of San Antonio). Not only did I get to deliver meals on wheels, but I got to do it with my father in the neighborhood that I grew up in.
Thanks for reading,
-Zack