terrell v kaufman

Tonight I went to see the Terrell v Kaufman basketball game with Jim over at Terrell Daily Photo. It was fun to watch Terrell play, as they dominated the game from the beginning. This was my first game to go see, and I had a good time and got to take a few pics. My point and shoot wasn't that great with the lighting, but I did get a couple post-worthy shots! It was nice to see so many people out supporting the team on a Friday night =) happy weekend all!

friday, at last!

Today's photo is the 'Iglesia Christiana Ebenezer'. In English, this means Ebenezer Christian Church. I thought the name Ebenezer was kind of funny, and with it getting close to Christmas and this new Jim Carrey movie out thought it would make a good selection for today!

This has been a long week for me, and I'm glad to finally see the weekend arrive again. We've had a dreary rainy day today.... and I still can't believe it's less than a week til turkey day!

Jim over at Terrell Daily Photo has posted a photo of the Koffee Kake Coffee House sign today, with the announcement of the loss of SPC Joseph Lewis. I'd much rather see Koffee Kake advertising their new 'casseroles' for sale, but the sign serves a good purpose for spreading the sad news as well. Koffee Kake and Jim have posted similar signs in the past for SPC Jonathan Emard back in June 2008, and more recently for SSGT Shawn McNabb just a few weeks ago at the end of October.

In my last post I linked to Michael over at Obstructed Views for breaking the news about SPC Lewis, and today he has some more bad news. Another loss for our community, only this time it's a young man named Randy Snow who overcame great adversity at an early age and went on to show what determination and the will to succeed can do.

When these things happen, it really makes one think about life and the things that are most important. And it also reminds me of Christina's post from this week, where she pondered, "If tomorrow doesn't come and my time is up, I want to know that I loved, and laughed, and enjoyed, and yes, even cried sometimes. Because let's face it folks, that is what life is all about." And it is.

Christina is on vacation at Disney World this weekend, and today had reservations for breakfast with the characters from Alice in Wonderland. Pretty cool, IMO, eating breakfast with the characters of one of your favorite books. I think I need to go track down the Bobsey twins or Hercule Poirot and see what's for breakfast!

sad news

late last night Michael over at Obstructed View broke the news that Terrell has lost another brave soldier fighting in the war in Afghanistan. This is the 2nd loss in the last 2 months for our small community, and each one hits pretty hard.

For more information, please check out the story on the Terrell Tribune.

piles of 'corns

some local residents seem to be dumping trash all over my street... this pile of acorns was located right outside the FBC in Terrell!

brrrr!

it's 50 degrees outside, and i can't quit shivering like it's freezing. this is texas, where's the heat!

Terrell Tigers Playoff Game

A few more shots from the playoff game in Midlothian yesterday =) hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

And finally, here is the Terrell High School band playing 'Eye of the Tiger' during halftime!

Terrell Playoff Game, Midlothian, Tx.

The Terrell High School Cheerleaders cheering on the football team during the playoff game in Midlothian today.

Friday, things are looking up

i love weekends!!

happy friday the 13th! Chris over at Obvious Insight has some interesting historical facts about Friday the 13th...

Karaoke Elvis

Today's photo was taken on the front window of Taqueria Dos Aces, a local Mexican restaurant right in downtown Terrell. They have karaoke on Tuesday nights that always seems to bring in quite a crowd. I'm not certain who the face was modeled after in this shot, but the clothes I recognize =)

'Dos Aces has great food, and yummy salsa (THE most important thing in Mexican food =)) so stop in and give them a try!

City of Terrell

Today's photo is the the multi-purpose 'City of Terrell' building that houses the Terrell Fire Department, Terrell Police Services as well as city offices such as the 'Water/Wastewater' department. The website for City of Terrell can be accessed by clicking this link...

Hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away!

Today is also November 11, and I pause to give thanks to all the military, veterans, and families who have sacrificed so much to maintain our country's security and freedom. Happy Veterans Day!