Way to go FROGS!! #6

We are so proud of what a wonderful season the TCU Horned Frogs are having. On Saturday, we had a game watching party at our home to cheer on the Frogs vs. BYU. TCU won the game 38-7 and it was such a fun game to watch! We are now happy to report that as of last night's standings, we are now ranked #6 in the BCS. If TCU continues to go undefeated and beats Utah in 3 weeks, then we have a great shot at a BCS bowl game! Not sure when/where it would be, but definitely an exciting achievement!! Other events of the weekend, we attended my high school's homecoming game (part of it anyways) for some yummy Rosa's fajitas. I also got to see a few old friends and lots of people I hadn't seen in awhile. It was pretty funny to see from the years 1999-2002 how many pregnant girls there were. (7 if I remember correctly) I guess it's pretty popular right now with that age group.

On Saturday, we spent some time cleaning and preparing for the game watching party that evening. Then, Mike went to get my oil changed and car washed (THANKS SWEETIE!) while I drove out to Fort Worth for a "sip and see" for my cousin Leigh and her new baby, Cassidy. Sunday we had church in the morning and a very powerful message which was great. The pastor was finishing up a series on "Hope under Construction" and going through the book of Nehemiah. We found out that our small group leader is taking a position with Pantego Christian Church, so it was he and his wife's last Sunday. He will be continuing to lead our group for the next few weeks, but I'm not sure where things will go from there. Perhaps we will have to visit some of the other groups. Sunday afternoon I took a nap while Mike watched football, then we drove to Fort Worth for my choir practice for the Christmas Cantata followed by dinner at Olive Garden with Matt & Vivian.

I'm not sure that I ever updated around the time when my sister, Lauren, found out what she is having. She is having a GIRL. So, Ryan will have a little girl cousin around his age. They have already decided on her name as well, which will be Naomi Rose Keene. At Easter it should be really fun because we will have 3 babies under the age of one at the Smith Family luncheon April 4th, they will be approximately (Cassidy-6 months, Ryan- 2 months, Naomi-1.5 months). They will also have a little boy cousin, William, who will be about 22 months, so just shy of 2 yrs old. I think it will be so much fun! :)

This week we will be getting together with Mike's friend Lane and his wife Erin for dinner one night, Lifegroup on Thursday, and then Halloween is on Saturday, as is our next TCU game, and homecoming vs. UNLV. I hope the weather is nice! It is an afternoon game, which I think is great! We aren't planning on attending any parties that night, but have tons of candy to hand out to all the kids in our neighborhood, so hopefully they don't come by too early on Saturday. Sunday we are going to celebrate Beckham's 1st birthday party with Tomas & Shae (one of Mike's co-workers). I haven't seen him since the day after he was born when we went to visit them in the hospital in San Antonio. Shae has kept me updated on his monthly pictures and he is such a cutie. If you have any gift ideas for a one yr old please feel free to post! :)

I think that should roughly catch you up on the past week or two. I did go to Baltimore, MD for work Oct 11-14th and it was a great trip. I already received one P.O. from the trip and hope more are headed my way! It was a very busy couple of days, but I loved getting to see the beautiful leaves changing and cooler weather. We are now appreciating the cooler Fall-like weather around Texas as well. (My FAVORITE- esp this year!) It was also nice being back in the field and not stuck in an office cubical. I really do miss the face-to-face customer interaction that I used to have. Well, I think that is all for now.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!
~Emily