Friday, August 7, 2009

Bon Appetit!


I was so excited to see the new "Julie and Julia" movie tonight! David made it home from work at a decent hour, so we decided to have a lovely French-inspired evening. First, we saw "Julie and Julia" - which I thought was really cute! Julie is actually from Austin, which is pretty cool. I totally loved the idea of cooking your way through a cookbook - it's totally something that I would do. After the movie, we went over to one of my favorite restaurants, La Madeline's for some French food. David said we could even go over to the Le Creuset outlet mall to buy one of those enameled cast iron pots I've been wanting for awhile, but I've got to put some research into that. Oh, the yummy food I could make...

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Freedom Journey


In December of 2006, just 2 years after Byron died in Iraq, we decided to take a "Freedom Journey." We spent 3weeks on a road trip through the eastern US - from Austin east to Savannah, then all the way north to New England, and back a little inland to Texas. We traveled over 6000 miles in an effort to see our beautiful country and understand what Byron sacrificed his life for. We drove scenic routes, through small towns and big cities, stopping at places that held history in shaping our nation. We stopped at Veteran's Memorials, National Cemeteries, historical monuments and some of the most beautiful places in America. In each place, we left a "Freedom Rock," a smooth stone that had Byron's name and KIA date on one side, and said "Freedom Isn't Free" on the other. It was our way of taking Byron with us and leaving a bit of him in each special place. This experience was so healing for us, and truly one of the most memorable and special events of our entire lives. Here are our favorite pictures from the Freedom Journey.