I apologize for the lack of update lately. Kaaryn and I have been terribly busy. But, today, we post some big news. We have made a decision on grad school and made an excursion to shop for houses. We decided on Texas Christian. They offered us the best funding package, but that wasn’t the deciding factor. I think that TCU is probably the best match for my educational interests. Kaaryn really wanted to move to Fort Worth. So everybody couldn’t be more excited. I won’t bore you with more details on the educational side of things.

We got back late last night from Fort Worth. We drove. It was 14.5 hours each way. These are probably the fourteen most boring hours one could spend in a car. I couldn’t put into words how ugly southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and West Texas are, but this picture I took at the Fort Worth Zoo should give you a pretty good idea.



We shopped for houses and made an offer on one. We haven’t heard any word yet. We’ll let you know. However, we found time to go do a couple of fun things. The picture below is from Trinity Park. It is a very nice park right on the Trinity River.



This is downtown Fort Worth from Trinity Park.




Here are a bunch of shots from the zoo. This gorilla is doing his Marlon Brando impression.



This Meerkat is famous for being involved in the Watergate scandal. In fact, I believe most members of the mongoose family vote republican.



This is actually a black tiger with white stripes.



We caught this bear on his break. He spends most of the day handing out towels in the men's room.



This being Texas, Salem would not have been the first baby that gator tasted.



We went downtown for dinner that night. Fort Worth has a really cool entertainment district downtown. This picture was taken right down there among the highrises. All of the buildings on the ground floor are restaurants and shops.



This is the historic courthouse downtown.



Stay posted for more updates soon.