It was early December and 2011 was winding down to an end when my girlfriend Sarah asked me how I would rate the past year as a whole? Naturally I noted that I had met her that year so it was the best year ever, but I felt that there was still a void. I had started Grad School in the Spring and competed in the Texas Mile in May, but something was missing. I thought about it for a while, before I realized that I could not recall having gone on any grand adventure that year. As we discussed the topic, Sarah casually mentioned that she would go on any adventure that I wanted to so that I could finish...

Preface: I signed up for the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon on March 31st, 2009. At that moment I had grand plans of training, exercise, and finishing with a respectable time in the Marathon World. I got off to a great start too, training five days a week the entire month of April. I had gone from never working out to being able to run five to six miles without much fatigue and I seemed to be on pace for big things. Then the day after the Spring Semester had ended, I arrived at the Rec to workout as usual but I was stopped at the door and I was informed that since I wasn't taking summer classes,...

I've always been fascinated with history and life during the many eras before ours. The Medieval Time Period is no exception and when I found out about the Medieval Times restaurant chain, I knew that I had to go! The nearest one to me at the time was in Dallas, TX so one weekend I decided to make a road trip of it and journeyed up for the dinner and tournament. I was seated in the Black & Yellow Knight's section (by random luck) and  feasted on an array of medieval dishes throughout the show. The only thing out of place were of course the soft drinks and alcoholic beverages but those...

In the Spring of 2009 I had a sudden urge to do something out of my element and a few hours later I was signed up to go SkyDiving out of SkyDive San Marcos! I had never really contemplated doing anything like that, but it definitely seemed like something that everyone should try at least once in their lifetime so I decided why not, and scheduled my jump for a few days after the end spring semester. When the day finally came, I journeyed out to the jump site and took part in the pre-jump preparations. I had to be fitted with a suit and was given a few words of advice before I was set to go and awaiting...

Going on a cruise had long been a dream of mine and I finally got the chance to make that dream a reality courtesy of a gift from my father in May of 2008. As a reward for graduating from high school in 2007, my family and I sailed aboard the Carnival Ecstasy for five days in the Caribbean. We departed Corpus Christi, TX aboard a tour bus that shuttled our group to Galveston, TX, our ship's "Port of Call." Once in Galveston, we boarded the boat and wandered around, fascinated at just how massive it really was. There were auditoriums, stores, restaurants, a casino, and even a mini-golf course...