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After another amazing year had drawn to a close, I pondered the ways that I could start 2014 on high note. My wife was officially at the half-way point in her law school career and we both felt that we needed to get away from the city for a while to decompress and relax. Given our desire to avoid anything crowded and our need for serenity, there was only one place to go; Big Bend National Park! Neither of us had been to Big Bend before so we didn't know exactly what to expect but everything and everyone described it as one of the most remote and peaceful environments in the world. A massive...

Early on in the planning stages of our nuptials, Sarah and I agreed that she would be primarily in charge of the wedding day and that I would have complete creative control over the honeymoon. I certaintly had no quarrels with this arrangement and quickly found myself scouring the web, seeking out the perfect destination for our newlywed retreat. The options seemed limitless and ranged from private huts over the tropical waters of Bora Bora to romantic evenings in the streets of Paris, but everything seemed to be pointing to one place: Hawaii! Having never been to Hawaii before,...

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Recently I had talked with Sarah about having our wedding ceremony at one of the historic missions on the southside of San Antonio and though Sarah had grown up in the area her whole life, she could not recall having ever visited them. She had of course been to the Alamo, but the missions I was speaking of were the four lesser known missions along the San Antonio River on the south side of the city. Although a few of them are arguably more preserved and more beautiful than the Alamo, many visitors and even residents never venture out to see them or even worse, don't know they exist. Given...

Sarah and I enjoyed a quick day trip to Krause Springs today! I had never been before but it was a beautiful area and it was a lot of fun to get out of San Antonio for the day. We hiked for a bit, enjoyed a picnic lunch, and played a few games of chess as we watched the sun set. We had a great time and I was able to get a few great shots of the waterfalls within the park.

While having dinner with Sarah's parents one November evening, the topic of New Orleans found its way into our conversation and it was quickly revealed that I had never been before. Upon learning this, Sarah's parents immediately started talking about all of the great restaurants that one simply must visit when they go, leading them to reminisce on the time that they themselves had spent in the city. Before I knew it, the decision was made that it had been too long since their last visit and that Sarah and I should join them for a return trip sometime soon. After glancing over a calender...

When I was younger, my father used to race sailboats out in the Corpus Christi Bay and occasionally I would get to ride along. Ever since then, I've always wanted to try my hand at sailing and so I figured now is as good a time as any. After keeping my eye on Craigslist and eBay for a few weeks, I've finally found the perfect project sailboat for me to restore over the next few months and hopefully have ready by next spring. It's a 1975 Alcort Sunfish that's in fairly decent condition. After getting it home and surveying my purchase, I've created the following list of things that need to be addressed...

In the early morning hours of August 1st, 2012, I began to receive a barrage of text and Facebook messages from old high school friends. At first I simply ignored them thinking I was tagged in another one of those ridiculous mass message Facebook posts but as my phone continued to vibrate uncontrollably I eventually picked it up to see what all the fuss was about. As I perused through my notifications I quickly realized that one of the videos some friends and I had made in high school had been used the night before on the season finale of Tosh.0 (A TV Show on Comedy Central)! After some quick...

I originally set out to create this website as a way for me to communicate with friends and family that I would have otherwise been unable to do through other means. Remarkably however, people whom I have never met before seem to be stumbling across my site and enjoying its contents. Some have even gone so far as to send me an email thanking me for "inspiring" or "motivating" them to create their own Life List to help them work towards leading a more fulfilling life. While it is not my motive to draw attention to my accomplishments, such outcomes are encouraging and I am proud to have had such...