Just prior to the recent Coronavirus Pandemic I was introduced to a unique sports game called "Rocket League" by my younger brother Waylon. Living nearly 1000 miles apart we were looking for something to play online together and as I've never really been a "first-person shooter" guy, Rocket League seemed like something fun to pick up and put down while we caught up from time-to-time. In short order however, what began as a way to connect quickly morphed into a new obsession as I found myself playing more and more just for the sake of playing and getting better at the game. This new found hobby...

Preface: Living close to most of our family and friends, almost all of the weddings Sarah and I have attended were within a short driving distance of our house. As a result, any out of town wedding that we've gotten invited to has been met with a great deal excitement and anticipation. Thus, when we learned that one of my cousins would be getting married in Carlsbad, CA we immediately began making plans to attend. Never ones to shy away from an opportunity to explore a new part of the world, Sarah and I decided to make an adventure of the trip and knock a few things off the Life List while...

It had been nearly three years since Sarah and I first summited Guadalupe Peak and my desire to climb the next mountain on my list was beginning to consume me. The second mountain on my "Seven Summits" list is Mt Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado. I hadn’t had an opportunity to go to Colorado yet but that eventually changed when one of my cousins from Colorado Springs invited Sarah and I to her wedding. I made sure to plan our trip so that it would include an opportunity to go mountain climbing and soon enough we were taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport en route to Denver....

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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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...

While browsing the internets one day I ended up finding myself on a message board discussing an upcoming event in Goliad, Texas called the Texas Mile. I had never heard of this before so I looked it up and what I found peaked my interest beyond belief. Twice a year cars could go and drive flat out down a runway at an old airport less than 200 miles away from where I lived. Needless to say, the situation quickly escalated from wanting to do it to actually deciding to attend the next event to see what it was all about. A friend and I journeyed down in March...

I've always been a fan of any and all forms of motorsport since as far back as I can remember. From go-karts to Formula 1, I love watching, learning, and partaking in every event I possibly can. NASCAR is no exception and early in 2010 when I realized that I had an upcoming open weekend coinciding with a NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway, I seized on the opportunity to attend! I purchased a cheap ticket on the backstretch through a local seller on craigslist and planned to drive up from San Antonio early in the morning on the day of the race. As the date drew closer however, rain loomed heavily...

I've loved cars for as far back as I can remember and its always been one of my lifelong dreams to own one of the few that I spent hours drooling over as a kid. Thanks to games like Need For Speed and GranTurismo, the Lotus Elise found itself among this group. Arguably one of the greatest driver cars, the Lotus looks the part and more than follows through with its capabilities behind the wheel. On top of this, a good used one could be found for a little over $30,000 at the time so naturally it jumped to the the top of my list of things I was going to buy after college graduation. Soon after...