It's Like Coming Home...

Ahhhhh, home sweet home...


My move in is August 16th, Welcome week training is the 17th, and the 18th I become the proud uncle of 20+ freshmen... :)

That's the way we get down... in a Hicktown.

Ashton came to visit this past weekend so we traveled up to the Ballpark to watch my 19th and 20th games of the season, both against the Minnesota Twins. (We lost both games, 3-1 and 6-2) Friday night was a fireworks show...

Section 208, Row 11, Seats 8 & 9

And Saturday was the Casey Donahew Band concert after the game. We also met a few friends from school and got tickets with them... Nick and Colton if you were at the Fourth... as well as a few others... :)

Section 321, Row 10, Seats 12, 13, 14, & 15

And hailing from Burleson, Texas.... Live at the Ballpark in Arlington.... The Casey Donahew Band!!!



It was a GREAT weekend, had a blast... Madison, Dalton, and Brighton were also in this weekend... and we got to hang out and play with them as well. Ashton also took pictures with every kind of livestock we saw. :)

That's the way we get down... in a Hicktown. :)

I'm A Working Man...

This is what I do. :) I love it. That is all.

"STICKKERRRSSS!!!" @ Camp Zephyr

Youth camp was this past week! A slightly different experience for me since I was a counselor for the 7th and 8th grade boys this year and not a camper myself. We took 95 youth and 15 adults down to Sandia, Texas for Camp Zephyr. Brad Fogarty was the camp pastor with Bob Smiley providing comical relief. All in all it was a GREAT week and we had 7 youth come to Christ!!! Here's some pictures from the week.

The first picture is of rec one day, the next one is of me and one of our 7th grade boys, Abraham. He's from Ethiopia and was adopted by a family in Maypearl. Coolest little guy I know!! The last one is of the entire church group that went. GREAT WEEK!!! :)

Also... find me on Twitter and Facebook! I realize I update those a whole lot more than I update this thing so for more updates about the life of Andy, find me there.

Andy's Hair...

After a record 8 months without a legitimate haircut, only trims, I, Andy Pipes have received a haircut. :)

Before...


After...

I can now hear and move my head quickly. :) Life is good... Check out the life and times of Andy's Hair @ http://twitter.com/AndysHair.... or follow Me @ http://twitter.com/AndyPipes. That's all for now... :)

PS. I get to go back to UMHB next semester... HUZZAH!!!!!!! :P

For Your Listening Pleasure...

So who DOESNT enjoy an AMAZING arrangement every now and then??? :) Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' and Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' mixed by this guy for his daughter... amazing. :) Mad kudos here... :) Enjoy!!

Last post from Spring '09...

Well... it's finals week. That time of year where every college student in the nation freaks out cuz "Freak! I Never Actually Learned this Stuff". But at the same time, it's a chance for us to reminisce and remember everything you've gone through over the past semester and year. There's also two dead days in there for you to go do whatever your heart feels like... i mean, study of course... :)
Welcome week stuff is all set for next year, I'm an uncle for our family group and i also get to help head the event group which is where we put together the Phil Wickham concert, comedian, and dance throughout the week. This also means I get to move in a week before everyone else is allowed in. :) Melody and LindsayMeg. are also aunts, Pancho the dad, and Lindsay Adam is the mom. :)
The football team, after a great 12-2 season and run to the national semifinals, recieved their rings this past week. Just like to point out that we beat Hardin Simmons TWICE to get this thing... :)
Dr. Baucom, after 18 years of service as President of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, is stepping down from that position and retiring, to become Chancellor. SearchCru put together a photo album to thank him for his service to the school.
And of course as finals DO apporach rapidly, you've GOT to go to the lake to relax a bit! This is us jumping off some smaller boulders, maybe 20 feet up. There's another cliff that's 45-50 feet high that we jump off of. SCARIEST thing EVER!!! But WAY worth it... :)
So as my last post as a Crusader Freshman... it's been a blast. I've learned a lot, experienced so much, grown to love some many people that i'll know for the rest of my life, gotten in trouble, swam in Burt Pond, failed a test or 2, gotten on the dean's list, been an intramural champion, come home really really REALLY late on a school night, pulled all-nighters, danced until my feet hurt, spent more money than i had, and had quite possibly the greatest experience of any college student in the world this past year. Thank you Mary-Hardin Baylor... and i'll see you next August. :)