the difference a year makes...

musings from the "daily guinn" -- trey's private blog.

Only a year ago Julee and I were settling into Austin, Texas. At that point in time, we seemed filled with questions and short of answers. Unpacking boxes and listening to the new Coldplay album, we began trying to make sense of what our new life here would look like. I can’t help but feel an enourmous sense of gratitude for the difference this year has made. Life in Austin and at UT has been everything it promised to be and more; new adventures, a fresh approach at life, and time for self-discovery have each been woven into these first four seasons. In no particular order and certainly not exhaustive, I’ll try and list a few favorites from the previous year — Living on UT Campus and the perfect location, Food from LPC, Autonomy in my job with DHFS, Happy Hours with classmates and professors, Playing Kickball with “the whales” and making friends with Luke, News Years at the Schapperts and the friends we’ve made as result, Being invited to research with faculty, Guest lecturing for Daley, Austin Bible Fellowship, Finally taking advantage of Gregory Gym…. the list could go on forever and the real joy is not found in the bulleted points but the moments had and memories made within. To think, we were once scared to leave Baylor and all the comforts found in things known. Yes, indeed, what a difference a year makes…

beach babe pipes?!?

below you'll find a hilarious little montage of pipers day at the beach. what we soon realized is that the beach is her favorite place on earth so far...her natural habitat, if you will. she just couldn't get enough! the only draw back was that she has white hair and super pink skin which made her highly susceptible to sun-burning...and we sure heard if from quite a few passer-byers. regardless, she maximized her beach play time and literally cried each time we would take her back to the condo. Once in the condo, she would just sit by the window and stare out at the ocean. oh, litle pipes.

and what you may not have known, is that pipes is all-hair...and looks like a little rat when wet ;o)

galvy

destination galveston island.

good friends, good food, good times!

"GET to know me"

a while back people were jotting down 25 random facts about themselves and posting it on the fb. i started a little word document of random facts about me and the guinn but never actually published it. i came across it today and, for whatever reason, decided it was blog worthy. so here you go...a little insight on guinn (written by myself):
-I am a master at pull-ups and do not go to the restroom or shower without doing a set of 10.
-My wife is extremely jealous of my mad pull up skills
-I have a fascination with Europe and desire to someday “back pack” it for a straight month
-I understand and get people in a way that most people do not
-I must wear sunglasses outside even if there’s full cloud coverage
-I will dance anywhere, anytime, any place and normally attract an audience
-I love God first, Julee second, and piper an extremely close third ;o)
-When I sleep at night I have to pull the sheets over my exposed ear because… well I’m not really sure why.
-I love classic clothing and try to stay away from the trends
-I want to own a porshe 9-11.
-My favorite thing to make and eat is breakfast tacos
-I cut my own hair and haven’t paid for a haircut since I was 16.
-I could be a legit runner but have no desire or motivation to go fast
-I’m pretty much against watching a movie I’ve already seen
-I like to have an open mind and work at accepting others for who they are
-I love the history channel
-I like to save my money but when it comes to travel it’s worth the expense
-People give me energy and i thrive on asking them questions and listening to their answers

and for jules:
-I tend to be extreme about most things in life...it's all or nothing/go big or go home for me
-I have a slight obsession and fascination with globes and just love seeing the whole earth at once.
-I love to set goals and dream about all the many things we can do in this life...and often feel overwhelmed that life is too short to accomplish them all.
-I like knowing what's "going on" locally, nationally, and globally
-Going to Kenya changed the way I view the world and view America and if I am blessed with children I would like to provide them with that experience as soon as they’re old enough to understand it.
-No one could possibly make me laugh harder and enjoy life the way I do than trey guinn
-my running career will not end without running a marathon under 3 hours
-piper has brought amounts of joy to our lives that I never thought possible
-I tend to be a cynic when it comes to politics and get pretty frustrated when people try to argue their view points. There needs to be more respect and less ignorant babble.
-my mom is one of the strongest and most talented individuals that I know
-if I had to live in one city for the rest of my life, I would choose Austin Texas.
-I have four brothers that I would do anything in the world for
-I dream about being a mom (when the time is right/His.)
-I had “a moment” on the dance floor at our wedding where I realized that my life had reached a complete state of happiness. I’ll never ever ever forget that moment.
-trey and I have frequent dance parties in our living room and it is a priority that in our next house we have a room dedicated to dancing.
-Trey cuts my hair better than most hair stylist.
-music is magic…and I don’t go a day without it
-i have a small insecurity of feeling too short when in a “standing” group convo.
-some people call me mighty mouse because I like to take control in most situations
-I’ve always wished that I was in the broadcasting business to some capacity. Perhaps a talk show (Regis and Kelly style?)