late november/early december "shout-outs"

Well, it's officially the first day of December 2005, so here are some "shout-outs" to say congratulations to friends, family, and events that have stood out in my life recently:

- John and Michelle Luzadder and the birth of their son, Atticus.
- Joe and Rachel Mollet and the birth of their daughter, Jocelyn.
- ICTC 2005... my church won the grand prize - iBook G4... it is sweeeeeet!
- The really cool and continually developing friendship with Ginger, our fun, eventful, and very enlightening conversations, and all the antics she sends my way about America's most beloved college football team - OU Sooners. She is a KSU Wildcat, so she definitely knows her college football and true devotion to a good team.
- Southwest Airlines and the fact that they got me home and back on Thanksgiving without being delayed and without annoying everybody by singing all of their annoucements... they are always very friendly and extremely courteious.
- Toadie and all his recent sharing of words and thoughts of how we can better pursue Christ.
- Andrew Hicks, a dear friend, who drove all the way down here to chill on Halloween, only to have my apartment tow his car.
You deserve better than that and it was great having you here, I'm still laughing about Mr. T.
- Jeff Gentry and his sharing of God's Word and his own personal experiences at our home church back in Tulsa.
- Youth Specialties giving all of us conferce attendees 30% off on some spiffy books... just finished "Missing the Point" and am getting ready to start "A Generous Orthodoxy."
- My hometown of Broken Arrow and for bringing a huge-honkin Bass Pro Shop to town to help trigger the economy and to help put us back on the national map... again! We are still one of the top 5 largest high schools in the nation almost every year in our enrollment.
- Miah and Melissa Smith and their new adventure out west.
- My cousin Curt who went all giddy for the Pittsburgh Steelers shirt I gave him during Thanksgiving... you're a great guy.
- My friend from high school, Chad, who is a petroleum engineer and is building a super nice house in Broken Arrow while
celebrating over 5 and a half months of marriage with his wife.
- Eric, for challenging me to give "Lost" a shot.
- Brooks Wilson and his comical relief of almost any given situation at almost any given time... "What's up weeeeeeeatch!"
- Toyota for making an incredibly cool truck - 2003 Tacoma 4x4.
- Maximus and for going almost 3 months without going dookie or dripping one drop of pee in the entire apartment... he knows how and when to do his stuff outside.
- The Rocky Mountains and all the mental distractions they give me each day as I dream about skiing.

(note: - the order of all of Wes' "shout-outs" have nothing to do with preference or order of importance... each highlight is equal and unique in it's own way.)

late november/early december "shout-outs"