5:50 p.m.: Jonathan Horton, mid-workout from Cypress Academy:

Horton confirms that he’ll be at Winter Cup.

Best wedding gift: “I got this massive fridge, and it is huge. It holds so much stuff.” (Bet that’s not the gift Haley cherishes most.) Also: “I got some nice bedsheets. I’m pretty happy with those.” He notes that he also has Superman and Batman bedsheets.

On his Christmas list: “Jonathan Horton needs a grill.” He wants to build a deck and do some landscaping, and do some cooking. “I’m the opposite of handyman. But I’m about to become one. I’m going to learn. It’s going to be ugly, but I’m going to learn.”

Funny story: On their first night in their new house, Horton and Haley were hanging pictures and Horton managed to make a two-by-two hole in the wall. He learned to patch it rather quickly. “Haley wasn’t happy,” he said.

Snow in Texas!: “I’ve never seen that here in my life,” Horton said. About four inches has fallen at his home.

Mid-workout: “I’m in the middle of a busy gym,” he said when asked if he could hear Roethlisberger and Jones. Update on his wife and former Oklahoma gymnast Haley Horton (nee DeProspero): She’s doing well, although medical school is taxing on her. But overall, he said, she’s well.

On what he’s doing right now: “I actually just got done with an intrasquad. Some good spots, some bad spots.”

Changes in his routines: He’s taken out the 1.5 to double front that troubled him at the World Championships, and now does something from a double full. Upgraded rings with new skills and a double twisting double back dismount. Working a double front with a half on vault. “I’ll tell you what—vault is scaring me these days,” he said. “But it’s fun to try something new.”

On Worlds: “A lot of people kind of came up to me after Worlds and said ‘Oh, I’m so sorry…I’m not upset. I’m not mad at all. It was definitely some motivation to know that I was far behind, especially with the best all-arounders in the world…my life hadn’t really settled down…I always wanted to go out there and do my best and push for the win. But at the same time, it felt so good just to be out on the World stage…I’ve had an up and down season so far, but…I’m happy where I am right now. I feel like I’m trying to get back on track right now…”