Let the Games Begin!

It's that time of year again when things get really busy. Greg and I are the co-chairs for the local Relay for Life and it's time to really get things going. There is a ton of stuff that we need to do and it occupies a lot of our time. I really enjoy being involved in such a wonderful event like this. It is amazing to see a community come together to support such a great cause and we feel very blessed to be able to be a part of it.
We are also getting ready to get the nursery ready for July. There's lots of work to do and time is going to sneak up on us in a hurry. It's an exciting time for us and we have loved every minute of it.
Life is good right now. We live in a wonderful community full of people that really care about us and are just as excited as we are about the new changes on the way. It's truly a blessing to realize that you can be loved by so many people that you didn't even know about. Our families have been great and extremely supportive. Thanks to all of our friends who have been supportive too. Thank you for being there for us and really showing us how blessed we are to be where we are today.

Blog Makeover

Thanks Mel for the blog makeover. It looks great!

Back to the Blogging World

Well, it's been a long time since I have written anything. It was May of '06 to be exact. A lot of things have taken place between then and now. I will try to be better about actually posting now that I have started a new blog.

I am in a very reflective mood today, I guess you could say. Today marks 11 years since my brother passed away. I often wonder where he would be today and how his life would be. I can't believe it's been 11 years. I think about him a lot and wish he could be here today. Here is a picture of him from high school that was taken shortly before he passed away.

Greg and I have been blessed with a new life that will be making her debut in July. We recently found out that our little one is a little girl. We have thought about names for a long time and decided to name our little girl after my brother. His middle name was Ray, and so our little girl's middle name will be Rae. I have always wanted to honor his memory in a very special way and I can't think of a better way to do it. I idolized my big brother growing up and I hope he is proud of what I have become today. Just for fun, here is a picture of us when we were little on his first day of school.

Lots of things have changed around here lately. Greg and I moved into a new house last December '06. It was our first big purchase as a newly married couple. We have loved living there. In September of '07, our good friends DeeDee and Brandon moved here from Dallas. We have really enjoyed having them close by and being able to spend a lot of time with them. DeeDee has been my best friend for several years now and I enjoy having her live 2 minutes away rather than 7 hours away. Some of our other closest friends welcomed their little baby girl into this world on December 27th. She is absolutely precious and we have loved spending time with her and watching her grow. It's hard to believe she is already 2 months old. It seems like just yesterday we were driving to Amarillo to see her for the first time just hours after she was born. Here is a picture of her from her first few days.

And now, here she is just a week or so ago.

Needless to say, things are going very well for us at this point. We have been blessed with great friends, great families, and great opportunities. I look forward to all of the blessings to come.