I saw both of these today and they are so true! In 19 days my baby brother (aka lil bubba) will leave for marine bootcamp! I will miss him more than he will ever know, but I am proud beyond words! I have friends that serve in the Army and Navy and I love them all and are so proud of each of them, but having your baby brother join is a totally different feeling. Lil Bubba we will miss you more than you know, but you are always in our thoughts and prayers and we will write to all the time!! Get ready San Diego because our crazy, loud family will be there cheering the loudest when he graduates! My lil bubba is not only my brother but also one of my best friends and Kim and I will be lost without him while he's gone.
Thank you to all of my friends who are serving our country in the military, and a very special thank you to my baby brother who is my hero! I love you lil bubba!

Other than that Brian and I have just been working and finalizing wedding plans!! I recently found out that I made the dean's list for last semester, which I was really excited about, because this is the first time I have ever done that!!

We also celebrated my dad's birthday last Thursday with a surprise birthday dinner for him and he was truly surprised! We are always excited to celebrate birthdays in our family, but this birthday was extra special, because we were reminded that had God not had his hand on my dad this summer that he may not have been here to celebrate this birthday with us. We are so thankful for all that God has done for our family and for my dad, because like I told him in his birthday card, I can't begin to imagine my life without him.