PRAYER REQUEST

I just wanted to ask everyone to please say a prayer for my dad. He went into St. Lukes hospital in the medical center yesterday to have a realitively simple procedure and they ended up running into some unexpected complications that led to him needing emergency surgery last night. He is in ICU right now and is expected to be there for a few days until he is stable enough to be moved into a regular room. I am waiting for Kim to get off work and then we are headed back to the hospital as there is only certain times of the day that we can see him. I am so thankful for everyone's prayers already and especially thankful for a great God that has been watching over my dad. It was very hard for me to see my dad in ICU last night hooked up to everything, but he is tough and I know that everything will turn out great. I spoke to his ICU nurse this morning and he did better than they expected him to do last night, but are going to keep him heavily sedated today and keep him on the ventilator and will reasses things in the morning. Thank you all for your prayers!

Proud Big Sister

As of yesterday I am a PROUD BIG SISTER OF A U.S. MARINE!! My lil bubba joined the marines yesterday. He has been thinking about this for about 2 years and officially joined yesterday. I will be the first to admit that I didn't want him to go and part of me still doesn't, but I am so proud of him and will be there cheering the loudest when he graduates from boot camp. He will be here until the middle of October and then he goes to boot camp for 12 weeks and will get to come home for a few days after that...I think and then he goes to specialist school, which he promises me he will be home for my wedding so I sure hope so! It was a hard realization to realize that Julie may not be back from her tour of duty to be here for my wedding (which is like getting married without Kim being there) but I know she will be there in spirit and I hope Lil Bubba will be here too!! Lil Bubba will get to be here for Aaron Baron's 1st birthday which I am really glad about! I hope he will be here for Christmas too!! We are all going on vacation here in a few weeks and we can't wait to spend some time with Lil Bubba!

Here is a message that I got from my Lil Bubba the night before he enlisted. As I read this tears were streaming down my face.

FIRST OFF, I CAN NOT WAIT TO GO ON VACATION WITH YOU, BRIAN, KIM, AND GUY YALL ARE SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD!!!SECOND, IVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT LONG AND HARD AND I REALLY DO WANNA JOIN THE MARINES, SO IM SIGNING THE PAPERS ON MONDAY.I WILL LEAVE FOR BOOTCAMP THE FRIST PART OF OCTOBER, THAT WILL PUT ME BACK HOME EARLY DECEMBER, AFTER THAT I WILL LEAVE FOR INFANTRY SCHOOL IN JANUARY, I WILL BE BACK HERE END OF FEBRUARY. I PROMISE YOU THAT NO MATTER WHAT I WILL BE THERE ON MARCH 7TH, TO SEE MY BEST FRIEND AND MY SISTER WALK DOWN THE AISLE!!!!! I WOULD NOT MISS THAT FOR THE WORLD.

LOVE,LIL BUBBA

So I am now not only the proud best friend of a U.S. soldier but I am also the very proud big sister of a U.S. marine! I know he did not come by this decision lightly, and I know that he talked to Julie alot about it and that makes me feel better. I love them both and I am so proud of them!! I will post more later!

JULIE AND MATT I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AND ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING/WILL DO FOR OUR COUNTRY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE!!

I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my love!! He turns 25 today!! I love you babe and hope you have a great day!! I know this will be a great year for us and I can't wait to share it with you!! Thank you for all you do for me!! I love you more than you'll ever know!!

I'll post more later, but for now just wanted to wish Brian a happy birthday!!

1 Down 1 To Go

Well I did it I finished my second class of summer school and have one more to go!! I am VERY happy to say that I got a B in the class and worked my tail off for it!! I owe alot to my grandpa who tutored me every free minute, to Brian for understanding that I didn't have alot of extra time, and to my parent's for encouraging me every step of the way. I am believing and praying that my second math class of the summer (which starts Tuesday) will go as smoothly as this one did. I am half way through summer school and looking forward to my vacation!!

I also want to take a second and ask everyone to remember those that are fighting for our country as we are about to celebrate the 4th of July! I want to say a special thank you to my best friend Julie who is serving in Iraq right now. I am happy to say that I received an e-mail from her earlier this week and am always relieved to get an e-mail from her. Julie thank you for all that you are doing for our country and know that we are always thinking about you and praying for you and are so proud of you!! God bless our troops!!

Brian and I are going to spend the 4th hanging out with my family at my grandparent's house on the lake. I can't wait to see how Lil Man likes the fireworks! Mom and I bought him a special 4th of July outfit and I just hope it fits. Our family has always loved the 4th of July and I can't wait to see what Aaron Baron thinks of it. I will definitely take lots of pictures and post them soon.

Happy Birthday Rhonda!!

This is an old picture (from Kim & Guy's wedding actually) but wanted to put it on here anyways.

I don't know what I'd do without them!

I just wanted to say a Happy Birthday to my wonderful friend Rhonda!! Today is her birthday and Brian and I can't wait to celebrate with her and Summer tomorrow!! I don't know what I would do without her or Summer and I love them both very much!! We can't wait to see you and celebrate with you tomorrow!! I love you both!!

Also I wanted to say happy birthday to my soon to be in-laws...Brian's mom's birthday was earlier this month and Brian's dad's 50th birthday is tomorrow. Happy Birthday Tommy & Helen!!

Other than that Brian and I are working like crazy, I'm about to finish the first part of summer school and trying to plan a wedding in between.

Pictures Pictures Pictures

I finally had time to get these pictures off my camera. These are from Lil Bubba's graduation, my sister Becky's wedding, and some of Aaron just because I think he's adorable...enjoy!!
Aaron Loves His Pops & Uncle Matt

Guy & Sonya Marie

Me & Birthday Boy Jason

We Love Guy

Chelsea & Me

Brian & I

My Beautiful Sister

Family Pic

We Love Our Daddy

Mom & Her Kiddos

So Proud of Lil Bubba!

He Loved Popsicles!

Wearing Uncle Matt's Hat

Hello World!!

I feel like it's been forever since I've blogged....ok so it has been forever!! It has been a crazy few weeks!! I just finished taking a mini-mester class in 10 days...yes a class that would normally take a semester to complete I did in 10 days!! I started summer school on Tuesday so needless to say it's been busy!

In other GREAT news...I GOT A NEW CAR!! I will post a picture on here that I got off the website, I have some pictures I just need to upload them from my camera. I am the proud owner of a 2008 Tungston Grey Mazda 6!!! This isn't the exact color but you get the gist!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! It's a long story about what happened to my other car, but needless to say it went to car heaven!! It is a little sad, simply because that was the first car I ever bought and paid for myself. I am thankful for an amazing fiancee that wants me to be safe with all the crazy miles I drive and helped me to find the perfect car!! Finding the perfect car is a hilarious post in itself which I will post later.

In other news my lil bubba graduated from high school last Friday night!! I am so proud of him and love him so much!!

I will post more later when I have time, but I need to get going so I can make it to work on time. I will post more pictures later!!