Flashback To My Wedding

O.k., so I was reading this article in a magazine about this woman who got married really young and just told how she looked at life and her marriage. I thought some of the quotes were exactly how I felt. Greg and I were married in December 1997. I was 18 and he was 20. We knew we were going to be married eventually so I guess we just figured "why wait". Anyway, here's an excerpt from the article that just says exactly what I would say - if I was good with words. :)

"It wasn't until recently that I realized my engagement ring-two tiny jewels riding a golden wave-is a child's ring, and how appropriate that was a the time. I had no clue about marriage. I had no idea about the storms lurking out at sea, the rocks, how desire could rise and fall like the tide. And I'm glad I just blithely plunged in. Had I really thought about it, I might have bolted back to the singles jungle with my life list in hand. In a way, we've grown up together. We helped make each other-for better or worse. Getting married wasn't about settling down or having stability; it was about joining forces for an adventure neither of us could have alone. It was like standing at the edge of a cliff with rushing water beneath us. We were happy, terrified-and against all expectations, we jumped. But we were holding hands, and even if we were falling fast, we were together. ARE together."

Sweet, huh? We've been through so many good times (and some bad) over the past 9 1/2 years, but I would not have chosen another road or anybody else to go down it with. Get ready.....here's a picture on our wedding day. We look like babies!! Greg doesn't even look the same to me.

The Girls Have Bunkbeds

O.k., are we crazy or what?? But we have decided to put the girl's bunkbeds together. They've had the beds for like 2 years now, but were using them as twin beds. Of course, they were super excited about it. Alyson has the top-that's the safest solution!! Abby would be swinging from the fan I'm sure. We're not even letting Abby go to the top bunk at all-if we can help it. The bed looks really cute and now they have so much more room to play. Which, at their age, is really all they care about. Oh, speaking of swinging from the fan, they did decide to rig up a couple of barbies and send them on a ride around the fan. Enjoy the pic!! If you look down in the lower right hand corner, you'll see Bryson on his way up the steps-yeah, that's another issue alltogether.

P.S. I know I've blogged like 3 times this week, don't worry, I'm sure the "new " will wear off and my blogs will dwindle down to maybe 2 times a year!! :) Just Kidding.

Alyson Swam For Babies

Alyson and a group of her friends participated in the "Swim For Melissa" event that took place last Sat. All profits went to help the NICU at Huntsville Hospital. They exceeded their goal which was wonderful. Here are a couple of pics from the day.

New Hope's On The Map!!

I don't know if you're heard, but there's a show on the Style Network where hairdressers swap places with another hairdresser for a week. Well, a guy from New Hope got to do it. He's a hairdresser/bus driver/foral designer. He swapped salons with a guy from California. I went to my friend's house last night to watch it. Of course, at the beginning of the show, they have to show all of the most hideous, redneck, junky houses they can find. That was wonderful to look at. I guess that's my biggest complaint about it. New Hope wasn't completely made fun of. It was exciting just to see some people I knew on T.V. :)