The Lord is good

Well as many of you and many of you don't know, my Dad had a ruptured appendix last Tuesday. So we've been in the hospital all week until today. It was very scary at first, especially not knowing what was going on with his body and why he was writhing in pain. But thank the good Lord, it was only his appendix and not a heart attack or even worse. It's been hard this past week to stay upbeat and to stay focused on getting him better. I would have given absolutely anything to take the pain away from him. I would have gladly traded places with him just to see him back to his normal self. All I could think of was not having him there on June 20 to walk me down the aisle. But he's doing better. And we hope that God will continue to heal his body so that we don't have to go back to the hospital again. Please keep your prayers alive though, we're not out of the clear yet. He still has a long journey to being completely well, which includes taking insulin shots until we can control his blood sugar with diet and exercise.

That's all that's been going on in our lives for the past week. Just trading shifts of sitting with him and helping him get around. Many thanks to the friends of my parents who came and sat with us, prayed for us, and visited him the past few days. The world is a different place when you have good friends. Thanks to my friends too who have been praying and calling. It's hard to imagine my life without friends and especially without my Dad. I don't know if I could go on without him here. He's been such a supporter of me and all my crazy adventures that I've put them through in my 26 years. He's a great Dad. So when you read this, make sure your parents know that you love them. It's going to be a scary place when they're not here anymore.

Yay! Pictures of our kids!

Here are a few pics of our kids. Thanks to Andy who figured it out. The chihuahua is Ali, the wiener dog is Duke, and the lovely black and white lab/pointer mix is Hope. Ali is 7, Duke is 3, and Hope is 5 months.

The first night we brought her home!

Sunning in the yard!

Waiting to bark at someone!

Sunning with Mom at the pool!

Chillin'!

I Can't Believe I'm Doing This

So, here we go.....I can't believe I'm joining the blog world, but I enjoy reading everyone else's so much, I decided it would be ok. As many of you know, Andy & I are getting married June 20, 2009 here in Corsicana. I can't wait. I'm ready for it to be tomorrow. I'm ready to be married, pay off the wedding, buy a house, buy a boat, have some kids, and live happily ever after. I'm tired of waiting. Law school sure does put a kink in life.

So I'm trying to talk Andy into going to Galveston this weekend. I really need a break from reality. Like really bad. I think I'm going crazy with this whole planning of my life thing. I'm having a hard time just letting life take its course. Like I said, I'm tired of waiting. So if any of you out there have some advice on how to just let go of the reigns and let live, let me know.

I'll try to get on here as much as possible. I'll even post some pics if I can figure out how. Hopefully they will be of us on the beach this weekend with our "kids." Our kids love the beach, especially Ali. She goes CRAZY!

Thanks for reading and thanks for caring enough to want to know what's going on in our lives! And if I'm really good, I'll even put a link to my friends' blogs so you can read them, too, especially if you're bored at work like me!!