Hello to all.  Some people seem to think that I do not update my site enough, so in honor of those, here is my annual 6 month update.

My post is actually back dated a bit in order to catch you up.  It is primarily centered around some very close friends of mine - the fearsome forsome - Amber (my sis), Sheri, and Parla.  (I would make the fourth, for anyone keeping track of numbers)  In case you have not yet heard of the fearsome foresome I will bring you up to date.  We have been friends since way back when our moms dressed us in funny clothes.  Some of the best years of our lives were spent together - chasing each other around on golf carts, campouts, playing pocker and listening to the Statler Brothers, telling secrets, sharing dreams, and simplying going growing up together.  Many good memories made.  So, here is to the Fearsome Foursome.

Way back in May, our dear friend Sheri who had been over in China for 8 months, was coming home and Amber, Parla, and I were of the few select who knew of her exact date of home coming.  In fact, we were the lucky choosen to pick her up at the airport....

Okay, So we finally arrive at the airport on time......

Jumping into August:

For our annual beach trip this year we decided to go camping at Lake Michigan.  Amber, my sis, is serving a two year term at Gospel Echoes in Indiana and so it worked out better for us to go out there instead of her coming down here.  So Sheri, Parla, and I headed north, picking up Amber and my uncles motor home in Indiana we headed on to Michigan were we spent the weekend.  Many more great memories made....

We also ran into our dear ol' friend Miss (Mrs.) Rache......

Well, that's going to be it for this post.  I apologize if it gets all screwed up once it gets to the main page.  This is the first time I've used this new collage thing and I don't know exactly how its going to look, but I'll give it a try.  I'll try not to take so long to update next time.  See ya'll around.

Hi everyone,

Okay, so I really am not very good at this xanga thing, but I have been very busy.  Don't really have any new picts to post so I'm going to post some from my trip to Indiana last month when I went to see my sis. (I know I should've posted them then, but hey, better late then never.)

School has been a major part of my life lately - don't have any picts of that - feel fortunate as they would probably bore you to death. Anywho, this semester is nearly over and I'm really feeling the crunch.  1 semester down, 4 to go. Yeah.

Well, enough rambling, here are some picts...

Me and Sis - (the sun was in our eyes and this was unfortunately the best pict of the batch)

My little cousin Destiny.  I think she looks like me in some of my baby picts.

Proceed with caution: Cutie Alert!!!

Isn't she cute !!!

Little Joey

Jessica

Ryland (sorry, I don't know if I spelled that right)

Jayden, my cousins little boy

Nancy (his aunt, my cousin) and Jayden

Jackson - He calls himself Jack, He also calls his older brother, Dude. - Adorable

Tammy and Sarah

Emily and Jessica

Someone got a hair cut.  He hated it, I must add, it was a football thing.  This is "Dude", Houston - he's cool

Eleshia, she's one of the twins, they use to live at the end of our lane. (She is Houston, Jack, and Emily's sister. I don't have picts of the rest of their siblings. - there are 2 more)

Carrigen

Gannon and Carrigen

Well, that just scratches the surface of the 50-60 some cousins I have on that side of the family (I think it's somewhere in that number)  Anyways, those were most of them that I saw that weekend, minus a few.

Well, I need to run.  Ya'll take care and have a Merry Christmas!!

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Two weekends ago (Sept 28th-30th) I actually got my hubby to go to NYC with me - and the Red Seas parted. (If you didn't get that, I'm just saying it was a miracle that he went b/c he hates to travel, especially to a city) Anyways we went with Brian and Melissa Yoder, and we all had a lot of fun, including Seth.  We stayed with a wonderful family from Brooklyn, Daniel and June (don't remember their last name.)  They were wonderful, very hospitable.  She fixed breakfast for us every morning and he helped to get us get aquainted with the city and the subway system.  Speaking of which that was very interesting - the subway.  We "almost" got arrested b/c we went in a wrong gate at the subway station.  Truth be told we didn't actual come close to getting arrested, but a security guard with a very New York accent, promptly stopped us before we got our last foot through the gate and told us we were not to do that again and that we could get fined or thrown in jail for it .  A little bit of a heart thumper, he was kinda scary, but we survived. 

Anyways, here are a few picts from the great city.  If you've never been I reccomend that you visit. (I think Seth would agree.   )

At ground zero

This is the freedom tower, not yet completed (at ground zero)

Time square was all lights and tv screens - very neat, but very crowded.

 China Town

This thing kept climbing by the thousands per second.  Kinda Scary!

In Central Park there were people fishing - Seth was immediately drawn in.

All kinds of fountains and gardens at central park, very beautiful. 

 Need I explain?

A kiss at Central Park.