My Husband

This Summer has been so wonderful to T.J. and me. I'm especially proud of him for passing his test to become a Tech Sergeant in the Air Force. He has worked so hard (and continues to do so) to continue in his career and be successful. I truly feel blessed to have him in my life. He has brought so much joy to me and I'm thankful for his family who have shaped him and shared him. ;) He has such a great influence on me for the good and makes me smile when I think of him. He is a loyal friend and he draws people towards him with his love and open arms. Children flock to him (especially our nieces and nephews) and that's a good sign of someone whose character is true. I love him.

Hello Crab Salad!

I recently went to see the nutritionist and got some great advice on doing, "what I used to do" before I got married...eating lots of SALADS! Maybe the reason why we as women change our good habits is for very good reasoning, but in the end it really just cuts us short and bites us in the butt. My reasoning was that I wanted to make my husband happy and make him yummy dinners every night and so rather than waste money and effort on making two meals, one for him...and one for me...I just decided to eat what he likes. Bad idea. He is such a meat and potato boy and carbs seem to be his friend. However, this doesn't seem to work for me. I suppose rather than biting me in the butt, the carbs like to sit and gather with their friends there. So here's to more salads in my future! Too bad I have to say good-bye to a few of my favorite treats, but I'm sure I'll be happy in the end...uh hum...and my "end" will be happier too!

Kayaking in Georgia

This past Mother's Day weekend, T.J. and I met up with some of my family to go kayaking in Georgia. Originally we had planned to go down the Chattahoochee River - and yes, we did sing the Alan Jackson song a lot that day. However, we found out on Saturday morning after we arrived that they had just decided to open up the dam and release water thus making the current too strong for anyone to go down...what a bummer.
But we did what we do best...get our feet wet another way. So we ended up on Lake Lanier and had a great time. Of course Dad just likes to watch while the rest of us paddle around. Too bad I got a tetanus shot the morning before at my Doctor's visit...wow my arm was burning and hurting!
I also had to rub in the fact that I drove over 10 hours all night on Friday to make it to Tim and Stormy's house in Georgia by the morning while T.J. only drove about an hour and a half! What a snoozer!
I guess it wouldn't be fair to end it at that...he actually did drive the whole way home...but might I add that it was in the middle of the day!