For all the jokes about in-laws my mother-in-law is not a Monster-in-Law :)

If you were to look up elegance, class, God loving, etc. in a dictionary you would find a picture of Ardee. I have learned much from you. Happy Birthday. We love you.

Here is to a brand new start. It's time to step it up and conquer all the things that kicked your butt in 2007. If God is on our side who can be against us?

do it.

I am legend might be the best movie I have seen in a long time however Juno was hilarious. 

Best line in a movie this year for me was at the end of Juno when she said, "He's the cheese to my macaroni." What's your favorite line from a movie?

What better day to post thanksgiving pics than Christmas? I'm only a little over 30 days late. Happy thanksgiving everyone.

Thanksgiving Pics

Kowalski thanksgiving
Merritt thanksgiving

and for the Christmas freaks here's a little something for you.

Christmas lights at the Mission Inn

maybe I'll post Christmas pictures sometime in Jan ;)

Guess who can shave your head and it's not her fault? Congratulations for enduring all those college days of tests, and studying. Good job passing the State of California Board of Cosmetology licensing examination.

Not to many 18 year olds have it together but this one does. Amanda the world is yours.

I was told a long time ago that I seemed annoyed and then I was asked where my joy was.

I have never forgotten that conversation but I haven't always lived it out. If you know me you know that the last 10 years of my life have gone well. It's not to hard to find the joy when you have been to the bottom and back a couple of times. What has been hard is the last 6 months of my life. Bad decisions, disappointments, envy, etc. have erased any joy I had.

So I'm glad to say that the joy is back. I found myself singing a praise song the other day which is something I used to do allot of. The joy is in my salvation. Forget the pressures of this life and focus on what is important.

I'm learning so much about myself. I'm in this weird holding pattern while I watch my life pass me by. Have you ever just stopped moving forward until something happened?

That's my life I keep waiting for answers to things that are being dragged out. Seriously things that should of taken a few weeks to decide and get back to me on are now in there 5th month. What is that about?

So what have I learned you really do just need to move on and not worrying about it. 

What do I want? I want the last 5 months of my life back:)

Jen and I just got back from the 6th annual Married Couples Getaway put on by Sandals Church. It was great to see so many first time attenders. It was also great to make new friends and visit with old ones.

Friday night is always a blast. This year was no exception with DJ Ricky spinning until all hours of the night. Saturday and Sunday were rich with life changing messages. 

Check it out for yourself

Happy Birthday John.

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