Shuttle Launch!

One of Mike's dreams in this lifetime is to see a shuttle launch, and he will finally have that opportunity! At 7:19am on Saturday, June 13th the space shuttle Endeavour will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, and Mike is so excited! We will drive up on Friday night, June 12th and stay at a hotel. We will have to get up during the wee hours of the morning as we have tickets to be shuttled to the closest launch viewing area possible! I told Mike this is his birthday present, and he is quite pleased with that! This has always been on Mike's "Things to do before I die" list, and I'm so happy he gets to experience this! I will post pics of the launch after our trip.

Orange and Blue Game and our Campus Crusade Reunion!

I was in Campus Crusade during my undergraduate years at UF, and my friend, Kristy, had the great idea of having a little reunion at the Orange and Blue game yesterday! It was so amazing to see people that really shaped my college experience and made it so wonderful. It was like 9 years had never passed...we all were so happy to see each other!

Mike, me, Debbie, and Ryan at the Bull Gator in front of the stadium.

Andre Lopera and I

Amelia kissing her daddy, Kevin. (Kevin was such a wonderful friend to me while I was at UF. I'll always remember our Sunday night "Heart to Heart" talks!

Above: Trey Killingsworth with his boys and Andre Lopera.

Debbie-doo and I (I'm so happy Debbie and Ryan got to come up for the game!)

Mike and I before the game

From left: Amy, me, Kristy, Cary, and Heather (we were all in Crusade during the same time at UF and Kristy was my Bible study leader)

Amy, me, and Kristy

5 Years Already???

Mike and I celebrated 5 years of marraige on Friday! We dined at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse at CityPlace and then walked across the street to the Kravis Center to see the broadway musical Legally Blonde. It was a wonderful evening. We enjoyed reminiscing about our 5 years, and we are nervous but excited about how different our next 5 years will be! ;) Above: Ruth's Chris had this sign on our table when we arrived...very nice touch!
Before we left for the show!

This is Why I Live in South Florida!

These are 2 of my sweet friends I made while working at JFK Medical Center back in 2002. Stacy is in the picture above and Joanne is in the picture below. They are the best things that came from working there, for sure! We got together for lunch today at Boston's on the Beach in Delray. You can eat upstairs, and it overlooks the Atlantic. It was a postcard day, and I am blessed to live here!

You Know You Have Been Married A While When...

Ok, so we are doing a study in our small group called "Love and Respect". Mike and I went to this conference at our church a couple of years ago and loved it. It has been the most helpful and insightful study we have done to improve our marraige. So last night, we were all discussing how husbands and wives show their affection differently and how men love to feel respected and how women really need to feel loved and cherished. Well, another girl in our study said she thinks she is showing her guy love when she keeps the home neat, does the laundry, cleans, etc... But then she realized he doesn't really care much about that! So then I said, "Oh, this past weekend, Mike ironed all his shirts, and that just turned me on!!!" Yeah...that's when you know you're not newlyweds anymore! Ha! :)

SURPRISE!!!

Betsy's sister, Amy had the brilliant idea of driving to Lake Placid today to surprise Betsy on her birthday. She asked me if I could go, so I took the day off. We arrived around 9:45 this morning, and we sang "Happy Birthday" at her front door! Thank goodness she was home! Betsy has been saying she would love to fix up her front garden, so I went with her to Lowe's to pick out plants. We all pitched in to make her garden look pretty! It was a wonderful time to catch up and share a sweet memory together. Happy 31st, Bets! I love you!

The garden we fixed up for Betsy.

Friends forever: Betsy and I

Deb (Varella) Agold's wedding!

Right after this shot, Ben got cake in Deb's hair..oops!
Mike, me, Debbie & Ryan Avenall

John & Jenn Roberts, me, and Mike

Deb with her bridesmaids: Heidi (Deb's sister), me, and Jaime with little Kate! Kate was the flower girl, and she was so cute!!!

Me, Jaime, and Kate before the ceremony