The New Car

Kevin bought a new car in February!  He bought it online from Georgia.  They were not able to ship it to us because of all the crazy weather we were having across the country!  When does it ever snow in Georgia!  So we set off for an adventure and flew to Georgia to pick it up and drive it back ourselves!  And what an adventure it was.  The first day we drove from Georgia to Tennessee.  We spent the night in Tennessee.  The plan was to head north and then west.  Well when we woke up there was a thin layer ice and snow covering the ground!  We watched the weather and it was going to be snowing the entire way if we took our planned route.  We decided against this for two reasons, first we figured no one new how to drive around here in these conditions and they had nothing to properly remove the snow, second Kevin's car was rear-wheel drive.  So we decided it would be safer to head south and then go west. The Weather Channel showed that this route would be dry.  As it turns out, we still had snow!  So much for the Weather Channel!  We drove from Tennessee to Little Rock.  While we were there we stopped for lunch and were doing some other things.  While talking in a parking lot, Kevin's car started to over heat!   Smoke was coming from under the hood!  I was freaking out!  I thought the worst, we bought a lemon!  Kevin quickly found an Infinite dealership close by and we drove the car there.  We got there minutes before they were closing.  We ended up staying in Little Rock for 2 days!  Nothing major was wrong with the car and most of it was covered under warranty.  What and adventure!  It was definitely more than we had bargained for!  Needless to say, we were in huge hurry to get home to the kids because of this little set back.  Once the car was repaired, we drove from Little Rock to Albuquerque.  I took over driving through Oklahoma for the first time.  I guess I was a little too anxious to get home because there I got my first speeding ticket ever!  I was so mad!  The guy was so rude and didn't even lower my speed!  How rude! The last day was the longest, we drove from Albuquerque to good old Utah!  We got home at around two in the morning!   It was a long trip!   We had a lot of fun together despite our little set back!  What a way to celebrate ten years together!  

Waking up in Tennessee!







The windmills of Oklahoma...right where I got my ticket.

The Hoover Dam...so close to home, yet so far to go!

Random Thoughts

As I have entered this new world of blogging, I have realized that blogs aren't just about family vacations or major events.  I have been reading all of your blogs and realized that my blog can be more like a journal instead of a documentary.  So I hope you don't mind if some of my posts become a little more personal and maybe a little more boring for some of you to read.  Please know that I don't expect you all to read every little thing I post, but feel free to read them if you wish!

Ten Years Together....

Kevin and I have been married for ten years as of March 18th!  The years have flown by because I have spent them with my best friend!  As I look back over the years I can't believe how much has changed.  I feel that we have grown closer and stronger over the years.  I am so grateful to be married to such a wonderful man.  Kevin has been working very hard over the last two years to build his own company.  It has been very touching as a wife to watch him.  I have seen him at his best and worst through all of this and I am sure he has seen me at mine as well.  The personal sacrifices he has made for himself has been very emotional for me.  As I watch him struggle to balance work and family it amazes me how much he has had to give up.  One of those things has been sleep.  He works a lot at night when the kids and I are sleeping in order to spend time with us in the evenings and be apart of other family functions.  As Dexton says, "Dad has to work all day and all night!"  He has given up golf and many other leisurely activities he enjoys as well.  All for the sake of our family!  However, I think golf will be coming back this spring, and he certainly deserves it!  He is doing very well and I would be lying if I didn't admit that I am extremely proud of him and all he has accomplished!  He has impressed me more than ever!  (Please take note, I said impressed, Kevin claims there is little he can do to impress me :-) I guess I don't do a good job at praising him!)  Kevin, I love you!  Thank you for a wonderful ten years!  I look forward to the next ten!