Today is our son-in-law Justin's birthday! We hope it's a great one, Justin. You're the best!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Engagement News!
Well, our middle son is engaged! Luke asked Jill to marry him a couple of weeks ago on June 28th. We are thrilled!
Luke met Jill on Saturday morning and sent her on a scavenger hunt of sorts. He had a half dozen Hallmark cards at different places which included the Wrigleyville church office where they met at a Journey's class,
and ended up at her final stop at the church where Jill found her Luke!
Luke "took a knee" as he puts it and asked Jill to be his partner in life forever.
She said yes!
They celebrated with brunch at Southport Grocery ...
...and later that night with friends.
The wedding is planned for June 27, 2009. Jill and Luke have already made lots of plans. Jill starts a new job this year as an Assistant Principal so she is trying to get as much accomplished toward the wedding planning while she is still off this summer.
We'll keep you updated on all the plans!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy July 4th!
Today is Independence Day and the inaugural day of our posting to this blog!
I wanted a way to update family and friends on what's going on in our lives, the exciting and the mundane!
Today, I went a little crazy. I decided to cook, which in itself is a phenomenon. But it was a holiday and I decided I would cook a very Southern meal. I guess it came about because I came across a blog that caught my attention and spurred me on! If you want to check it out: http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com.
I decided to fry chicken and fix all that goes with it. Keep in mind, I haven't fried anything in probably close to twenty years! But it sounded good and it just felt right.
With the chicken we had mashed potatoes and cream gravy, macaroni and cheese, fresh green beans and fresh peach pie for dessert.
D.T., bless his heart, hopped up as soon as we were finished and cleaned up. We kind of have an unspoken agreement that whoever doesn't cook does the clean up. We had it knocked out in no time.
Now we are watching a great movie, "The Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston with Dub and Mosley. The neighbors are shooting off fireworks. Perfect!
It was a lot of work but it was a great day. I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day as much!
I wanted a way to update family and friends on what's going on in our lives, the exciting and the mundane!
Today, I went a little crazy. I decided to cook, which in itself is a phenomenon. But it was a holiday and I decided I would cook a very Southern meal. I guess it came about because I came across a blog that caught my attention and spurred me on! If you want to check it out: http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com.
I decided to fry chicken and fix all that goes with it. Keep in mind, I haven't fried anything in probably close to twenty years! But it sounded good and it just felt right.
With the chicken we had mashed potatoes and cream gravy, macaroni and cheese, fresh green beans and fresh peach pie for dessert.
D.T., bless his heart, hopped up as soon as we were finished and cleaned up. We kind of have an unspoken agreement that whoever doesn't cook does the clean up. We had it knocked out in no time.
Now we are watching a great movie, "The Love of the Game" with Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston with Dub and Mosley. The neighbors are shooting off fireworks. Perfect!
It was a lot of work but it was a great day. I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day as much!
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