Meet Homer!

As a surprise 4th of July present, I came home to this wonderful picture!  I walked in the door and I see this cute thing at the end of the hallway!! I was so happy I started crying!


Clay had balloons and a bright green bow tied on him!  His name is Homer and we adopted him from the shelter.  He is 4 months old and is a charcoal gray mutt. What a handsome mutt he is!

 Our first family picture!  Clay is such a wonderful husband and now we have a handsome, sweet, crazy, fun puppy in our lives!  He sits like a bulldog, has ears like Yoda, a curly-Q tail, and only barks when he gets really excited or if he is protecting me.  My little guard dog :)

 On our first family outing, we took Homer out with us to see the fireworks with Dan, Amy and the boys.   They both liked Homer a lot.. especially Andy!  He wanted to sit in my lap and wanted Homer to sit with us too!

We had a lot of fun hanging out with Dan and Amy!  It is always fun when we can get together.  It was hilarious watching the boys play and watching Homer socialize.  Thank you Wha-keys for such a memorable night!

 However, poor Homer did not enjoy the fireworks at all!  He curled up in Clay's lap and trembled during the entire show!  Homer did a great job walking with his leash around all the people.  Now that he has gotten more comfortable, he as definitely gotten more playful! Homer is promising to be a wonderful addition to our little family :)

Thank you Clay for such a wonderful playful gift!  We learn more about each other daily and learn more about Homer too!  Every day is a surprise and I am glad I have you to share it with!  The three of us spending time together has been great and I cannot wait to see what the future holds!  I love you both!!

And the journey begins...

Clay and I celebrated our wedding on Friday, May 6th and it was beautiful!

When we saw each other, we could not stop smiling!  He makes me the happiest woman in the world!

How could you not be happy when a handsome young man in tails dips you like you were in a classic movie?!  Especially when this handsome man is your husband!  Boy, can I pick 'em!! I love you, Clay!  Not that I ever had any doubt, but you most certainly are the best husband in the world.  You have been there for me, literally, through thick and thin.  You are my rock and I love you more than you could ever know!

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cullman showed its resilience and weathered the storm from the previous week.  It stood beautifully as it housed our wedding.

We wish to thank both of our wonderful families for all of their help giving us our dream wedding.  We cannot thank you enough for loving us the way that you do.  It is wonderful to have all of you as our family! Also, thank you to all of our family and friends who came to support us and celebrate with us!  We love you all!!

I honestly, really and truly, believe Danielle was there making it the gorgeous day it was.  I know she was right there next to me the entire time. I could feel her holding my hand and felt her around me, although I could not see her.  I love you, Danielle.  Thank you for everything.