THANK YOU

A special thanks to the men, women and families who are serving in our nation's military! Your sacrifice and faithfulness bless me daily.....I sometimes lose sight of this and take it all for granted, but today, I will say THANK YOU!!!!

"Softly Call the Muster...."

"....let comrade answere 'Here'. Their spirits hover 'round us, as if to bring us cheer."

A few weekends ago, on April 21st, I headed down to Colombia, SC to visit Laura & Danny and joined with them and about 20 other Aggies at Aggie Muster. This was my first Muster away from campus, so it was different, but truly encouraging and a great reminder of the "school we hold so dear". We met a gentleman, Mr. Robert Wells '40, who was a Marine fighter pilot in WWII and a remarkable man. He's in the picture with Danny, Laura and I....I think I may have a new penpal :) He shared the stories of his life with us and I was reminded of so the many ways that God has blessed my life through my Aggie Family! It was a truly delightful weekend! Lots of fun with Laura & Danny....sleeping, shopping, running, great conversation, eating and even a little bull riding.
Laura and I at the carnival.....anxiously awaiting Danny's ride...... Danny's proud moment....ahh, the fun!

"blame it on mexico, if you need a reason...."

yes, it's true, i took a little trip down to Mexico over Spring Break with a few of our kiddos from Boys to Men. We met up with the crew from Texas and had a truly blessed week! Many lives were changed during our time there. You can check out pics here.

change....

Yes, this theme of change continues in my life as I near a year of life in East Tennessee.....most recently I have acquired a Tennesse Driver's License, of which I have no clue what the number is (more on that later) and a Tennessee License Plate.....I have officially been stripped of any documentation that would declare me a Texan. Sad, I know, but true :)

Just a silly observation, but shouldn't all license plates sport the red, white, and blue....another clear display of the patriotism of Texans!

So, I had a little trauma with this whole get a new driver's license and license plate episode, and yes, it was an episode....a total of 2 trips to the DMV and 3 trips to the county clerk. So, I go to get my new driver's license and asked if I could keep my Texas one for keepsake and I got a look from the sweet man behind the counter that drilled me into the wall behind me and so then I ask if there was any way I could keep the same DL number, since I've known that number for 11 years and got another look that made feel as though I should move back to Texas. After which the sweet man informed me that Texas had one less number than TN so that wouldn't work and then I suggested just adding a zero on either end and well, lets just say that the next look I received quickly shut my mouth. So I wrote the sweet man a check and left with a new license and new number which I shall never learn because there is no more space in my brain for new numbers! Silly, I know, but sometimes it's the little things that get to you. Just another clarification that "Kelly, you're not in Texas any more!"

time is precious.....

Yikes! Where has the time gone!?! Clearly, my time has gone to any and everything but the blog :) Life is busy right now, but alas, I shall take a few moments to let the outer world know what's going on.....