Good Stuff

Today I went to church and the service was really good. After the main lesson and communion, several people shared what God has been doing in their lives or asked for prayers and it really felt like a family and the way the church is supposed to be. This afternoon I helped clean up a fallen cherry tree for about two and half hours, it was a big tree and hard on the chain saw too. When I got from that I went swimming and after awhile Cole came and went swimming too, so that was fun. I also went swimming with Cole and Sara yesterday for a bit too. I got the apartment all cleaned up today, it felt good to get it all nice and clean. Now am relaxing and enjoying good ole StarWars A New Hope while I type this. Anyway keep my family in your prayers and continue praying for wisdom, fearlessness and strength for me. ~Semper Fi

Fishing

Yesterday Dan and I went fishing on the Little Red River for a few hours. I hooked seven fish and landed six and Dan hooked two and landed one. It was a lot fun and the fish were feisty and difficult to hook. There are more photos on my photo site under fishing.

Today I got the stone path completely done and Jim just has finish up the stones on the stairs and it will be all done. Then I will put up some pictures. Next I will be starting on a stone path that goes along the side of the apartment and around the corner a short distance to where some of the guys park their cars, so the will keep me busy for a while. Well that's it for now. Semper Fi

Update

Luke and Emily's wedding was really nice. It was exciting to see them finally get married and to hang out with Luke again. I was a little nervous about the wedding because it was the first time I had ever been in a wedding and on top of that I was the best man. Luke's "greatest" fear during the wedding was loosing the rings in a vent, I didn't do that but I did drop one right before I handed them over, that got a little laugh out of the spectators and I got some laughs out of it latter, but it was all good. I put up the pictures I took on my photo site. Bethany left Sunday afternoon and will be home in Colorado tonight. I was really glad to get an extra week to spend with her before she left so I had time to prepare for her leaving. Lord willing I will be seeing her in August at Caleb and Lindsay's wedding and then for Thanksgiving at her home. I really do miss seeing her and Luke everyday and I am still not fully adjusted to everyone else that lives here now. Well that's the update. Semper Fi

Off to Luke's Wedding

Today Erin and I are leaving for Luke's wedding in Memphis and I am really looking forward to seeing him again. Yesterday I got he main part of the rock pathway finished up and will be starting on a short section between the stairs and driveway soon and will put up some pics of the finished pathway when I get it done. I have been sleeping outside in my sweet tent since Monday night since it has be wonderful outside. I also took some neat pictures of a toad I found in the sand pile while filling the wheelbarrow up. On Tuesday Bethany, Cole and I went on a walk and it was another glimpse into a possible feature and it was a lot of fun talking Cole for a walk. Bethany took some picture of Cole and I when I had him up on my shoulders and I will post those as soon as I get them from her. I am still adjusting to having all these new people living here and once Bethany leaves it will really just be Sara B and I left from the original group for the summer. That does leave me in the senior guy position and an example to the younger guys here. Oh yeah my Grandpa is doing better and is home now. Continue to keep my family in your prayers. Semper Fi

Friends Leaving

Yesterday was graduation and a lot of my close friends graduated, so many of them have headed home. Luke, Alycia and Bethany are the ones I am going to miss the most. Luke left today for Memphis and it is just starting to sink in that I won't be seeing him everyday any more and that really makes me sad, he is a brother and my right hand, someone I can call in a time of need. I will get to see him this coming weekend for his wedding, as I am the best man, so I am really looking forward to it. After that though it will be quite awhile before I get to see him. He will be missed much. Alycia left yesterday but will be back for summer classes in a week or two, so it will be nice to be able to hang out with her before she heads to Texas. Bethany will be leaving this coming Sunday so I will have another week to hang out with her before she heads home. I will being seeing her and quite a few other friends in August for Caleb and Lindsay's wedding, so I am looking forward to that as well. It's been a tough couple of weeks with all the church crap going on and my grandpa having a stoke and to top it all off with close friends leaving, ugh. I will be spending time in prayer tonight as all the emotions from the past week are coming up. Please keep me in your prayers and especially the rest of my family. Semper Fi

Happy Happy

I got some really good news today about my grandpa. He was moved out of ICU today and they had a speech therapist in today to help him learn to talk again and is teaching him how to communicate with pictures and my Grandma said his personality was back is really exciting. Oh man I am so excited about his recovery. I still ask for prayers for him and the rest of the family.

Today I worked outside for about three and a half hours and had nice lunch in the gazeboo with Bethany. Also Bethany's family got in tonight so I got to meet them and had dinner with them. Oh yeah I also helped my sister move some more stuff out of her dorm aswell. It's been a busy and productive day. Semper Fi

Yar

Today I found out my grandpa had a mild stroke last night and is currently in the hospital while the doctors try to get his heart rate and blood pressure under control, other then that there is little else the doctors can do right now, he is in God's hands now, God's will be done.

Sunday we did an amazing race for Amber's birthday that Bethany and Sara B put together and it was a lot of fun looking for the clues and then having to figure out where to go for next from the clue. Monday, Bethany and I went walking before riding in the van to Sara B's softball game in Nashville, AR. It was a long drive of about three hours but it was the state tournament. They ended up losing in the semi-finals, so that was a bummer. Today I had my first final out of three and it went pretty well. I also raked rocks out of the volleyball area for almost two hours, it really reminded me of our yard back home before the grass grew. Bethany and I also went walking again today and I just finished a studying session for my database final tomorrow at 1:30 its my hardest final and I will be glad to done with that class.

That's it for now. Please keep my family and especially my grandpa in your prayers. Semper Fe

Nice day it was

Today was quite nice indeed. Went to school and walked Sarah to class after chapel while chatting, then I went and worked on my stupid database project that is almost done, finally bleh. Went to class and then had a meeting with a db team to work on it some more and then finally came home and got to work outside for a bit. I got the horse shoes set up and worked on the stone walkway some more. Later Bethany and I went on a nice walk and we talked about a lot of stuff, it was just a nice time. Vesnea made some dinner so I ate with her and Courtni before vegging out before going to bed, so here I am writing about my day and now I am done. Good night. ~Semper Fi