This is a pic of John at the Willie Nelson Concert. I had a group of about 15 people (kids and adults) go to this concert for my birthday celebration. It was one of my most fun celebrations yet! If you weren't there...you missed out on a good concert and good times...there's always next year!
This is my favorite picture of John...probably because he's making a normal face for once. Like I said in an earlier blog, he rarely gives me a real smile. The night this pic was taken, we went to watch Avery in a parade at Twilight Camp for Girl Scouts ~2007~
Here's a picture of Avery and her little sister Isabelle (from her Mom's side).
I love this picture. This is my husband John and my brother Paul hugging at our wedding. These two have been friends since high school. These two were already the best of friends before we got married so it was cool making them brothers once and for all, since that's what they considered each other anyway. There are very few people my husband gets giddy about seeing, and Paul is one of those people. I just love that.
Here' s a pic of John and I July 4th, and of course once again he could not be serious. If you make him pose for a picture, 9 times out of 10 he will make a goofy face. This is proof of these statistics!! We went to our great friends Doug and Brandy Berger's house where we did fireworks out the wazoo! You should have seen the cul-de-sac when we were done! eek! Good times...good times...
Now that the surboard shop is finally complete John is back to one of his favorite hobbies, making surfboards. This isn't a very good photo, but hopefully you can at least tell it's a surboard! The plan is for him to start selling some of these boards so we can make back some of the money we spent building the shop and buying supplies. Either way, I always encourage him to keep up with this hobby because I know how much he loves it. This hobby allows him to use so many of his talents...working with his hands, sculpting, painting, drawing...I personally could never make anything this cool!!!
Does Uncle John like dolls? Originally I would say "NO", but when Avery made Uncle John hold Elizabeth, he did not refuse. Therefore I conclude Uncle John likes dolls!
This picture totally cracks me up!! Avery was watching TV with her dad one minute and the next minute she was conked out cold with her eye mask on. John came and got me from downstairs just to take a picture of this. Now that's what I call a Diva!
This is an older picture taken just before John and I got together. I always love looking at this pic. Avery looks so sweet latched on to her daddy and you can tell how happy she makes John.
This is my sis-in-law Patricia. Isn't she beautiful? Not only is she beautiful, she's naturally beautiful! I know very few people that look this good with hardly any make-up on. It kind of makes me sick to my tummy to be honest. :) On top of that, she's also beautiful inside too. I won't go on and on about how great she is because I did that in an earlier blog. We always tell each other that we should have been friends all our lives because our friendship was just meant to be. I actually met Tricia years ago when Jennifer and John were getting married. I met her at a shower and then again at Jennifer's bachelorette party. She and I had more fun hanging out together than we did at the actual party. Years later we got reaquainted when I started dating John and the same thing happened again. Friends instantly! I think she was always meant to be in my life.
This is my very handsome husband, John. John is a wonderful person, which makes him a wonderful husband. He's devoted, sweet, caring, loyal as all get out, smart, funny, talented and deep. Now no one is perfect, but this guy is perfect for me. He gives my life more purpose. I love having a live-in best friend, partner, someone who keeps me in check, somone to laugh with, cry to, make mistakes in front of, someone to take care of. We grow every day as independents and together in our relationship. I make mistakes all the time and so does he but the beauty of it all is that we learn, we forgive, we support each other, respect each other, encourage each other and no matter what...we will always be together until literally...death do us part.
What you see in this picture is a person taking a spin class. These are indoor cycles that are like no other. It's an aerobic excercis where you pedel while listening to motivating music and the instructor talks you through a vizualization of an outdoor cycling workout. They tell you when you are going up hill and downhill, they make you crank up the tension, pedel while standing up, surge (go real fast), etc. During a 50 minute class you typically burn between 300 and 500 calories, depending on how hard you work. This is why I love spinning!! I have tried so many workouts and never really get in to any of them. But for some reason, I really enjoy this one. The motivation is knowing how many carlories you can burn in such a short time. Oh...and you can get these really cool spinning shoes to wear that really enhance your workout. Come on...try it!!!
These are 3 of my favorite people; Lori, Bronwyn and Tricia. The day this picture was taken I married into a very special family, and these people are in it. Lori and Tricia are John's sisters and Bronwyn is the cousin. Lori lives in Corpus Christi, Bronwyn in Houston and Tricia in San Antonio. I don't see these gals every day but when we finally get together, it's like I just saw them yesterday. All of us have completely different personalities but together we are a great mix and always enjoy hanging out. What I like most about these girls is that they are loving, sometimes brutally truthful, real, caring, so so funny, they love life, and they are very loyal. I consider these girls not just family, but my true friends. Now that's a deal!!!
I love this picture of John and Jack, pretending to be surfer heros. Jack is one of my very cool nephew's. He's kind of a stinker sometimes but so adorable and sweet too. We always enjoy his company. 
