Bun in the oven

Happy Memorial Day! You will be pleased to hear that we are expecting our third child! The bun is baking away at a comfy 98.6 degrees F and has been for about 7 weeks. We'll keep you updated, but for now - that's all that really matters that is going on in our lives! God bless!

The hunt is on

We are on a house hunt. Our first house to be more precise. It is a lot of fun, but pretty stressful as well. I hope that we find the home that He wants for us; I have faith that will happen. I received a message from the "contact us" form that expressed some surprise that we had not yet included Georgia in our review of the fifty states. Do not fret Goobers and Peachheads, your state will soon be added as we both were raised in the Pheonix of the south, Atlanta, Georgia. It was a great time, but I can honestly say that the traffic got the better of me and I am glad I'm not there anymore! For more GA info, check back to the Fifty States page often.

format c: . . . .ugh

I've dreaded this day for quite a while - when I have to reformat my hard drive and reinstall windows. It is never a fun task, but I've had a lot of practice. My first computer (which I still use as a media machine) is a Gateway 233 PII that I had to reformat and re-install an OS about 12 times the first month I owned it. This machine, a newer Dell, is much less moody, though it is good to clean it up at least once every year.

In other news, we are having my brother and his wife over this weekend, which we're excited about! We'll have a good time hanging out, restringing guitars, driving around town and sharing our life with someone else.

Where'd my voice go?

We're both sick. I'm pretty sure our daughter gave it to us as a parting shot before we left her for the last week to go cruising. She ended up having a great time anyway and my wife and I can barely talk much less sing. So, here we go - into another week and back to the grindstone. Please pray we get better real quickly, as we both enjoy singing at church and my job requires me to lecture quite frequently.

Six years and counting

Sadly, the cruise had to end at some time. It was a glorious time, though - full of midnight mexican buffets, chocolate melting cake (wow), gallons of Coca-Cola (to make the drink card worthwhile), a very bumpy bike ride down a 2,000' descent over 8.5 miles, tons of awesome music, and lots of time with my favorite human bean in the whole world - my wife.

Speaking of, today marks not only the end of a great vacation, but the beginning of our seventh year of marriage. Six years ago, our wedding was the last event of an extremely busy two days. On Friday I was commissioned into the Air Force and we attended the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. On Saturday, I was party to a massive 3-hr+ graduation while Rachel started getting ready. That afternoon we got hitched in front of about 250 of our closest friends and family members. It was definitely a whirlwind, but well worth it. She has complemented me in ways I never anticipated over the last six years and I am certainly a MUCH better man for knowing her.

On a side note, I would like to thank my brother for posting the last entry - I was not able to post from the cruise, but he was more than willing to help me out. So, yes, he is the coolest person in the world.

Mid-Cruise Update

Tomorrow, we will hit Ocho Rios to take a leisurely mountain bike ride then on to a cove for some snorkeling. After that, we'll get on the boat, eat some dinner and catch a couple concerts.


So far we've gotten reacquainted with our friends from Third Day and yes, they remembered us from Alaska! Sweet! I'll expound on the story later, but my internet time is short

So far we've seen Shaun Grove, Aaron Shust, Third Day (best concert of their's I think we've ever been to, out of five), Barlowgirl (chicks ROCK!), Russ Lee, Salvador (the bassist for this band is UNBELIEVABLE!), Todd Agnew, Tree63 (AKA "U2" of the Christian scene), David Nasser (a speaker), and Austin Carty (of Survivor fame). We've actually met almost all of the folks mentioned as well. Left to hear is Kutless, SONICFLOOd, Building 429, Nicole C. Mullins, Mark Harris, and a few more. The boat is terrific (of course), but what makes this so awesome is the clientelle. Everyone is excited about being here and excited about the music and having a great time without getting drunk stupid or deep in gambling debt. God is opening our eyes to some new thoughts and I'm learning more about myself at the same time.

My internet time is about to run out, but I pray that you are doing well this week. Please pray also for Elizabeth as she is having some separation issues right now. Pam and Jack are doing an awesome job, but E is (and has always been) a little particular about us both being there all the time, so there is definitely some struggling going on. Andrew is great, of course, probably just a little energetic!

John Sulhoff is the coolest person in the world.

Anyway, God bless ya'll and have a great wednesday!

-Rachel and David