Two Becoming One

Julia Davidson Wright was a gorgeous bride! The day went smoothly, which meant that all of her work and planning had paid off, praise the Lord! She has some wonderful people in her life supporting her, not to mention that Ryan is a spectacular catch! I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of her and Ryan's day.

Some highlights of the wedding:

-when flower-girl Elizabeth got down the aisle and whispered to me about her petal dropping, "I missed a spot. Can I go back and fix it?"

-when Elizabeth fell asleep during the ceremony

-when I took my sister's flowers for her so that she could give both hands to Ryan to pledge their vows to one another

-when I seemlessly handed her Ryan's ring without falling down the steep steps in my high heels

-when David's family came to support Julia and me, too

-seeing friends from as long as 25 years past, who are still supporting and loving our family

-seeing Julia's face as she was about to leave. It read contentment and relief and honestly, an expression of winning the prize, which, of course, she has!

I'm so happy for my little sister and the dawning of her new life!

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.

Glory Revealed

4.19.07 Last night, Rachel and I went to "Glory Revealed" - a night of worship and word that is part of a triumverant (sp?) book/tour/CD gig headed up by David Nasser and Mac Powell. There were a lot of great artists singing some awesome music and a terrific message from David Nasser, all in this really small church in Tuscaloosa. It was awesome, to say the least!

Today was also my last final from my first semester of graduate school. Man, I'm tired! It was strange being in college again. I definitely like the flexibility of online courses, however I still find myself falling into the same habits of my undergrad years. Hopefully, the Lord will teach me how to focus better and manage my time such that I can take better advantage of this education.