It's so hot outside.....but it feels good on my motorcycle...

My favorite quote of the week - quite a clever way to throw in that you have a motorcyle, don't you think? Haha.

So I figure now is as good a time as any to write this blog's inaugural post. :) In maybe just a month, my life will be changing, changing, changing! I was just getting used to the fact that I'll be leaving home next year for Alabama, and now am hit with the fact that home is changing also. I'm excited, but I'm also nervous for my family, especially Jake having to switch high schools. He hasn't changed schools since 3rd grade, whereas the rest of us were in junior high at the least when we moved last time. But we're all just trusting God's leading, as we have done every time in the past. He hasn't let us down yet. :)

I can't believe I'll be going back to the Dominican Republic in two weeks, this time with Betsy by my side. How God-directed this has all been. You think you know exactly what He's going to do, and then He does something that leaves you speechless. This has been an incredible senior year. If I could list everything that happened and is still happening....

• We elect the first African-american President.
• Recession hits home.
• Swine flu hits around graduation time. (even though it turned out to be a bit overplayed, it was/is still a pandemic)
• We get Penny Lane....if you only knew how this DEAR little dog changed our lives. haha.
• Got in my first car accident...in Jackson, after graduation practice, as everyone in my senior class drove by and gawked. Yeah, that was fun.
• Went out West - a whole week of firsts! Van fights, backseat raves, slimeball motels - what more can you want?
• Dad loses job and we move. It's a bit humbling when something like a recession becomes personal.

I'm sure there are other things that happened, but my sleepy brain can't think of them right now. What am I still doing awake? This is unnatural for me. Betsy will be proud. :)