Year of celebration!

This is the year of Celebration! I declare it. We were married, twice. Once at the Court House and that was great, had photos taken on that first initial day, and then up to Rio Vista for a Grand Wedding we would never forget with more photos, family and friends. It was an assortment of blessings. Who say's you can't have two important days? Well, we only plan on celebrating our March Wedding, because that is the day that really made it set in stone for us.

As soon as we got back from the wedding up North, it seem that we were right back in the throws of celebrating. We continued our celebration with a fun family and friends backyard party. We had everyone over for an Open House event. Everyone was welcome into our home for a cook out and then everyone was so gracious to bring their own food to share with us for a Newlywed Potluck. We had so! much left over food that there was enough to last us well, a long, long time. I would highly recommend a Newlywed Open House Potluck to all couples just starting out in life.

Soon after that we began to prepare for Easter for the first time together in our new home. We had the family over for again more food and more eating. It was the first time we were a new family. We had never had us together as a family until Grandfather and Grandmother went to be with the Lord. They were our family and then during special occasions like, Easter we would have family come visit and they would bring food. This year we became a new family because we had never had Garret before. Now it had become Garret, Momma, Daddy, William and I. It was just us, and for once, that was also a pleasant change. Sometimes it's okay not to have the rest of the leg of the family around. Sometimes being your own little family is nice too, though I do love having the entirety of my family together! all in one room for special occasions.

 "Every year is different," my mom would say, after complaining about needing to be home in time for Easter Bunny to find me, when I was a kid. From that time on, I knew life would never be the same. After all what's a year without the Easter Bunny right? We were on the road I think we must have been on our way to visit all the Missions along the coast of California and from that point on life never was the same. Life it's self continued to take us along it's own winding path and that path continued to lead to other avenues in life. Life just takes us along it's own little way and we just keep following it were ever it may lead us, well that little life's path has lead me to a year of celebration. As I said earlier it seems that we have not stop this year of celebrating what so ever.

I had a chance to see my beautiful Tia Amelia for Easter. She has Down Syndrome but she will out smart you if your not careful. You might not think that she has much to do in her little life, but she is extremely fit and very successful. The last thing anyone would want to do is up-root her from the life she is living now. She has everything going for her. I love visits with her as often as I get the chance. On one of my most exciting visits with her my cousin Michael went with me and my mom and William. We love her so much. She lives in a really beautiful house. Her life here is comfortable. The sun is always shining, there is never any snow so there is always a day for walking in the sun shine which she also loves to do. When I have visited her, I get a chance to visit with the family that she lives with, they have a lot of similarities with her. Because of this, they communicate well within their abilities to know each other in ways, perhaps you or I might not be able to relate. It is so nice to be able spend the time that I am able to have with her. I consider it a gift from God. I couldn't imagine not having her near by to spend time with. She is so full of love and life, laughter and when you need a hug she has a hug ready just for you. She makes all celebrations worth celebrating because she is apart of our life and family in such a close nit way. The life she has here is worth a celebration in it's self. She is happy here and we are happy having her with us. Life couldn't be better.

Along the lines of Celebrating we also celebrated my Brother's Birthday today, May 6th. He is now 24. Today I said to him, "William, you are 24, half way through your 20's." He looked at me and said well, 5, 25 would be half way through my 20's, any thing 5 is half way," we both laughed. "Your right," I said "Well, your less then half way done with your 20's then," We both had another great laugh. Today we celebrated with friends who are more like, family. They are family. We have known them for so long that well, we have just decided to adopt them in for life as family. Tasha, Alison and Dale were here to celebrate along with my Mom and Dad and Joyce who couldn't make it but had been so sweet to make him a cake, accept the cake didn't make it either because it's carrying case didn't latch close and so the cake fell out the bottom so we had William's Homemade Peach Cobbler which was sooooo yummy with the ice-cream that Garret had just bought, so it all worked out.

I had a great! day with my mom we went shopping together for the things we would need for the Party, like food mostly and she split most of what she bought with me, which I thought was really sweet of her as a mom to be caring and share most of what she bought and a few extra things. Plus we still did end up with again more left overs which again for me is nice because I love food and I'll eat all day. My mom is awesome! whoever said she wasn't was so wrong. She is a pretty awesome mom to have. I am glad to have her close by and then she bought Garret and I tacos for lunch, our favorite! Loving my mom! Well it is William's Birthday so I have to add, the celebration did come to a wonderful close with a slide show of some of William's pictures that I arranged and put together, that was awesome! and some gifts a few from Aunt Inez and a few from Mommy and Daddy. This night was complete! With of  course, Dishes as usual to do, lots of them. yay!

The Celebrating isn't over yet, it is only just beginning, next we have Mother's Day! it's coming up! We are on the verge of counting down the days until Mother's Day! I am super excited about that too! I am not entirely sure what all we will be doing for that, but I am sure whatever I think up to do I will share it here with you soon. Looks like we will have a lot to celebrate our first year of Marriage.

We are also celebrating all that the Lord has done to provide for us in every way shape and form. He has been our provider and we have been thankful for all that he has done. He has given us a roof over our head, pillows to rest on at the end of a long day and jobs to keep us supplied with more than enough and more to spare. God has been entirely faithful and it wouldn't be a year of Celebration without Him to celebrate and celebrate with. It is because of Him that I, we can celebrate. God is doing a new thing and we have seen Him bring us to where we are now. God is always good, always faithful, and always, always, been the best Father and provider for both Garret and I. He has never failed us not once, He has always been there, even through the night. He is a Just God, a Great God and a God and Father worth celebrating as we think about June Heading into Father's Day, think about the Heavenly Father you and I both have.