Thanksgiving

My last Thanksgiving with my family before I leave for the military. Family is important and no better day to spend it with one another than on Thanksgiving.

Happy Halloween!

So, Jenna got the idea this Halloween for her and I to be "Charlie Brown and Lucy". So, enjoy the picture and a link to a funny video of the two. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h38srxvt6qE

Did work son

Okay, My finance (Jenna) thought it would be funny to take a picture of SoCo and I while we slept. She failed to tell me that she had taken the picture. I found out by looking through the camera. Kinda makes me wonder what she was going to do with the picture, mmmmm.

Fun cold day in the mud.

:-)

It was a cold weekend. Not a lot to do around the house. So, we went outside for a little bit of fun!! Got the 4 wheeler out and had a go through the mud. Although I think SoCo may have had the most fun, we still had a good time...

Our D.C trip.

Okay okay. This is something that I've wanted to talk about for a while now. Jenna and I took a vacation up to D.C for a week over the summer. We seen the Capitol building, "Clinton" (Washington) monument, some scary tours in Williamsburg, and a trip a underground McDonald's. Now, being from the country I have never seen a McDonald's underground. Hell, I didn't know they could do that. Jenna and I had to relieve ourselves (take a piss) pretty badly. So upon our way into the hallway of this McDonald's we were quickly stopped by a sign on the door. We had to read the sign two or three times just to make sure it was saying what we thought it was saying. On this sign it stated that you (the customer) had to pay (one quarter) just to ENTER the bathroom. Reason; Vandalism. Now, you're suppose to insert your quarter, turn the knob, and then push the door and then you're in the presence of the bathroom. Lets just say that we were PISSED when we seen the lock (some how the lock got broken). So without paying, we took a piss for FREE...

Happy 22nd Birthday!

September 1, to me was just another day. Thing is, every year on September 1 is my birthday. To me after you turn 21 there is really no other age to look forward too. Even though I took the day as "just another day", my fiance Jenna took me out for a date on the lake. For a cake she bought me this delicious coconut pie. She also gave me this really meaningful gift too. It was a photo album that had all my wrestling pictures starting from the beginning all the way until I was in college. Hell, I know it took a while to get all the pictures in that album so baby, Thank You!!

Man's best friend

SoCo is a new addition to mine and Jenna's family.

The BLUE hole

This is literally a hole that you can jump into with some that consists of the prettiest BLUE water that the mountain springs has to offer and a rock that stands 12-15ft off the water. It's an experience that is a must for JMU students. The only downfall to the blue hole is that the water is frigid. Once you hit the water, it takes your breath away. Getting up to the surface is a challenge due to the coldness of the water. Ha, if you don't like how the water feels just hang out in the water, you'll go numb. :-)

Little League World Series 2009

South Williamsport, PA. Home of the Little League World Series.

Jenna and I went up to Pa for the weekend to watch a couple of games. I didn't realize how big a deal the LLWS was until I seen it first hand. It was entirely way bigger than anything I expected. The amount of people that traveled from all over the world showed just how big a deal the sport is. I've never been a fan of baseball. I've also thought that "the American sport" is very boring to watch. There is just no excitement in it (my opinion). That was before I watched 12 and 13 year old kids square off the diamond. Just seeing the emotion in the kids eyes was well worth the five hour drive. As for watching the game, there wasn't a dull moment. The fans and I were on the edge of our seats the entire six innings. One of the neat things about watching these kids was that they didn't have a care in the world. They wanted to WIN but they had fun just being apart of Americas game.

Chula Vista, California is the team that we got the pleasure to watch. This team had a mixture of heart, dedication, determination and power. They won the game against Kentucky 15-0 and later went on to beat the Chinese Taipei by a score of 6-3 to win the Little League World Series.

My parents.

:) This is MY family. As you can see my family really doesn't care about too too much. :) My Mom (Donna) is a lady that believes that you shouldn't take life for granted. She's a hard working bad ass! :-) She has been through a lot with three boys and one little girl. But you know what they say, It takes an angel to raise a family. As for my Dad (Darrell), he's a hard working over the road truck drive that spends long hours on the black top to help support our family. These two folks have giving me a lot to look forward to in life. They were the ones that showed me the ropes of life. As for the chaps, those are my little brothers and my beautiful little sis Taylor. Although I may not be the tallest of my brothers but I am the oldest. Darrell is the next oldest that is in high school now. Aaron is next, he's the baby in the family. :) As for Taylor, she's the hard core little sis that all the little boys should fear. Taylor is going to be just like momma which is a great thing to be. :)

I have one more little big brother that is starting high school this year as well. His name is Buddy. He's not your typical kid though. He has the maturity and body of a twenty year old, but the kid is only four-teen. :-) Enjoy the pic.

The future in-laws.

Jerry and Mary. These two folks are the wonderful parents of my soon to be wife. These two people really do live out the old saying that "opposites attract". Mary is a sweet very nurturing lady that enjoys life every day no matter how bad the day may be. She will keep you smiling no matter how bad you try not to. As for Jerry, he's your typical hard ass father that enjoys life by picking on Mary (which is funny as hell). The man is fun to be around. You want entertainment, Jerry's the man to see. He's the backbone of the family. Jerry is a hard worker and strives to make life better for the ones that he loves, Jenna and Mary. One thing that a lot of folks know about Jerry is that not matter how much of a hardass that he is, you can count on the man for anything no matter what! These are two amazing different most messed up folks I've ever met. But, I love em... :)

The engagement

It's was on Friday July 10, 2009 when I asked Jenna to marry me.

We were on our way back from paying for our puppy when I decided that I couldn't wait any long to give her the ring that I carried around for three months. When we first started dating I asked her where she thought would be a romantic place to be purposed to at. Her answer, " Olive Garden would be cool". With a smile and a chuckle I said, "well, okay".

This was NOT the place that I wanted to take her. I didn't think it was romantic enough for the one person that I love and was about to ask to marry me. BUT, on that Friday, I caved. I couldn't bare to keep that left finger that led to her heart to be naked any more.

So, we pulled up to the Olive Garden in Blacksburg. I asked for a section of the restaurant to be closed while I asked Jenna to marry me. To my surprise, they did.

We sat down, ordered, and after a quick gulp of beer I got down on one knee and popped the big question. "will you marry me?".

And her answer: :"YES!!"