Bro. Harold

(i'll go ahead and apologize to mom for this picture! Its the only good one i had on my computer)Two year is along time in many ways but oh so short in many others. In many ways Nov 20, 2006 is a day like the day kennedy got shot or 9-11. I remember the phone call oh so well.... with those words time stood still and a man like no other was gone. He was many things to many people but he was a man that i truly respected and loved. I have many memories and stories that i think about often and will never forget. There are so many things i wish we could have shared together... another christmas eve, my wedding, our first house, our future kids... so many things that will never happen in reality but will always happen in spirit. Every where I go "papa" is always with me because of how he shaped my life in so many little and big ways. I guess this blog today is more therapeutic for me than anything. It doesn't seem like two years should have passed by me this quick however the quicker time goes here on this Earth the sooner we will all be together again. I love you Brother Harold! I gotta believe they will have dark rimmed glasses in Heaven.

Exciting times!!

Winter is not always my favorite time of year but every year November/December I always get excited for the obvious turkey day and Christmas. It seems like most people are in a good mood for the next few months with the childlike excitement of food,family and fun. Two years ago to the day (Nov. 9th) It was an exciting day around and above Sparta. For a few months i had tried to figure out a way to ask Tara to marry me without her being suspicious of what was going on. I could never figure out a way to get to NC and prepare for a cool day without her knowing. So luckily for me she decided on a whim trip to Sparta and the stage was set. Most of you were involved and you know the rest is history. In many ways it seems hard to believe that 2 years have come and gone. We have been married for 1.5 years now. (NO time soon---for all you thinking when will the next little heady kid be running around?) Well the next exciting stage of our lives has been house hunting. Even though the economy is in the toilet and seems to be swirling to the sewer we have tried to go forth with this stage in our life. We have been looking casually for many months now but seriously looking for the last 3-4 weeks. About a week and a half ago we started our official tour of homes. We picked our top 10 or so homes and headed out with our agent. I guess finding a house is somewhat like finding a spouse. In many ways i guess you just get that warm fuzzy feeling inside and know that its the one that you want to be with. We definitely have found that one that is the front runner. Initially we didn't think we would like the area or subdivision but when we drove thru it just seem to click. The one we are looking at is just down the street from our friends Dustin and Anna. It is still currently being built and has approx 6 weeks till completion. Its all fun and games taking the little tours but when you sit and crunch the numbers it becomes a little bit more depressing. If anyone has any spare gold around...hint hint Dr. Jones..you can forward your contributions to our current address. I will post a picture of our current top choice and let me know if you like it. Remember she is not finished.