Happy Birthday Dennis!!

Happy 30th Birthday Dennis!
I love You!

Ok, So I surprised my husband with a birthday party to celebrate his 30th! It was a wonderful time. I was so thankful that everyone came out and surprised him and made his day! (He was pretty bummed because he didnt think that he was going to be able to spend it with you)
Everyone socializing and enjoying each others company

Cute little Ice Cream Face, AVA!Thanks Chris, Lauren, Billy and Crystal for coming!!
Ansley~~ Cute, lil Ansley
We're so glad to see our family here with us! Tommy and the first ever picture of his entire family which was wonderful to see!
And then there were these two little old ladies that sat right beside each other facing us and they didnt talk to each other, they just sat and ate their ice cream! We were glad that they got to join us even though we dont know who they were!

The surprise was hard to pull off, but I did it, (I think) Dennis is not easily surprised, at all.

I even was busted, and Les & Suzeanne got me out of the hole, THANKS GUYS!!

I knew that it would be you two to get him to come out on a Sunday after church!

especially if Ice Cream was involved. :)

Love You Guys!!!

Thanks for coming to celebrate his Birthday!

Love,

Dennis and Shannon

Happy Birthday Mom!

September 13, 1965 my Grandmother gave birth to a baby that would one day become my mother. She had her 43rd Birthday this Saturday! I am happy to call her mom, and I am happy to wish her a very Happy Birthday!!! I love you Mom, Happy Birthday!

Well, So far...

Some of you have asked how school is going so far. I got through the first week. I must say that by Tuesday of last week, only 2 days into it, I was ready to hang it up, say "No, Thanks!" and go on with a moderarely stress free life... but I didn't.. I am still hangin in there. I absolutely despise the actual Radford courses, but I LOVE the cohort that I am in on Mondays and Wednesdays. The professors are great, my classmates are great. It's just great! The course load is A LOT, and I mean I don't know how it will all get done. I am nervous about everything.

When something is hard, it doesn't mean that it is wrong, and when something is easy, it does not mean that it is right. I have to keep remembering this. And I have to ask God daily if he is sure that he wants me to do this! :) I have spent the last year reading about God's creation, and his pleasures, and eternity, and his soverienty, and his magnificance, and then somehow I am supposed to get ecstatic about pronouns and linguistics!!! Ahhh.. You can see the pickle I am in!

Keep praying! I need them!

Sunday Race! and some Dinner LATER.

Well I am back home! Sure does feel nice to be back home in my own bed. I sure did miss Dennis while I was away! But I always like having a couple days away because we always realize how much we really do love and miss each other! I guess, I'm in love! Okay, Okay enough of the mushy stuff.

To the race... it was HOTT! Wow. I have never sweat so much in my life. It was a beautiful day, though. In light of the last Wednesday night sermon when he preached on worshipping with your entire mind and body.. I was really trying to find a way to worship at a NASCAR race. I was having a little trouble! So I discovered that I could sing some of my favorite worship songs at the top of my lungs, and NO ONE heard me!!! It was fabulous. So I did that the most of the race. It was great. So..... here are some photos!





HERE IS ANOTHER STORY.....
We went to McDonald's for dinner after the race. It was a mad house. There were tons of people there, and the staff was rude, rude, rude....... and the food was slow.....

So slow........... that we waited for 45 minutes.... to get food...

Keith was very happy to get his fish sandwich...

Thank You very much Keith and Mom for everything this weekend. Gary, you were a great date, and I thank you for everything as well. It was fun kids, but I am glad to be back home.

Saturday Sleep Off.

We just hung out today. We went to the mall and shopped around waiting for tomorrow. We have thoroughly enjoyed each others company. We all have gotten along great. Here's some photos of the big happenings!We all have laughed a lot.

We've got one more evening of fun before the race tomorrow. I have had the opportunity to get some school school work done. Yay for me. Will post pics of tomorrows race another day!

Friday Rained Out!

Its Friday night, and I took off today with my mom, Keith, brother, and other friends. Dennis is at home.. :( Miss you honey!
We were supposed to go to a race tonight, and then the BIG one tomorrow night. Well, rain had other plans for us so we are just hangin out the next two days until Sunday at 1p.m. THEN we will see it.
It's not about the race for me, just a good time with family and friends. Please take care of my hubby while I am away, he would be glad to join you for dinner!!!

Maybe more later. .

My Big Day!

Okay... I had the first day on campus!

I woke up very calm after a long previous week of prayer to prepare. I slowly got ready trying to anticipate what I was going to find after I got there. I left at 9:45 a.m. (which is slightly early since my first class is at 12:30 p.m.) :) I wanted to be sure that I had plenty of time!

I got there and eventually found a parking place. I believe that it was just luck. I read some in the library and explored a little but not too much, and then entered in at 12:30.

It is Human Growth & Development. The teacher is OK.. She wanted us to put our name on a name tag, and then draw an icon that described us best, or something that represents us. First thing to mind was a cross. I started to get nervous at the very thought. "I can't put a cross on this thing... people won't talk to me, or think that I am weird" I ashamadely put a circle with a slash through it representing my silenceness to proclaiming my beliefs. As everyone intriduced themselves and gave a small description of who they were, I listened with a very heavy heart recalling some scripture. I felt like Peter! How can I do this to my Savior????

It comes to a young lady who has a cross on her name tag and boldly proclaimed her belief in Christ. I felt so proud of her, and yet so ashamed by my stupid sinful worldly fleshly way. I can't believe that I was in the "world" for 10 minutes and already turned my back on Jesus! How disappointing! I will have to see that "icon" on my desk reminding me of my silence throughout the whole semester. Lesson learned, lesson learned!