Jimmy says I should start blogging again… I say… maybe if I can figure out this new blog he set up.

As I sit here and think of what life has given me, I can’t help but think about the one thing what never grows old.  When you are young and wild, you seek companionship with another person you are convinced you are in love with.  Even friendship seems to have a way to show its shelf life. All these things have one thing in common…they get old and boring.

About 10 years ago there was a change that I couldn’t understand at the time.  I knew something was telling me that the life I had been living wasn’t really complete.  Sure, everyone wants to have a family, a house, a job, but somehow I knew soon things would be different. It was a night like no other when I logged on to my computer.  Seeing if anyone was on yahoo messenger, I started wondering if there was even a possibility there could be someone like me out there.  A guy…a girl…an alien…someone had to share the same thoughts as I did. Searching….zip codes….South Haven….I knew this place but really never gave it much thought than I believe it had an Arby’s and a Walmart.  I may have even found myself there once with an old friend on one of our bizarre drives to random places. Ah, yes….Hot & Now.  I believe that’s when Brian M. wanted a couple cheeseburgers without onions.

So who is in this town years later? Some girl named Jodi.  Not knowing if this was a girl or guy, I quickly realized my story was not much more than me whinning for a perfect situation, a perfect life…
Jodi seemed to have a story that only few know. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I met Jodi online and talked for several hours.  Figured it would be best if we meet up in person.  That week we met at the beach in South Haven.  How did I know she was the one? Was it one of those moments you hear about in stories of hopeless romantics?  It was actually better…It has been 10 years. One thing we have learned…From that first day, we have always felt like family.  Through the hard and fun times in our life, we have always supported each other, loved each other and faught to stay one person.

Days, weeks, years have gone by…

What have I learned. What has Jodi taught me? What has she shown me?

Love like no other…

There is nobody that can fill her shoes. 

So with all the trials and challenges of our life

This marks our tenth year together. This is going to be the year our life changes.  This is the year I promise my wife how much I truly love her.

Happy Valentines Day

first emily post

first kaylee post

nathan first post

jodi first post

So I’m at the store and I decide to search for food that doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup. I’m still not sure why a lot of things in the store say “no high fructose syrup”.  It’s like someone said something in the news one day and so all the manufactures decided to start marketing. In the store I couldn’t help but realize everything has corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup or corn starch. I’m starting to think, “man, I have no idea what any of these things really are”. Starting to look online now and realize that corn syrup breaks down in your body different than high fructose.  High fructose has to be broke down in your liver. Hmm….interesting. Where corn syrup is broken down by ever cell.  I’m still learning, but its pretty interesting.  I’m going to do some more research and find out all the different alias names and the other sugar that is in diet drinks. Oh and just so ya know….even Turkey sausage had corn syrup.  Were all addicted to sweet stuff.

Nate hiding in the tree fort:
Kaylee be the tree fort:
lots of snow on the branches:
Emily the snow kitty eating snow flakes:
Not into making snow angels:

Kaylee got some new dvds:
Nate excited about his new Mario game:
Best gift of the day, Emily and her fur real kitty that moves and meow’s, she loves this and plays with it all day every day:
Cozy family Christmas: