Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wade

Its Tuesday night and I still can't believe that my baby brother was married 3 days ago. He is now a husband. Unfortunately,this realization is not getting easier as the days go by. Ben is over the moon happy and we are excited for the future the Lord has planned for he and Lacey, but this is my baby brother and its just hard for to imagine him married.

Something happened last fall to my "little brother". He was bitten by the love bug and bad. He went from being the bachelor who didn't like to commit and chose 'bros before "girls". But then Lacey entered his world and Adam and I have found such pleasure in seeing him do and say all of the things he used to make fun of. Lacey is a wonderful addition to Ben's life and now our family.

Give me a few more days to get used to this Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wade thing, I'll get there. In my eyes he will always be my little brother!

On the Road Again

Adam and I didn't have but about a week after our cruise before we headed out on another adventure. Adam was presenting at a conference in Philadelphia, PA so we decided it would be a good time for me to tag along and add a couple of days to the trip to see NYC together.

My mornings were spent enjoying the most wonderful feather bed you can imagine and then Adam would come back in the afternoon to site see.

Our first night in town we headed to a Phillies game.

We enjoyed seeing all of the historical landmarks.




We went to the Museum where Rocky was filmed.


After 4 days in Philly we took a train to NYC.
And what is there to do but go to a baseball game. :) So we went to a Mets game and toured Yankee Stadium.





For my due diligence as a wife, Adam took me to see Mary Poppins on Broadway. It was way better than the ballgames ( I enjoyed them it was just HOT at the Mets game)
We walked the Brooklyn Bridge, walked 5th Avenue, visited the Museum of Natural History (from the movie "Night at the Museum") and my favorite, biked through Central Park.

Views from the Cruise!

Adam and I had a wonderful time on our cruise. We celebrated our anniversary and Mrs. Cindy's birthday (Adam's mom) We visited Belize, Roatan, and Cozumel. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Off to the Caribbean

Well, in just a few hours, Amy and I, along with my parents, will be headed off for a 7 night western Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Trimuph!! We are so excited about this trip as we will celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary on board the ship this Monday. We'll be making stops in Belize, Roatan, and Cozumel. I would like to thank Lori (Aunt LoLo) for keeping Albe for us this next week. We'll post some pictures when we get back.

May is a month of Birthdays!!

As I am sitting here writing this post I am amazed at the number of friends and family whose life we celebrate this month. I am so blessed by each one of these friends laughter and friendship in my life. I will start from earliest to latest in the month and cross my fingers I don't forget anyone. Know that you are all very loved and celebrated.

My sweet sister-n-law Lori celebrated on May 3.

My Cinco-de- mayo friend and new mom Heather on May 5.

I celebrate my friend Karen today, wishing I could speak to and see this sweet friend.

Our wonderful brother-n-law Patrick celebrates May 8.

My awesome prayer partner Ginger will celebrate her special day on May 10.

My sweet best friend from High School Kris will celebrate her birthday on May 17.

I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
We have a lot of lives to celebrate. I pray the Lord's joy will abound in all of you, dear friends. You have meant so much to me and I pray that you feel loved on your special day and everyday!!

Babies & Speeches

I am so glad to see that my wonderful husband has updated you all on what is going on in our lives. I am knee deep in grading speeches. Thanks to fancy scheduling on my part I have heard approximately 200 speeches in the past 2 weeks which means I have had A LOT of grading to do! The good news is that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Even better news comes in the form of sweet bundles of joy. 3 of my wonderful friends have welcomed new additions recently and I am so thrilled to celebrate for them and with them! I introduced Silas McGehee about month ago. But he is growing and needs to see his Aunt Amy, I am just sure of it!

Well my precious friends Heather and Trey Skaggs welcomed Jones Edward on Saturday. Don't you just LOVE the hair!

And today, my beautiful long-time best friend from high school Kris and her husband Drew welcomed baby Kate. Look at those sweet cheeks!

April Update

Amy hasn't posted in awhile, so I thought I would take a few minutes during lunch to update you on what's been going on this month. We've had visits to Starkville from Amy's parents for Easter, and my parents this past weekend. We have really enjoyed cooking out on the new grill the Wade's gave us for Christmas. Albe has also enjoyed spending time with his "grandparents" and relaxing on our new patio furniture. Judging by the way they treat him, their future grandchildren will definitely be spoiled!!! Amy has taken a trip to Memphis for a conference this month as well, and we've both been busy with work as the end of the semester winds down. We are both teachimg Maymester classes, so we won't get much of a break until June when we go on our anniversary cruise and trip to Philadelphia and New York. Baseball season has started, and Amy allowed me to get the major league baseball package on DirecTV, so now we can watch all the Cardinals games!! I'm excited about it, but I think she's losing her enthusiasm.

We also started doing P90X last week and Amy is doing great!! I've been trying to get her into a regular exercise routine since we got married, but haven't had much success. With her heart condition and knee problems, exercise just isn't as enjoyable for her as it is for me. About a month ago, she said she wanted to try P90X. I was a little skeptical at first, but after doing some research and growing tired of the same routine at the gym, I decided to give it a try. We've only been doing it a week, and I consider myself to be in pretty good shape, but it has been intense. I don't know if I've ever been this sore in my entire life. Amy has done really well, she has gotten through every workout with no problems, and we really enjoy coming home from work and working out together. I'll give a final verdict on the program once we finish, but I don't agree with their term "muscle confusion," but that is a topic for my other blog. That's all for now, hopefully Amy will be back soon with the next post.

Adam