Orientation for school starts tomorrow. I can't believe it's finally here! I'm very excited and a little nervous! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers! I will update soon. (We don't have Internet hooked up yet and blogging from my phone is quite the challenge). Hope you all have a great rest of the week!
~BKL
Last night my sweet sister had her pinning ceremony! I know she'll post more about it (and have better photos) but I wanted to make a quick post. :-)
Jamie, I am so proud of you. I fought the urge to cry last night more than you would ever believe. And although I know you know it, I just want to let it be known that I know how hard you worked and that it was NEVER easy. I know that a lot of people work hard to obtain their degree, but you took it to an entirely different level. You worked the entire time you were in school, and I admire that so much. And not only did you deal with class, clinical, and work, you had lots of extra battles and unnecessary hoops to jump through at the R.H. Daniels School of Nursing. However, you passed each one, and you did it with such dignity. Last night as you sat on that stage, I thought about all that you had to do and all of the discouraging moments that you dealt with. You deserved every award they gave. Anyone that worked as hard as you did and was as dedicated as you were, will make a dang good nurse. Never for one moment did I underestimate your intelligence and ability to make it, and you made it. YOU made it. YOU did it. I am so so proud of you. I love you.
~BKL
We got all the big stuff moved into the new place yesterday!
I think we looked like the Clampetts heading to the big city. Quite amusing. We were in two borrowed trailers. One advertising R & D car wash and one Harley Davidson trailer. Lots of looks and a few honks and hollers lol. There was a HD convention in Atlanta this weekend. Go figure...
Huge relief that everything made it with no damage. We had some tips from some professional movers and it totally paid off! We wrapped all our important nicer furniture in moving blankets and then wrapped it in this stuff that looked like saran wrap to keep the blankets in place. Genius!
We couldn't of done it without my parents and Dillon and Adam. Thank goodness for family! We even got some unpacking accomplished. :-)
It was pure work, and I'm still tired, but being out there got us excited. It's going to be a good time!
Hope you all had a great weekend and enjoy your week. Our last day at work is this Tuesday. Eeeeek!
~BKL
My sweet cousin Emilee turned 12 on Monday!
I remember her birth day like it was yesterday. 
She was just so cute! My aunt and uncle waited twelve years to become parents and Emilee was our answered prayer. It was one of the most exciting and most memorable days of my life. I'll never forget it.
She's been such a blessing to our family. She's caring and considerate and always kind.
Riding is her passion and although I always pray for her safety (because they make me a bit nervous!), I also pray that she always does what makes her happy. And her horses make her so happy!
We love you sweet girl and wish you many many more birthdays! 
~BKL
We finally signed our lease! We have an official place to call home for the next year (and hopefully longer).
Sorry about the condition of this photo. It's mobile, and it was raining but you can get a gist! I'll post more photos when we move in. :-)
We're happy to have this taken care of and think it will be a great fit for us! We move one week from Saturday. Eeeeek!
Still praying on a job for Justin!
~BKL
I hope you all had a great Easter! I didn't take a single photo, but we had a great day.
We surprised my grandmother and went to church with her so that she wouldn't have to go all alone on Easter. She was thrilled!
We ate lunch with Justin's family and had dinner with mine.
It was a gorgeous day! Hope you all had a wonderful day! We are so so blessed to serve such a gracious Savior.
~BKL
Oh! The Easter bunny surprised me with a new handbag!!! I haven't had a new one in two years! I'm over the moon. Isn't she cute?!? 
In one month we will move from this tiny town. I really have mixed feelings about this.
I love being close to our families and friends. Justin has a job that pays the bills. We love our home. I also love this town (and lake of course), it's home and always will be.
BUT I'm also ready for something new. A new town. New places to eat and things to do. New experiences. New memories.
So the transition is starting. I've packed one box (big whoop compared to what all I have to pack lol), but more importantly, I've come to grips with the move and have started to embrace the sweet more than the bitter.
That's not to say I won't cry when we actually move. ;-)
~BKL
