You have GOT to be kidding me

you are not going to believe this

So, here I am carrying in groceries from the store and I stop to open a piece of mail from T-Mobile, my cell phone provider. It says, and I am para phrasing here, due to the high amount of calls made while roaming we will be cancelling your service as of May 28. Apparently they have been "monitoring" accounts and if you have a high usage of calls made out of network or while roaming they are just going to cancel you and make you go to a new service provider. WHAT?

Well, my so-called "service area" they are referring to was Pittsburg. There was a strong tower in Pittsburg, but not in Girard where we lived. I believe I was operating off of a Cingular tower or something. I NEVER thought anything of it because I was 15 minutes away from Pittsburg and the purpose of a "MOBILE PHONE" is to be "MOBILE"!!!!

Well, now I am in Mishawaka, which has a T-Mobile tower and I have a strong signal.

The letter said I could take my number to another cellular company or just get new service all together. Well, I REALLY don't wanna have to get a whole new plan at a new place with a whole new number, especially since I am job hunting and have given my current number out to a lot of people. Eventually I will get a local number, but not yet. Secondly, I don't even wanna switch companies right now and have to pay additional fees to get a new phone, etc.

So, I made a call to this place called T-Mobile.

The woman was very nice and I completely understand that it is not her fault, it is T-Mobile's fault. She even said, herself, that she thought the new policy was hurting business and that there were thousands of people who were going to be cancelled. Once I explained to her that I had moved to a bigger coverage area she happily changed my account so that it WOULD NOT be shut off on May 28. Hopefully!

What about people who travel all the time like my dad? What about people that live out in the country and only have access to one tower but want a certain cell company? I am sorry T-Mobile, but I think it is bad business to tell a customer of 5 plus years that they are not worth your time anymore and just cancel them. Wouldn't it be better to have me as a customer on roaming than not have me as a customer at all? Apparently when it came to Great Business 101 and Customer Service 101, T-Mobile was asleep in a back of the classroom.I'll stick with you for a while longer just because I don't have the money to switch right now, but once my contract is up you can guarantee that I will be looking for a cell phone company that WANTS my business and APPRECIATES customers who travel and live outside the coverage area.

BOYCOTT T-MOBILE!!!!

Ah, an afternoon at the Indiana BMV

Tuesdays are, apparently, the busiest days at this place and guess which day we picked

Jared took the afternoon off today and we headed to the Mishawaka BMV (yes, that's BMV, Bureau of Motor Vehicles) branch to get our vehicles tagged and get our new DLs. We come to find out as we walk in the door that Tuesdays are the busiest day at any branch. There was a long line of people and even more sitting down waiting.

Well, we took our place in line because we knew we needed to get them done (my tag was set to expire in 2 days and Jared's was past expiration). So we waited and in the wait time I realized I had forgotten to grab my birth certificate. I managed to get all Jared's stuff together in a nice envelope for him, but screwed mine up. Go figure! But, I found out quick that it didn't matter because I don't have a document proving residency yet (a bill sent to my new address), so I ended up having to wait on on my DL, but we did manage to get both our vehicles tagged and Jared passed his written test and was issued an Indiana DL. And all this only took us 2 hours to complete! haha. AND, get this... cheaper than Kansas!!!! Now, that's what I like to hear!!!

It was a long time to spend in the BMV. But everyone was surprisingly nice, not like the people I have met in the Pittsburg DMV and they did have a smooth process. So, I guess I will be heading back to the BMV within the next month to get my DL (hope I pass my test, haha)! Jared just had to rub it in that he had his new DL but I didn't. His goofy butt was even flashing his license in the back window of his truck to me when I was behind him on the way home. What an idiot! But, for some reason, I love him! :)

On another note, here's some photos from the last week and weekend in Kansas before we left!

Am I in college again?

the only thing missing is a couch on the patio and a keg in the dining room

We have started to get everything organized in our little two bedroom apartment and I have to say that it looks a little hodge podge. I might have mentioned in a blog before that Jared and I are sharing this apartment with the salesman for Jake’s. He will only be up here about 6 months or so, until season is over. He is a real nice guy and a lot of fun and it is saving me and Jared a ton of money. Plus it gives me and Jared a chance to get settled and save money before we go house hunting.

The downside? Hicks (our roommate… his name is Jared too so I just call him by his last name) has furnishings, kitchen supplies etc. and of course so do Jared and I. Before we came up here I figured we would move all Hicks’s things out and move all ours in. While our furniture is outdated, it does all match and is in great shape (before the move)!! Plus we have all kinds of pretty things we received when we got married.

Well, when it came down to it I didn’t really wanna mess with it, especially since we would only be here for a year (Hicks’ 6 months). So his couch which is straight out of the 80s art deco phase, his green recliner and our blue recliner now adorn our living room. We managed to salvage our corner entertainment center (which is pretty to look at, but not real stable) and we brought in our little end table that matches the entertainment center. Our multi-colored plaid couch, circa 1992, is sitting in the warehouse in Elkhart along with many of our other furniture items that either wouldn’t fit or we didn’t wanna mess with. It really does look like we are in college, haha. But, you know what? I really don’t care that much. Firstly because we haven’t made any friends so no one will see it but us and secondly Jared and I haven’t invested in nice furniture yet mostly because we would rather spend the money going on a trip, or paying down our debt, or just going out to eat and messing around.

Our thought is that life is too short to sit around a look at everything you bought for your house when there are so many things out there to do, learn and explore. Of course, we want nice things and eventually, within the next year, we will buy new living room furniture. It just isn’t a priority of ours at the moment.

By the way, this blog brought to you courtesy of Starbucks WiFi!!! And, what happened to FREE wireless at Starbucks... I had to buy a day pass on T-Mobile. Looks like I will be sitting in front of a random apartment building again cause this is crap! :)

Told you I would find a way

this has gotta be quick

I feel like I am committing a crime. I drove around our apartment complex with my computer in the front seat occasionally pushing "refresh wireless connections" list until one that was unsecured popped up. It took a while, but I found at least ONE person who doesn't know how to lock down their wireless. HAHAHA. So, here I am, sitting in front of an apartment building that is not mine typing a blog to you folks. Now THAT'S dedication!!!!

We got all our stuff unloaded yesterday, some of it in the house some in the warehouse. It's a real good thing we haven't invested in new furniture yet cause our stuff got a little banged up in the truck, HAHA. Now I can use it as a excuse TO get new furniture. :)

We were pretty pooped after that but we showered and found the energy to eat at Texas Land and Cattle Company... they have the BEST smoked sirloin ever! It was so good, especially since we hadn't ate all day!

Today we have pretty much been lazy. I keep looking at everything I have to do, but have no desire to do it at the moment. I guess I have plenty of time!

Sorry I haven't been able to share any pictures with you all. My batteries in my camera are dead and I keep forgetting to pick up more. :( Don't worry... I will do that soon hopefully. I want to take some photos of all the fat Canadian Geese in the pond at our complex. I think they are a little Over-Fed! HAHA

Until next time I feel like stealing Wireless (thanks linksys!)

Nothin' like a night in a shoebox

we are about 3.5 hours from South Bend

Well, we left today, Tuesday, at about noon and decided we would drive most the way and then stay the night so that by the time we arrived on Wednesday we would have plenty of time to unload the truck and we won't be as exhausted as we would have if we drove the entire way. So, we stopped just outside of Champaign, IL and got a room at the Microtel Hotel. WHOAH... what a nice place ;)! I thought our house was small, but this room is TINY

Overall, our drive went really well. The sun was shining, traffic was good. Hell, even rush hour through St. Louis wasn't bad. KC is far worse than that traffic, haha. I had been to St. Louis before, year ago, when I worked for Dr. Coleman. But this time I got to see the Arch. It was pretty neat, but hard to look at when you are driving in rush hour traffic and staring at the back end of a Budget moving truck. I think that Budget logo and colors are forever engrained in my memory. :)

Jada did pretty good through this first leg of the trip. When we first got in the car she was meowing like crazy and wouldn't sit still. After about 30 minutes of that, she laid in her carrier and slept most the way. She woke up a few times to tell me hello, look around and get a bite to eat... but that's about it. She seems happy to be in the hotel room. HAHA

Well, better get some shut eye before the drive tomorrow. I don't know when I will get access to the internet again, so if you don't hear from me in the next few days have faith.... I will find a way!!!

Love you all!!

Emptiness

tomorrow... off to Indiana

I sit here, staring at an empty house and I am ok. I am ok. A little scared, but ok.

We loaded everything up yesterday and today. Just have a few more things to load in the morning. I am exhausted. My next blog post will be from Indiana. Wish us luck everyone!

That's it... I am marrying Jon Bon Jovi! Sorry Jared :)

what a rockin' good time

Misty and I before the Bon Jovi concert

Misty and I totally rocked out at the Bon Jovi concert last night! It was AMAZING. Let me say that again A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I have been to quite a few shows, but I have to say, Jon still knows how to work a crowd and move on that stage. And, might I add, his butt didn't look to bad either... even from nosebleed seats. :) Even the DUI-stricken Richie Sambora made it to the event with the band after his court appearance earlier this week. I was so glad he was able to be there... the show would not have been the same without him. He even sang "I'll Be There For You" and it was beautiful.

So, despite the fact that I have such a great time at the show, I have come to the conclusion that there are a lot of stupid people in the world that always seem to end up at the same concert as me and always manage to sit right behind me.

So, here we are, Misty and I, pumped up for this show. Daughtry comes out and they are rockin' the Sprint Center. Misty and I just love Chris Daughtry, so we are standing up, clapping, singing and dancing along with him. I slightly bump someone behind me slightly (not much elbow room in this place... way to packed in) and I turn and say to a man behind us "hey, sorry, haha, we like to dance around and have a good time." He says "no big deal, we like to drink and have fun too." So, I think to myself that they are cool, no big deal, this is going to be fun.

Well, I was wrong. Not two minutes later the girl sitting next to him taps me on the shoulder and Misty and I turned around. She said "I'm sorry, my husband does know what I want. Could you all sit down maybe every other song so we can see. All we can see is just a little bit through your shoulders." (might I add that this comment had a rather stuck up, better than you, bitchy undertone).

I wish you all could have seen my face. Misty just turns back around and leaves me to deal with this girl. Thanks Misty! My jaw seriously hit the floor. Could she SERIOUSLY be asking me SIT DOWN at a ROCK CONCERT? So, I just look at her and I said, "Are you serious? You really want me to sit down?" Her reply was "yeah, we paid for these seats and we want to see the show." I, still standing there trying to pick my jaw up off the floor (I bet I looked like a real bitch, but I didn't care at this point). "I said, "you know what? I can try... but I paid for these tickets too and I can't make you any promises when Bon Jovi comes out!" Of course then they were like "Oh , yeah, I understand".

Then one of the guys in their group actually said to me at that point that he would get security if it was a problem. Um, first of all.... the only problem is YOU (I didn't say this but I totally wanted to) and I seriously doubt they are going to kick anyone out of a rock concert for standing up. But, go ahead and try to get someone who will.

So they basically wanted us to sit down every other song while Daughtry was on. Are are freakin' kidding me? IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE ROCKIN' OUT AND HAVING FUN, DO US ALL A FAVOR AND JUST STAY HOME! I mean, seriously.

Have a great weekend bloggers! We will be loading up a moving truck! FUN FUN :)

Those Greenbush gals!

nothin' like workin' at the Bush

The girls got me a cake today and we are doing yummy mexican lunch from town. Today will be a good day!

The RPC/YouthFriends gals... Lisa S., Lisa Mc., Amanda, Misty and me!

No, I don't plan to eat it all myself. Well, hopefully not! :)

Strip Pits, Big Brutus and Chicken.... gotta love it!

oh how I love SEK

I have blogged a lot about my time in southeast Kansas but I haven't really talked about all the things I love about this area of the state. So I thought I would make a little list for you of all the great memories I have from my 6 years in SEK.

Those of you native to the area, or who have lived here as long as I have, will appreciate these.

Enjoy!

• Fishing in the strip pits and being a little leery of anything that you catch on your fishing pole (darn Frontenac mafia put all kinds of bodies in those pits) :)
  Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's (first time I ever had chicken and spaghetti on a plate together... thought it was kinda weird. But now, I love it (except when I have to smell it at Greenbush all the time). Oh and the German potato salad.... yummy.
• Big Brutus (Oh yes my friends... SEK has the largest steam shovel ever!! At least we are known for something)
• Dollar night in Walnut with Marla
• Karaoke night at JBs
• Pitt State Football Games! Go Gorillas!!!
• Climbing the 58 million flights of stairs at Russ Hall just that stinkin' government class on the top floor that I HATED.
• Dance night at Mooremans (can't move like a used to so this is a very distant memory... haha)
• Chatters (need I say more!)
• Dealing with construction on highway 69 to KC
• Connie's cooking at Sundowners... YUMMY!!!!
• My 311 Club family (Home of the Slim Jim)
• The May 4, 2003 tornado (I was working at the Girard Press at the time. I drove highway 7 south to 126 to go home to Pittsburg. I later found out about 5 minutes after I got onto highway 126 the tornado passed over highway 7. WHEW... that was close.)
• Late nights at the Girard Press with Mary Ann and Brandy
• Late nights at the Morning Sun with Jessie, Shawna and Sherry (we hated it, but we tried to have fun)
• BBQ's at Jamie's house and swimming in the kiddie pool with Jace
• The day Jace was born, January 10, 2003 (Jamie was sooo nervous!)
• Going out to Mo-Kan to watch the drag races with the boys
• The fire in downtown Fort Scott
• The good ole' days of the Bachelor (watching it with Brooke at McCarthy's when they had free pizza for all the girls) That was awesome!!!
• Dr. Fog's Legal and Social Environment of Business class (she was so quirky... but we all loved her)
• Good times in the dorm with Sherry
• Laying outside at Summerfield watching the stars with Jared (I know, I know... how mushy-gushy. But the guy has a romantic side)
• Winning the big Karaoke contest at McCarthy's and beating the cowboy guy that already had a record deal! That was AWESOME!!!!
• The Oval at Pitt State
• Stealing cups, and various other kitchen essentials, from the dining hall with Sherry. We were SUCH rebels :)
• Sherry and Chris's wedding
  

I could go on and on... but I bet I am boring some of you. haha. I will keep these memories close to my heart as I move on to make more in Indiana.

Until next time bloggers.... have a wonderful day!

Cry me a river

good thing I wear waterproof mascara

This has been a rough week for me. When I wrote my last blog I was feeling ok, getting a little nervous about leaving, but managing.

Since then I have found myself crying multiple times a day. It is frustrating. Any time someone asks me "so, when are you leaving" or "are you ready to leave" I just break down. I hate it! I cleaned out my desk at work today and it was like I was a freakin' water fountain. It was embarrassing.

I am ok with the move and I am excited about it and about the new opportunities it will bring us, but I think leaving my job is really getting to me. I love what I do. No one understand what I do and why I love it so much, but I do. Working with people is my passion and that is what I do. I help people and youth and that is what makes me motivated to make a difference. I want to find that same kind of work in Indiana, but the job market is not looking good. I don't want to settle on just any job. I want to be happy.

I am sad about leaving my family, but I know I will see them and we will keep in touch all the time just like we do now. I am sad about leaving my friends too. However, a lot of my friends hav moved away and moved on with their lives as well, so we've been keeping in touch through e-mail, cell phones and MySpace for quite a while now.

The only thing I keep telling myself that is somewhat making me feel better is that I moved from El Dorado to Pittsburg 6 years ago and I did alright! I made friends, I found a career and I was successful. If I did it when I was 20 and made it work, I can do it now that I am 26. Plus, I think about my parents. They moved Alicia and I from Moore, OK to El Dorado, KS when we were little, I was in the 4th grade. It was hard for them to leave everyone and come to an unknown place. But they made it work, even with two kids!

Jared seems to be doing much better than I am. That, or he is hiding it really well from me. I'm not sure. Anytime I try to talk to him about it he just says "well, you should have said something earlier, it is too late now". I know he doesn't mean it that way and he is probably just saying that because he doesn't know what else to say. I don't think he understands what thoughts are going through my mind right now. It's not that I don't wanna go, it's just going to be rough for me to say goodbye to everything and everyone. I just want him to tell me that everything will be ok. I just need to hear that right now from him; from everyone.

Sorry to be such a downer on such a nice Friday afternoon, but I thought if I got it off my chest, maybe it will stop the crying. Just maybe.

Jump at the chance

taking chances... it's what life is all about

I haven't been a big fan of Celine Dion since "My Heart Will Go On" back in 1996 (I'm pretty sure I saw Titanic about 58 million times that year). Marla and I even joked around in Vegas that we should go see her show at Caesar's Palace. But one of her new songs has rekindled my love for the beautiful Canadian with the powerful pipes. The song is called "Taking Chances". When I first heard the song on the radio I thought it was beautiful but I didn't listen closely to all of the words and the message of the song. After listening to it more I realized that it is very symbolic of the huge transition Jared and I are making in our lives with our move to Indiana, the chances we took when we first met, and the leap of faith and trust we have given to each other over the past 7 years (today, April 8th, marks 7 years together). There were many times we felt like giving up, but we knew that something about "us" was worth it. Not to get all mushy-gushy on all you bloggers, but I'm sure many of you can find your own symbolism in this song as well.

This move is going to challenge us, both together and separately. It will challenge us in keeping up with all our family and friends across the U.S. and it will challenge our confidence in ourselves and each other. But, hey... what do you say to taking chances? I'll take the words straight from Van Halen on this one... you might as well jump!

Taking Chances, by Celine Dion

Don't know much about your life
Don't know much about your world, but
Don't wanna be alone tonight
On this planet they call Earth

You don't know much about my past, and
I don't have a future figured out
And maybe this is going too fast
And maybe it's not meant to last

But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge
Never knowing if there's solid ground below,
Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay
What do you say?
What do you say?

I just wanna start again,
Maybe you could show me how to try
Maybe you could take me in,
Somewhere underneath your skin?

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay
What do you say?
What do you say?

And I had my heart beating down,
But I always come back for more, yeah
There’s nothing like love to pull you up,
When you’re laying down on the floor there
So talk to me, talk to me
Like lovers do
Yeah walk with me, walk with me
Like lovers do
Like lovers do..

What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay
What do you say?
What do you say?

Don’t know much about your life
And I don’t know much about your world..

To watch a video of this song you can go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-SKkvSHAKI

and go ahead and jump... it's ok to take chances. It's what living is all about!

Disturbing to watch

this shows how violent bullying and cyber-bullying can become

I know you guys are probably tired of seeing post from The Today Show but I just love that show and its really the only way I get my news. There was a story today about several teens beating another girl because she "trash talked" them on MySpace. They videotaped the beating so that they could "splash it all over the internet" later. They felt no remorse, even laughing about it. The beating left the young teen with a concussion, loss of hearing in one ear, loss of vision in one eye and black eyes and bruises all over. I don't care if the girl did "trash talk" them on MySpace (which to high school girls is a horrible thing to do to someone), no one deserves to be beaten the way that she was and videotaped! And a parent of one of the girl's that did the beating said it was "blown out of proportion". Another reason that parents need just as much education on bullying and cyber-bullying as the teens do.

I can't do everything right ALL the time

alright, alright... sorry I left you outta my blog

My dear friend Chesney pointed out to me last night that I left her out of my blog a few days ago about all the people I first met when I came to Pitt. Oh Chez, you know how important you are to me, but as I mentioned last night I was talking about the VERY FIRST time I came to town. I didn't meet you until weeks later. But, boy do I remember the first time I met my beautiful friend Chesney.

It was about 2 weeks after Jared and I met and we were talking on the phone constantly. We were talking one Friday night and I kept hearing this girl's voice in the background. She kept saying, "Let me talk to her, let me talk to her, I wanna meet this girl you keep talking about". I asked Jared who it was and he said that it was his best friend Chesney. I was a little taken aback by this... Jared, has a best friend that is a girl. (I find out later he in fact had TWO great friends that were girls, one was Jeremy's girlfriend at the time. AND that he had dated both of them) HA! I suddenly was a little jealous. He said that they had been close friends since high school and they were always there for each other. "She's great Stacy, you will just love Chez", he told me.

I finally got to talk to her that night on the phone and all I can remember is her saying, "Hi Stacy, I'm Chesney... Birk has told me so much about you, he won't stop talking about you." HAHA. Then I hear Jared in the background laughing with his buddies. I continue to talk to Chesney for a while that night and get to know her a little better. I was still a little unsure because she was so close to Jared and I wasn't as close to him yet. And, this is funny, I had this vision in my mind that she was a tall, blonde bimbo. HA!

Once I moved to Pittsburg I got to know Chesney even better and we became great friends. She taught me a lot about Jared, about his past and some of the reasons he is the way he is. I don't know what I would have done without her to be honest. There were a few times that she was the only one that could get through to Jared or even be able to figure out his moods (which can be a difficult task sometimes, haha)

Chesney and I have both grown up. She is getting ready to graduate from PSU this May with her degree in broadcast communication. I am so proud of her for her hard work in radio and on Gorillavision! She really has a knack for broadcasting and I can't wait to hear her on syndicated radio some day, haha. You've come a long way honey and I am proud of you and proud to call you my friend.

Just because I love them sooooo much

here's another link

Oh, I just had to share another link I found on the New Kids on People.com!!!! Oh, I have missed the Kids from Boston so much!!

http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20187803,00.html

(I couldn't figure out how to embed this one into blogger, but here it is anyway) :)

Calling all ladies from the 80s

Oh the time has come....

The New Kids on the Block are back!!!! Back to produce a new CD, back for a concert tour in the fall, back in our hearts and back on our iTunes. Well, at least mine and my friend Julie's iTunes. Oh girls... this is gonna be a fun year!

2 weeks and counting...

not too much time left in SEK

WOW, how time flies. It seems like just yesterday Jared and I were making the hardest decision of our lives about whether to move to Indiana or stay in Kansas. Then, it seemed like forever before we would be there, but now that time is upon us and life is getting crazy.

It is hard for me to even believe that I have been in southeast Kansas for 6 1/2 years! This crazy area of the state has been my home ever since I left my parents house in August 2001. I came here to go to school at Pittsburg State University. This school was never really in my radar in high school. In fact, I was looking hard at KU for sometime while at Butler County Community College. It was a brochure in the mail and a long talk with my friend Sherry that we decided to come and "check it out" for ourselves. Pitt State was known for their awesome graphic design program so Sherry was excited about that and I hoped to find an awesome communication department. We went on our campus visit in fall of 2000. We loved it! Everyone was so nice and the faculty was small and personable. So, we went for it. Neither one of us had been away from home too many times so it was a little scary but we knew we would be together which made it even better.

The end of March 2001, I decided to go visit Pitt with my friends Libby and Sarah. They were both dating guys that were living down there so they came to visit regularly. I decided, "what the heck, might as well go for a weekend and go and meet some people before I move up there". The entire ride up there Libby kept talking about Birk, Kraft, Lucas, Red and Dale. I had no idea who these people were (well, I kinda knew Dale from Butler). All I knew from Libby was Birk was the really nice, cute one with a girlfriend in KC, Kraft was the hot one with a girlfriend in high school, Red was the funny one with red hair, Lucas was the pimp and Dale was the crazy one. So, I didn't know what I was in for. I also knew that EVERYONE knew I was coming down with Libby and they all wanted to set me up with Red. (Ha, I laugh real hard at this now). Well, the first person I met was Birk (everyone called him that, I didn't learn his real name for about 3 weeks). He was nice, but quiet. I really didn't think much of him but that he was a nice guy, kinda cute. The next person I met was Kraft (I didn't learn his real name until later as well). He wasn't quite as nice as Birk (but I learned later that he wasn't in a real good mood that particular day) but he was a pretty boy. I remember leaning over to Libby and saying "and HE's the one with a girlfriend, darn it" HAHA... I laugh at this now too. Then I met Red... he was a little wild and crazy for my taste, haha.

As the evening progressed I starting talking more and more with Birk. I started to learn more about him, laugh with him and just talk. He had a girlfriend, and I knew that, so it was an innocent night with conversation. But we both knew it was more than that. However, I really didn't think he would leave his girlfriend for someone he just met. He asked for my number when I left and I gave it to him. I really didn't know if he would call. But he did, that night, and the next night and the next. We talked for hours and hours and we knew that we might just have something worth exploring here. So, Birk had to make a decision, and he broke up with his girlfriend. Jared Birk and I have been together ever since. It has been a rocky road for us, but that friendship and fire we found 7 years ago is still there! Amazing how things work out. If I never would have come down to Pitt for that visit with Libby our paths may have never crossed at Pitt and I never would have met all the wonderful people I met.

Jeremy Kraft is now living in S.C. with his girlfriend (who he met at me and Jared's wedding in Vegas) and they are getting ready to buy a house together. WOW... you've come a long way Krafty and we are all proud of you.

Lucas Allen lives in Burlington with his beautiful wife and two lovely daughters. He is such a great dad and his girls just adore him. From the "pimp" to the family man... you've come a long way LPA!

Adan "Red" Stahl is in Wichita with his adorable wife. He finished school and now works as an electrician. Oh Adam, you always be Red to most of us, but you have become such a wonderful person and great husband.

Dale Skillman is in KC with his girlfriend and their baby girl. He is such a great father and is still a little crazy, but in a cartoon daddy kinda way, haha. Congrats Dale... you come a long way!

Sherry "Rawlings" Daugherty is married to the love of her life and just bought a house. Oh Sherry, we've been through a lot together and I wish you all the luck in the world with Chris.