Phillips Summer Resort

I have been telling my friend, Eric at work for months now that I post some pictures of the backyard. I have been such a slacker lately with my blog but I am going to try and be better. So finally....here my pictures of what we call "The Phillips Summer Resort." When we put the pool in we decided that it just wasn't worth it to try and grow grass so we brought in sand and created our own resort. It has a fire pit, tiki lamps, boardwalk, horseshoe pits, hammock and of course the pool. We absolutely love it!! The best part is probably no lawn mowing or watering. The only drawback is the dogs love to race around the pool, so we really have dog racing too, and they kick up the sand into the pool.

Sawyer Brown Concert

What a great night! My sister, Angie and I went and saw Sawyer Brown, my all time favorite band ever in concert tonight. We had so much fun. It is great to go out and not have to act our ages. We yelled, screamed and we basically crazy. We are both in agreement that the lead singer, Mark Miller is very sexy and man can he dance!! I think I have been to almost every concert that they have put on here since the early 90's and it never gets old. Just like my brother, Jason when he would see one of his favorite shows when he was a kid and for weeks after that is all he would play, I will spend the next week listening to all my Sawyer Brown CD's and waiting anxiously for their new album that will be out late this year. I can't wait!!

What happened???

As I got up this morning at 4:30 am that was my first question...what happened? It was snowing....again! For some reason after the beautiful, warm weekend that we had I was under the impression that it was going to be spring/summer. It was almost 70 degrees on Saturday. What a downer when you look over the window today. We have about 2-3 inches of the white stuff. And it is back to being cold, about 35 this morning. Sigh. :( I am beginning to wonder if spring will ever come.

Then and Now

24 years ago....we were both were a lot younger, probably a little naive, a few pounds lighter, one of us had more hair and we both know that we were marrying our best friend. We are celebrating 24 years of wedded bliss today, okay so maybe not all 24 years

were blissful but I would not trade them for anything. I still feel like I am married to my best friend. We have weathered the good times and the bad times and have come out stronger. We have survived the ups and downs that come with married life and grown closer despite our trials. We have raised three amazing boys (okay so we are a little bias.) The passion, love and commitment that we had for each other then has only increased today. I love Michael more today than I did 24 years ago. If someone asked me if I would do it all again knowing what I know, would I? The answer is "Yes!" Here's to 24 more years!