I have a link to the side of my blog, 'Pray for Keith Beasley', and I wrote something on my blog about him quite a while back. He was in Austin for a Bachelor Party in April of 2009. He fell several stories from a parking garage and ended up alive but barely functioning. He never 'woke up' but his body functioned enough to stay at a hospital and eventually a skilled nursing home that could care for him. His wife was pregnant with their first child when the accident happened and she gave birth to their son in May of 2009. Brooks is a little over a year old now. Keith and his wife, Judy, both graduated from Texas Tech but I did not know them while I was at school. I have just kept up with Keith's progress thru his wife's postings on CaringBridge, etc. Judy has an amazing relationship with our Lord and to think about what she was going thru and to read her posts really helped my walk with the Lord at times. I really have no idea what it feels like to watch your 32 year old husband lay in a hospital and then a nursing home, barely functioning, while you raise your son that will never really know his Dad? I imagine that it is probably excruciating at times and hard to rely on God and believe that He is in control. But Judy always did believe and always seemed to recognize that He was the one in charge and that He knew what the outcome would be, whether Keith lived or went home to Heaven. Saying that, I read on their blog that Saturday morning Keith went home to be with the Lord. Even a year and a half later, it is hard to hear that he will never meet his son here on Earth. If you have a minute, prayers for the family would be wonderful.
The link to their CaringBridge site is still on the right side of my blog if you feel interested in reading some of the things that she wrote.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Bachelor Party....San Francisco
Lee went out to San Francisco for his Bachelor Party/Weekend. He has some great friends there that planned the weekend out and I'm pretty sure he had a fabulous time!! They went to a Giants game, they toured the Anchor Steam Brewery and then went out pretty big Saturday night. He took some pictures but not very many. I posted the ones he took below.
This is Zac and his dog Lola. Zac's wife is due with their first child the weekend we are getting married:)
View from his deck.
Lee said this house was amazing, 3 stories and this is a view from the deck to the backyard.
Backyard again.
Tobey, relaxing on the patio.
Lee's best man, Beau.
Saturday night before heading out.
Beau and his beanie.
View of the city - beautiful!
This is Zac and his dog Lola. Zac's wife is due with their first child the weekend we are getting married:)
View from his deck.
Lee said this house was amazing, 3 stories and this is a view from the deck to the backyard.
Backyard again.
Tobey, relaxing on the patio.
Lee's best man, Beau.
Saturday night before heading out.
Beau and his beanie.
View of the city - beautiful!
Raul
Raul played baseball with Lee in Mexico last summer. Now he is playing for an independant team in Wichita, KS. The same league that the Ft. Worth Cats are in. Anyway, he was in town last week playing against the Cats, so Lee and I went to the game and then took him out after for a couple of drinks. We had a great time catching up with him and finding out how life is treating him now.
Lee, myself and Raul
Lee and Raul
Lee, myself and Raul
Lee and Raul
Monday, August 16, 2010
2 Months
I haven't posted in a while and actually caught everyone up on the life of Kristen and Lee.......and Lily!
Can you believe it? 2 months until the wedding! We have had my bachelorette party, a bridal shower in Tyler, lots of wedding dress fittings, etc. Lee is going to San Francisco in a couple of weekends to celebrate his bachelor party! Woohoo, he is going to have a fabulous time! The invitations are going out soon. Everything is just coming together really great! Lee gave in and let me put up all of our new dishes and everything we have gotten so far! I was in heaven:) The stack of empty boxes almost reached our ceiling and it took us several trips to get them all out to the trash.
Non wedding stuff:
Lee has signed up for the Civil Service Exam on Sept. 8th with the Arlington Fire Dept.. This is exciting and becoming a fireman is a long process but I hope that it works out because I think Lee would be perfect at this job! Cross your fingers and I'll update you once we hear something.
We have been busy lately, alot of it is wedding stuff but also going to lots of Rangers games. It is really fun to watch the Rangers right now! I can't wait until the playoffs. College football is about to start! My favorite season of the year:) It always brings better weather too!
Speaking of weather, it is miserable out. We haven't taken Lily to the dog park in a long time because it is just too hot. Her tongue starts hanging out when we take her downstairs to go potty:)
I guess that is it for now. Until next time.....
Can you believe it? 2 months until the wedding! We have had my bachelorette party, a bridal shower in Tyler, lots of wedding dress fittings, etc. Lee is going to San Francisco in a couple of weekends to celebrate his bachelor party! Woohoo, he is going to have a fabulous time! The invitations are going out soon. Everything is just coming together really great! Lee gave in and let me put up all of our new dishes and everything we have gotten so far! I was in heaven:) The stack of empty boxes almost reached our ceiling and it took us several trips to get them all out to the trash.
Non wedding stuff:
Lee has signed up for the Civil Service Exam on Sept. 8th with the Arlington Fire Dept.. This is exciting and becoming a fireman is a long process but I hope that it works out because I think Lee would be perfect at this job! Cross your fingers and I'll update you once we hear something.
We have been busy lately, alot of it is wedding stuff but also going to lots of Rangers games. It is really fun to watch the Rangers right now! I can't wait until the playoffs. College football is about to start! My favorite season of the year:) It always brings better weather too!
Speaking of weather, it is miserable out. We haven't taken Lily to the dog park in a long time because it is just too hot. Her tongue starts hanging out when we take her downstairs to go potty:)
I guess that is it for now. Until next time.....
Tyler Bridal Shower
I went to Tyler last weekend for a Bridal Shower and it was outstanding! Lee and I are so blessed and we got SO much stuff. My Grandmother (Missy) made it to Tyler for the shower, this was such a nice surprise. So many people were able to attend and overall it was a great success! The hostesses did an amazing job with the food, decorations, punch, flowers, etc. Thanks to the hostesses for everything!
The table covered with yummy food!
My Missy, Mom and Meredith
Missy, Mom and myself
The cake was so good!
Jamie, me and Meredith (I used to babysit Jamie and now she and Mer are both 22!)
All of the hostesses (from left): Martha, Sharron, Susan, Peggy, JoAnn and Nancy.
Great family picture (from left): Aunt Janie, Aunt Judy, Missy, Mom, Mer and I.
The cake was chocolate and vanilla!
The table covered with yummy food!
My Missy, Mom and Meredith
Missy, Mom and myself
The cake was so good!
Jamie, me and Meredith (I used to babysit Jamie and now she and Mer are both 22!)
All of the hostesses (from left): Martha, Sharron, Susan, Peggy, JoAnn and Nancy.
Great family picture (from left): Aunt Janie, Aunt Judy, Missy, Mom, Mer and I.
The cake was chocolate and vanilla!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Even More Pictures from the Weekend
I do not have these pictures in order but they are from Stephanie and Amy. Everybody did so great taking pictures! I love them all!
Stephanie and I at Glass Cactus Saturday night.
I think I was singing to Meredith in this picture:)
We are all singing in this one.
This was my first shot (I only did 2) but Miriam made me do this shot of Patron.....ugh!
Gross, I couldn't finish it.
Stephanie and I at Glass Cactus Saturday night.
I think I was singing to Meredith in this picture:)
We are all singing in this one.
This was my first shot (I only did 2) but Miriam made me do this shot of Patron.....ugh!
Gross, I couldn't finish it.
So, Miriam finished it for me:)
Oooohhh.....that tasted terrible!
Oooohhh.....that tasted terrible!
Ronna and Amy
Another great picture of Ronna and Amy
Everyone at the pool, so fun!
My gift from Miriam! Awesome!
Miriam, Allison and I - good picture!
Gretchen and I before the lingerie shower.
Stephanie and Amy on the shuttle to Glass Cactus. Yes, on the way there, we weren't done yet!
I'm not sure what we were doing but I like the picture!
Dinner Saturday night.
Another good picture from dinner Saturday night.
I like this picture too, all of us on the dance floor.
Look at the man in the back, waving to Stephanie:) And then Ronna is gettin down!
Booty picture - Lee will appreciate this picture:)
Amy and I at Glass Cactus.
Allison giving the sign.......
Another great picture of Ronna and Amy
Everyone at the pool, so fun!
My gift from Miriam! Awesome!
Miriam, Allison and I - good picture!
Gretchen and I before the lingerie shower.
Stephanie and Amy on the shuttle to Glass Cactus. Yes, on the way there, we weren't done yet!
I'm not sure what we were doing but I like the picture!
Dinner Saturday night.
Another good picture from dinner Saturday night.
I like this picture too, all of us on the dance floor.
Look at the man in the back, waving to Stephanie:) And then Ronna is gettin down!
Booty picture - Lee will appreciate this picture:)
Amy and I at Glass Cactus.
Allison giving the sign.......
Monday, August 2, 2010
More Pictures from this Weekend
Ok, these are Ronna's pictures from the weekend.
Stephanie and I participating in the 'limbo' and as you can see, we are the only adults!
Ronna and I at the pool.
Ronna, Miriam and Meredith in the pool.
Great picture of Stephanie and Amy at the lingerie shower.
Love those dance moves Amy!
More dancing....or standing.
Definitely bustin a move here!
Ronna and I at Glass Cactus.
Stephanie and I participating in the 'limbo' and as you can see, we are the only adults!
Ronna and I at the pool.
Ronna, Miriam and Meredith in the pool.
Great picture of Stephanie and Amy at the lingerie shower.
Love those dance moves Amy!
More dancing....or standing.
Definitely bustin a move here!
Ronna and I at Glass Cactus.
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