Sweet, This past October 24, 2008 my older brother married his beautiful wife Lane. The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, the weather could not have been more perfect! The sunset beautifully behind the couple as they vowed their love to each other. I watched my brother's face as he smiled from ear to ear at his new bride, and I could barely hold back my tears. I love you Alex and Lane Jacobsen!
Me and the new Sista!
The beautiful couple!
Reunions, Baylor Homecoming was so much fun this year! Brad and I stayed with his Sister and her husband, Emily and Kolby, for the weekend. We brought Nala (75lbs.) and Bentley(50lbs.) along for the trip and it definitely made things interesting. The Arita's stayed with us too and they brought their dog Judge(45lbs or so). So all together there were 4 medium to large breed dogs in a 900 sq.ft. apart... Semi disasterous! Nothing was damaged and we had a great time visiting wiht friends and family but the dogs were happy to get back to thier own backyard! I think my favorite parts of the weeked was the awesome Baylor game where we barely lost to Missouri and the yummy caramel chocolate apples that we made late saturday night!
So Good!!!
Busy, Brad and I have been working long hours and long weeks for the last few weeks and it has definitely shown in my workout routine... which has actually just been non-existant. I have got to get back into it... 25Cloth has been doing very well for its first year. And has been changing lives all over the world. The youth have been getting involved too, which is always fun. I have been working with our event cordinator/sales & marketing director at Rick's for about a month now and I am really enjoying the change of pace. Brad has a new business that he is partnering in that will be up in running in January, and we are very excited about it as well.
Victorious, Baylor beat A&M, which is awesome for Baylor fans everywhere, then again any win is great/amazing! Sic 'em Bears! I have been playing indoor soccer on a co-ed team and this last week I scored my first goal, but it wasn't just any goal, it was the game tying goal. We had been down the whole game and within the last minute and a half, I scored!! Woo Hoo! What a rush! Brad is still playing basketball with his adult team and loves every minute of it!
A Blessing, Brad and I have been blessed with great educations, financial stability, and stable jobs. This past year we were introduced to a lady named Ana and her kids. Ana is the definition of a servant, possibly a modern day Mother Teressa, here in McKinney, TX. Ana saw a need and met it with a solution. Ana, her two girls and husband live in a small apartment complex in McKinney where many day laborers and other low income families live. When Ana moved in she had two beautiful girls Maria Helena and Isabella. Now Ana has forty kids that she takes in after school from 5-7. Ana provides a safe place for the kids to grow and learn and to really just be kids. She helps each everyone of them with their homework, teaching them in spanish and in english. She also holds ESL classes for their parents and leads a Bible Study once a week. Brad and I feel so blessed to know Ana and her kids, we love getting to hang out with them in the afternoons/evenings after we get off work. This year we are helping Ana throw a Christmas party for the kids. With the help of many others, each child is going to get to experience Christmas and the gifts that it brings! Through Ana's efforts these kids are getting a great education, their parents are learning English and getting better jobs, and their finances are becoming more stable. Ana works so hard everyday and she never tires. She will tell you, with tears in her eyes, that the greatest reward is for one child to learn. Ana is a blessing to everyone she meets! We love her so much!
