This is for you Mark Gray!!!!

OK, so here we go!

Lord knows, its been a while! But I'm here, safe and sound...and ready to update you since the last time you heard from me was in February! So...since then I have been back to Texas, as you should know, and stayed for about two weeks. Then flew back to California...obviously. Anyway, in all of that..Jonathan and I were not at our best and started to seek help as to how we could better our relationship...and with that note I'll let you in on a little secret.....JONATHAN AND I ARE SUPER FANTASTIC, and I praise God continually that He is in mine and my husbands life, and so present in our marriage, even when we don't realize it...HE IS. Things are going so good, that we are praying about possibly taking a new step, possibly buying the house we are currently in on a rent to own basis from our Pastor and his wife. We're praying about it, and bouncing some ideas around, so we shall see! As for our little family we have here, we have extended it a bit. We got a cat. His name is Oscar. Originally we had named him Oscar for Oscar De La Hoya, because he was constantly on his back to feet boxing at EVERYTHING...but now we're thinking it might be Oscar The Grouch..he's just a little testy from time to time and not afraid to tell you about it! The funny part is the dogs were actually terrified at first, so we for sure know now who rules in this house!

And I really hate posting this for those of you who...how do I say this, don't have perfect weather...but I'm gonna! IT IS BEAUTIFUL IN CALIFORNIA!! Jonathan and I go to the beach AT LEAST once a week! And a different beach everytime! They are beautiful out here, and have yet to find a bad one! I'm starting to remember what I actually did look like as a child, with this super dark skin again! It's great! We are actually not going to get but about ...2 or 3 days to just us in July, so we are trying to get in our beach time now so we won't be pale later in the summer! LOL.

So an update on our busy schedules! Starting June 28-July 4th, I will be a counselor at our High School Camp up in the mountains, and Jonathan is not going. Then when I get back, Jonathan will fly to Florida to lead worship for a camp on the beach for that whole first week in July. The day after he gets back we will have our middle school camp for an entire week in the mountains, where Jonathan will lead for a guys group and myself a group of girls. Then that weekend 2 guys from Texas will be joining us, both friends of Jonathan's, one will be staying with us. That will be our Middle School Conference, which is like VBS for middle schoolers, and is apparantly the biggest thing that happens for Middle Schoolers at our Church, and that will be for the whole week. Then the following week (the last in July) is when things will START to slow down and my friend, Steph, from Texas will be flying out to see me, and I have a wedding that weekend that I am not only helping to plan, but am the maid of honor. Then....after that on August 1st...WE'RE DONE!!!! OOps, I forgot to add that our church is starting a "no boundaries" thing for the summer, where we are reaching out more to the people in our communities, and so Jonathan and I are hosting a "block party" for our area! and thats on the 31st of July. THEN, August 5-9, my Aunt and cousin are flying out to stay with us and relax...so excited about that, Then nothing in September that I am aware of, but then October is when MY PARENTS ARE COMING OUT!!!! WOO-HOO!!! And, I get bbq, real bbq in California, and..most importantly, my birthday cake. YESSS! And then Jonathan and I will be heading to Hawaii for a few days to celebrate our 2 year anniversary in November! SUPER EXCITING!

So, all of that to say, if we can make it through the summer, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!! lol

Miss and Love y'all

& Congrats Sheri!!

Tonya