In checking my xanga, i realized that it has been almost a year now since i last updated! WOOPS!  alot has changed for me in the past year. i am now at bryan college in the small town of dayton, tn! i really am starting to love it here but of course i miss being home! we have our first break in 8 days and i cannot wait! i have learned alot about independence and being on my own, but of course there are still many truths to be learned. the family is good. kristin is a junior this year, adam is in 8th grade, and alyssa is in 6th grade. the kids are keeping up with their sports and mom and dad have just been as busy as ever! im going to see RASCAL FLATTS!  over fall break and i am soooo excited! i can't wait! dawny is taking kristin and i! it's going to be pretty much AMAZING! what else has happened over the past year?! of course i graduated from highschool. my senior class went to new york city for our senior trip. it was alot of fun but i got really sick so that was rough! we saw phantom of the opera on broadway and of course went shopping in the city! then we went to word of life bible college in new york and it was okay....we had fun as a class. of course there was alot of drama but i guess that's what happens whenever you put a bunch of girls together! i got my first boyfriend this past year! he's the most amazing guy ive ever met in my life! i kno they all say that but seriously! he really is! and it's been really hard being away from home bc i've just really missed him alot! i babysat all summer for the hughes family. that family became like a second family to be! they are great! we went to emerald pointe together. i went to the beach yet again with my family. pop was sick this year but is doing alot better now. i went back to emerald pointe with some of my closest friends! i went to the lake a bazillion times with joels family which of course was a total amount of pure funness!!  this past year has been amazing but it's definitely had its ups and downs! but then again....that's life!