Memorial Day

To all of you who serve, have served, or plan to serve, thank you. This Memorial Day is very important to me as Stoney and I prepare for his deployment to Afghanistan in the coming days. Please pray for us, Stoney's safety, and the safety of all of those who are fighting for us and our country.

Also, our good friend James O'Brien posted a blog about Memorial Day and talked a little bit about Stoney and me. Please check out James' blog: http://www.spiritualhorseman.com/2009/05/truth/. He has a true gift when it comes to words and identifying those small details that highlight the greatness of our Lord. Additionally, it seems that Tonni has an equally passionate gift for sharing the Truth. Her blog is located at http://real-life-with-multiple-sclerosis.blogspot.com/. James and Tonni remind Stoney and me of St. Francis of Assisi when he said, "Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” These are two special people that don't have to say a thing and you know they are living out God's gospel. Thank you James and Tonni.



Thank you Stoney for everything you do. I love you.

Under the weather

So, most of this week I've spent in bed sleeping. I never imagined I could sleep so much and eat so little. On Monday morning we decided to go to an urgent care facility because not only was my stomach doing flips, but I also was running a temp. I absolutely hate being sick! The doctor there was great. He hooked me up with a shot for nausea (a shot that hurt more than any shot I've ever gotten) that, I think, at first caused more nausea than I had to start with, as well as an antibiotic. He said he wasn't sure if it was a viral or bacterial problem so he treated me as well as he could for both. My appetite is (somewhat) back...but I still feel week from those few days I spent in bed with a fever. Yuck...I'm just ready to have my own kitchen to cook in so I know where the food is coming from and how it's cooked.
On the bright side, the bed here at the La Quinta is SO comfortable.
AND,
We signed on a house! Yay! I will post some pics soon. It's in a great Colorado Springs neighborhood and our back yard backs up right into Bear Creek Park. We are very excited and anxious to move in...the movers will be delivering our household goods on wednesday. Stoney and I are so thankful that everything has fallen into place as it has. What a blessing.

To Texas and Beyond...

So we have finally made it to our new home in Colorado. Well, almost.
We have made it to Colorado Springs, but our current "home" is at the La Quinta Inn. We have spent the past few days getting a feel for the area, seeing different neighborhoods, and looking for houses. We have seen a ton, liked a few, and really liked a couple. We will be looking more tomorrow and will hopefully have found a house and signed a contract by the middle of the week. We're ready to have a home again, but I'm not complaining. It's great having a nice place to stay (Daisy included) with fresh, clean towels when we need them AND a continental breakfast. So far we LOVE Colorado and we are very excited to be here. Stoney and I feel like we're still on vacation. It is just so beautiful... I'm really looking forward to re-establishing Alison Portis Photography here ASAP. There are tons of great photo locations! My mind is filling up with some exciting new ideas!

Here are some pictures of our trip to Texas and some while at home. I have SO many posts to catch up on, so stay tuned!


These pics...Daisy sleeping in the car, the St. Louis Gateway Arch, Stoney and I in Boody (hah!...we thought it was funny), and my great friends Kate, Karissa, and (the cutest of all of us) Caitlyn.


We stopped at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and it just so happened to be the anniversary of the bombings. I have always wanted to see the Survivor Tree...The memorial was breathtaking and the tree was more beautiful than I could have imagined.


These are our nieces, Emory, Trinity, and Micah. I'm pretty sure we've got the cutest nieces in the world...if only I had a picture of Selah, the montage would be complete.