Bad Days and Date Nights

Okay so I've become a terribly lazy blogger for the past month. Its been very busy and very good around here lately and I'll get to that just now, but I would like to rewind quickly and remember a few important dates in the last month.

April 18- Happy Anniversery Dad and Mum! Its hard to believe that it has been 15 years since our families blended and now I can hardly imagine life without Dad, Hannah, and Abby. The Lord has been ever faithful to us and I would say that has made all the difference in my walk with Him.

May 13- Rev. Charles Beck Westerman goes home. Just as hard as it is to believe that its been 15 years as a Kirkbride-Westerman, it is probably even more so that it has been 17 years since Dad Chuck has passed away. As I grow older the ways that I miss him are different. I wonder what he would say to my current situation, my future career decisions, and my woman troubles among many other things. One thing I do know: he would be extremely proud of the men of God that his boys are becoming and of the family that they are part of.

May 18- Char Char the Dog Face Boy graduates High School! What in the world happened to the whiny, bed-wetting, penny-swallowing 9 year old Dog Face? Now he's become an 18 year old gradation-speaking, Washington State University-attending, clever writing, whiny, bed-wetting, penny-swallowing Dog Face! We kid. But in all honesty (and trust me, I hate doing this in full view of everyone) I am so proud of my little brother and I love to brag on him to everybody from Wyoming to South Africa. I am so excited to see him go make his own tracks at WSU and I'm sure one day we'll be watching the 10 p.m. SportsCenter hosted by our very own Charles Westerman. I take comfort in the fact that I will still be able to pummel him like the very, very little girl he is, however.

May 30- Happy Birthday to Jer! The quarter-century mark for the ol' ACC Bandwagoner himself! It has been so good for me to be in Souix Falls, SD with my older brother the last 3 years. His level-headedness and rational approach to life has helped me out of many a tricky situation. I appreciate all the support he has given me as a brother and a best friend. NOW MAKE ME AN UNCLE DANGIT!!!