So school for Chris has started, and even though it is a little harder than expected, he is still pressing on. I am so proud of him!

We have accepted a position at church to teach the 3yr. old Sunday school class during the 11 o'clock service. We start on the 14th of September. We are very excited to be doing this! For me I have never done anything like this before, so this is a completely new voyage in my book.

Next weekend our Niece is getting dedicated. Chris' parents are coming in probably Friday to spend the weekend with us, that should be fun.

Settling In

Well I guess it's safe to say that we are up to date now on the Hughes' history... So here is an update for the last 2 months. In May my Dr. started us on fertility treatments, being that we are having such trouble conceiving again. Then I went back about 4 weeks ago to get some blood drawn to find out my progesterone levels, and was informed that I had been diagnosed with PCOS. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, basically infertility, My body, with out medicinal assistance will not produce an egg healthy enough to create a baby. Talk about a slug to the chest! Although this new information did hit us hard we started thinking that if we can't be biological parents then we will be parents of a different sort, because we both know that we need to have kids in our lives to be fulfilled. Of course we do still have a Booskers and he is such a wonderful blessing, but we still want children. Now we aren't gonna stop trying, like everyone automatically assumes, but if it's not in our plan then it's not in our plan, and we are not gonna waste our lives away worrying about it. After allot of praying about this Chris and I have decided that it would be in our best interest for Chris to go back to school and finish his degree in Youth Ministries. That way if we are unable to conceive and maintain a pregnancy then we will be the parents of a bunch of kids, they just won't have our genes. Since making this decision EVERYTHING has completely fallen in our laps. Kinda like God was just waiting for us to pick up on the path He laid. Chris was able to resume his application status at Piedmont, take a demotion, drop down to part time, and receive his acceptance letter within a 2 week span. All I have to say about that is that when God has a plan and you accept to faithfully follow Him, He will make things happen that you could never imagine. Chris and I couldn't be more happy with the outcome so far, although we know it is not gonna be an easy ride, we are having a blast! It is such a blessing just sitting back and watching all of these changes take place in our lives effortlessly.

After the Hitchment

Well there's not too much to say, We are so in love, and have enjoyed every minute of it! God has really blessed us. April 23, 2007 we purchased and started moving into our first home together. It is a little ranch on the outskirts of town, just a perfect location for us, around the corner from work, church, and family.

June 4, 2007~ Sitting at IHOP waiting for breakfast Chris breaks the news to me that He does not want me to refill my prescription! I started crying immediately, Oh happy day!

July 4, 2007~ We take a test, it has 2 lines!!!!

July 26, 2007~ Our first OB visit, Chris was so cute, you should have seen His eyes on that screen. We saw the heartbeat and got a pic of our little one, how much better could life get!

Of course after all that we couldn't hold it in any longer, So we ran to my parents that night and told them, they didn't even believe us!! Oh well, once they realized it was the truth they hit the fan with excitement!

August 12, 2007~ Was a very sad day. Our sweet baby left us to go be with our lord. But God is good and He knows best for us. We did grieve, but life goes on, and we have had blessing after blessing since.

The Honeymoon

Not much to say here, ya'll know what happened...



WE WENT TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!

It was wonderful, we left the reception headed straight for Florida. We stopped in Savannah, Ga for the night.

Got up the next morning to leave, only to find that my lovely Brother-in-law had FILLED our suitcases with bird seed. So we spent the first hour or so feeding all the birds in Savannah.

My parents gave us their timeshare for the week, it was just wonderful! Disney was great as well, the week turned out to be Star Wars week in Disney, so Chris was like a kid in a candy store.