Sunday, January 07, 2007

Why 2007 Will be Excellant Despite the Fact that Burt's on the Bluff is Closing

Now, I know that 2007 has gotten off to a rough start for some of us. It ushered in the news that the beloved Burt's on the Bluff in Birmingham has been bought and closed. But I submit that there are lots of reasons to be excited about 2007, such as:

Mark and Emily's wedding! I mean, seriously, how long has this been coming for? Like 15 years or something like that? Let's all say it together: FINALLY! Sunny Orlando, here we come!
I can't help but take a little bit of credit for this one with a little something I like to call "The Intentional Bouquet Toss". I think that is what pushed them over the edge.

Annabelle Grace - Coming soon to a hospital near you! I heard that there is a pool going for what day she will arrive. Entry fee is $1000 and all proceeds go directly to Annabelle.


Nintendo Wii - No, we don't own it, but the Rutenbars AND Witts do - why do you think that we hang out with them? We pretty much did nothing else but play it all of New Year's Eve. Highlights include creating characters on Nintendo Wii, playing doubles tennis on Nintendo Wii, boxing on Nintendo Wii, and watching Jonathan throw a Nintendo Wii controller at the plasma TV. I'm not so much the video game type, but wow. I'm a big fan. Don't get me wrong, its no power pad . . . but its mighty close. And yes, my arm was sore the next day from my killer forehand.




Rachel and Jonathan's Wedding: Yay for marrying high school sweethearts! Again, I think this one has been coming for about 15 years, too!


The Country Music Marathon:
Yes, folks. It's true. After our overwhelming success at the Dana Point Turkey Trot, we have decided to run the Country Music Marathon - or at least half of it, anyway. What could be more fun than getting up every morning bright and early for a quick little 5-10 mile run? I figured if we are ever going to tackle something like this, now is the time in our lives to do it. We were so inspired over Christmas by our siblings - Anne and George are training for a mini-triathlon and Andy is training for the full marathon, so we figured it's time for us to jump on the band wagon. I'm not quite sure what I've signed myself up for, but here we go!

Samuel David: Yay, yay! Samuel will be arriving in late March/ early April and will be delivered in one of two places:
a) a hospital in Louisville
b) the back of an RV in the middle of Texas


Visitors to SoCal:
We are immensely looking forward to visits from the following people: DLew, The Platts, Matty, The Davenports, the Albertsens, Mither and Sallie, the Lawtons, the Malones, Missy, The Hesters, Reba, the Hinsons, the Richies, the Martins, both sets of parents, and anyone else that we can coerce into coming! Southwest has $69 each way right now from Nashville to OC!

Sydney Rose turns 1
: Our precious little niece is turning 1 in just a couple of days! We are looking forward to her walking and talking!


Regardless of what 2007 brings, we are super excited that it probably does not hold (knock on wood): moving across the country, planning a wedding, buying a house, or changing residences mutliple times. Happy 2007!

4 comments:

Rebecca said...

yay 2007! great post! one thing though: you do NOT want a walking baby. they are way too mischievous and sneaky. push her back down everytime she tries it. i'm sure adam's entire family will love you all the more for it.
i am also not sad to have 2006 over with.

Anonymous said...

Best entry ever! Love it! Ill be seeing you at the half marathon in nashville. probably walking my lazy butt but trying to run. you should write new blogs daily. they keep me entertained. please dont ever quit!

Anonymous said...

Hello my friend! You're the perfect person for all the scoop. I have one more for you... we're expecting again this september. Lots of babies & weddings this year.
Hope you're doing well!

Anonymous said...

I dont think that you have a whole lot to say Miss Lewis... oops sorry. I was wait for Oct 1, 2006 for about 13 years... or however long it has been since 8th grade. that is all have to say about that