happenings

Lots to share here in Casa Beasley...

Let’s start with the now-- Baby Charlie celebrated his first birthday today.  Seriously, where does the time go?  We splished and splashed til we were exhausted!  Sweet Ashley hosted the perfect first birthday party-- nine months pregnant to boot.

Emo and Buck also came to visit.  We’ve been missing them terribly and were so glad th ey could come and swing, read books, play the guitar, and take us to the potty.  This mama was glad for some good hugs, a few glasses of wine, and a mama of her own to go grocery shopping with.  

It had been a long few weeks, because...< Lofton applied for, and was offered, a job in Bristol, Virginia.  Yep, Virginia.  And had we been able to work it out financially we would be packing up this house and moving on up.  Alas, it was not meant to be.  

We prayed over the last few weeks that God would light our path, and He did.  As disappointing as it was to turn down what could have been a great opportunity for Lofton’s career, it is more importnat for us to provide Reese with stability.  That means financial stability as well as emotional stability.  The only way we could make a move work would have been for us to live apart for a year.  Boo on that.

And so, in Opelika we stay {we are still putting our house on the market though}.

Looking forward, this girl is excited for a looming summer break.  It’s been a rough end of the school year.  I want a summer of splashing in the pool, picnincs in the yard, and book reading.  Five more days, my friends...