Kevin's growing older...(by Lisa)

This week we celebrated Kevin's 23rd birthday!
It was a week full of joy and surprises. Thursday morning Kevin woke up to a surprise breakfast with some of our dear friends that live in our apartment complex. I managed to set off the smoke alarm at 6:00am. That surprised us all!

Thursday night, Kevin was surprised, again, by a visit from his parents and some family friends at dinner. They bought our dinner and brought him a Black Russian cake. It is so yummy - if you haven't tried one, you need to get on that pronto.

Friday morning Kevin got a gift basket on his desk at work. It was full of coffee, hot chocolate and all kinds of fun baked goodies. The girls in our church put those together for some of the guys as a thank-you gift.

Saturday evening we celebrated with our church friends by eating a gourmet meal at Chick-fil-a. It's within walking distance from our house. Of course we walked because Kevin prefers the trek through the path in the woods as opposed to driving in an air-conditioned car. He hasn't lost his love of the outdoors. I love that about him!


So, Kevin's a year older. Here's a list of everything I have been blessed to be a part of during this past year of his life:

• Wednesday night Home Group
• our engagement
• college graduation
• moving him out of his apartment
• moving to The Woodlands
• starting a new job (Chocolata)
• buying our first car
• finding a church
• getting married
• learning how to be married
• learning more about being married
• having a budget
• starting another new job (Capital One)
• learning how to be more "green"
• moving apartments
• walks on the Waterway
• our first Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter!
• IKEA trips
• taking care of each other when we're grossly sick
• grocery shopping at H-E-B
• hosting home group at our apartment
• our first pregnancy tests/scares
• Saturday morning coffee and Library trips
• cooking together/teaching Kevin how to cook
• $1 movie rentals
• Kevin's new girlfriends (he has 2 - they're both under the age of 2!)
• weekly Chick-fil-a dinner (and discovering free Thursday breakfasts!)
• snuggling on the couch
• turning the guest room into a play room (for small group, of course!)
• shopping for chairs
• making sushi
• another new job (Texas Systems)
• late nights grading papers
• road trips to Austin
• and of course - lots of dinner and coffee dates!

Happy Birthday Kevin!
All my love,
L