TMI?

How much is too much? 

I am not sure if I am alone in this or not, but how much information can you really put on an open blog? 

We created our family blog to document our lives, and to print them into a book and have our children read them. We also created it to keep family and friends updated about our lives. It has been a great blessings, and we have loved having it.

But then I pose the question,  what do people really read on a blog?

Some people are picture people, some are story people, and for others its just a great way to share are lives with the people we don't see often enough.

But I personally am a story blogger, I love reading all the fun stories and really knowing what is going on with others. 

I have a good friend Heather, who has a private blog, and writes the best stories about her life, they are funny, interesting, and even random (which is my favorite part) I feel that even though we see each other often, I love that I never feel like a miss a moment with her.

I want to be that open on our blog, but how much information do people really want to know? And more importantly, how much information are we comfortable sharing with the world? So do we go private and dish it all? Or keep it fun and light and stay open for everyone to enjoy?

Going to William and Mary Law!

The oldest law school in the country...

The second oldest college in the country...

Founded in 1693 in one of the original American settlements.

We are so excited!!!

So, I applied to 14 law schools in January, and amazingly, William and Mary Law accepted me within a week of applying! (most schools took 2-4 months...) I found at work, and quickly called CheyAnn to give her the news. With many more schools to hear from, we began waiting and investigating.

I was really focused on practicing corporate law in Texas, so Southern Methodist University was probably my top choice at the time. I had visited SMU and really loved the campus, and it does great in Texas, so it was the front-runner.

However, the tipping point came when I received a call from a current student at W&M Law. She kind of caught me off guard in the morning on a day off, so I kind of groggily said I didn't have any questions, and almost hung up. However, I woke up a bit, and started spouting off all of my questions, and it was great. W&M sounded like a wonderful place, I loved everything she had to say, and I was officially very interested.

Over the next little while, I had several similar awesome conversations with students and alumni, all of whom glowed about the school. Lots of opinions like "It's the best place on earth!" "I love the school," and "The student body and professors are awesome." Not a single complaint. Not one negative point made about the school in talking to probably six different people.

When I received a generous scholarship offer in the mail, my decision was pretty much made. We decided to let the SMU and other schools' deposit deadlines pass without paying, which effectively meant the W&M was the choice, even though we hadn't even visited yet.

If you remember, our trip to Williamsburg was awesome, and it left no doubt in our minds that we were headed to the right place.

We've just about got all of our finances set, a cute house lined up, and are planned up until the day school starts, August 15.

So with great eagerness we anxiously look forward to our family's next great adventure: moving to the East Coast and (finally) attending law school at William & Mary!

Just turned one, shout HOORAY!

Saturday was Solana's first birthday!!! 

Birthday's are really important to us in this family, we make a big deal out of them. If we could have celebrated it all weekend, we would have. But instead we packed her birthday full of fun things to do. 

I can't believe how fast time has gone, and  I am even more surprised that in one year our little baby has grown and changed into this little talking, giggling, and running around the house crazy toddler. It has been the best year so far. Thanks Solana for being the greatest part our lives.

Happy Birthday!

Friday May 21st, 2010. 

I can't believe how much she's grown!

Saturday May 21st, 2011

I'm a big girl now.

So off to the zoo we went.

"I know this is fake guys, I am looking at real elephants right now."

The best Godparents in the whole world. She loves her Heather and Matt

Oh surprise! It's a goat!

Oh maybe I will go pet it.

Aunt Sarah saved the day! It was hot and humid and we were all sweatin'. But Sarah found some shaved ice to cool off the birthday girl, and boy did she suck it down!

We had a 'Little Miss Sunshine" party.

All she wanted to do was play in the yard the whole time.

"Thanks Grandpa Ross for my new pink chair, it's just my size"

It took her awhile to love opening her presents. She was so impatient, (We don't where she got that from, lol) she just wanted to see what was inside after we opened it for her.

"I love my new pal Violet"

Banana split ice cream cake anyone?

I am embarrassed to say, but we actually took her cupcake sampling the week before her birthday, I just wanted to make sure she liked it. Well I am glad we did, cause she had no interest in it. So Adam suggested an ice cream cake because she LOVES cold things (she is always drinking my smoothies) and she ended up loving her ice cream cake, hooray!

This is a face of pure enjoyment

"Get that cake in my mouth!"

"oh a spoon is so much better"

She actually enjoyed feeding us some cake too. 

She loves to share!

"Well that was great!"

"Happy birthday to me!"