Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from the beach! What a year 2008 has been! we were blessed with Mike's deacon ordination the first half of the year, and then a new adventure to the beach began!! we have certainly enjoyed the last 5 months here in Rockport...life is great, and much slower paced! A very welcome change from the hustle and bustle of the big city! We are supposed to head back when the job is done, but i may drag my feet on that! Life here is free of the craziness you have to worry about-like military style security in the elementary schools...my jaw literally dropped when i found out they didn't care about my drivers licence when i went to visit Blake for lunch! They said "hello Ms. Brown-here's your sticky tag, we'll see you when you're done eating!!" i about passed out! We love it! We also LOVE visitors, so next time you are thinking you need a break from that big city of yours, give us a call! We wish you a VERY Merry Christmas, and a blessed New Year!