My First Blog

Hey everyone!!

This will be my first blog ever! I can't believe I have never gotten into it before but now seemed as good a time as any! Let me tell you a little about my family!

My name is Melissa and I am married to the most wonderful man ever, Chris! I am a full time stay at home mom and Chris works full time for and is a Major in the Alabama National Guard as a Task Force Commander in Recruiting. We live in Prattville, AL. We have one son, Brooks, who will be two on July 24th. We have two dogs: a cocker spaniel named Whiskey (7 years old) and a chocolate lab named Reese (15 weeks old). We are very active and love to workout, swim, run, bike, and travel. Our favorite spot to visit is definitely the beach and we go as many times during the year as we can! We also enjoy visiting Lake Martin and spending time with friends and family there.

I am from Andalusia and graduated Andalusia High School and then went on to attend Troy University where I majored in Criminal Justice/Pre-Law, but as you can tell I am not currently using that degree =) I am a former pageant girl and am still one at heart! I love to scrapbook, paint, practice with photography, workout, and spend time with my family! I love to paint children's decor and am thinking of creating a ebay business to sell my paintings.

Chris is from Troy, AL and graduated from Charles Henderson High School and then went on to attend to Troy University. He has been in the Alabama National Guard for 21 years! I am SO proud of my soldier!!! He loves to do bike, run, workout, and anything else outside! He has a passion for baseball and has already instilled that passion in Brooks! Chris also loves to read and has WAY too many books!!

We both are very big family people and love being with and around our families! Our faith means everything to us and we are both born again Christians and believe that God is our rock and our strengh, without Him we are nothing!! We are members of Frazer UMC in Montgomery where we are active in the Faithful Families Sunday School class and I sing in the Chi Rho Contemporary Choir.

I am really excited about beginning my blog... Look for much more to come!!!

Melissa