Update

Time for a little life update.....

Jim has been gone a little over a week and so far

is doing really well with all of his training. He hates the

humidity in Georgia and it's only going to get worse since

he'll be there until July.

I have been spending 90% of my time with my crazy

but awesome sister Kelsi!!!! She's been keeping me busy

whether it be with staring contests....comparing our big hair
standing by while she eats my face.....

or going to the river on this awesome beautiful day....94

degrees in Redmond today!!!

We are also in the process of training for a half marathon.
We ran 6 miles tonight, and 13 really sounds like a lot

after that!

In other news, my little brother got engaged last weekend

to his beautiful girlfriend, Michelle! She will be the greatest

addition to the family.

The happy couple

She couldn't stop making this face all night!!

This was the crew that went up to surprise her....we went for

a hike in the woods at my aunt's cabin and hid all of our cars.

As soon as she said yes, Colton rang the dinner bell (an old train bell)

and we came running out of the woods.....pretty funny!

She was so surprised.

All the Cross ladies

As for the cafe, it couldn't be better. For those of you

who haven't been yet, you need to come by. It's my little

happy place!!

Love and miss you all!

Brea

Bye Jim

Today marked the official send off.

We had a mobilization ceremony in Eugene

to send off the 41st brigade to Iraq.

The governor gave a really weird speech

about the swine flu and hand sanitizer, but

otherwise it was a nice ceremony.

Jim and Heather

Look at me all army wife!

Now he's home for a few days leave and then gone for good:(

I wanted to let you all know that it would be awesome if

everyone got together and sent stuff to Jim when he's deployed.

If you're interested, I will put together a list and hook everyone

up with his info once he's out of country. He would love

to hear from all of you. They say care packages are what keep

the troops going every day so let me know if you want a part in it.