Inman Adventures: July 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010

Testing Email Posting

This is just a test to see how the email posting works.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

My Mom finally decided to retire after 46 years of working at Germania Insurance. The whole family was there to celebrate with her!

Mom,

I am so very proud of everything you have accomplished over the years. Your dedication to your career has taught me so much! I understand that your decision to stop working was long overdue but because of you and Dad, we (Marty, Kristy and I) were given so much our entire lives. I have always looked up to you and your work ethic and hope that I have taken on your traits to dedicate my time an effort to a company as long as you have. I love you Mom and I am so glad you are finally getting the chance to be happy, wild and free!

Love,
Julie

Here's to you, Mom....

Beautiful Poem written about My Mother....by my bestie, Tracy Matthies! I gave her some of my thoughts and she ran with it! Thank you Tracy! Reading it still makes me tear up....

A young and bright lady, only age nine-teen

Took on a job with a very small team.

Her dedication to the tasks began a career

For a company that has flourished year after year.

Forty-six years later, that would be today

Paths are changing, and it’s now time to play.

The number of customers she has helped is untold

But her dedication reveals a character of gold.

From 1946 to 2010, her decision to part

May come with a heavy heart

At the same time, we pause to cheer

For a woman who earned this, that is clear.

An end of an era, now is the day

We all come together, so that we can say:

Geneva, we applaud you, celebrate with you, and say hooray!

West Texas Birthday Party

On June 25th, we loaded up the car and headed to Midland. We decided to transistion Avery into her big girl car seat for the trip, so she would be facing us and not be crammed in her infant carrier. She was a week and a half shy of 1 year and just around 20 pounds so it was time for the change. The car seat was a big hit at first but had some getting used to. She slept for the majority of the trip since we could not get away until 7pm. By the time we got to Midland at 1 in the morning, Avery had slept for a good 4 hours and was ready to party. Needless to say Mimi, Papaw and Uncle Austin were excited to see her as well.

We had her "First" 1st birthday party planned for Saturday with lollipop decor. Vickie did a great job running with my theme and the set up was just as I had imagined. Grandma Ann made Avery's birthday cake and it was adorable! The party started at 3pm and at 1 o'clock Avery still had not taken a nap. At that point it was impossible to even keep trying. The party was a hit and she looked adorable in her birthday outfit from Mimi. (Thank you for everything you did to make it special!) By 4:30, Avery was completely worn out and ready for her nap...when I say READY, I mean READY! She fell fast asleep while realxing on top of the chair. It was so cute!