And so it begins...

Thanks to Dana Henderson, I have been introduced to blogspot.com. Seeing as we have great life changes ahead of us and friends scattered across the country, I will be using this as a way to keep everyone informed of everything that is going on. There are a number of things to tell.

We recently celebrated our first wedding anniversary and so enjoyed remembering the wonderful wedding that we had. We were so appreciative of all the people who drove and flew great distances just to share that moment with us.

We are also coming up on the one year anniversary of buying our first home together. We love our house and are continually working on making it our home. For some time now we have felt like outsiders out here in the suburbs of Nashville. We seemed to be the only carefree couple not pushing a stroller....but that is changing!

In February we, too, will join the ranks of parenthood. With a due date of Valentine's Day we are preparing to welcome Baby Williams. I have already started the nursery and Rodney is helping me with all the heavy lifting. Because I love old things, we have pieced together some beautiful antiques for the nursery. We won't find out the sex of the baby until next month...so decor has yet to be selected. My favorite purchase so far was a gorgeous antique dresser I found at one of my favorite stores. I visited Mom and Dad last week in Iraan, and mother had already started shopping. I came home with a bulging suitcase last night full of baby stuff. We are going to the doctor today to hear the heartbeat for the first time. 1:30 is not going to come soon enough!!

Okay, okay...I've heard from several of you, and believe me I've struggled with this too, but we all have to come to terms with the fact that this baby will not be a Native Texan...gasp. However, I truly believe my husband loves me so much he will one day concede and we will move our little selves to the Lone Star State...it could be 20 years, but one day. For now my husband and baby will be Tennesseans and I will remain a Texan on hiatus.

Rodney has also decided to take on another challenge. He will be starting his MBA in January on a two year track. We look forward to all the blessings we hope that will bring...

And of course, our baby, Gracie Mae is cute as ever. We celebrated her first birthday in June with some doggie treats and puppy ice cream...she's really only slightly spoiled. We are sure she will encounter some adjustments with the new baby, but trust she'll handle them gracefully. She is full time entertainment for all the neighbor kids and we think she'll be fine with our baby.

I will continue to post things as they happen. I know I already sent out one Baby Belly Update via email to a few of you, but I will start posting those here.

Hope all is well wherever you are. Much love--The Williams