I have to say that I could not be more proud of the guys from Echoing Angels. Yesterday they played at Celebrate Freedom for 104.7 The Fish. The crowd was probably about 10,000 at that point...although by the end of the day I heard that 52,000 people came to this free event. It was AMAZING. But, the guys did an amazing show and everyone really seemed to enjoy all the new music that they debuted. Then the autograph line was huge. They did an interview with Kevin & Taylor in the morning and did a great job. In fact, Kevin & Taylor always put the artists on the spot to come up with a K&T jingle on the fly. Trey's lyrics and vocals along with the others beatbox was AWESOME! After they played they also were interviewed on the video stage for the audience to see. They were able to tell everyone about their single and CD that are to come. They talked about our blog here. And of course they talked...babies!!! It was just such an amazing day. And I was just soooo proud of them!

I LOVE long weekends! And I am so happy to see this Labor Day weekend here! Today I'm absolutely exhausted. Our morning and afternoon traffic reporters ended up both being out today and so I had to fill in for them AND do my job. And although my job isn't physically exhausting....it definitely was mentally draining trying to make sure that I wasn't missing their reports or my reports. Just a lot of little pieces to the puzzle. So I'm especially thankful that the weekend is here. I can't wait to catch up on some sleep! Another reason I love long weekends is because it means that it'll be a short work week next week.

I'm also excited because Echoing Angels is playing at Celebrate Freedom tomorrow. It's exciting because it's my stations event and I'm excited to see the band play and get the exposure. To get out the and let everyone know that EA is back and even more amazing than before. I just know they are going to blow the socks off of everyone! But, I'm also so excited because I'm so proud to show off my husband. What can I say...he's hot! LOL...I can't help it! But, I am so thankful for him and so proud of him for pursuing what God has called him to do. It's just going to be a fun day overall. If you're in town, come out to see them play at 5 pm tomorrow.

I got the opportunity this morning to go see Nikki and JP and Journey at the hospital. That is a beautiful baby. He has a head full of dark hair. And he is a good baby. I am so happy for them. I stayed until they were discharged and watched them as they drove off with their new bundle. He is so tiny. I had almost forgotten my children were that tiny at one point. It goes by in a blink.
Trey is on a plane home right now from California. He said they got everything done they needed to in two short days. God was making them work efficiently. Trey is very excited about how it all sounds which makes me very anxious to hear it. All of you GLEE fans out there will be happy to know that the singers from the show sang BVGs (background vocals) Trey said they did awesome and it sounds sick. Too cool. Now the record is off for mixing and mastering. And now the band and the powers that be must get serious about the choosing the single. We have a month until its release! Yaaaaah! I have my favorites, only time will tell if that's the one!
So we are off to the beach for a week. My mom and dad are joining me and the kiddos now and Trey will join us Sunday after Celebrate Freedom. I am actually sorry that I will miss them play Saturday. There is an expected 20,000 people and they are going to debut some of their new stuff on the record. If you are looking for something to do Saturday , Celebrate Freedom is FREE! There will be a bunch of artists there. It is at Jim R Miller park in Cobb county starting at 10 am, Echoing Angels plays at 5ish. Ya'll let me know how they do and what you think of the new music.

As you already know, I work for a radio station here in Atlanta. This weekend we have a big event called Celebrate Freedom. At the station everyone is hustling and bustling trying to get last minute things done for the event. Our amazing promotions team has been out at the park all week setting up and getting ready. And although I haven't been there yet, I know that they are doing an awesome job. It's a one day event being held at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta and is absolutely FREE! We have a lot of great artists that are going to be there inlcuding Switchfoot, Big Daddy Weave, Natalie Grant, Point of Grace, Johnny Diaz and of course Echoing Angels! The guys are gonna be debuting some of their new music from the CD they just recorded. So make sure you come out and support them. They will be playing around 5 pm. Plus, I'll be there. :-) So, come on out this Saturday if you're in Atlanta! Hope to see you there!!!

So Josh and I are 17 weeks pregnant now and are very excited! It's still is all so surreal because of everything that we've been through this past year. Next week we go back to the doctor for our next check up and this will be the first time that Josh will hear the baby's heartbeat. I can't wait for him to get to experience that! Then two weeks from tomorrow we get to find out what we are having! We are both just over the moon excited to know! We've got so much to do once we do find out.

The biggest thing that we are trying to do is get our house ready to possibly be put up on the market. And try to sell it before the baby comes. I know that this is probably not the best time to try and sell, but, we feel like this is the right thing to do and are just following what we feel like the Lord has told us to do. HOWEVER, to do this, so many things around the house have to be fixed or fixed up. My in-laws came over a couple of weeks ago and painted our living room a neutral color. I looooove dark rich colors, but, it doesn't help sell the house because "neutral" is what realtors say you should have. Anyway, it looks really nice downstairs now. Then today my mother-in-law came over and started priming our bedroom (again a dark color...hunter green). I went to Home Depot last night and picked out a really pretty cream color for our room. So today she primed and tomorrow she will paint. It's been amazing to have her help...especially when I can't. After our bedroom we only have one more small bedroom to paint (navy blue in that room...lol...I know). Then we will be done with the painting. Once all the painting is done we have to replace our water heater and fix the drywall from some water damage and get the carpets cleaned. Then I think we'll be ready. Whew! A lot to do in such a short amount of time. But, I'm very excited about this and ready to move on to a place that Josh and I can call "OURS" and not a place that I bought and he moved into.

Last night I was looking over the paperwork that the doctor gave us when we first got pregnant. And I was blown away at things they are saying we need to do already. I have to send in my admissions paperwork to the hospital in 3 weeks. Wow! Then look for a birthing class AND start looking for a pediatrician. Yikes! Seems like this is so early to do but then again the baby will be here before we know it. I need to make a to do list! My pregnancy brain isn't letting me remember a lot of things these days...so lists have become my friend!

Today at work, Kevin & Taylor announced that Echoing Angels will be playing at Celebrate Freedom in September. That was a lot of fun hearing them talk about the guys. And I can't wait for the guys to debut all their new music for everyone to hear! So if you're in the Atlanta area on September 4th, come out to Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta and support them! It's absolutely FREE!

Tonight Josh and I are going to my parents church to "critique" a teen steppers group from their youth group. They are going to the national Fine Arts Festival for the Assemblies of God to represent the State of Georgia there. And they've asked us to come and watch their performance tonight to see if they need to improve on anything performance wise. So that should be fun. That kind of stuff always fascinates me because I don't think I could be a stepper.

I'm also working on getting things ready for our trip next week to Michigan. Very much looking forward to seeing old High School Friends that I haven't seen in forever. I'm also looking forward to showing Josh where I grew up at. Granted it's a small town and won't take a long time to do the tour, but, it's still a lot of memories for me that I can't wait to share with him! So, I'm trying to make final preparations for that.

Well, as you can see my mind is just full of a mish mash of stuff right now. Got a lot on my mind. So I think I'll stop for now. Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!