Goodbye 2009!

Life only seems to get busier and busier for me. 2009 was a great year. We had so many big things happen it'll be hard to recall them all. Anyhow I will try to sum up what's been going on with us.

We had our first wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that one year went by in a blink of an eye. In fact as I'm writing this we are very close to our second second! We're very happy and having a great time building our family.

Michelle and I purchased a lot to build our permanent home on out in Prairieville. it's 3/4 of an acre compared to the 1/8 of an acre we have here in Baton Rouge. A beautiful lot on the highest ground you'll find in Prairieville. We are looking forward to building a home on it within the next two years. However as my father and I were out cutting down trees and bush hogging I'm starting to realize I'll need a great lawn mower so I don't spend all my time cutting grass!

Of course the second part of the year has all been about getting ready for Ms. Ella! It's really been an adventure getting ready for our beautiful new baby. Learning all about everything from changing diapers to fighting with insurance companies over getting a new person properly covered. I swear from what I've seen it's harder being born than dying! But she is so worth it and has really brought us to a new level as a family. She's just growing so fast!

What's up for 2010? Well in addition to continuing on the things above I'm going to keep on brewing beer. A great hobby that I really got the hang of in 2009. My Best Of Baton Rouge project got a good base underneath it for 2009. I'm sure Ms. Ella will take up over half of my spare time!

Happy new year to everyone!

Jerry Wayne Odom Jr.
December 27, 2009