Relaxation and Nail Biting

Bye bye mall...Hello Myrtle Beach!! Ryan and I got some much needed R & R at the beach last week.

and we said our goodbyes to the Pavillion...

So after we destressed... we took a road trip to Tallahasee so that Ryan could get stressed out again. He didn't sit down once during the game. It was fun- just being together all week was fun! I even wore a salmon colored shirt to the game! Ok, it's not orange, but it's close...

Things change...

So as you all know, we have been in the mall doing the Veggie Tales thing for 3 months. Let me tell ya, it has been 3 looonnnngggg months! While the new venture has been fun, and semi lucrative, it was weighing heavy on us and we werent sure why. I have been into this questioning thing lately (some of you would say that I have been into that for 27 years now) so I began to ask questions. Sherry and I spent a lot of time thinking, talking and praying about the buisness and our lives. We came to the conclusion that the number ONE priority for us is to be at home together - or be on the same schedule. Especially the first year of marriage, it is important to spend time together doing every day stuff... and we werent doing that. Sherry would often have to work the late shift, or a 12 hour shift at the mall, and our time together was put on the backburner. Its true that starting a business lends itself to that, but due to our newfound priority - things just didnt line up so we had to change somethign.

The next question was what do we do about it... and the obvious, but very tough answer was to get out of the mall. After much prayer, we swallowed our pride and scheduled a meeting with the leasing rep at the mall. She was very encouraging and understanding, so by the end of the meeting we all agreed to terminate our lease and she would find someone else to fill it as soon as possible. That was one of the more humbling experiences I have had in my life, but sometimes you have to go through things like this for the good of family.

No worries though - we are still in the bizz... We still have our website, http://www.justmemusic.us/upstatesc , and we will still be doing shows and fundraisers. If you are interested in a CD or Book, give us a call. It may be easier for us to do it and ship it to you than you order it through the website. If you dont know our number, leave a post and we will get back to ya!

Alright well thats all about that... if ya didnt know, now ya know! If ya have any questions, let us know...

Later,

Ryan