The Life of the Wagner's

I can't believe that football season is about to begin! We had a really busy summer, always on the go as usual. We were able to continue our baseball tour by going to Chicago. I loved Wrigley field almost as much as Fenway. We also drove over to Milwaukee and went to a Brewers game. We will definitely be going back to Chicago. We loved it. It was SO much better than NYC.
Besides baseball we got to go to the Kenny Chesney concert at Soldier Field. It was so much fun! I was so happy that Jarrod got to go to a show with me. I get to shows pretty often thanks to my best friend Jamison who works for KC, but Jarrod can never go because the tour is during baseball and football seasons. He had an awesome time, especially when we were side stage with Wayne Mills. Jarrod went up to him and said Roll Tide- Waynes eyes lit up, and that sparked an hour long conversation between them. Also, many people think Jarrod looks like Carl Edwards (the Nascar driver). When we were watching from the side of the stage we started noticing alot of people looking at Jarrod and trying to get our attention... they thought he was Carl Edwards:-) Wayne Mills and his wife thought it was hillarious and of course it went to Jarrods head a little bit:-)Heres a picture of Seth, Jarrod (Carl,haha), me, and Jamison at the show

We also got to go to the beach for 5 days the beginning of July which was great. We are fortunate to be able to go to the beach several times during the year because we live so close, but usually it is only for a couple of days max. Jarrod has gotten to go deep sea fishing several times this year and I have gotten to go a couple of times too! Jarrod is excited that we now have a pastime that we can enjoy doing together.
Besides that we have just been enjoying spending time with our babies(dogs) Belle and Ellie May.
Ellie May started school last week because she is so so stubborn. She does whatever she wants and loves to run.. away. She is also STILL not completely potty trained. The good thing is she is so very sweet and LOVES people. Belle really likes having a sister too. Ellie May has definitely made our home life more fun- she is hillarious to watch.
Well the next few monthes are going to be very busy for us.. Geneva football, weddings and showers, AU and AL football.. Like I always say I will try to get better about updating blogs, but I know you know not to hold your breath:-)

Well, clearly I am awful at blog posting. Maybe one day I will have something interesting going on so I will post more often. It has been since the December since the last post. We had a great Christmas and so far 2009 has been much better than 2007 and 2008. Nothing eventful has happened- which has made it good. Baseball season came and went along with spring football, now it is time for summer football workouts for Jarrod. Next week is his last week of being in the classroom, but he will work all summer except for the week of June 8-14. To take advantage of his mini vacation we are going to continue of MLB park tour. Last year we went to Atlanta, Boston, and New York. This year we considered going back to Boston because we really liked the city alot, but didnt get to spend much time there before taking a train to NYC. BUT, we decided to continue on with a new city- Chicago. We are going to Atlanta on June 10 then flying out to Chicago on June 11 and staying until the 14th. Good friends of ours from ourSunday School class Seth and Crystal Nolen are going with us. Seth is a baseball coach as well. We are definitely going to Wrigley to watch the Cubs play, and may also go to watch the White Sox play as well. Ironically, the Kenny Chesney tour will be in Chicago at the same time. Jarrod was supposed to go to the Birmingham show we went to a couple of weeks ago, but as usual coaching duties called and he could not make it. So it works out great that he gets a chance to go to a show with me. He will get to hang out with Jamison and meet our other friends on the tour. The show is at Soldier Field where the Bears play so that is a plus, the boys will get to see that stadium too. The big plus for me is that when Kenny plays stadiums, Sugarland opens for him! I LOVE Sugarland and am excited about getting to see them live again. Jarrod asked me recently if I get tired of seeing KC in concert over and over. I told him that first of all, i wouldnt go, except for the yearly girl trip, if I had to pay to get in. But, on the other hand, there is a good reason Kenny has won entertainer of the year so many times- He puts on an incredible show! Its never ever the same. I love concerts in general- been to 100's of em starting when I was just three (saw the Monkees:-) Jarrod is not a concert lover, but Kenny is a show he wants to see.

Speaking of concerts, June 4,5,&,6 is Bama Jam. We will see Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Brooks and Dunn, among many, many others. On June 5th we will not be going to Bama Jam because we are going to Montgomery to see Casting Crowns. Casting Crowns is both Jarrod and my absolute favorite group! We are excited. Seth and Crystal and going with us and Bo is going too.

In other news, i'm sure you would like to know when we are going to do IVF again. Honestly, until just recently I didn't know if I would ever do it again. It was so, so, hard to do. Not so much the numerous the 100's of needles as much as the emotional part. I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy (not that I have any enemies.. just a phrase). Lately I have been considering trying again in the late fall/early winter. When I told Jarrod I may be ready again he was happy, but reminded me what I had somehow forgotten... we will need more money. Even though we bought the "two try" package, it does not include my medication or Jarrods procedure. Last time we took out a loan to pay for it all, and our insurance covered our medication. insurance only covers one IVF cycle in a lifetime and Jarrods procedure has to be done again of course... that quickly blew my bubble wondering where we would find $5,000! We are not letting that worry us though, all we can do is pray and ask for your prayers as well. God will give us a child (or children) in his time.

On a happier note, we just celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on May 21st. We went to Montgomery and ate with the family to celebrate Bo's 23rd b'day as well.
We are loving our house and it feels like home more and more each day. I have started selling candles- Flair Affair- that my friend Stacey Bates makes in Montgomery. I keep a stock of them here at the house and have enjoyed selling them as well as having the supply here for when I need one for myself:-)

Oh and how could I forget our newest addition! In mid February we got ELLIE MAY MOSES WAGNER, a very hyper, but loving pocket beagle. Belle didnt know what to think at first, but they have become good friends. (sisters;-) EM is really stubborn and is STILL not potty trained. I blame Jarrod and I too though bc we dont have the time to put into it with her like we did Belle.

Well, this should be long enough for ya, we are having the Geneva coaching staff and administration over for an end of the year get together and I have to start de-dog hairing the house.... hopefully I will post again sooner than 6 monthes..

Love,
Lindsey