Long Time, No Talk...

This post is the highly anticipated debut of suzanne's significant other...it's time for Joe to post his side of the story. some of you will laugh, some of you will wonder "uhhh what?" and some of you will hope this is my last post.

Time to get serious...

well, not really but i liked this hardcore pic and wanted to use it.

Ok, so my wife has been filling all of you in on everything thats been going on and i figured it was about time i got in the mix. sue has likely made fun of me several times, you've seen my crazy pics and you're probably thinking "what is her husband doing posting on her blog?" well, im sorry to disappoint you, but this post is all joe today and its going to be AWESOME. my goal is to try and give you a 28yr old male-perspective on this whole thing...let me re-phrase that, a 28yr old who got depressed when he turned 25, wishes he was peter pan (never grow up) and loves spending one on one time with his wife. that is, until the BIG4 arrived!

So, lets go marty and DOC (back to the future) to when i found out:

"Doc, did you say 4 kids at the same time? Not possible!"

I heard and kind of saw the news. pretty much almost blacked out. to be honest, i had no idea what i was looking at...it was black, gray and kind of white. things moved around, but i had no idea what those "things" were. it was like a really bad nintendo game and the graphics were flat out horrible. so, i snapped back into reality and heard "there's 3 sacks and 4 babies." i watched my wife start to cry the second she heard the word "four" (she knew about all the complications and i didnt)...it was all i needed to send me into worry overload. i worried about everything from suz, to the kids, to my ability to provide for all 5 of them. the worst thing was watching suz lay in that bed crying and there was absolutely nothing i could do...nothing i could say...i was completely out of my zone. all that masculinity had disappeared, it wasnt something i could protect her from or guarantee her the outcome of.

WHOA, wait it a minute...take her easy!

it was too much, too soon and i think i lived in a haze for a few days (maybe weeks!). it wasnt a bad thing, it was just my mind trying to wrap itself around too many things at the same time. i've come around to cherish two sayings: Lord give me strength and one day at a time.

bottom line, we've come a long way and discovered a lot. my wife is the one supporting me, when it should be the other way around. she has given me strength, she has given me confidence and now its my turn.

33...thirty three...p-dubbs...triple 3...8 months and a 1 week


It all adds up to my favorite hoops player off all time. Patrick Ewing, #33, who played for the New York Knickerbockers. The longer suz can fight and hold on to the BIG4, the better. the goal is the middle of august and 33 or 34 weeks...


THAT IS GOOD NEWS!!!! -Ron Burgandy


"A Lahoya man clings to life and in other news, the Steece's are expecting 4."

3 and 1

So by now, you've all heard its 3 boys and 1 girl...and we're really excited. for the first time i've relaxed and just enjoyed the news. i've got 3/5 of a starting five and the princess i will spoil beyond belief...i know, its not a good thing but i know it'll happen. i'm also glad suz has a girl that will give her a break from all the testosterone that will soon consume this house. we may out number them but it wont really matter...their votes count more than ours will.

that's it, i've bored you long enough and you're sitting there thinking...PLEASE give us suz back!

i just wanted to thank all of you for reading and supporting my wife through all this...i really appreciate it.

finally, you all know im an aggie and ALL four of these kids WILL be aggies, so GIG'EM!!!! i'm hoping one of our sons will be named after this guy:


ok, not really...but i'll give it my best!