Thursday, December 13, 2007

Jay is the Man!!


Today is December 13. Yesterday my sister and her husband Chad invited us to go to there adoption of there foster kid Jay. We went to the juvenile court in Ogden. We pulled up and I saw my parents there walking in. I didn't know they were flying up from St. George for this, so that was cool. There were alot of our family and Chads family there. It was great to see that. We went into Judge Bachmans court room. Ive been in alot of Juvenile court rooms because of my job, i work with youth and have to go into these courtrooms from time to with those youth. But usually its for different circumstances. Im there because the youth is in trouble. With Jays situation it was totally different. I was very excited. We have known Jay for almost a year. He has become our family. He is a great kid. He is a survivor. He has gone thru alot. For being only 6 years old, and gone thru all he has, he is the man!! Kallee and Chad are the perfect parents for him. They deserve a great kid like Jay. they do such a great job with him. And to hear when the Judge asked them both if they will take Jay and have him be a son to them, just as if he was born to them, they of course said yes, that was awesome. Jay is theres forever. I couldn't be happier. Jay Israel Carrigan. I've always thought that i have been his uncle. Now its just official. Im uncly Joshy, or uncle squidworth, or whatever they like to call me to 13 nieces and nephews and growing. Jay thanks for your courage, to never give up. Thanks for letting me be your uncle. I think Jay is one of the best dog trainers west of the mississippi. Brutus just loves him. Not to many people can play with our dog brutus like Jay can. Kallee and Chad your great parents to him, he couldn't ask for better. Thanks for letting us share this wonderful experience with you guys. I look up to all my sisters and brother. They are all such great parents to there kids. I know parenting is so important and they do an awesome job. I know when Traci and I decide to have kids(in 2010) jk we will have learned from the best, from our siblings. I think its so awesome to see good things happen in the world. In my job i see so much negative things, but its nice to see good things happen to families, instead of families falling apart. Jay you are the man!!

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Things I love to do






Well its Saturday December 8th. I've been thinking about things i love to do. Wow there is a lot. Last night i went to a concert. It was Flogging Molly. I went with my friends Ben, Dan, Ben's gf Katie, and Ben's sister Leah. Flogging Molly is an Irish Rock Band. They use the acordion, banjo, tin whistle, mandola, drums, guitar, and all sorts of crazy instruments. Wow they are awesome. If you haven't heard about them heres there website. http://www.floggingmolly.com Or check them out in my music section here on my blog. We had a great time. Its always fun to be with friends and listen to some good music. So one of the things i like to do a lot is go to concerts. Ive been going to them since i was a teenager. I like them. Its fun to get away from everything, and have a good time. Another thing i absolute love to do is to travel. If i could i would travel all the time. I like going to places, see how people do things and why they do things. I love different cultures. I think i got the travel bug from my dad. He loves to travel. I keep telling him, me and him needs to go on the show The Amazing Race. The coolest places ive been was over in Europe, in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany area. It was so pretty. I could die a hapy man and live there!! Another thing i love to do is go 4 wheeling. I have an old atv 4 wheeler that ive had for a couple of years now. It runs great, its fun to go riding up in the mountains with my brother as he rides his motorcycle. I always look forward go to go out on a new trail and just to enjoy the outdoors. Its also great to take my wife out on it for drives. We enjoy that. Other things i enjoy are sports. Sports are my life. Pretty much what i watch on tv is sports. I love the Utah Jazz, and the North Carolina Tarheels. Im not sure why ive always liked the Tarheels, but it just so happens I went on a mission to North Carolina and was living right where the Tarheels play. It was a great time. Its funny because my brother's favorite team is Duke. Duke and UNC are bitter rivals. So that makes it fun for us. My ultimate sporting event to go see would be Duke vs. UNC is basketball. I enjoy playing sports to, even thought i dont get to play much any more. We do play basketball every tuesday at our church which is fun. Well there are a few things that I enjoy. I do enjoy life, I was just thinking about things i enjoy in life because of that concert last night. Good ole Flogging Molly!!! Good Times!!!!

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

What is a Blog???

Hey its December 2007, and im 26 years old. I dont even know what a blog is. Is it a diary? a place to where you can bring cool things all together on one page? is it a place to rant about what you like and dislike? is it a place to unite friends? Well your guess is as good as mine. Actually im sure everyone knows what one is except me. Oh well ill learn. I hope it will be a combo of everything I said and more. Im kindof excited. I have never been good at expressing my feelings or thoughts to people. Maybe this will help me with that. Well a little about me. This year has been some big changes for me. I mean big changes. Never in the world did i think i would ever get married any time soon. But that all changed with a girl named Traci. I got married in July 2007 to Traci Nichols. (I call her T Anne) She is such a great young lady, I am so glad that she actually wants to be with me. Crazy i know. I love her so much. She's a great person inside and out. You would be surprised of all the cool things and talents she can do. She is a very caring person. She has a great heart, she is a very strong person that i look up to alot. She has been thru alot, and thats what makes her such a great person and great example to me. And wow, shes a sports fan!! you cant ask for anything better in my book. Your the best babe!! Im excited for everyone to get to know her better. We bought my sisters house in July here in South Ogden Utah. Its nice, i like living here alot. We got an Olde English Bulldog in may. His name is Brutus. He is the man!! we love him alot. Hes a great dog. Thats our baby for now. Were trying to find him a mate, but thats another story ill tell later. Well thats the big changes i've had this last year. And all of them i would never change in a million years. Now Lets Get Blogging!!!