Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Jessica and I returned safely from our European travels on Thursday. We had so much fun the entire trip and everything seemingly went smoothly, which was nice to see happen after all the effort put in to planning. Give me a couple days of catching up with life before I update with pictures and stories from the trek.

In more serious, saddening news, my whole family and I are leaving tomorrow for a few days to attend the funeral of my cousin Brian who was killed in Iraq last week. Some of you might have had the privilege of meeting Brian on his few excursions to Bakersfield over the past couple years. He had been serving in the Marines for the past few years and was on the tail end of his second stint in Iraq. Please keep Brian's family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. The funeral will be held this Thursday in Oklahoma.