Farm Bureau Convetion 2009

Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmer Achievement Winners

Cory and I before going to the ceremony

Proud parents

Cory, me, Nancie, and Charlie Sanders (our competition and friends)

Nancie also won the Discussion Meet and will be going to Seattle with us

The girls were super excited

Grandma and her gals

So yes, "we are the champions...my friend"!! haha!! We won and will going to Seattle in January for the American Farm Bureau Convention.

Last Saturday, Cory and I ventured off to Jekyll Island for the GA FB Convention. We left the kids with Mr. Johnny and Mrs. Gwen....it was so hard! I knew that we would see them the next day at the awards presentation, but this was going to be my first night away from Whitman! I knew that he was left in WONDERFUL hands....I couldn't have asked for better in-laws but just leaving them was so hard.

So we got to the convention and had some stuff to do for the YF State Committee. I got to see one of my best friends from college, Mandy Moon, and her husband. We hadn't seen each other since this summer at our get together so I was SUPER excited that we got to have sometime to visit. Meanwhile, Cory's brother Phil was competing in the YF Discussion Meet. He did a GREAT job! Cory and I never got to watch him but ALL our friends said he was FANTASTIC! And of course, he was 1st runner up! Everyone is planning on his return for next year! Thanks Phil for representing Bacon County...you made us all very proud.

The next day, Cory and I anticipated the arrival of our family. They were coming for the awards ceremony that night. My parents, Henry, and JJ came from Florida while the Tyre's were bringing the kids to us.

That night we were all there and guess what???? We all started smelling smoke...???...then the evacuated the building! So we were to all go back to our rooms and we would resume in the morning. Well that definitely threw a kinker in my plans! The kids stayed with us, the Tyre's went home, Momma and the gang went to their room, and it was complete chaos!

The next morning we find out that the awards won't be until that evening. So my family had to go on back home. The Tyre's came and entertained my children ALL day while Cory and I had YF obligations. Finally, that night we were presented with the award! We were all so happy and so relieved at the same time. It was time to go home!! Before leaving, we got to enjoy John Berry perform his Christmas Concert...WOW! He is so good! I can't wait to see who the convention gets next year!

We are so blessed to have had a safe and rewarding trip! Not to mention that our families are wonderful and we don't know what we would do without them.

Seattle here we come!

Merry Christmas,