The Beginning

Hello everyone! Josh and I started a blog to keep everyone updated on our lives.
We'll start with some background information:

Josh was born August 26, 1980 in Enid, Oklahoma. He ran cross country and played soccer for Enid High and graduated in 1999 and was accepted to TCU. He worked as a student manager at the TCU recreation center, belonged to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and graduated in 2003 with an BBA in Management. He began a career with Marriott after graduation. His ambition, competence, and effective leadership skills were promptly noticed and he was quickly promoted from the front desk staff to a Guest Care Manager. Next, Josh decided to dabble in sales and became a Sales Manager for 6 hotels in the Fort Worth area. He was very successful and was given the high priority accounts like Lockheed Martin and government. Earlier this year Josh changed positions to become a General Manager at a TownPlace Suites by Marriott in Fort Worth. It is a challenging role where Josh's innate management skills and business savvy help keep his hotel as one of the fullest in the area. Josh's current hobbies include racquetball, road cycling, and golf. He currently volunteers for the Fort Worth Redcross and assists people with finding resources and housing after experiencing a fire, flood, or any other disaster.

Eva Marie (Carta) was born May 12, 1983 in Russell Springs, Kentucky. Her mother and her moved to Austin, Texas when she was 3 years old. She played softball and volleyball before graduating from Hyde Park Baptist High school in 2001. Eva also attended TCU and worked at the recreation center. She was involved in Frog Camp (a 3-4 day camp for incoming freshman) as a counselor for 2 years and as a director of 3 of the Fort Worth camps for 1 year. She graduated with a BS in Nursing in 2005. She accepted a highly sought-after position at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas in the Cardio-thoracic and Heart and Lung Transplant ICU. She worked on that unit for 2 1/2 years as an RN taking care of mostly transplant patients, coronary artery bypass patients, and aortic aneurysm patients immediately after surgery until they were ready to leave the intensive care. She was appointed the "Safety Nurse" and developed a mentor program for new nurses on the unit. In August, 2008 Eva quit her job and began a Masters program at TCU for Nurse Anesthesia. It is a very time consuming program that requires a lot of energy and dedication. A Nurse Anesthetist (C.R.N.A) does the same things as an Anesthesiologist but instead of going to medical school, they go to nursing school, work for a minimum of 2 years and then anesthesia school for 28 months. At the end of this August (2009) Eva will begin her residency at a local hospital where she will be providing anesthesia during surgery, epidurals and spinals, and inserting breathing tubes and central lines when needed. She will graduate in December 2010.

Josh and Eva met at the TCU recreation center in the Fall of 2001. They began dating early in 2002. Eva took the initiative and invited herself on their first date (top left picture on the title page) which was one of Josh's fraternity's theme parties. In August of 2004 Josh proposed to Eva at the DFW airport as she returned from a visit with her parents. Less than one month after Eva graduated college, they were married on January (Friday) 13, 2006 in an intimate ceremony with family on the beach of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Josh purchased a house in Arlington, Tx in July 2005 and Eva moved in after the wedding. They have 2 dogs, Booger, a black mix and Spats, a collie that we spoil.

And now you are WELL caught up on our lives so far...