On January 7, 2016, just a few days after her 81st birthday, my grandmother ended her long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Although some may say she lived to be 81, I had already lost my grandma many years before her death. The last time I saw my grandma was Thanksgiving of 2015. We went to visit her in her senior home where she lay, completely helpless, confused and scared. She was super frail and weighed about 70 pounds. She couldn’t talk or move. She was what some might say, a complete vegetable. This was what it was like for me to visit my grandma for years, not just a few months before her passing. Although getting the call of her passing a few months after broke my heart, I also felt relief and happiness. My grandmother was a huge Christian and she was finally with God. I knew she wasn’t hurting, she wasn't scared and she was happy. She was finally at peace. The current research on Alzheimer’s is breaking through and we can speculate that there is a cure right around the corner that could potentially help my generation, if not earlier. I hope one day this disease has a cure and people will not have to suffer for years watching their loved ones die from this horrible, slow disease. Approximately 200,000 Americans under the age of 65 have younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease (also known as early-onset Alzheimer’s). Help me reach my $1,000 goal as a wedding gift. Nothing will make me smile more to see this goal met! There are two options: 1) You can make the gift through this website which will be deposited to our bank account. We will then turn around and make one large gift of the full amount we receive in memory of my grandmother. 2) You can make your gift online through the Alzheimer's Association giving page. When you make your gift, please choose "send notification to someone about this gift" and send it to me so I know you contributed and can thank you for it! Enter our address which is 8218 Parkland Hills Drive, San Antonio, TX 78254. You can also make it in memory of Patsy Joyce Dowell. With love, Ashley

When you speak with Bryan you quickly realize he loves Ashley, his family, his Labrador retrievers, the Houston Astros, playing golf, hunting, and as a native Texan...all things Texas. He began to develop an interest in the outdoors as a child - a passion passed down from his father. Some of his fondest memories include hunting trips with his dad, grandfather, and uncles where he learned to jump camp fires; fishing trips where he realized too much sunscreen isn't a bad idea; and camping trips throughout Texas when his Grandma would make Mickey Mouse pancakes. Bryan is forever grateful for these experiences, and most of these memories would not be possible without Texas Parks & Wildlife. It would mean a great deal to him if you would donate to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation to aid in the preservation of natural areas, and conservation of native wildlife in the State. He hopes that with your donation it may help provide a lasting memory for future generations of Texans.There are two options: 1) You can make the gift through this website which will be deposited to our bank account. We will then turn around and make one large gift of the full amount we receive. 2) You can make your gift online through the Texas Parks and Wildlife giving page. Please let us know you contributed so we can thank you and add it to our goal!

We want to be sure our fur babies are happy and safe while we adventure off to our honeymoon. We have an incredible boarding place here in San Antonio called Lucy's Doggy Daycare who provides large kennels with beds and cameras. They also have the dogs in outdoor daycare everyday to run off that energy! Go check out their site to see how spoiled you will make our babies! www.lucysdoggydaycare.com (Pictured are our babies, Bogey & Crockett and Daycare Fall Picture Day)

We would love to be able to go to Pottery Barn together to pick out some new furniture!

We are big coffee people and use our Keurig daily!! It is time for an upgrade!