Happy Birthday Welch!

Sarah was my first friend at Baylor. We met the Summer before our Freshman year at camp in Colorado. We met each other the first day and realized that we were both headed to Baylor in the fall and would be living in the same dorm. We went by our last names Welch & Cutrell while we were in college because we were roommates for two years. I've put together a little photo history...
Sarah and I in June of 2000 at camp in Colorado. I can't believe that we have been friends for almost NINE years!Collins Temptations. We played on the same freshman intramural volleyball team. I had never really played volleyball so Sarah taught me everything I needed to know so I didn't make a fool of myself!Freshman year at Baylor we both pledged the same sorority - Kappa Chi Alpha. We shared so many fun memories like pledge dances, SING, formals, Crush, camping trips, & mission trips. Not sure why we thought these big jerseys were cool!

One of the many KXA pledge dances that we attended...Another fun KXA function - Foam CrushWe decided to make our Halloween costumes one year. We went as Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, & Tweedle Do Do. Not sure what we were thinking...Sarah is from Fritch, TX Population 2,235. We stopped in Fritch on our way to ski over Spring Break one year. Sarah was there from the very beginning of mine & Jeff's relationship. She was such a supportive roommate. She knew that he was going to propose several months before he did and was able to keep it a secret. They planned an engagement party for me the night that I flew home from St. Louis when Jeff proposed. She baked a mini wedding cake!

I got married in my home town of Paris, TX. Sarah was a bridesmaid in my wedding. Here's us the night before I got married. We had such an amazing wedding day surrounded by so many of our sweet friends like Sarah.

Sarah and I both moved to Dallas after we graduated. We enjoy hanging out on a somewhat regular basis. In 2006, Sarah came to Florida to cheer me on in my first Ironman Triathlon. What a trooper to endure 13 plus hours of cheering! That next summer I got to support her when she did her first triathlon!

We have spent several fun weekends at Natalie's lake house. Here's Sarah and Natalie jammin' while playing Rock Band. A couple of years ago Sarah got to go to Maui, Hawaii with me when I traveled there for work. We had so much fun exploring the Island.

One of my favorite memories from our trip to Maui was driving up to the top of the Haleakala Volcano to watch the sun rise. We left our hotel at 2am and arrived at the summit around 4:00am. It was FREEZING cold and dark. Once the sun started to rise, you realized that you were above the clouds! It was amazing. Yes - those are clouds behind us as far as you could see. Sarah has been there for so many of my major milestones. College graduation, engagement, wedding, and the birth of Harper. I love you Sarah and I love sharing a name with you!!! Happy Birthday!

"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you." Philippians 1:3