Our Next Chapter

Well, we have moved! Jordan called me and told me about this wonderful apartment complex in Bluewater Village that she and Damien were going to move to. She had the bright idea that all of us old folks should move into the same complex so we can hang out like we did when we were young. Arlen loved the idea of being close to Jordan again so of course we had to move....I try to give Arlen whatever she wants.

While I'm outside signing the lease, Arlen is already knocking on Jordan's door......I can see that we're going to be hanging out with them quite a bit. We all use to be so close and go out together all the time, but life just got so busy for all of us.....

Arlen had been walking around sad every since her father passed away and I really wanted to do something that would cheer her up. I think this move will be really good for her.

I walk up to find Arlen and Jordan already up to no good! Those two will gossip all day if nobody stopped them! They've been close since the day me and Arlen began dating, back in high school. Amazing how friendships can stand the test of time, huh?

We got all new furniture, a new start deserves new stuff! I let Arlen decorate because I really don't care about all that.......as long as I have my guitar, we could live in a box and I wouldn't care!

Our kitchen is small compared to our kitchen at the house, but it's just me and Arlen now so we don't really need all the room. The kids are always inviting us over to their home so we don't have to worry about throwing big parties here, we're always at their houses!

Our bedroom is also small, but hell as long as it has a bed in it, again I don't care. All I need is a warm place to lay with Arlen every night.

Our family has taken lots of pictures over the years, and we decided to decorate the walls with them.....they actually bring back alot of memories.....this one is very special to Arlen, it's the only picture she still has of her dad.....Daniel Grayson was a really great guy......I broke his daughter's heart twice and he still accepted me back into his family once I finally got my act together.....I'm just glad we made peace before he passed.

Ah, me and Eliza Ambrel. This little girl is really amazing! After Kevin and Arlen broke up, I was positive that she would hate me and blame me for breaking up her family. But she didn't care. She welcomed me into her life and let me become a part of it.....I am so proud to say that I am her step-dad! She's doing great musically and she's still keeping her grades up and we are just so proud.

Here's me and my older brother Christian. I really hope we can convince him and his wife Anna to move to the complex too. He's entering the early stages of Alzheimer's and really needs our support.....but he's a Taylor so of course he's stubborn. I think it would be really good for him to be around family and we could help take some of the load off of poor Anna. She really loves that man and has stuck by him through everything. I'm gonna keep nagging him until he caves!

Look at my twin girls......they were such beautiful children. Rochella Jalise was already hamming it up for the cameras and Gabriella Elise was already the life of the party.....seems like such a long time ago....now they both have kids of their own....well at least Kyler Dewayne is holding off on making me a grandfather again......but he and his girlfriend Zoe have gotten pretty close!

RJ has always had a flair for fashion and for what she thinks looks good. She knew that she wanted to design clothes from the very start and has done a wonderful job managing a clothing line and two boutiques bearing her name.....She's amazing!

Wow, now this takes me back....me and Arlen right after we were married the first time......I look at this and feel ashamed that I walked away.......Arlen was always there for me, no matter what and I should have been there for her.....she was and is such a beautiful woman and could have had any man she wanted.....and she chose me......

After reminiscing for so long, I wanted to take my wife out and show her a good time. I told her to change into something sexy and meet me on the roof of our new building.....she was wondering if I had lost my mind, but she did as I asked.

So I changed as well and went up to the roof, grabbed her hand, and asked her if she would honor me by going out on a date with me. She got all teary and said yes. She couldn't believe that I was still asking her out on dates.....I told her I will always ask her and always hope that she said yes.

So we go down to FM in downtown Pleasantview and got our picture taken......We hadn't had one taken in a while and I wanted a new one for our new place.....I have no idea where we'll hang it, but I'm sure I'll find somewhere for it!

Arlen decided that she wanted to do some karaokee. She sings horribly but I think she just likes to hear me sing! We sang the song I wrote for her so many years ago, "Nothing Without Her". When I had my farewell tour, RJ came on stage and sang the song with me. Now, she has a beautiful voice but fashion has always been her passion.

After we finished the song, we played around tickling each other. I am so amazed that I get to spend the rest of my life with this amazing woman. I mean, I was a jerk, no one can dispute that, but she found it in her heart to forgive me......She never brings it up or questions my whereabouts, we've started completely new....

And you couldn't find a man that is more happy than I am right now at this moment. Arlen is my world, her and our beautiful kids......life is good!

And every night I pray that we have many more years together.....many more opportunities for me to show her that she is and always has been the only girl in the world for me.....

Sorry that their date pics are so dark, but I recently installed Gunmod's lighting mod and I need to add lighting to the downtown lots because the what's down there sucks!