First Time Blogger

Hi Garveys!

Big thanks to John who got this blog going. Despite spending most of my waking hours on computers, this is the first time I've ever posted on a blog or website of any sort. I'm inpsired to start a California Ansley family one as well. I too will figure out how to post photos and other stuff as the weeks go by...

Life is going really well for Jeff, Sylvie and I right now. We basically are working crazy hours and hanging out with Sylvie in our free time, but somehow that feels just fine for now. She is almost two and really fun to hang out with. We are crazy with excitement to meet the newest Garvey when he/she arrives soon. Of course, we are also excited to add to our family in June with a baby brother for Sylvie.

I look forward to seeing what the rest of you post to the Garvey blog.

Much Love, Jolie-Anne

The first installment

Johnny Garvey in a nutshell

This is an experiment. I repeat this is an experiment to see whether technology can really bring people together. It is also an attempt by your distant brother to learn more about his family so that he can ask better questions on the phone. Who knows? It could be fun to take photos, think about the wonders of our lives, and share. I know that my life is richer knowing you all.


As you can see, I am hiding in bed and am uncertain whether I will get out or not. There are a couple of reasons why I should:

One, my wife is really pregnant and she may want help raising the latest Garvey. What do you all think about the names 'Lily' for girl and 'Robert' for a boy? Not related but exciting, who is going to help me change diapers when they visit? I hear that Baby poo is not so bad. Anna has been growing (in many ways) and I know that I am getting antsy to meet this little person. We have converted one of our rooms into a nursury; of course, this meant we had to clean-up/ throw away our junk. Somewhere in this cleaning, I realized that I was getting old. Lucy, I still remember what it felt like to be your age!

Second (not if you ask him), the cat has certain demands: food, water, attention, food... Eze the cat has been number one around this house for awhile. He probably wont be happy about the baby thing. He has been sleeping on the baby stuff already, so maybe there is a good side. As you can see in the picture, he has trouble studying too. This may be proof that work is unhealthy.

Third, California is a wonderous place. In total, it rains about one month a year. The rest of the time, sunshine. The ocean is at our doorsteps and the mountains are in the backyard. Most recently and much to my legs chagrin, I have taken to road biking. Ahh...the things we do for fun.
On the flipside of fun, I am hoping to finally graduate from school and become full-time employed. I never thought it would be so hard to find someone to work for. Usually I am trying to get out of work, now I can't get into work! But, 20th grade is not much different than 10th. School though is a pretty sweet deal--read books,thinks about stuff,write your ideas.

Well this is a general description of my life as it is this fine day in February. My next posting, I will learn how to add photographs and amongst those pictures will be baby snapshots. I look forward to reading your posts.









Love you all and can't wait to see your postings. Call or email if you need some help getting started.