Life, Love, and everything in between...

Its now official. I am establishing my first real blog. I hope to update as much as humanly possible. My beautiful spouse, Cassandra is now doing school full time, and holding a part-time job here on the island. Catalina Island has been such a life-changing event in my life. Not only did I get married here but I hope to raise our kids here. Living here has given me such a different perspective on life. I cant thank my good God above for the friends I have made here. Being on this rock has opened me to quite a few different experiences. I want to jot down a quick timetable to lay out my thoughts:
September 28th 2001 - Cassandra Rose Cota and Matthew Allen Burch wed
October 2001 - November/December 2002 Whites Landing Cove
2002-2004 - moved into Avalon/worked @ Island Express Helicopters
2004- present - started career @ *Southern California Edison, Catalina Island
(* Thank you Ron Hoefs/Sean Turnbaugh/Josh Bove)
Cassie and I have known each other since elementary school. We met at church - Calvary Chapel of Anaheim. Our relationship grew over the years and it eventually led to an engagement during my senior year in high school. (she was a grade ahead at the time). Short story: We loved each other, we didnt have the finances to fund our own wedding of our dreams, we eloped to Catalina Island where my good friend/Pastor married us with a 24 hour notice.
Whites Landing is truly one of the best memories for me that God has allowed me to experience. i got married there. I made some of the closest friends of my life there. Bonfires filled with worship, the Sugar-shack that my father and I built, the little overworked honda 90 quad that us guys tortured, the dirty bathrooms, the Sysco camp food, the leopard sharks, the trips to Avalon to see the Scanlans/eat @ Antonios/see movies... I would never trade it for the world. Have you ever associated songs with certain events? I have three albums that always raise the hair on my neck during certain tunes that arise:
FewLeftStanding - Wormwood
Dashboard Confessional - The Places you have come to fear the most
Further Seems Forever - The Moon is Down

until my next entry...
-MB