I'm pretty excited because.....
the holidays are around the corner
Brandi and Joe visit tomorrow and will be here through Sunday - we spend Thanksgiving together!
It's finally getting colder outside
Planning for Christmas at work has been really fun
We get to go home for Christmas in a month and 2 days to visit families in KS
I had some great conversations with friends this past weekend
My friend Caroline is getting married in a little over 2 months!
I am going to start memorizing scripture, I have been going through a Bible study format, it takes a lot of discipline but it will be an adventure
I get to leave work at 1 tomorrow to go pick Brandi and Joe up from the airport
We are having a Thanksgiving potluck at work tomorrow
Christmas decorations are going up in about a week
Jen and I are having a slumber party next Friday!
John takes his CFA exam 1 week from Saturday!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Great pictures
Hello! I thought I'd include some pictures from the past few weeks...
Some wonderful people I got to visit in Kansas City a few weeks ago. It was a refreshing weekend.
I dressed up as a pumpkin to work on Halloween, this is the costume my grandma made for my mom when she was little. Still in great shape!
John and I went as a Roman Soldier and Queen Esther to our Church's trunk-or-treat event Halloween night. We had a blast passing out candy and helping with various games, including pin the nose on the jack-o-lantern, ring toss over the pumpkin, and darts.
We enjoyed hanging out with Jen and James last night. They had us over for dinner and a bday celebration, it was lots of fun!
Some wonderful people I got to visit in Kansas City a few weeks ago. It was a refreshing weekend.
I dressed up as a pumpkin to work on Halloween, this is the costume my grandma made for my mom when she was little. Still in great shape!
John and I went as a Roman Soldier and Queen Esther to our Church's trunk-or-treat event Halloween night. We had a blast passing out candy and helping with various games, including pin the nose on the jack-o-lantern, ring toss over the pumpkin, and darts.
We enjoyed hanging out with Jen and James last night. They had us over for dinner and a bday celebration, it was lots of fun!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Shopping and hot tea
Well...the Christmas shopping has officially began! It feels great to get an early start! We are excited to be able to go home to KS for the Holidays. It will be a nice time.
I head to KANSAS CITY this weekend to visit friends and am very much looking forward to it! It will be a memorable weekend.
I am getting ready to curl up in bed with a cup of hot tea and a book. Ahh...how I love tea!!!
God is good, I think back to a previous post about peace. I must remember that in the midst of stress, there is peace in Jesus! It still does give me some blessed assurance. Last night I thought of this song -
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.
Oh what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long!
I think my hot water has cooled down now, must go heat it up so I can enjoy that cup of tea to its fullest!
I head to KANSAS CITY this weekend to visit friends and am very much looking forward to it! It will be a memorable weekend.
I am getting ready to curl up in bed with a cup of hot tea and a book. Ahh...how I love tea!!!
God is good, I think back to a previous post about peace. I must remember that in the midst of stress, there is peace in Jesus! It still does give me some blessed assurance. Last night I thought of this song -
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.
Oh what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long!
I think my hot water has cooled down now, must go heat it up so I can enjoy that cup of tea to its fullest!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
A fall affair...
Our friends Bill and Anna from church invited us to go to a Country living fall fair today in Morrow, Ohio. It was LOTS of fun. They had a lot of neat stuff set up, various companies and vendors displayed their pottery, handmade baskets, purses, jewlery, lots of fall decor, I think we stopped by every single tent!
John and I bought a Christmas present for a relative and some handmade soap shaped like leaves. The scent is called 'Pumpkin Patch' it smells really good!
Bill and Anna bought a really neat antique trunk for their living room.
We had a great afternoon, got lots of exercise walking around for a few hours.
Last night, John enjoyed the Cincinnati Orchestra perform the Lord of the Rings music LIVE from all three soundtracks. James treated him to the event and they had a wonderful time!
Here's John and I next to a moose at the Fall fair
Showing off Bill and Anna's new trunk!
John and I bought a Christmas present for a relative and some handmade soap shaped like leaves. The scent is called 'Pumpkin Patch' it smells really good!
Bill and Anna bought a really neat antique trunk for their living room.
We had a great afternoon, got lots of exercise walking around for a few hours.
Last night, John enjoyed the Cincinnati Orchestra perform the Lord of the Rings music LIVE from all three soundtracks. James treated him to the event and they had a wonderful time!
Here's John and I next to a moose at the Fall fair
Showing off Bill and Anna's new trunk!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Has it been a while???
Hello friends and family!
Oh how glad I am that the Fall season is upon us...though here in Cincinnati the high is 94 degrees, not quite fall temperatures. :( Fall is definitely my favorite season...not too hot not too cold. Leaves changing colors, smells in the air...ahhhhh
Things here are going really well. My job is great, I think I stress out easily sometimes, but I realize that God is in control and really, everything is just fine. :) John has been super busy studying for the CFA exam - he takes it December 1st. He's studying at the library as I type this.
I wish I could say with 100% certainty that we will be able to make it home to KS for Christmas, however, I don't know yet for sure if work will allow. I will follow up this week, we hope to be able to be home with our families!
I am looking forward to going to Kansas City in October to see friends. Should be a wonderful time!
We've been enjoying teaching our Sunday school class and are planning on going through a new book in a couple weeks.
It's hard to believe that it's already been over a year...since we've been married, since I started my job, since we've first moved into our apartment. WOW...
Tip and Lindsay and my mom blessed us with their company over Labor Day weekend. We had a great time - here are some pics
On the purple people bridge in Newport
Tip and I
Labor Day fireworks
Mama and I
Miss you all!
Oh how glad I am that the Fall season is upon us...though here in Cincinnati the high is 94 degrees, not quite fall temperatures. :( Fall is definitely my favorite season...not too hot not too cold. Leaves changing colors, smells in the air...ahhhhh
Things here are going really well. My job is great, I think I stress out easily sometimes, but I realize that God is in control and really, everything is just fine. :) John has been super busy studying for the CFA exam - he takes it December 1st. He's studying at the library as I type this.
I wish I could say with 100% certainty that we will be able to make it home to KS for Christmas, however, I don't know yet for sure if work will allow. I will follow up this week, we hope to be able to be home with our families!
I am looking forward to going to Kansas City in October to see friends. Should be a wonderful time!
We've been enjoying teaching our Sunday school class and are planning on going through a new book in a couple weeks.
It's hard to believe that it's already been over a year...since we've been married, since I started my job, since we've first moved into our apartment. WOW...
Tip and Lindsay and my mom blessed us with their company over Labor Day weekend. We had a great time - here are some pics
On the purple people bridge in Newport
Tip and I
Labor Day fireworks
Mama and IMiss you all!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Captured moments
I got my hair cut a fews days ago...
It's fun to have it short again! ;)Below are some pictures of John and I from our 1 year anniversary. We had a great evening. I got him an electric razor, gum, and a "Memories of Us" journal. He gave me some really pretty diamond earrings. We also enjoyed a delicious dinner at a nice Italian restaurant - Pompilios.
Eating our year old wedding cake. Yes, a little stale though not as bad as we expected. The frosting was still really good!My mom and Tip and Lindsay are coming 2 weeks from tomorrow!
Something fun that happened at work today - I've decided to implement a dress code for the Activity department. Khaki pants and solid color polos - they have 4 choices of colors. It will be consistent and look professional I think.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Updating...
Hello there!!!
Guess it's been a while since I've updated. Things are going well here in Kentucky.
My job continues to go well, we are up to 87 residents... 87!!! And I started with only 2. It's my year anniversary next Wednesday. We currently have 6 people in the Activity department and I am looking to hire two more people still. Supervising is challenging at times but I like it overall.
Harvest is starting soon for John. He will be working long days starting in the fall, I'll probably beat him home from work!
John and I have began teaching a Sunday school class at the Nazarene church that we've been attending. It's a young marrieds class, today was the first day of it. We weren't sure if we were right to teach it since we ourselves are young marrieds! But it's really more like a Bible study/discussion format. We are going through a book, called 'Making a Marriage'. There are 5 young married couples in the church. We'll keep you updated on it. It's been a great opportunity for us and we are excited about how God will use our time together!
This past month has been full of exciting news also - my friend Caroline is getting married AND John and I are having some visitors over Thanksgiving - our friends Brandi and Joe! They will be heading out here the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stay through Sunday.
We also look forward to having my mom, Tip, and his wife Lindsay out here for Labor Day weekend!
John has began looking around at different grad school prospects and is currently working on his resume. He is studying hard for the CFA exam which he takes December 1st.
Oh and we also had a wonderful 1 year anniversary celebratioln - started out the weekend spending time with John's grandparents and ended it with a nice dinner at Pompilios, an Italian restaurant in Newport followed by homemade ice cream at Graeters.
I will post some more pictures soon.
Blessings to you all!
Guess it's been a while since I've updated. Things are going well here in Kentucky.
My job continues to go well, we are up to 87 residents... 87!!! And I started with only 2. It's my year anniversary next Wednesday. We currently have 6 people in the Activity department and I am looking to hire two more people still. Supervising is challenging at times but I like it overall.
Harvest is starting soon for John. He will be working long days starting in the fall, I'll probably beat him home from work!
John and I have began teaching a Sunday school class at the Nazarene church that we've been attending. It's a young marrieds class, today was the first day of it. We weren't sure if we were right to teach it since we ourselves are young marrieds! But it's really more like a Bible study/discussion format. We are going through a book, called 'Making a Marriage'. There are 5 young married couples in the church. We'll keep you updated on it. It's been a great opportunity for us and we are excited about how God will use our time together!
This past month has been full of exciting news also - my friend Caroline is getting married AND John and I are having some visitors over Thanksgiving - our friends Brandi and Joe! They will be heading out here the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stay through Sunday.
We also look forward to having my mom, Tip, and his wife Lindsay out here for Labor Day weekend!
John has began looking around at different grad school prospects and is currently working on his resume. He is studying hard for the CFA exam which he takes December 1st.
Oh and we also had a wonderful 1 year anniversary celebratioln - started out the weekend spending time with John's grandparents and ended it with a nice dinner at Pompilios, an Italian restaurant in Newport followed by homemade ice cream at Graeters.
I will post some more pictures soon.
Blessings to you all!
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