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No Labor Weekend!

I can't believe Labor Day has already come and gone! It seems like just last week Braden was starting his classes at Southern and now it's almost time for fall break! Crazy!

We've definitely been staying busy with work, school, and having fun. This past weekend we went home to St. Louis to visit friends and family before everything starts getting really crazy busy with Braden's full load of classes. He's taking four classes, one a day Mon.-Thurs. He's taking Old Testament and the other three are counseling classes.

I've started up again with my SWI classes. I'm taking Essentials I & II and the book that we've started reading is called "Lose the Halo, Keep the Wings" by Virginia Wilson. It's a very practical book that is perfect for those women out there who need some insight on being a wife of a husband who is or is going to be in ministry. Virginia shares her own personal stories about what she has learned through the years along with giving some insight as to what she wished she knew when first starting out in ministry. She also gives some practical advice on how to handle tough or not-so-pleasant situations that may arise in ministry life. I recommend this book.In a couple of weeks we'll be going home to St. Louis again for Braden' cousin's wedding, and for the much anticipated 2008 annual NANC conference. We're both really excited about being able to go this year. It works out perfectly, because Braden will be on fall break from his classes the same week that the conference is. He's already asked off work from UPS...now I just have to somehow get off from my new position too....hmmm...

Until next time, go check out my etsy shop...I've added some things within the past month.

Prayer request

Please pray for my family, if you could. My dad and Miranda got in an accident on Saturday. They were both riding the dirt bike in the field behind our house and the front tire got stuck in a hole and they both flew over the handlebars. My brother, Ty, took my dad to the ER pretty soon after it happened; my mom was out of town with my sister, Kendra, for a soccer tournament.
The next day, Miranda was still complaining of her foot, so Ty took her in to the ER.
It ended up that my dad broke like 4 ribs and Miranda fractured her foot. I talked to my dad on Sunday and he was sore, but the pain medication they gave him was helping.

Wednesday, Miranda got a cast on her foot...she's bumming that she'll be out of soccer for the next few weeks.
But she's a champ, and will make her comeback as strong as ever! : )

Colorful

I received these from Braden when I got home from work today...they're very, colorful...but they go with what Braden wrote in the card that I got with the flowers.

It said: "these flowers are fun like you and colorful like your language"

To explain, we had a very...competitive soccer game with our co-ed team "Crossfire" last Friday night...it got a little heated and "colorful like your language" covers the rest...I had some apologizing to do after the game...

Camping in Kentucky

Saturday morning we drove with two other couples, Josh and Leah and Scott and April, to Frankfort, KY to go camping and canoeing at Still Waters Campground. On the way there we stoped at a yard sale that spands the entire length of highway 127. It was a pretty neat concept...the sale lasts all weekend and people sell everything right there along the side of the highway (it's a two lane highway, so it's not as dangerous as it sounds). People sold everything you could imagine...vhs tapes, christmas decorations, clothes, shoes, records, camping gear, books, cups, shelves, chairs, squirrel skin blankets (Seriously! But we do live in KY), lots of antiques, and so so so much more. When we got to the campground, we checked in and then started setting up camp right away.
Here's a pic of the boys setting up the tent we shared with Josh and Leah:All done:Our home away from home:After that was done we all got ready to try out the canoes.

The girls, right before our canoe adventure...April, me, and Leah:

The boys trying to figure it out...just kidding! they were good with the canoe:Tried to get everyone in the pic:

After the canoe trip the boys made dinner: burgers, hotdogs, chips and cookies-we were really roughing it!The rest of the night was spent around the campfire...s'mores were such a treat! We had a great time with our new friends and we definitely want to do it again soon!

Today, I wore...

these:

i got them on sale for $15.00 (reg. $59.99, what a deal!) at baker's last night. i was so excited! i think they're a cute, fun way to end the summer.

by the way, click here for a free give away on allie's "the pink potpourri" blog. my good friend beth made the cute cards featured.

Last Day

Today was our last day on the beach because tomorrow we head back to Louisville. It's a 10 hours drive and we'll probably spend the rest of the weekend recovering before we head back to work on Monday. I am SO not looking forward to it. I don't want to leave!

on vacation

More beach time:

A little putt putt:

A little ski ball: We're getting good at using the timer on our camera! haha!

2 year anniversary!

So happy that we were able to spend our 2 year anniversary at our favorite place: the beach! We exchanged cards and hit the beach for some skim boarding. We did some shopping today as well and had some good food, but the highlight was being able to hang out on the beach and go swimming in the ocean. We'd live on the beach if we could!

It really doesn't seem like we've been married for two years...doesn't seem like it's been that long, but I guess time flies when you're having fun!

We made it!

Happy, tired, and a little red from our first day at Hilton Head Island. We spent a majority of our day in the ocean or on the beach soaking up the sun. Here's a few pictures:Tomorrow we celebrate the reason for our trip, our 2 year anniversary! : ) Stay tuned for more...

Currently, we are...

...staying the night in Knoxville, TN on our way to Hilton Head, SC for a much needed vacation. We're excited...can you tell?



















More to come!

short trip to INDY

Yesterday I took off work early so we could head to Indianapolis, IN (which is about an hour and a half away from Louisville) for a Gavin DeGraw and Jason Mraz concert. Braden got me two tickets for my Birthday, which was a few weeks ago...and I was nice enough to offer one of my tickets to him.
It was a hot day, but we held out strong and had a really good time.
The stage:Us:Gavin DeGraw:B:We're big Jason Mraz fans and I was pretty excited to get my picture taken with Toca Rivera, Jason's second hand man! I don't know what the gnome was about though:Jason Mraz:

Transfer!

So...after much deliberation (my current boss just couldn't let me go!), I start my new position at the hospital in the education department TOMORROW! I'm excited to:

• get a raise
• get my own office!!!
• have new hours...even though I'll have to get up an leave earlier...but maybe I'll have better dibs on a parking spot closer than the "back 40"
• meet and work with new people
• get my own office!!! : )
• learn! heck, that's what the education department is for!

I'll keep you posted, but please pray that the transition goes well.

July 4th Weekend

Here is a glimpse of one of the many adventures that our weekend consisted of:...and that was the end of Braden's beloved white sunglasses from the $1 spot at Target. : (