Today at work, I was writing the date down and I was shocked
that we are already halfway through August. I seriously don’t know where the
time has gone. We’ve been extremely busy
and a lot of people have wanted an update on what’s happening in our world. So
here is a breakdown for those of you who want to know!
Honeymoon – Directly after our wedding (which was everything
we dreamed it would be – thank you to everyone who came and made it so
incredibly special) we went on a week long vacation to Jamaica. The island was absolutely breath taking, the
food was amazing, and I loved getting to hang-out with my husband for a week
straight with no distractions! We made a deal to go back to the same resort for
one of our anniversaries, but we didn’t decide on any specific one!
Trips – Pretty much
right after we got back from our honeymoon we left for 16 days with our youth
group. We spent the first week at the Christ In Youth (CIY) Conference in
Tennessee. We had a blast getting to know our sponsors and students better.
Directly following that week, we left for Chicago for 9 days where we got to
work with an organization that works with refugee families. We got to
experience many different cultures, religions, people groups, and foods. It was
an amazing trip and a great learning experience for everyone. Although both of
the trips were awesome, we were excited to return home and get into a normal
routine.
Our Home – Two days
after returning home from our trips, we moved into our new home. We absolutely
LOVE it here. We finally have everything unpacked and decorated how we want it.
We bought paint the other day and we are planning on sprucing it up a little.
All white walls are a little blahhh. I’ve really enjoyed getting to cook and
bake for Chris. All of my meals have turned out well, except one. I over-slept
from a nap and burnt our pulled pork in the crockpot L … the awesome thing about my husband is
that he will eat it anyways! –That’s when you know you’ve found a keeper
because I didn’t even eat it! One of the cookbooks I’ve been making things out
of is called – Cooking with Flavor. It is simply amazing. Knowing how to use
spices makes your meal go from bland to grand!! I would highly recommend this
book!!
The Church – Chris
has now been the full time Youth Pastor at FCCF for almost 3 months and he
loves it. We could not ask for a better church. The staff is amazing, the
members are amazing, and our students are amazing. It’s hard to describe, but
we both feel such a strong sense of unity within the church and we could not be
happier to be there. I am currently teaching a 7th grade Sunday
School class (they’re crazy, but I love their high energy – most days) J and we are planning on going to a young
adult/married couples small group starting up in September, so a lot of really
fun stuff is happening.
Work – I recently
started training for my new job as an ABA Therapist. So far I am really
enjoying it and only working with two clients. I’m looking forward to the next
few weeks and having a more normal schedule, but other than that I am just jumping
in. It is definitely a fun experience, but it also has its challenges! I am really thanking the Lord for bringing me down this path, as well as Chris for supporting me 100% in taking a step of faith.
Two exciting things
this month: 1. We get our wedding pictures TODAY!! 2. Chris is getting ordained
this month! (So extremely proud of him!)
So that is kind of
our life in a nutshell as of now. We are staying really busy between work,
church, family, birthdays and friends. It’s nice when we just have a night to
relax and cuddle up on the couch. We have a lot of fun things coming up in the
next few months and we’re really looking forward to celebrating them
together!!!
Wow!! You guys jumped into married life head first! It's so exciting to see what you've been up to and how you're furthering the Kingdom!! So proud of you! :)
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