Slowing Down

All of a sudden Tuesday night after working late I was hit with a sore throat and achy body. By Wednesday late morning it was time to go home! Never in a thousand years did I think I would get sick right now. I felt fine. This week started my two class stretch before graduation. Monday night for four hours and Wednesday night for four hours. The Wednesday night class is completely dedicated to our final research project! It will be tiring and crazy but I am so thankful to be nearing the end I can hardly believe it's here.

I am ready for life again life other than devotion to a computer, book, or clock.

I am ready to see Joel and spend quality time with him

I am ready to work out five days of the week consistently

I am ready to have time to finish Andrea's scrapbook

I am ready to celebrate my sister graduating High School in the spring

I am ready to spend free time baking...cooking

I am ready to spoil a cute little baby boy that Christa & Matt will be having in December

I am ready to catch up on life with dear friends

I am ready to take a trip to Duluth with Andrea & Kari

I am ready to research purchasing our dog named Bruce (he will be a basset hound)

I am ready to have friends over for dinner

I am ready to go to Iowa and visit family

I am ready to clean up our place

I am ready to take a nap on Sunday's

I am ready to take more pictures

I am ready to work on some projects

I am ready to start selling cards again

I am ready to start planning for our Montana trip this summer

I am ready to celebrate

I am ready to have Bible Studies with women again

I am ready to pursue

I am ready to plan

I am ready to pray

I am ready to partay!!

I am ready...

What a day...

All weekend I had been so anxious about how in the world I was going to fit 18 people into our apartment for a Parent Kickoff Shower Joel and I were throwing for Christa & Matt. Little did I know God had much better things to worry about than my spacial issue. I decided to go to the early service for Church so I could come home and cook the rest of the food for the party. On my way home from church Matt was calling me so I answered. He proceeded to tell me that Christa fainted in church and she was being taken by ambulance to the hospital. They didn't think it would be much wrong but wanted to make sure. Christa on the way to the hospital blacked out again and threw up. Poor friend! Later Matt called and said Christa is well and baby is well. They are not sure exactly what is wrong so she's on bed rest until she sees her doctor tomorrow! My heart was in my stomach worrying so much about Christa and baby VanZee. The Lord knows what exactly is going on...I pray that He shows light onto any dangers.

What a day our friends had! I hope they are all resting tonight and finding peace in that tomorrow will be a new day and hopefully will receive some answers.

We had a few friends come eat some of the grub so that was good! Tuesday, Joel and I will bring Christa & Matt some dinner and dessert as we have lots of it :-)

I'm off to start homework...tomorrow begins the 2 class stretch for the next 6 weeks! I am oh so nervous for many reasons but I know it will only last for awhile. My patience, energy, and attitude will be tested but I pray for the Lords endurance and help to lean on Him through it all.

I did something strange with our computer today and LOST....ALL of our pictures that we have taken for the last 6-12 months. Including our honeymoon pictures, wedding pictures, and other fun adventures along the way. It looks as though they are permanently gone. I know I can get the wedding one's but not sure about the honeymoon. To me that is a huge LOSS! Pictures are marks of my memories. I LOVE to have them! Please computer, please give me my pictures back!

Anyone know how to get your documents, pictures, music back after a system failure? We have all our programs installed still but the other things are gone! Any advice and I'll take it...

Gamma Bird

This is my grandma. (my mom's mom) When I was a kid I would call her "Gamma Bird" because her last name was Berg. It isn't Berg anymore so I can't call her that. Makes me sad because I oh so loved calling my grandma "Gamma Bird" she always will be to me. My grandma and I would bake cookies together, make hats out of paper sandwhich bags, visit my great-grandma, great-grandparents, play outside, play with dollies, dress up, sow, do chores, go shopping. Gamma Bird taught me how to dance cheek to cheek, be silly, ride a bike, brush my teeth, play games and always have fun. I think that I learned to have a sense of humor from her. I never realized that until now but I think it's true. She was and is the funniest person I knew when I was a kid! This picture shows so much to me of our relationship. When this picture was taken she said something to the effect of "You're married! AAAAHHH!" and then we both laughed our big loud laughs.

I love you Gamma Bird.

Comfy and Cozy

I am sitting here in my favorite chair (big blue), watching my favorite show (Law & Order SVU), listening to a dog down the hall bark and cry his eyes out (mom and dad must have left him home alone...they should have let me puppysit), and looking at our wedding pictures! It's a nice do-nothing evening. Joel is with the boys tonight celebrating Dan's bachelorhood before his big day next weekend!

It's strange sitting and doing nothing. Hard for me to do. I think of all sorts of things I could be doing. I think I better...just be. Tomorrow will be a great day to get chores done.

I hope everyone has a comfy and cozy weekend!

Here are some of our very fun wedding pics! Thank You dearest Angeli! www.lissarragueimages.com