Saturday, February 27, 2010

duct tape girls' night..(tues.2.23)



fun times with these girls...

good conversation, good company, and a really fun project... :)

BFF visit... (mon.2.22)


home from Thailand for a nice long month before the wedding!!!!

YAY!! :)

shower #1... (sat.2.20)


good times at our first shower with the conway-fam...

J. faired well for being the only man there... :)

Monday, February 22, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010

counseling 101... (Thurs.2.18)


our first marriage-session with Karen...

pretty great.

thankful for those two!!
especially their commitment to our growth & health. ♥

68 tiny clothespins.. (Wed.2.17)


we had family night tonight instead of Monday...

after enjoying dinner downstairs with the fam,

I settled in to get something done...
painting + winter olympics made for a really great wedding-project night :)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Kayla-bean...(Mon.2.15)


she had the day off from school

pj pants, flowy night gown, and a hoodie...
in front of the tv (in her favorite kitchen-spot)
drying the cheetah tattoo freshly pasted on the palm of her hand...

...oh to be seven! ♥

Valentine's Sunday... (Sun.2.14)


worship practice before services...

enjoying this place more than ever.

J's been leading every-other-week for several months now...
it's a lot of work, but an absolute blessing!!

so very thankful for this community!

touchy subject...


whoa.
interesting, enlightening blurb of an interview with John Mayer
on porn of all things...

not really sure what to do with this info..
but it makes me wish the church would not allow this to be such a taboo area..

It's in the dark that sin and shame can grow and fester
and cause infection....

as much as I want to be a safe-haven
and an understanding, supportive wife-to-be,
I know that men need other men in this area...

touchy subject, but isn't it worth it to have freedom
and peace, and even JOY here...??

MB snow day...(Sat.2.13)


hi. :)

...fun times...
nice getting to hang with j. and his fam
on such a rare day...

glad we took advantage of the snow-time while it lasted.

more pics on FB of course :)

Sunday, February 14, 2010

TMP visit...(Thurs.2.11)


ended my workday with a stop at my favorite classroom...

(it was a play-day because they were out of school Fri. & Mon.)

love it! ♥

nachos...(wed.2.10)

I'm not really recommending this...
merely documenting it...

these are nachos with turkey and mozz.cheese on them
not that bad...
not that great either...

i think next time i'll stick with the beans and salsa :)

kid favors...(mon.2.8)

(documenting prices for wedding-planning-monday with mom)

for some reason the kids seem to need their own favors... :)

at first i was thinking m&m's, or something yummy...
moved to the thought of sand-art, or something they could create..
and finally settled on the idea of bubbles... something FUN! :)

Katie's baby shower & craft project...(sat.2.6)



decorating onsies with my favorite BSFgirls...



with a ninja theme because the child's gender has yet to be determined! :)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

a practical guide to Social Justice...



just discovered this gem last night at B&N...

looking forward to digging deeper into this one.

maybe my tuesday night friends will be up for taking on some
potentially life-changing service projects!?!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

author talk... (Thurs.2.4)



I happened to have a meeting at Coastal that finished just in time
to hear Hannah Tinti speak and read from her book The Good Theif.

this was good.
inspiring even.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

wedding progress... (Mon.2.1)



so I mentioned Mom & I are gathering each Monday night
to work on wedding plans...

well, thanks to Mom (who found it entirely unacceptable
to make the silverware available in cups/jars)...

and who has taken it upon herself to roll and ribbon each set,

the silverware is on its way to being rolled and ready for the big day!!

Sunday lunch... (Sun.1.31)



Carrabba's with the gang from church... ♥

Monday, February 1, 2010

Bonus the cat.. (sat.1.30)

that's the kitty's name: Bonus

when we asked her why she named the little one Bonus,

she said it was on the box she came in:

...something about a Lifelike Purring Cat...
and BONUS kitty inside!

haha...

gotta love it!! ♥

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