The Weekend

So, we actually had quit a bit going on over the weekend, but somehow I managed to not take a single picture! Does anyone else do that, too? I had a college friend come to visit (Melissa Nance, for those of you who know who that is), and we didn't take a single picture together. I did take a pic of her on the back of Chris' bike since it was her first motorcycle ride ever, so maybe she will share those with me and I can actually post a pic on here for the first time in a long, long time. So, anyways, I apologize for having no new pics and for not even changing our boring old profile pic. It's just that Chris doesn't really like pics, and I have just been horrible about taking any. So we have very few pictures together at all. Basically our wedding pics and just a few others besides the one that is already up.
So, anyways, I was talking about our weekend....we headed to Carter Lake and hung out with his family and some friends with the boat (his parents'). Then we picked Melissa up and headed over to our new friends' place, Kurt and Sarah, for a cookout. Then Mel and I went shopping a bit at Centerra, the shops near our house. Sunday was church, hanging by the pool, going for a walk, chatting alot and having homemade pizza for dinner. Then Chris and I went back to work Monday and Tuesday so I dont know quite what Mel did, but we went to eat at Noodles & Co for dinner, a unique-to-Colorado place. And then Mel and I went to see Kung Fu Panda at the $3 theatre. And if you haven't' seen it, you should go, because it was precious! I giggled the entire way through!!!!
I am gonna end by letting all you Texans know our future TX visit schedule, but (sorry Allison), we will only be in the metroplex.....

Oct 29-Nov 3 (Nascar race at TX Motor Speedway-Chris' bday present)
Dec 25-30

Thanks for reading!

I'm Back Online

I started a new job on Monday that will hopefully allow me to update this blog a lil more often. So, if you are one of the few who have kept looking here just in case I posted something...Thanks for sticking with us & look for more posts in the future.
My new title is just a Receptionist, but it's with a great Medical Education company in Fort Collins (Visible Productions), and it seems like a great place to work, with great people (many of whom are right around my age, which is really cool), and there looks to be some room to actually move up in the company. PLUS, the fact that I have 25 paid days off per year, that's pretty amazing, and I am pretty excited about it.
Chris is doing pretty well. We are doing great and are very blessed in many ways, but now that I have this new job with great benefits, I think he is going to start looking for a new job as well. His is pretty crappy (pardon my french). :) So, if you could pray about that with us, we'd LOVE that! Thanks!
So, look for more posts and hopefully some pics in the future!

It's about time...

I am such a horrible Blogger (c'mon Holly, you are)! And so many wonderful things are going on in my life! Besides being busy at work, my friend Kellye came out to visit last weekend! We had a great time...relaxing, some shopping, a trip up to Estes Park. And of course it snowed while she was here! It always does. Pictures to come...

I made some wonderful food while Kellye was here...especially great was the Pot Pie. I will post that recipe soon for all to enjoy!

God Is SO Good!

In the same day that I posted the bad news of my layoff, I got a job and am starting on Wednesday!!!!! It's not my dream job, but it is a job, and it just shows me once again how great and faithful and loving the Lord is, and how He looks after us ALL THE TIME - whether we acknowledge it or not!!!!!
Thank you, Lord! You are amazing, and I give you ALL the praise and glory for this!

Calling all Prayer Warriors!

Well, it seems awfully ironic to be posting this after my last post of "Exciting News," but my boss let me know last Thursday that I was being laid off. Apparently our company is not doing so well, and I guess I was the most expendable person. So, Feb 1st is my last day.
Yesterday at church, God was really speaking straight to me about His strength being mine and about His love for me and how He is in EVERYTHING! And I know that without a doubt, but please just pray that He would guide and comfort Chris and I during this time. I was completely blind-sided with this news and just need to be reassured that the Lord has His hand even in this!
I love you all!!!!

Exciting News

Well, I have decided to continue more original journey to become a High School teacher. It's funny because both of my parents were teachers (dad still is...going on like 40 years or so - WOW!), but in HS and college, teaching NEVER crossed my mind. But over Christmas break, it just kinda hit me again, that that's something I really wanted to do. I love High Schoolers and have always volunteered with the Youth Group wherever I have gone to church, and I figure this is a great wya to minister to them outside of church as well. So, I will take 2 tests, one in Mar and one in Apr, and HOPEFULLY I will pass them the first time and then be eligible to start looking for teaching positions in the area. So, if you could just say a lil prayer for all of this, Chris and I would really appreciate it. We're both pretty excited but kinda anxious about the change as well.

Christmas Day

We had a great breakfast with mom (she cooked for us the ENTIRE time we were there which was SOOOOOOOOOO NICE and so sweet and such a nice break from cooking for me) and then headed to TX. You would think that after driving 17 hours to AR, a 6 hour drive to TX would be nothing, BUT it was actually quite a long trip as well. :( BUT we made it and Chris got to meet my 2 aunts and their husbands and 1 of my cousins on dad's side. And of course, he knew everyone else, both my sisters, my dad and Belinda, and my grandparents.
We had a blast. We ate a lil, sang karaoke (THAT was a lil scary), had a Chinese gift exchange, and just kinda hung out. It was so good to see my extended fam on that side again. It had been around 5 years or so since I had seen them.
So, here are some pics, and if I can think of anything particular to tell you about the rest of that Christmas week at dad's, I will post again later this week.
Love y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!

Autumn actually smiling for the camera! My aunts singing to karaoke AND dancing too!


Belinda snoozing! :) Dad in the background with me, Danny, and Chris Crystal & Autumn
Ha! Ha! Coby's gift got stuck in his Dirk-style long hair!
Caden


Uncle Larry and Josh




Coby







Danny & Craig and Larry in the background






All of us, wow it's been a LONG time since we've had a group pic, but we're missing my other cousin, Jill and her hubby and son :(
Good pic, though, huh?