Happy Birthday to a great dad - BIG 6-0!! May there be many more!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Visit with friends
We were blessed this weekend to have some "old" friends for a visit. Chris and Karl were our SS teachers when we were in Columbus before we got married. They were great friends and mentors to us. God called them to serve overseas and they excitely followed Him. They are in Ameria for a short time before they move to a new place of service. We have kept in touch with them these past 6 years and rejoiced with their praises and prayed for them in their tough times. We were so excited to hear that they would be passing through NC and would be able to stay with us for a night.
So, last night we enjoyed catching up with them and hearing about what God has been doing through them and where God is taking them. It was so refreshing to see a Godly couple who fits so well together and reflects God's love to each other and others. What a blessing for us!
We look forward to continuing our friendship and following them on their next journey.
Chris and Karl, thanks for allowing us the priviledge and pleasure of having you as guests this weekend!
And, thanks for bring "Ranger Coffee" from Larry to us!
More Lake Time
Our friends, the Thompsons, graciously allowed us to go wakeboarding/skiing with them on Sunday afternoon. What a beautiful day for it with temps in the mid 90s! Where else would you want to be on a hot day like that?
Mike had a few awesome runs on the wakeboard including some great jumps! I got in a couple of ski runs but almost lost my contact in the process. Thankfully, I grabbed it just in time and ended up skiing with it in my mouth for a little while. (P.S. Skiiing with only being able to see out of one eye isn't easy!) I didn't last too long after that but was glad that I got to get back out in the water and try a couple of new things on the skis!
Mike had a few awesome runs on the wakeboard including some great jumps! I got in a couple of ski runs but almost lost my contact in the process. Thankfully, I grabbed it just in time and ended up skiing with it in my mouth for a little while. (P.S. Skiiing with only being able to see out of one eye isn't easy!) I didn't last too long after that but was glad that I got to get back out in the water and try a couple of new things on the skis!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
6 years
So, 6 years ago today was the BIG DAY. So much has changed over those 6 years to bring us to where we are now but we are excited about what is to come. We're hopeful that God will continue to lead us and praying that He will supply a full-time career for Mike in this next year.
After 6 years of marriage, I finally took the advice of marriage counselors and told Mike that this year I expected HIM to plan the day. The only parameters were that it had to be something we both would enjoy, which meant it couldn't involve Chinese food or motorcycles. :) Beyond that, it was up to him - local or out of town, free or involve some $$, inside or outside, whatever...just that he had to plan it.
Well, he really came through. He surprised me with a visit to the Morehead Planetarium (I've been wanting to visit for a while) and a little time in Chapel Hill. Lunch on Franklin St. of some pretty good pizza. Then, we headed home for a little rest time/let the dogs out. Mike then went to the gym for a little work-out and I went to get a pedicure.
His instructions before he left for the gym was that I had to be ready by 6:50 for dinner. I didn't have many hints except for a couple of places that he had thrown out. He wanted to check out somewhere nice and that neither of us had been before. To my surprise, we arrived at Ruth's Chris Steak House for our 7:30 reservations. How fantastic! The service and food were great and we definitely felt like special guests as they made our annivesary dinner special.
After dinner, we stopped by the Observation Deck at RDU to see a few planes land (another something that I have been wanting to do) until it began raining. Then, back home to be greeted by Polly and Blue.
What a fun day! Mike definitely was full of surprises and I enjoyed it all!
BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images.
After 6 years of marriage, I finally took the advice of marriage counselors and told Mike that this year I expected HIM to plan the day. The only parameters were that it had to be something we both would enjoy, which meant it couldn't involve Chinese food or motorcycles. :) Beyond that, it was up to him - local or out of town, free or involve some $$, inside or outside, whatever...just that he had to plan it.
Well, he really came through. He surprised me with a visit to the Morehead Planetarium (I've been wanting to visit for a while) and a little time in Chapel Hill. Lunch on Franklin St. of some pretty good pizza. Then, we headed home for a little rest time/let the dogs out. Mike then went to the gym for a little work-out and I went to get a pedicure.
His instructions before he left for the gym was that I had to be ready by 6:50 for dinner. I didn't have many hints except for a couple of places that he had thrown out. He wanted to check out somewhere nice and that neither of us had been before. To my surprise, we arrived at Ruth's Chris Steak House for our 7:30 reservations. How fantastic! The service and food were great and we definitely felt like special guests as they made our annivesary dinner special.
After dinner, we stopped by the Observation Deck at RDU to see a few planes land (another something that I have been wanting to do) until it began raining. Then, back home to be greeted by Polly and Blue.
What a fun day! Mike definitely was full of surprises and I enjoyed it all!
BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Lake Gaston
After we got back from the beach, we went right over to Lake Gaston for some fun friend time. We enjoyed skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, and just handing out with our friends. We are so blessed to have great friendships here in Raleigh! BubbleShare: Share photos - Easy Photo Sharing
Mike trying out surfing behind the boat
Mike trying out surfing behind the boat
Beach Fun with Bec and David
Last week, we went to Gloucester, NC along the southern Outer Banks with Rebecca and David. Blue came with us and Polly had some "grandparent time". We enjoyed a great house on a couple of acres with a nice dock out to the water. One day, we took the ferry to Cape Lookout to enjoy the nice waves and beach. The other days, we went to other beaches in search of even better waves but found that Cape Lookout was the best of the week! David and Mike had fun riding the waves and Rebecca and Miriam did a combo of laying out/reading and joining the boys for some waves. We had a great time together and hated to leave! What a fun time! BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day in D.C.
Police Escort at Rolling Thunder
Washington, D.C.
May 24, 2009
Gold Star Mothers with Escorts
Rolling Thunder
Washington, D.C.
May 24, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)