A Wonderful Christmas Season Continued

Our niece Emmye

Playing in the styrofoam peanuts

Our little nephew, Wilson

Playing the fun game with Andrew's Family

Andrew's Mom and sisters and me

Andrew and Emily in Murfreesboro

Andrew and I were so fortunate to get to spend so much time with our families over the holidays. We left Louisville on the 23rd and made a pit-stop in Murfreesboro before heading to Atlanta. We were able to say hi to the Kramers and the Bakers (they were in town from Dallas). We had lunch at Andrew's favorite restaurant, Camino Real, with some of the youth students. We miss them so much!

We surprised Andrew's family in Atlanta. They thought we were coming later! Andrew got sick on Christmas day and spent the next two days going between the bed and the bathroom....not fun! He passed it on to his little brother and cousin. We felt bad about spreading the sick germs all around. But other than that, we had a great time. We had not been to Atlanta since May.

On the 30th (our 2-year anniversary) we drove to Memphis to be with my family. We had our Christmas celebration on New Year's Eve. Christmas is so much fun with little kids around. Our niece was fascinated with one of the boxes that was full of styrofoam peanuts. She didn't even want to open the rest of her presents. She just wanted to play with the peanuts. We aslo got to go to the Liberty Bowl football game. Kentucky won! It was fun to see the team from our state win.

We returned back to Louisville on Jan. 4th. We had lots of unpacking and Christmas decorations to put away. It's always hard to get back in the swing of the things after being gone so long. Andrew started his new job at Chick-fil-a right when we got back. They just opened a brand new store right down the road from us. He likes it so far. And we get a discount on food!! I'm super excited about that...I LOVE Chick-fil-a.

On January 8th, we got together with several friends to cheer on our Gators to a National Championship win! It was a great game. Both of us are a little sad that college football season is over. But maybe Andrew will be able to get more reading done for school!!! He will start classes on the 27th My seminary wives classes will kick off on the 29th. In the meantime, I'll just keep plugging away at The Busy Bee!

A Wonderful Christmas Season

Before Andrew and I left to visit our family for Christmas, we enjoyed some fun times with our small group from church. We are so blessed to be a part of this wonderful group. Andy Barlow (pictured bottom left) used to lead worship at Fellowship in Murfreesboro years ago. He and his precious wife Caitlin are dear friends! Andy is also in seminary and has been a huge help to Andrew. Nicole (pictured in the middle) and Tricia (not pictured) will be leaving for Africa the beginning of February for an extended mission trip. Nicole will be gone for 6 months and Tricia for 3. We will miss them dearly while they are gone. Sisters Linda and Judith moved here from Nigeria several years ago. Linda is a grad student at University of Louisville and Judith works as a phyiscal therapist. They are so much fun to be around! These pictures are from a super fun game we played at our Christmas party.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

It's been snowing here in the 'Ville! It started last night and snowed off and on all through the night and into the morning. We'll leave next week for Atlanta to spend Christmas with my family. Then we'll stay in Birmingham for our anniversary and head to Memphis to ring in the New Year with Kolby's family. We're excited to get to spend time with our families. It's been a while!

Back in Black

It's been a little while since I've updated this blog. We've been staying busy here in Louisville. We have some very generous friends at our church who gave us this set of patio furniture. It was faded from the sun, so after 15 cans of spray paint, I had it looking like new. I just love it. My mom surprised me by having the cushions sent to me early. They were supposed to be a Christmas present. I love having comfy furniture to sit on outside. The weather has turned very cold here, so I guess I'll have to wait until spring to enjoy it more.

After I finished painting the furniture, I guess I still had the painting bug. My mom came up for several days and we decided to paint my kitchen cabinets black. It was quite a project but went much faster with two people. I'm so happy my mom was willing and ready to tackle my kitchen. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. I really think it modernized our kitchen tons. Hmmmm...what can I paint next???

My Brother and Sister-in-Law Come to Louisville!

This past weekend, my brother and sister-in-law flew up from Memphis to spend some time with us in Louisville. I loved having them here!! My brother can always make me laugh like nobody else can! He's one of the funniest people I know. We took them to see Churchill Downs and then went to the Muhammad Ali museum. My brother loves boxing, so I think he thoroughly enjoyed the exhibits. They were able to come to church with us on Sunday morning. Andrew was leading worship that morning, so I was glad that they could hear him. I wish they lived here and could come to church with us all the time! Karson and Michelle got to meet some of our friends up here. We did a lot of eating and hanging out. I hope they can come back for another visit soon.



***So I noticed that I'm wearing the same clothes as I was in the photos from the Oklahoma trip. I do own other shirts..I promise. :) Haha.

Oklahoma Trip

Andrew and I had such a wonderful time in Oklahoma visiting my family. I wish we could have stayed longer. We got to watch Oklahoma State beat Texas A & M! What a great game. My cousin is on the pom squad at OSU, so it was fun to see her perform during the game. I really enjoyed seeing so many cousins, aunts, uncles and my grandparents. It had been over a year since I had seen them. My mom even got to come to Oklahoma while we were there. It was nice to see her too!! I hope that I can make another trip out to see everyone. I love them all so much.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma where the winds come sweeping down the plains...

We're headed to the great state of Oklahoma tomorrow to see Kolby's family. We're excited for fall break and this long awaited trip!