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!

Birthday Time

It's still so weird to me that we live in Louisville, KY. But I'm really starting to love this place and all the wonderful friends we've met. We lost power for several days, and we stayed over at The Smith's house. They were so gracious to let us stay with them! It was really quite fun, but it was nice to get power back so I could work on the magazine and send it to press!

Last week, Andrew and I went out and bought a new couch and loveseat....finally. I had the hardest time picking out something that I liked. I've been so indecisive (a problem I struggle with all the time) but finally found a set I was happy with. I'm glad Andrew convinced me to go ahead and buy them. After lots of struggling and lots of stopping, Andrew and I managed to get the loveseat up the stairs and into our condo, but there was no way I could get the couch. My guns just aren't quite big enough! But our friend Tom, one of the pastors at Fellowship, came and helped us. He and Andrew had the couch upstairs in like a minute!!

Last night, we had a birthday celebration for Andrew and our friend Ashley. It was lots of fun. I really enjoyed getting to hang out with some friends! And it was a good excuse to cook. I just really like to be in the kitchen and wish I had more time for it.

I went up to the seminary today to go to a chapel service with Andrew. I love being able to do that. I hope that I can continue to go to more of them in the future. I'm staying busy with my Seminary Wives classes, my Philippians Bible study through church and my discipleship group. I know these next few years are really going to be a great time of growth for both me and Andrew. Andrew's workload is quite a bit more intense than mine, but I feel very blessed to have all these opportunities to study God's Word and learn more about his awesome wonder!

It's hard to believe it's almost October! I love the fall. I love love love being able to wear sweatshirts and jeans and sip on hot chocolate, and of course, watch football. Andrew and I have a trip to Oklahoma planned during his fall break. I'm really looking forward to seeing all my grandparents and extended family. It is long overdue trip! It will be a great time. In the meantime, we'll just stay busy with studies and work!

It's Electric!

We're back in business! The electricity came back on last night about 8 o'clock, and we came home this morning. Kolby will be setting her office back up and trying to get her magazine finished. It's great to be home!