I am thankful for you!

We have a pretty busy week ahead. I have been tackling tons of projects this morning! Christmas cards, check, labels. check, Thanksgiving for the students, check, Italian cream cake ingredietns, check, and so on...now working on a few other things.
So, we thought we would do a small supper for the students b/f they left for thanksgiving...I should probably tell you that I have noever done a dinner this large by myself before! Interesting!
We are also planning a Senior Banquet for the senior citizens at the congregation. We have only come upon a few bumps in the road there.
So, We have atleast one activity at for the congregation for the next 3 weeks! I love it! I love the fellowship!
Then...our anniversary is coming up on the 9th and we are going on the 10th to see TSO in Lubbock. I knew about that but Josh surprised me with a night at t bed and breakfast so we wouldn't have to drive 3 hours home after a 3 hour show that begins at like 7! Then we head home the next week! Already have plans on the books for then too! I am so ready to see everyone...I get warm fuzzies thinking about it!
Well, break time is over...time to get back to work!
If the Lord wills these are our plans for the upcoming month!
We are so blessed in America!

Yanking hair out!

So, we went out to lunch today with an elderly man from the congregation, then we had a LONG list of errands to run...for us and the congregation. Well, one of the other men from church calls and wants Josh to go to the rifle range with him...all plans out the window! So, I then have an hour and a half with Josh to choose which projects are most important that we can get done in the time we have left.
So, we are at the craft store looking for the materials we need to make ornaments for the Senior brunch...well the paper clay is about $7 for 8 ounces and I need 10lbs!!!! NO WAY!!! So I am considering other options while Josh taps his foot. So, then I am frustrated... He says...maybe Michaels will have something different...ok we have 20 minutes....run in michaels pick up foam sheets...maybe we can just paint these...then the lady has an idea...use paper mache disks..ok...wait $0.99 each...thats $30...still a little much. Then she tells me about salt dough that I can make at home for cheap! So, she is explaining while Josh is checking his watch but not saying a word. I feel so rushed! I had so much on my to-do list for today and only got 1 of the items accomplished. Looks like tomorrow will be busy...
Needless to say it is one of those days that almost feels like it was wasted away and I didn't get hardly anything done! So tomorrow we go to Wal Mart, go to the printer, go to the post office, go to the mall and go back to hobby lobby then make cookies and get ready to go to a high school football game that a friend got us tickets to!
Funny how on Sunday I told myself..."Self, this is going to be a slow week...you can get some projects done at home that you have been putting off...like scrapbooking" BAM! says reality!
So, enough rambling!
We are very blessed to be at a congregation that loves to be involved with one another. They do more visiting with each other and visitors that attend services than I have ever seen! They are always having each other over and calling to check in. I love that Josh has a lot in common with quite a few of the men...that helps get a foot in the door with some people. I am working on the part of myself that wants to have everything planned. I think I just feel like a procrastinator when I have to put things off until another day because plans suddenly changed. Thats life right?!
Off to cook dinner!

Inspired!

So, I have been teaching a Ladies Bible Class here in San Angelo and we are using one of Cindy Colleys books in her Crown of Creation series and we are loving it. We are trying to decided which one to use next. They decided to start with tthe last in the series. We have learned so much! I am learning a lot of history...which I am usually not that in to!
I am also now working at the church building as the secretary and loving it. I didn't think there would be so much to do! I set up my office in the work room so I would be out of Josh's hair...he is thankful :).
We are also in the middle of planning a Senior Christmas brunch and a Young Adults Ornament swap! I am tossing around the idea of a sweet swap...but I don't want to pile on too much at once, so I think we may do that in Feb. around v-day along with the Valentines Banquet for the older couples.
Also, if you aren't crazy about dehydrated fruit...you should try the freeze dried fruit! I LOVE it! I first had it at Disney world...and then couldn't find it anywhere else! Well, Monday I found it on the top shelf at walmart over the dehydrated fruit- It is made by Brothers-all-natural. They are called fruit crisps and they have mickey on them...they were $0.50 a pouch! Just as I remembered...yummy!
Anyway...we are looking forward to heading home on Dec. the 14th! We will bein TN until the 29th! We are excited! We haven't seen most of the family since the summer! Ready or not...here we come!

Mass Chaos!

I am trying to change my background....aaaggghhhh It will change the sides...but not the middle! I am copying and pasting just as directed!

Here we are!

Well, things have been going great in Texas. Josh's mom's parents and my mom's parents have both come to visit us. We showed them the sights of San Angelo.

When his grandparents came we hardly went out to eat at all...lots of home cooking! However when mine came, I don't think we cooked one meal at the house. So, here are a few things that have been going on.

This is a field that is in the city limits on San Angelo. While Josh's grandparents were here we took them out there and between the 4 of us we counted, on average, 89 deer!

This is from the retreat at Leakey we went on with our college students! Yes, they all (including Josh) jumped off of this cliff into the Frio (means cold) River. It was clear as glass and as cold as snow. But, you couldn't stop them!

This is what happens when a Texas size buzzard flies into your windshield at 65 mph. So, there we were driving my grandparents to Fredricksburg...I am driving along and there were aout 5 buzzards on the side of the road enjoying a feast...gag. Anyway one of them didn't fly away in time and I couldn't swerve into the oncoming traffic...so BAM! We drove the rest of the way into Fredricksburg and back to San Angelo with the windshield like this. They had to get it fixed Friday morning before driving back to TN.

These are a few things that have been going on with us.

whew!

I am glad to see that I am not the only one a little behind on blogging!
So, we are settled in! Our things got here on the 12th and Josh was able to take that Thursday off and we got everything in its place except 1 or 2 boxes and they were in their place within a few days! We are waiting to hear news back from the realtor to see if she has shown the house lately...oh, I hope so! It is pretty warm here...Monday it was 103! It is a lot dryer out here though. My allergies are so much better than what they were the first 2 weeks we were here....but they still act up daily. I have an appointment on the 31st...hopefully we will get it all smoothed out! I have been itching for company. Mom and Nathan are soposed to be coming in October on Nates fall break and I think NeeNaw and Bpa are thinking about coming in Sept. unless they go to Minnesota. It doesn't really feel like it is that far, I think that is because we haven't driven it yet....oh, well...it doesn't have to be forever!
Well, thats all the news for now!

Arrived!

We have made it to Texas. We are at a hotel tonight until we can move into our apartment tomorrow. The catch is, the moving company didn't tell us until the day that they moved us that we get a two week delivery window. So we will move in tomorrow but may not have any of our things until Aug. 13! Crazy huh?! Not to mention they broke the pane of glass out of one of my end table and didn't bother to tell us! gggrrr...
So, we left yesterday morning at 6 am and got in last night at 9...we were soposed to get in at 8 but it rained almost the whole way here! They say that it is good luck that it rained...it has rained EVERY time we came! We pulled out our suitcases last night and mine, only mine, was soaked. My unmentionalbles are hanging all over the hotel room to dry out. Anyway...We were greeted by one of the elders and his wife last night with a fruit basket and a snack basket. (Go, immediately to Wal Mart and but puffed Corn made by Cheeto I think...AMAZING!!) Also, today they had a potluck and a cake there for us. Everyone is so sweet and welcoming. A few of the members have said they like to hear us talk...they can tell we are from the other side of the Mississippi! haha.
I am dealing with it better now that we are here....ironically I get more homesick when I am home. I am ok now...maybe once we begin moving in things I won't be..but for now ok.
Also, one of Josh's 2nd (I think) cousins committed suicide last Friday. So, if you will remember the Carter family in your prayers.
Well, after today we won't have internet for a few days so I will write when they get it hooked back up at the house.
Love you all!
The Texans....haha