Visitors :)

allysha and andy come to visit this weekend!

well, andy actually came to interview for a position in richland...

he is probably interviewing as we speak!

hooray!

so richland is just over 3 hours away so they decided to visit brandon and i and chris and melissa (andy's brother and sisiter-in-law)

it was great fun!

we saw the wiener mobile :)

ballard farmers market for some tasty lunch

completed with fresh mini donuts, of course!

sunday dinner with all six of us...thanks bran!

tasty poached eggs, asparagus, proscuttio, and homemade croutons...yum!

meatballs anyone?

after ice skating, errands, church, hockey games,

grocery shopping, cleaning...

brandon decided to make meatballs.

five pounds of meatballs

plus a huge pot of sauce

pre-cooked meatballs

don't worry, they got cooked and consumed

not all 5 pounds :)

 

Hockey

good stuff :)

and free hats!

Busy Weekend Ahead!

wow...it has been crazy busy around here!

we have been working long hours,

having fun with yg,

looking at new apartments (no winners yet),

and lots of other stuff.

 

this weekend is yg central :)

tomorrow is ice skating

sunday is a hockey game

 

should be fun!

 

thankful we have monday off and NOTHING planned!

here's to a good weekend ahead!

24 Hour Fast

last weekend, the yg had a 24 hour fast. yup, no eating for 24 hours!

we got the jh and hs together last morning for a quick breakfast and then no food for 24 hours!

it was a great time.

games, walking thru melting snow,

listening to a guest speaker about Uganda (we raised money for the fast for uganda),

movies, more games, devotionals,

sleep, church and

WHAM the fast was done!

barely noticed the lack of food ;)

it was great!

reflecting on the fast:

bcrc yg is awesome...so much fun and such a good group!

god has blessed us abundently!

taking away food allows you to focus on those around you even more!

Snow Day continued...

yep...it's continuing! over night the snow turned to an icy rain and covered the snow

in a nice icy layer! awesome!

we woke to a mix of snow and ice and terrible roads!

so fun...i love you seattle.

on another note...yesterday was super entertaining.

we walked the neighorhood to see a few struggling people driving up hills

and people skiing, snowboarding, sledding down other hills (or streets)

take a look!

 oh the fit :)

 

 

 this truck thought it could go up the hill but then proceeded to slide back down...dont worry we moved out of the way!

what's this, you might ask?

 

yep a street party! complete with grill/bonfire and sledding, snowboarding down the hill!

 they were out there all afternoon until after 10 pm! crazy!

well...hopefully we will escape and be able to get to work tomorrow or take some new photos of the snow!

happy winter :)

SNOW DAY!!

Its snowing...a lot! No work for Brandon and me :)

Hope to post some sweet pictures after our walk around the neighborhood!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Let's Catch Up!

so i obviously didn't post pictures when i said i would...opps!

so let's catch up!

after christmas, we traveled to michigan

to see brandon's family

hang out in cute downtown holland

lots of eating and being merry

maybe some matching pjs pants ;)

we then traveled to chicago to see my parents

allysha surprised us by being there!

saw some cousins and grandma

brandon showed off his sweet bowling skills

and i....lost...yep i am terrible at bowling

lost both games :(

but still a fun time
and of course more eating and being merry

we are now back in the PNW and falling back into the swing of things.

back to work, yg, cleaning, and the norm of life.

this weekend we had a wonderful suprize...

SNOW!

slow moving traffic

yep...trees with sweaters...i have no idea why!

and a street car derailed...major traffic problem!

and the post wouldn't be complete without a photo of food....beet, endive, goat cheese, pistachio salad = soooo gooood!

2012

wahoo! welcome 2012!

we just got back from a wonderful trip to michigan/illinois.
getting to see cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, parents and siblings...
it was great!
i know we are already 6 days into 2012 but i am undecided about making a new years resolution :)
there are definitely things i want to do and change but i cant seem to narrow it down to a list i can actually acomplish!
some people i know are doing 12 in 12 (one resolution for every month)
i hope to decide tomorrow!


pictures from our trip tomorrow! i promise!

The Birth of our Savior

The last few weeks I have been reading through the gospels, focusing on the birth of Jesus. I thought it would be a good way to getting in the Christmas frame of mind...the correct frame of mind. One thing that has really amazed is the simplicity, the trust, the blind faith that everything is going to be okay. Mary and Joseph so simply accepted what was coming, they believed in what the angels said and knew that God would provide.

Its hard for me to comprehend. Personally, I think I would freak out. I mean having God's child...I think I would flip! Yet, Mary accepts this...and Joseph...look at him. He thinks of divorcing Mary (slight freak out, I think) and instead the angle tells him to marry her and trust that the baby is God's. Amazing. I cannot even imagine but I am glad it happened.

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

Luke 2:11