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!