Here are some pictures of the trip...
Monday, August 03, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Uncle Steve & Aunt Emilie
Emilie and I will become "Uncle Steve and Aunt Emilie" to TWO baby boys this year. Erick and Megan are due in July and Mike and Mere are due in Oct!
We are so excited for them both
We are so excited for them both
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Which way is up
Thankfully I am not talking about a way out of a tight financial situation! God has been amazing to Emilie and I in providing for everything we need. Car breaks and needs repairs, commission check comes in, medical bills show up, tax return comes back bigger than expected...
More thinking comes in though about which way is up when we think about what we are doing in the next few years. We have been halfheartedly looking for a new place to live. The apartment is good and there has been no more water or even seepage, so we seem comfortable to stick around. However we have our eyes set on a home. The though of it is a bit overwhelming but also so attractive for the things that we wold like to be able to do that we can't in an apartment. We would love to have a back yard, a garage, a garden, more than one bathroom, and a place we can make into our own. So we will continue to look when time allows and trust that God will lead us in te right direction.
Last weekend we were up in the Twin Cities for Emilie's younger Brothers Graduation from Bethel University. It was a beautiful weekend that was a lot of fun. It was great to visit campus (it is also where Emilie attended) see lots of friends and be with family out of town. It was a bit fo a whirlwind weekend with all the runing around but it was great none the less.
We have a bit of traveling comin up as well. Emilie and I will become Uncle Steve and Aunt Emilie on both sides of the family this year as her brother and sister in law are due in July and Mike and Mere are due in Oct? I should kow this, but it is farther off and we don't have airfare for phoenix yet, much less to DC. In addition we have weddings in Duluth MN, Michigan and one in the Chi.
More thinking comes in though about which way is up when we think about what we are doing in the next few years. We have been halfheartedly looking for a new place to live. The apartment is good and there has been no more water or even seepage, so we seem comfortable to stick around. However we have our eyes set on a home. The though of it is a bit overwhelming but also so attractive for the things that we wold like to be able to do that we can't in an apartment. We would love to have a back yard, a garage, a garden, more than one bathroom, and a place we can make into our own. So we will continue to look when time allows and trust that God will lead us in te right direction.
Last weekend we were up in the Twin Cities for Emilie's younger Brothers Graduation from Bethel University. It was a beautiful weekend that was a lot of fun. It was great to visit campus (it is also where Emilie attended) see lots of friends and be with family out of town. It was a bit fo a whirlwind weekend with all the runing around but it was great none the less.
We have a bit of traveling comin up as well. Emilie and I will become Uncle Steve and Aunt Emilie on both sides of the family this year as her brother and sister in law are due in July and Mike and Mere are due in Oct? I should kow this, but it is farther off and we don't have airfare for phoenix yet, much less to DC. In addition we have weddings in Duluth MN, Michigan and one in the Chi.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
Flood of 08
So this was the view of our apartment
on the Saturday after Christmas. Needless to say it was a very long morning that started at 330am and ended at about noon. We had help from my in-laws and my sister. We finished and left the apartment after many hours of bailing, pumping and sucking with wet vacs around 12 noon. (note my parents were en route to Louisiana otherwise they would have helped as well.) it was an unpleasant surprise, but we are blessed that nothing was damaged and we were only out of the unit for about a week. This definitely made the Christmas weekend a little more stressful and much busier but we survived and even got new carpet out of the deal and a great break on our rent for the month. We stayed at my parents house for the week and made due. We loved out first Christmas together as a married couple and look forward to all the others in the future.
One quick note, this picture was taken early, eventually all the carpet was soaked in the entire place, but once again nothing lost or damaged!
on the Saturday after Christmas. Needless to say it was a very long morning that started at 330am and ended at about noon. We had help from my in-laws and my sister. We finished and left the apartment after many hours of bailing, pumping and sucking with wet vacs around 12 noon. (note my parents were en route to Louisiana otherwise they would have helped as well.) it was an unpleasant surprise, but we are blessed that nothing was damaged and we were only out of the unit for about a week. This definitely made the Christmas weekend a little more stressful and much busier but we survived and even got new carpet out of the deal and a great break on our rent for the month. We stayed at my parents house for the week and made due. We loved out first Christmas together as a married couple and look forward to all the others in the future.
One quick note, this picture was taken early, eventually all the carpet was soaked in the entire place, but once again nothing lost or damaged!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Flooding
So the first married Christmas was great! The Flooding afterwords on saturday was not. I will write more soon and post some pictures
Friday, September 05, 2008
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