Well Brad and I couldn't wait to take advantage of this beautiful weather! Yesterday we went on a three mile hike with Daniel and Rachel at Busick State Park just north of Branson. Probably the most noteworthy event of the hike was when we heard something rustling around in the brush about 30 feet away... it finally revealed itself to be an armadillo! We had only ever seen them on the side of the road down here, and never alive! Such a weird looking creature! I didn't want to take my camera on the hike, so I'm sorry that I don't have any pics to post.
After getting our taxes done today (our masters accounting program here does them for free- great deal!) we decided to hit a trail that goes through Springfield. It was hard to decide which one to even do... as we started looking in to them we learned that our city has many different well kept trails that go around the city. We decided on a trail that was 7 miles round trip. We walked the first half, then once we got to the turning point we took off jogging. We made it 2 miles before slowing to a walk for a half mile, then ran the last mile. It killed us but we felt so good at the same time! We were joking, though, that one side of our body got more sun than the other- the first half of the trip we walked south the entire time so the right side of our bodies got a lot of sun exposure, but then the on the way back, when the sun was on our left side, we jogged nearly the whole thing. My face looks pretty funny with one side pink but oh well! It was worth it!
Hope you all were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather as well!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Sorry ladies, but I've snagged the most amazing man...
So, as you all know, I'm married to a pretty amazing man. No surprise there, but I must sadly admit that at times I overlook just how amazing he is. And then he reminds me.
Yesterday when I got home after taking my fourth test of the week (ugh) I walked in to find a beautiful vase of six pink roses with five sweet notes in the bouquet. It was such a wonderful surprise!
Also, I meant to post about what we did for Valentine's day quite awhile ago. He took me to a very authentic Italian restaurant right down the street from us, then we went and ate ice cream, and for the finale he took me to see Casablanca at an older, ornate theater in downtown Springfield. It was so cool!!! We got there early and listened to a barbershop quartet-type group sing at the entrance of the theater. I wish I had taken pics of inside the theater, becuase it truly was so beautiful! We sat right in the front of the balcony on the upper level. Neither Brad nor myself had ever seen Casablanca so we really didn't know what to expect, but it was such an amazing movie and it really lived up to its name and fame!!! It was such a great night!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
An uneventful update
Happy Birthday Johnie!
The last batch of bad weather really didn't affect us at all, which we didn't mind one bit! We just had a lot of sleet Thursday early morning and throughout the day, and just a little bit of freezing rain. The did cancel Thursday evening classes, though Brad and I saw no reason for it really. We were right back to class on Friday. Friday night we went over to Jason and Leslie's for dinner and ended up hanging out there for quite awhile. Then Saturday morning Brad went and helped another couple from our class move into their new home, while I went shopping for a gift for Rachel's bridal shower (Daniel's fiance). Her shower was this afternoon, and was a lot of fun! Then we had a couple over for dinner, which was also a blast because we don't host people over here very often. Tomorrow we have Sunday school, church, and then are going out to lunch with our class to celebrate February birthdays. Later in the afternoon we're heading to campus to work out, because Brad and I are finally motivated to start working out consistently. Busy weekend!!! It's all been really fun, but the bad part is that I really should've been studying all weekend long (which is what I really did plan on doing). I have 2 tests and 2 assignments due Tuesday, and then 2 tests on Friday. Three of the four of those tests are the first tests in my classes, which are always the scariest because you have no idea what to expect and no idea how much to study. So I'll probably be pretty stressed all week... your prayer are greatly appreciated!! :)
Natalie, hope you had a great time Friday night! I can't wait to hear about the show... sounds like something I would've loved!
Johnie and Dee, glad to hear your back home safe and had a good time! Can't wait to hear more about it, and see more pics! Our calendar is open for March 15-16. It'd be so great if you guys could make it down here or if not we'll just head up there... we had actually just talked about it a few days ago and thought that weekend was perfect for a trip back home! Dee, hope you can work quickly through all the papers tomorrow. I'm sure your kids will be so happy to have you back!!
The last batch of bad weather really didn't affect us at all, which we didn't mind one bit! We just had a lot of sleet Thursday early morning and throughout the day, and just a little bit of freezing rain. The did cancel Thursday evening classes, though Brad and I saw no reason for it really. We were right back to class on Friday. Friday night we went over to Jason and Leslie's for dinner and ended up hanging out there for quite awhile. Then Saturday morning Brad went and helped another couple from our class move into their new home, while I went shopping for a gift for Rachel's bridal shower (Daniel's fiance). Her shower was this afternoon, and was a lot of fun! Then we had a couple over for dinner, which was also a blast because we don't host people over here very often. Tomorrow we have Sunday school, church, and then are going out to lunch with our class to celebrate February birthdays. Later in the afternoon we're heading to campus to work out, because Brad and I are finally motivated to start working out consistently. Busy weekend!!! It's all been really fun, but the bad part is that I really should've been studying all weekend long (which is what I really did plan on doing). I have 2 tests and 2 assignments due Tuesday, and then 2 tests on Friday. Three of the four of those tests are the first tests in my classes, which are always the scariest because you have no idea what to expect and no idea how much to study. So I'll probably be pretty stressed all week... your prayer are greatly appreciated!! :)
Natalie, hope you had a great time Friday night! I can't wait to hear about the show... sounds like something I would've loved!
Johnie and Dee, glad to hear your back home safe and had a good time! Can't wait to hear more about it, and see more pics! Our calendar is open for March 15-16. It'd be so great if you guys could make it down here or if not we'll just head up there... we had actually just talked about it a few days ago and thought that weekend was perfect for a trip back home! Dee, hope you can work quickly through all the papers tomorrow. I'm sure your kids will be so happy to have you back!!
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