I'll start with a summer update. I hate typing a lot so I'm gonna make it quick:
Mid-May - Geoffrey starts his new job
May 31 (actually a couple days before) - we're moved out of our Waco house. (and I miss this house a whole bunch!) Geoffrey moves into the cabin (
see this post) and I move in with Lynn and Norm Hoffman. The Hoffmans are our dear friends in Waco who have been like family to us for the past three years. We miss them a whole bunch. I'm so thankful for their generosity...I lived with them for my first month in Waco and lived with them during my last month in Waco. One thing that we learned from the Hoffmans is where to eat. They introduced us to many new restaurants during our time in Waco (some not in Waco. Like
here and
here and
definitely here). One of the highlights of staying with the Hoffmans this summer is the night that Lynn and I made the Apple Pancake from The Original Pancake House. Lynn and Norm introduced Geoffrey and I to this pancake one weekend while we were in Dallas and it MAY be the best thing that I've ever put in my mouth. We were so proud of ourselves for recreating this pancake. We ate the whole thing for dinner with ham and I believe we even had dessert after that.
Here's the recipe if you want it. Our masterpiece:
Mid-June - went to HS camp with the youth group (
see this video). Had a great time getting to know the youth group.
June 28 - Geoffrey and I have been married for 2 years! Woohoo. We went to Dallas the weekend before our anniversary. There was an adventure that included riding the DART and walking about a mile to eat a nice dinner at P.F. Changs.
End of June - last day at the Chamber. It was really hard to leave. While I consider that this job was extremely challenging and a very unhappy place at times, I do think that I learned A TON. I developed a thicker skin and learned how to work with people. I also fell in love with Virginia Ferguson. We started working on the same day (June 11, 2007) and I do believe that God placed her in my life (no doubt). I miss her so much. I miss our Friday morning coffee runs (okay Scot, I miss you being there, too). Scot Sanders and Alexis Weaver and Jennifer Peel are people that I wish that I could work with here at Mobberly. Do you think you could move to Longview...puhlease? It was hard to say goodbye to Waco...
July 1 - Hello Longview! Living apart from Geoffrey for a month = way hard. Everyone has been so welcoming and friendly and loving to the two of us. Living in Longview again is weird. It's not like it was growing up. Better? No, different. We love it so far. I'll have to tell you about my new friend Naseem in another post.
Mid-July - Geoffrey and I traveled to Sheridan, Wyoming with the Mobberly youth group. This was a wonderful experience. The youth at Mobberly are really fun and nice and eager to get to know us. Highlights of the trip: sharing with all the girls how Geoffrey and I fell in love, reconnecting with my friend Molly Bearden (had not seen her in seven years) and chasing cows off the road on the way up the mountain to look at the stars with her, seeing almost 100 people trust in Jesus at the Sheridan Rodeo, visiting Porcupine Falls on the last day and celebrating Geoffrey's birthday in Denver with Matt and Vasha.
This ran in front of our van on the way to Porcupine Falls
Please click here for more Wyoming photos. See if you can find our Christmas card picture in there.
End of July - Started my new job as Admin. Assistant at Mobberly BC. Geoffrey and I work about 300 yards apart for each other...hehe. It has been a great experience so far. I've been making some new work friends. My boss is really nice. I'm going to do another post on the job sometime soon.
Note: Geoffrey and I are starting a new blog to keep you updated on our lives in ministry at Mobberly. We aren't ready to do this quite yet, but stay tuned...it's going to be awesome.
