Happy New Years from the Roadies

Hello to all of my wonderful family and friends who actually read my blog! I love you all and miss you terribly! Michael and I were blessed with a computer camera so I'll have a Skype account sometime soon. Would love to talk!

We're in Texas right now at Michael's parent's house. Enjoying the time but missing VA and all of you! Please give me a call if I haven't called you. If I can't answer I would at least like to hear your voice on my irritating answering machine (the machine isn't irritating - my voice is).

Michael sends his love!

I'll be sure to send pics of the new abode when we find it!

Love to you all!

Vegas or Bust

:) We are officially packing up, boxing up, folding up, and putting up all of our stuff to head out tomorrow for Dallas and then on to Vegas.

I don't know if anyone has been reading the news, but the west, oddly enough has been hit with unseasonal winter weather. And it's gonna get worse.

Just our luck.

So, if you think of my hubby and I, please pray for clear, smooth, safe weather, cheerful tudes (attitudes), fun memories, and restful sleep in between.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and love! We will miss every single one of you and look forward to coming back and visiting! If you have a blog please keep updating it. If you don't and you've been contemplating it, please start one for me to see (send me the link) what's happening in your life.

If I don't post for another couple of weeks please have patience for me! I'm working on it!

Merry Chirstmas, Everybody!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday!

Need advice:

As Michael and I prepare to head out west I am researching ways in which to communicate with my family and friends from afar. So, I'm looking into Skype. Here are my questions:

1) Does anybody use this?
2) Do you like it?
3) Are there better alternatives?
4) Is it worth it to get this program?

If anyone has any advice on the matter please fill me in! I really need to get this set up soon.

Thanks!

Having fun on Mom's and Dad's computer... again.

Gwacie-Poo! Gwacie-Poo! How we love you, Gwacie-Poo!

For kicks and giggles

Okay, I know this looks kinda weird. :) Bekah and I were "posing" for what would have been a cute shot for Michael and I. Rebekah looks adorable. I look stressed.

Christmas...? HUMBUG!

Unfortunately, we're moving over Christmas, so Michael gets to be a Scrooge one more year.

So, unlike everybody else, I will not be posting beautiful pictures of us searching for a tree, decorating it, my family underneath it, my husband risking his life to hang lights on the house, or even baking sugar cookies in my oven.

I'm very sad.

But...

I will have Christmas.

Maybe just a little late. :)

Thank You!!

I want to send out a HUGE THANKS to my awesome Mom! She came over today and helped me completely pack my whole house (at least what we're taking with us). She also kept me focused on what I needed to do, to not stress out, and to be cheerful. :)


I'm working on the cheerfulness.

:)

Thanks for the prayers! Keep them coming!

My life right now...

Working,
Scraping,
Cleaning,
Scrubbing,
Caulking,
Patching,
Sweeping,
Trying to be cheerful,
Tired,
Busy,
Scheduled,
Tiny bit stressed,
Not anxious (amazingly),
Vacuuming,
Tiling,
Polishing,
...

And just feeling a little "blah" (as Bekah would put it).

I'm looking forward to this being over with. Not the whole moving, but the fixing, cleaning, etc. I'm tired. Trying to be patient. Just a little overwhelmed (not that this won't get done or can't, but that it's taking forever.)

Blah.
Blah.
Blah.

Pray for us!

Guess what....!

We have a RENTER!!!!! The Lord put everything in place. The family loves the painting we did in the kitchen and foyer, they loved the layout, everything! The only thing that needed to be fixed was the move in date. They want to move in as soon as possible!

The Lord is so good! I was very anxious about not having a renter and possibly having to pay our mortage and rent. Yikes! But God had it all worked out. The family is also military, which Michael and I were hoping for. It was so perfect. Even as I was trying to figure out when the best time for them to move in an e-mail came through (2 DAYS EARLY) from the Navy moving office confirming the date of our move. (That wasn't supposed to come in, at the earliest, til Friday!)

Get this: all we have to do now is replace the blinds, fix the garage, clean the chimney, pack, move, and clean the house! No painting. No more fixing outlets. We'll be done, baby!

Thank you to everyone that prayed with us!

Hurrah! I've been tagged!

I've been tagged!! (Thanks, Bekah! I thought I never would be!)

So, here's my fifth pic from my fifth folder:

My hubby!!! Isn't he cute?!?!?!?!?!

I tag Gracie, Jen Jimenez, Aunt Lynn, Rachel B, and ... Tina Mc-Kraft

Why all the pics?

Well, I was over at Mom's and Dad's and they have this new program - that I can't remember. So I was fixing pictures from the wedding for fun last night. There's a button on the program that just lets you blog immediately! I felt like I just came out of the stone age. :)

Technology is so cool.

My new family

(minus the newest edition - Kara!)

I just had to post this pic

Mom and Dad

Don't you love how adoringly Mom is looking up at Dad??!?!! I love it!

Jimmy

Ain't he cute!

Gracie taking care of me... again. :)

My Hubby and I

And now, may I introduce to you...

My new sister!!! Mrs. David Paulus - or - Kara! They got "marred" this past Monday, the 24th. What a beautiful young woman (my junior by a little over a month)!

Congratulations, David!!!

I'm doing well.

I'm sorry if I was freaking out yesterday. I'm doing well today. The Lord is good! After reading and praying those verses the Lord really encouraged my heart. Then Michael came home and he encouraged me as well. So now, I'm doing well knowing that the Lord is in control over my life and my husband is right by my side encouraging me in godliness. :)

Thank you for your prayers!

The sign.

Ok, so while I was running my errands today our property manager came over and put the "For Rent" sign up in our yard.

Ahhhhh!

I have to be totally and completely transparent, right now. I was angry. "Who does he think he is that he's coming in here and sticking that sign in our yard without me knowing!" I was convicted, thankfully, very quickly.

But my next feeling was something even greater that I really don't want to deal with: sadness. I felt like I got a punch to the gut and I was gasping for air. "I'm not leaving for another month!"

So I cried. Actually, I shed a few tears. I haven't had a belly-whopping cry yet.

What this all revealed to me is that even though I've been "dealing" with things as they come, I haven't really sat down and thought about it. And, more importantly, I have been completely relying on my own strength and fortitude. Even to the point of trying to bear other's sadness. I used all of this strength to put aside what is going on in my heart and head and instead focusing on "fixing" things.

So. I'm telling you all now. I am not alright. (I'm crying fully as I'm writing this). If I say I am I'm lying, or not digging deeper.

I'm telling you this so you can keep me accountable.

What am I going through? I'm twenty. Moving completely across the continent. My only friend and human companion is and will be my husband (he's amazing and I love him so dearly. Lord, thank you for Michael!). I'm afraid I won't make friends easily. I'll be missing important things happening here. My siblings will grow up without me. I won't have my parents to straighten me out as well as they do right now. I'm scared I'll lose connection with people back here. I'm going to a place I have never been. I have no idea where I'm going to school or even what I'm going to do after school. And nothing is in my control. Nothing. Not even placing the sign in the yard.

I need truth. Truth.

"For I know the plans I have for you... Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." John 15:2

"You did not choose me, but I choose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last." John 15:16

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Philippians 4:8

"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13

"Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." Colossians 3:15

So, if you think of me, please pray for me to find my strength in Christ, to rely on my husband's leadership, and to seek to be honest about my emotions and what's going on my heart. Thank you!

Thank you, Goose!

I just want to send out a huge "THANK YOU!" to my awesome sister Gracie for cheering me up! She brought me the teddy bear she and I made together (Koop'r) a bunch of candy, a ballon, a coloring book, crayons, and medication stuff. I loved it!





You brightened up my day, Gracie!

If you come across this post -

Please pray for me to feel better! I feel miserable right now and I'm supposed to be getting ready to go out with Michael for the weekend. I just feel icky and I have a million things to do!

Thankfully I have the most awesomest husband in the world! He's prayed over me multiple times, got me a movie, went shopping for me, woke up in the middle of the night to turn off the fan so my throat wouldn't be as dry, cooked for me, and tried to make me laugh, as well as giving me any medication that helps me. If I feel any better it's because of Michael!

http://despair.com/viewall.html

Thanks to my wonderful, amazing, awesome husband for showing me this completely accurate portrayal of our system of government!

F-U-D-G-E!!!

I'm waiting for paint to dry so I can put on my next coat. Just wanted to share this fudge recipe I found (thank you, Martha Stewart!). You decide for yourself whether or not you like it. It's super easy, quick, and tastes delicioso!

Fudge Recipe by: Katie Paulus

2 cups sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
6 tablespoons butter
5 cups mini marshmallows
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups chocolate semisweet chips
1 teaspoon vanilla

1) Melt sugar, cream, butter, marshmallows, and salt in saucepan over medium heat until smooth

2) Add chocolate chips and vanilla

3) Stir until chocolate is completely melted and smooth

4) Pour in 9x13 pan

5) Cool at room temperature for 3-4 hours, until set

Notes:

Lining the pan with long strips of wax paper before pouring helps remove the fudge when ready to serve!

I sprinkle sugar across the top of the fudge before I serve it. This takes away the apperaces of grittiness (whatever) if the sugar didn't dissolve completely.

This recipe is a hit for us! It makes great holiday gifts. Bon a petit! (whatever)

Quick update:

I'm supposed to be cleaning, painting, and folding clothes right now...

Just wanted to send out my trial blog through wordpress:

http://katiepaulus.wordpress.com/

Just something I'm trying... If anyone has any ideas for it or have something you would like me to write about on it please let me know! This blog is for my readers. But more importantly, this blog is to help me relay what's going on in my little life to those I love - Mom :) I know I have a hard time putting into words what's so easy for me to write. It's not intentional - at all.

Till next time!

History will be made today - in one form or the other.

I'm so excited! I voted for the first time. Nothing exciting or anything. Actually, it was a bit irritating. One hour standing in line it started to rain - no rain jacket or umbrella. Two hours waiting in line and I haven't moved in thirty minutes. Two and half hours in line and they ran out of ballot cards - just my luck. Also found out that there was a riot earlier that morning - part of why it took so long for us to move. Two hours and Forty-five minutes: I voted!!!!

The Lord did open up an opportunity for me to rejoice in the Gospel with the man standing with me in line. Fate (his name) just lost his 91 year old mother last Wednesday, his gas pipes leaked, his water pipe burst and four close friends and relatives died in the last month and a half! Needless to say, he was pretty down. When we started our conversation we both were loving the fact that the Lord places people in leadership, so neither of us needed to worry.

The whole time we talked we talked about what God was doing in our lives. He was really struggling to smile and be cheerful. The Holy Spirit kept putting on my heart to pray for him. I put it off, "I'll pray for him in a few minutes. Let's move up some in the line." Finally, he bravely asked me to keep him in my prayers over this coming week, with family members and friends coming into town for the funeral on Thursday for Mama Lil (his mother - I love it!). Right there I prayed for him. I prayed for strength, peace, and joy for Fate. It was so wonderful to get to see the Lord move on our hearts! We prayed for the election. For our leaders. It was great. Amazingly, soon after we prayed his whole demeanor lightened up! I felt like I was talking to a new man.

Lord, thank you for putting people into my life to unknowingly encourage me that you are sovereign over all I do and go to do! You are in control of my life! Thank you!

Hehe!

So, I'm writing the newsletter for the squadron wives. I needed to come up with a witty little phrase to start the newsletter off with a smile. Here's what I came across:

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ~Irv Kupcinet

Ah! on Thanksgiving day....
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lips and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie?
~John Greenleaf Whittier

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. ~William Jennings Bryan

Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty. ~Michael Dresser

Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving. ~Mike Connolly

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. ~Kevin James

Happy We-Stole-Your-Land-and-Killed-Your-People Day! ~Thanksgiving toast, from the movie Sweet November

The thing I'm most thankful for right now is elastic waistbands. ~Author Unknown

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

I used the first one. :) Hope they made you smile!

If you think of me,

Please pray. I am in a wonderful, amazing, and sad place in my life right now. Being less than two months away from moving emotions are abundant as are my prayers. Loving people come up and ask how I'm doing. To be honest, I have felt the need to lie and save myself from sorrow, tears or the truth. This season is a dichotomy: I'm so excited about the adventure, with my wonderful husband, that I'm embarking on. But at the same time my heart aches (literally) for everyone that I'm leaving behind.

So the truth, I'm excited that I'm moving. I know that I will make it through this time because the Lord has given me the strength to press on. Before I even met Michael the Lord was shaping me for this time, and all the experiences to come. Somewhere, the Lord talks about not giving us more than we can bear, but that He provides us with the strength needed for each new trial. (i'll have to find the verse later.)

Another truth, I'm so sad that I will be leaving behind all of you! All the loving people that have spoken into my life, Mom, Gracie, Mema, etc. All the possible events I will miss, weddings, showers, babies, courtships.

Also, another hard thing for me is hearing of all the planned trips to come and visit us. For real. Everybody means well, and I truly hope we will get many visitors. But life does set in. People get busy. Long distance friendships seem further away, and more expensive than when we planned the trip back in April! All is well. I'm in my Savior's hands. He knows the good intentions, and well thought out plans. He will provide for us.

But the Lord hasn't given me the grace to deal with the "what if's" He has given me strength for today and a peace about tomorrow. If the Lord leads us through our daily mundane lives (or active lives - Jennifer :) why would He drop us when the big things come up? No. On the contrary. God's grace and mercy is new every day!!!! What amazing news!!! I will not be forsaken, no matter how hard things get.

Lord, thank you!

And, if you think of us, specifically me, please pray for strength and compassion for those I interact with. I keep wanting to bite people's heads off for asking the same questions. I really struggle with patience. :) I drive myself crazy sometimes!!

Ciao, till later.

The Kitchen... Finally.

So I'm just gonna post pictures. It's pretty self explanatory. I would like to yell a huge thanks to Mom, Gracie, Dad, and Jimmy! (Especially Mom. She did most of the painting while I was at work!) The first few pictures are what the kitchen used to look like. Yikes!!

If you can't tell, due to my horrible photography skills, the kitchen is now a beautiful sage green. :)



And for anyone that didn't know, Michael was out to sea when I did this, which is why he's not in any of the pictures. He was pleasantly surprised when he came home. :)

I love...

• The Lord
  
• My husband
• my family
• gf donuts
• gf ravioli
• staying busy
• talking
• reading
• cooking
• working with my hands
• sleeping
• snuggling under lots of covers
• sleeping some more

and...

• Fall!!!!!

I'm running out of time

So the kitchen will have to be posted later. Sorry, everyone!

Here's a taste (of what needed to be burned):

Yada Yada Yada

I told everyone that eventually I would get pictures posted. :)

For starters - Our Foyer

Below is the original, awful, contemptable blue.

Round 1:

My first attempt at picking out a decent color plummeted to the ground. Yellow? What on earth was I thinking when I chose this color??? Michael said I picked the color of a school bus because I was deprived as a child.

Round 2:

Much better, I must say. If you can't tell (due to my poor photographer abilities) the color of the room is now a soft robin's egg blue.

My wonderful husband, who did all of this for me and laughed when he saw the initial color:

Water. Water. Everywhere. Literally.

Both of our bathrooms flooded. Not once. Twice. In the same day. It's 11pm. I haven't eaten since 1pm. I'm hungry, on my period, and about to cry. If you're a woman, you feel my pain. If you're a guy reading this, sorry to be descriptive. I'm trying to suck it up.

Caio.

Many, Many Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to the Katies :)

Updates:

Katie Battaglia had her baby!!!!! A lovely little girl.

Katie Thomas is pregnant!!!!!

Congratulations, you two! It's been wonderful to see the Lord work through both of your lives as He brings you to this exciting and new season. Yipee for babies!

It's Saturday... What am I doing?

CLEANING! My lawn this time. :-) We're pulling up all of the bushes in front of our bay window and around the front of the house. It should be quite the project.

I'm hoping to plant Indian Hawthorns where boxwoods once stood. We'll see!

Wish us luck!!!

If you were wondering what I'm doing today...

I'm CLEANING! (With my new handy-dandy swifter mop too!) Adios! 'Bought to rock out to Avril Lavigne and scrub some floors.

Ciao.

To the most awesomest man in my world:

I miss you terribly, my Love. The house is so quiet. My dinner's so cold. It's been Monday for the past week. So this goes out to you:

I love you! I miss you! And I look forward to your arrival! One week left, Baby!!!! Yippee!

I find it so exciting to know that there's a joyous reunion awaiting me. Which reminds of another meeting that will eventually come: that of my heavenly Father and His Son. Oh to see the day! I sure do look forward to heaven. Missing Michael this much reminds me to long for my heavenly home and the One who made it possible for me to enter. I hate the time apart from my husband - how much more should I long for heaven?

Lord, thank you for giving me a tangible means through which I can get a glimpse at heaven. Thank you for paving the way, for opening the gates, for cleansing me of that which separated me from You, my sin. And, Lord, thank you for so richly blessing me with Michael. He is my completion. Without him, part of me is missing. Please help me take full advantage of the precious time I have with him and help me seek to be a blessing to him. Thank you for the gift of marriage.

Thank you for Michael!

Michael, thank you for loving me so richly. It amazes me to see the Lord working in you to form you more into His image. You blow me away. Thank you for being tender to the Gospel and the Holy Spirit. I love to look back and see exactly how God has altered you from the first time we met. And to see how He has knit our hearts together to be one in this journey we have set out on. You are so amazing. Therefore, I dub you the most amazing, hottest, and awesome man in the world. I love you awfully!

Love,

Me

To Georgia and back again.

I'm home after a long weekend full of working, packing, unpacking, traveling, playing with a two year old... you get the drift.... I'm happy to be home!

Michael is also gone at this time. This is the first time that he has really been away from me. We've been communicating through e-mail, when I have internet access which hasn't been that often. I've really been convicted about how I spend my days without Michael to care for.

Here was my schedule for today:

7:00am - Breakfast at some hotel outside of Emporia

8:15am - on the road home

10:30am - at the store deciding whether or not to unload (I did have a nap on the road)

11:45am - finished up at work and drove Elaine home

12:30pm - I realized that I had left my can opener at Joy's house. (I was in dire need of it because I didn't have any food at home and the only thing I was craving - I'm not pregnant :p - was beans and hot dogs)

1:30pm - home after getting my can opener and picking up two movies

2:00pm - lunch and a movie, ok, two movies

5:00pm - I piddled around the house washing sheets and cleaning up

7:00pm - I'm still piddling

9:00pm - piddling some more

Now - I'm tired and ready for my own bed!

So was it okay to not be as resourceful (sp?) with my day as I could have? I don't know. It kinda felt good to not have an agenda and only need to worry about how I'm being taken care of.

Hmmm.

And, I didn't mention this earlier, but I have found that I'm a pretty big baby when my husband leaves. :) I was almost a bucket of tears when he left on Monday and now I'm counting down the hours till Thursday!

I'll get used to it I suppose. The Lord is my strength!

For all of my readers...

Please lift up Jen Napier in your prayers!

Drum roll, please!

It's official - if you haven't heard it yet - the Paulus crew is moving to Las Vegas*! Actually we're moving to Nellis Air Force Base right outside Las Vegas - but it's all the same.

I really need to post a few prayer requests:

1.)That the Lord would give me a clear mind and peace (this is my first move... ever)

2.) That I would look to be a blessing to Michael as this draws closer - looking for ways to make the move go smoother

3.) That I would be a Proverbs 31 wife, specifically as I set up house in a new area. (Michael's came pre-set) :)

4.) That the Lord would guide our footsteps, ease the emotions attached with leaving the ones I love and the home I grew up in, and help me cleave to my wonderful husband as he leads me into the great unknown.

5.) That the Lord would open up a college for me to attend and finalize what my degree will be in (I happened to love my chemistry course this summer! I know, I'm a nerd...)

*As with any military transfer it's not final till it's final. Layman's: Las Vegas is not final until I am in Las Vegas.

Looking back...

Melanie Wasko just e-mailed us the link to view our pictures! I about cried! They are so beautiful and classy and ... and... I can't decide which are my favorites! Looking forward to being able to display them throughout the house!!!!!!

Hurrah! I'm married! And, just in case you were wondering, I love my awesome husband! I couldn't have dreamed of a better man for me. God has so specifically crafted him for me and I for him that it's scary. Well, not scary, but unreal.

I was struggling with laziness and selfishness yesterday and was confessing this to Michael. I hadn't (and didn't want to) done the dishes from the night before and the morning dishes and laundry needed to be folded, ironed and put away, and the house just needed a general clean-up before the weekend. I had plenty of time to do it after getting off work early, but, instead I laid on the bed, feigned sleep, and read my Christian female novel.

My husband is such a servant that even after a twelve hour day at work (6 1/2 hours of which was in a vibrating helicopter cockpit) he still blesses me and gets things cleaned up, put away and cleaned.

After I had confessed this to Michael he gave me a hug and a smile and said that he would rather have been blessed with me enjoying my afternoon than fretting over little things to "please him".

I don't deserve a man as good as he is!

Michael, my love, thank you for an awesome two and a half months of marriage! I look forward to the hundred more years we have followed by eternity with our Savior!! Thank you for embracing the calling the Lord has on your life. And thank you for leading me back to the cross and reminding me of Who is actually in control of my every step. I love you!

I'm a nerd... and I know it. :-)

My chemistry class starts next Tuesday! I'm so excited. Not only will it help to keep me busy but I LOVE CHEMISTRY!

I humored myself and read the course syllabus this afternoon and got all excited. My professor's name is Pinky McCoy. I have a feeling I won't be able to keep a straight face when I talk to her/him.

Is Pinky a boy's name or a girl's name? Guess I'll find out...

A Store in Prayer

I don't know how many people knew this, but Moore Expression's truck (the homeschool company that I work for) broke down within the past month. The repair would require at least an entirely new engine.

All in all, the total cost of the repairs would be upwards of $20,000! There was little chance that we could get that kind of money fast. The truck is the store's main revenue, bringing profit through homeschool conventions. We were in major need of a miracle!

Thankfully, the Lord knows all of our needs well before we know them. Mrs. Moore and I had just been talking about our circumstances. She was relaying to me that God has and always will take care of us. Every trial He puts us through is to bring Him glory and make us more into His image.

Well... what a trial!

I asked my family to pray for the store and that God would meet us in this need. Mrs. Moore had different customers praying for us as well as her care group and family. Through the whole thing I'm proud to say Mrs. Moore kept her composure and trusted solely in the Lord!

And...

He met us!!! Today we got a call from Joe saying that GM was going to completely pay for a NEW ENGINE!!!!!!! All the store would have to pay for is to put it in!

God has been, and is, so good to us! He met us in this place that we thought was a hopeless situation. He proved Himself faithful yet again.

For me, I got to see the power of prayer. I struggle having my devotions, but I really try to pray as often as possible. It's easy, though, to think that, yeah, God may hear you, but will He answer you? Will He?

YES, HE DOES!

Lord, thank you for being faithful to me. Even though I am human and forget to seek you with all of my heart, You still hear my little voice and love and take care of me. Thank you!

Hehe!!

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia."

(Charles Schultz)

Hope you're having a good day!

School is out for summer!

School is out for summer! School is out forever!

Just kidding!

I just finished my one and only final this afternoon. I'm celebrating by doing... nothing. I feel like going out for ice cream, though.

Classes start again May 26th. I'm taking a chemistry course over the summer, so that should be exciting.

All righty. I'm off. To do nothing.

That's my Hubby!

My hubby is flying one of these helos in this picture I found the other day! How exciting! I can't remember which one he is in... but he's there. Gracie and I saw him fly over us when we went to see him fly over Mt. Trashmore.

It has been so much fun getting to know so many people in his squadron. Everyone that I've met has left a great impression. The wives welcomed me in at the Wives Club meeting last week. Somehow, I was put in charge of doing the newsletter... I have no idea how.

It's been wonderful to see the Lord stretch me in ways I didn't think would be stretched. I've had to come out of my comfort zone and get to know people that I wouldn't of had the opportunity to get to know. They all laugh at me and tease Michael because I'm so young. Oh well. He thinks it's funny.


That's been another opportuntiy the Lord has given us as a couple. Throughout the various parties I've gone to with Michael we have both been given the opportunity to see how the other will take care of themselves. (I know that was very poor grammar, but, oh well!) I got to see before we were married how Michael takes care of me around people I don't know. Likewise, he got to see how I interact with people I don't know in somewhat awkward cirmustances. Thankfully, both of us got 110%. :-)