3rd Annual Reformation Party

Well we pulled it off! This was the third year that the Bible study group had our pumpkin carving, reformation party. The tradition was held down to the tiniest detail, thanks to the Quann family. We started the evening with the usual delicious Minestrone soup made by Donna Quann. It was delicious. There were other yummy goodies like cookies, caramel apples and some yummy bread made by Kevin Benedict. Good fellowship and good food was had around the dinner tables and then we moved on to the pumpkin carving contest! This was quite a sight. We have increased in numbers and therefore had to have four carving tables this year! It was great to see every one's personalities and talents show through in this activity and every year I am shocked at how many people have never carved a pumpkin. This year the carving techniques spanned from the traditional carving kits and knives, to Beth with her pottery sculpture tools, to Jonathan with his automatic jigsaw (no one was surprised)! The pumpkins ranged in size from huge to very tiny and the carvings ranged from very original to very stenciled!!! (Pictures to come soon) The carving wound down and the judging commenced. The tradition held to Dan and Donna Quann serving as judges and they had a very hard time deciding. When they found out they had to narrow it down to only one pumpkin, it got even tougher. However, they managed to make a timely decision and chose the "Carl's Ice Cream" pumpkin carved by Krissy Hinton... Krissy accepted her prize that consisted of a book on Martin Luther and a coffee mug with a variety of tea's and honey sticks! We ended the night with a group picture and we look forward to next year the 4th Annual Reformation party!

Little Update!!!

This weekend Josh and I made the trek back to Lynchburg for Homecoming.  Why did we choose this homecoming, well we are not sure, but all in all it was fun.  We began the trip with a nice slow drive through the mountains to find a brewery we wanted to visit.  We drove a way to Lynchburg we had never driven before and it was absolutely beautiful...  We then met up with our good friends Christine and Glenn and stayed with them for the weekend.  We had plans to attend the LU football game, but the weather scared us off and we opted for the hockey game that was Saturday evening.  Saturday morning I awoke very early to attend a J. Crew warehouse sale.  This was my first experience at this and boy was it intense.  You wouldn't believe what people will do when they can get $300 shoes for $30...  With this being my first time I did not have as much strategy as others did of obtaining wished for items.  However, next time watch out I may wear Josh's scrum cap and I will not be pushed from my spot!!!  However, I did come away with roughly $1000 worth of clothes for $150 I love good deals...  The Hockey game was great, we secured Milton milkshakes before we left the burg and Sunday was good too seeing how the Redskins won!!  All in all it was a great weekend.

Memorable Week...

I know, I know it has been a decade since I last blogged it seems. I have to say that this week has been very eventful, evoked lots of memories and created a lot of memories. Friday started it off where Josh and I got a lot of time to spend together. You would think we always spend time together and yes we do, but this was quality time. Saturday then led to Sydney's 3rd birthday and Sunday led to me doing one of my favorite things singing. However, this was even more great I got to help lead praise and worship at my parents church and also sing a song with my dad. Sunday was a breath of fresh air. We meaning Josh, myself, Damian, Sydney and Jonathan took a trip to Skyline and ate at a restaurant their with a panoramic view over the mountains. It was gorgeous. We saw a baby bear, dear and 18 wild turkeys. I will post the pictures later or on facebook... Then today I am celebrating my 3 year anniversary. I am so excited. Looking back over the past three years, this morning I had to stop and journal. I had to journal things that I have accomplished, things I am still working on and things God has ultimately blessed me with. I don't know where the past three years have gone, but I hope the next three don't go as fast... Then lastly Tuesday marked one year of me dealing with MS symptoms. As I think about this I am reminded of how quickly your life can change. Within a blink things can be totally different. I am reminded to not take life for granted, to not take what I have been created for for granted. I am reminded that I am not promised tomorrow and that I must live today to the fullest. I am reminded and humbled to see where God has brought me from one year ago. One of the biggest obstacles I have faced thus far was presented to me a year ago yesterday. However, I can see God's hand and I know He is in control. I pray I continue to live a life that glorifies Him in and out of the obstacles I may face...

A very fun weekend...

Last weekend was a very fun weekend.  Friday Josh and I did some shopping which is always fun.  Saturday we awoke to a very busy day ahead of us.  At 11am we had practice at the church for the Garman send off celebration.  Then Josh had Rugby against Quantico, thank you Kevin for going so I did not have to sit alone!  Then next for me was Aimee's bridal shower.  It is amazing the things grown women will do at baby and bridal showers!  After that was go get cleaned up for the Garman celebration service.  The service was amazing and God was truly glorified through that evening of praise and worship.  The Garman's are a very special family and we will miss them greatly.  After the service I went home to make a breakfast casserole for the next AM for the church breakfast event.  Then I finally got some sleep...  The breakfast at the church was topped off by "Chef Pelt"...  What a sight that was to see Jason in his pampered chef apron serving up hot, hot, hot omelets...  It was a great time of fellowship.  Then nothing could have ended the day better than seeing the Washington Redskins beat the Philly Eagles on the road...  Whoohooo!

Interesting Article....

In my personal opinion all politicians are "shady". They all promise the moon and more. That's probably enough said on that. I am not really one to attend protest rallies, carry picket signs or post a presidential nominee sticker on my car. However, this was an interesting article. Fox news had coverage on a lot of the things mentioned in this article today. The article at times is repetitive, but if you just keep going it has a lot of good information.

http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/10/06/mccain-goes-for-obama-jugular/