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Circle scarves and little animals are now for sale in my etsy shop!!

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Over the weekend and beyond

Tony's mini-vacation from school has officially come to an end. :) Monday he started three new classes: The Study of Human Nature, Integrated Arts, and Marketing. He plans on taking three classes per semester from here on out. I'm sure it will be a lot of work, late nights, ample coffee, little sleep... keeping things pretty busy for the both of us. But we know that God will provide overflowing grace to us over the next year. There has already been some interesting conversation on the message boards, particularly the philosophy class.

Friday evening we joined my parents, Brittany, and Harry at the new Upper Crust Pizza for dinner (dad's treat). The pizza was so good!! And we enjoyed talking with Harry. From there we went to town to start our search for a new GPS. What happened to our beloved Tom Tom, you ask?  Well, last Thursday morning when Tony got in his truck to leave for work, he noticed that the rim around his radio was on the floor of his truck. He asked if I had knocked it off when I started the truck. "Not that I'm aware of." Then he noticed his work ID card laying on the floor of the truck and a container of oil sitting in the seat of his truck. "I know for sure I didn't put that in the seat. I think someone's been in the truck." He takes a closer look at the radio and sees where someone tried to steal it, but they couldn't get it out because it is bolted in a weird way. "What about the car?" I glance through the passenger side window and notice an old keychain sitting in the seat and see that the driver door is unlocked. I walked around the car and noticed the gas tank was opened, which can only be opened from inside the car. Sure enough, someone had broke into both vehicles at some point during the night. It appears that the only thing stolen was our GPS, the cords to go with it, and the transmitter for Tony's Ipod. A sheriff arrived 30 minutes later and  a police report was filed. My prayer journal that morning "...Lord, thank you so very much for protecting us! I thank you that only the GPS was stolen. That no personal information was obtained. I thank you for protecting our land, house, and shed. I thank you for giving me much peace...I pray for the individual(s) that did this. May the wicked not get away with their evil deeds...May we not complain. May we trust you and tell of your greatness!! Your faithfulness..." So bye, bye Tom Tom ~ you served us well!   

Saturday morning, Tony joined a few guys for breakfast and a time of fellowship. We had a relaxing day at home, and that evening we met up with some friends for dinner in Fayetteville; a reunion of sorts. It was nice seeing everyone.

Sunday morning we were reminded of God's faithfulness and purposes in our afflictions and trials. You can listen to the message here: Suffering and Self-Reliance. Tony & I ate a quick lunch, and then went to  Sheri P's baby shower. Can't wait to meet baby Phillips! I made him a little pig with a mohawk (per Kevin's request). Haha. We spent the evening at home and finished our little vacation with "The Cove"- an interesting, eye-opening documentary on dolphins.

Yesterday, I joined Mom, Brittany, and Candace on a little excursion to Trader Joes and Whole Foods! We had a great time!!

And today marks seven years of togetherness with my bestest friend! We celebrated with a veggie casserole and lots of school work. ;)

Handwarmers for Brittany

Lovely!

Not the greatest picture, but it's a memory captured. A lovely memory at that. Last night we braved the cold weather and spent a night in town ~ eating carolina cheeseburgers, drinking yummy milkshakes, smelling a variety of perfumes and colognes (Play by Givenchy was the best!), and treasure hunting at TJMaxx. So grateful to God for the time I was able to spend with my Bestest friend!!

A New Year

I have been enjoying all the togetherness time this past week, so very much. Tony was off most of the week, only going into work on Monday and a few hours on Wednesday. It has been a lovely break from school and work. Knowing that in another week life will be busy again with school (time and a half) plus work full-time, we are trying to soak in as much relaxation as possible. Being home. sleeping in. reading. spending gift cards. an evening with the Thompson's. starting a puzzel. watching movies. eating popcorn. sipping on tasty wine. cuddling. blogging. taking naps. family time. hospitality. breakfast with friends.

New years eve we joined some others in Raleigh to proclaim the everlasting gospel of Jesus! As the clock struck midnight and the fireworks went off, we sang a few songs praising God for bringing us safely into the new year. Into 2010.