This and That

Andy commented that I posted the last two posts backwards as we went camping long before we went to the Twins game. Oh well, sometimes life feels backwards. Andy's 27th birthday was on Tuesday so I got to try my hand at making and decorating a cake. I was looking in all the stores for a cake decorating kit but all they had were the prepackaged gel or frosting stuff already made. Needless to say I was not impressed but ended up buying the gel stuff which we now know turns your mouth and teeth the appropriate color. So I'm still on the hunt for a real decorating kit. I got Andy some discs for disc golf for his birthday, so we went disc golfing after I got off work on his birthday. Andy's old roomate Jay came over for supper then we all went fishing where I tried out my new fishing pole and managed to tangle the line many times. We didn't catch too much, but we had fun. It's been storming a whole lot today, really big storms too. Our power went out for a moment but then came back on. It got so dark outside at one point that the street lights came on. I love storms so this was fun. Other than that, I've been feeling rather contemplative because if I hadn't finished a 2-year degree and gotten married, I would have had to be back at school today. I don't miss the rules and such, but I sure do miss my friends. I'm so thankful to be married to Andy though. I told him that I'd have had to be back at school today and he immediately said "I'm glad you're not". I asked if that was 'cause he could kiss me now. He says "Yup". :-) In other news, Andy's parents are coming for a visit this weekend so that will be nice to see them. We haven't seen them since the wedding so it'll be so good to spend some time with them. Otherwise, I've been asked to teach 1st graders in Sunday School starting soon. I'm excited about that. I'm also helping in Sparks in the AWANA program, so that's good too. Andy helps with the guys T&T so we'll both be helping in some capacity. I'm very excited about getting more involved at church. It's finally feeling like home, although I'm still lacking a solid girlfriend here in town so if you could pray about that, I would appreciate it. Andy and I will have been married 11 weeks on Saturday, which doesn't sound like much when you put it that way, but it's been a wonderful summer. I'm so thankful to be married to him and I wouldn't change it for the world. He's really my best friend and I wouldn't trade any girlfriend for him. Here's some pictures for your enjoyment:



This is Andy's birthday cake. So it was my first attempt and I can't say that it was the greatest, oh well, I'm learning. It tastes good anyway. And I did make my husband happy and use his full name. He always refers to himself as Andrew and introduces himself that way. I seem to counteract that whenever possible. :-) He still loves me.




This is my adorable husband out fishing on the night of his birthday. That's half of Jay in the background by the way. It was a gorgeous night and even though we didn't catch much, we had fun.














This is Andy and I on his birthday with his cake. And yes, the Twins are on in the background. The discs I got us are on the counter there as well as the filet knife Jay got him.

This is Andy's and my friend Tuan who is a specialist with the National Guard in Iraq. He was home for about 2 weeks on leave and it was so good to see him. Please pray for his safety as he works some dangerous missions.