tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311796412024-03-07T16:07:06.876-08:00The Logsdon Link"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God" 2 Corinthians 3:5T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-54102209191417811502008-05-13T15:16:00.000-07:002008-05-13T15:56:42.434-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ariana Claire..</span></span>.<br /><br />was born May 6th, 2008 at 1am. She was 8lb 6oz and 19 1/2 in. We're so excited that she's here. Praise the Lord for a safe and healthy delivery. She has been the joy of our lives for the past week now. Any of you ladies who are interested in my very exciting birth story will have to call me for the details. In the meantime, I love being a mommy!!<br />Here are some pictures from Ariana's first week...<br /><br />One happy family<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">...............................................................</span>One of Ariana's few awake moments during the first couple days<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTIapLmhd7c_Ton_H4PGMBOAPeOOGM-nl9WKXBJQliZT4KXLN0OMvzBusNaBtfKva07dNwudEdXfNa7153dekQtqi8_Z_LxxEAwzE9ZTAQteWF2mHE-nAztz-BFrOXDXAzMe4A/s1600-h/P5060196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTIapLmhd7c_Ton_H4PGMBOAPeOOGM-nl9WKXBJQliZT4KXLN0OMvzBusNaBtfKva07dNwudEdXfNa7153dekQtqi8_Z_LxxEAwzE9ZTAQteWF2mHE-nAztz-BFrOXDXAzMe4A/s320/P5060196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199990313840123346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmXxScgp2xyk9uRHG6ktVKCxiL9NqmCd0G6bmMja9NVh_QuUx846_-v84vObyeeO3A80BzK2a4_wRdHsNEXtHGd8AEV8ttJo7JOzvnZmWF5JrMuGVoAjVOCy0wT6CpfkklEYWGg/s1600-h/P5080222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmXxScgp2xyk9uRHG6ktVKCxiL9NqmCd0G6bmMja9NVh_QuUx846_-v84vObyeeO3A80BzK2a4_wRdHsNEXtHGd8AEV8ttJo7JOzvnZmWF5JrMuGVoAjVOCy0wT6CpfkklEYWGg/s320/P5080222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199990644552605154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />She's such a sweet baby. We love her so much!!! <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">...................................................................................</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdEGKkzE7OSD3J5IRiJ0sNIuU6Oi6IM3hyphenhyphenDd6awSe7q2szqZR4BDriVQG_j8nEa7bFfqJRQES9BPvGa5wSZc3KGjTvhpFXsmBMRwSC7WJY9WZwgKsQoop6rTHDqe2VoF8G9rpnQ/s1600-h/P5100231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdEGKkzE7OSD3J5IRiJ0sNIuU6Oi6IM3hyphenhyphenDd6awSe7q2szqZR4BDriVQG_j8nEa7bFfqJRQES9BPvGa5wSZc3KGjTvhpFXsmBMRwSC7WJY9WZwgKsQoop6rTHDqe2VoF8G9rpnQ/s320/P5100231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199992822101024306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZggEVeNFrv4xc5ZuNd7O8Ut-VxOpYWSCyQZih_R2ELgOXwETq1l6fqOnoRenKO_TdRNDAzKvEBhf600-QrmBfnt3I024GBLRPu20jr4mk1rCIvvtpJtYCQzgYdPd9g-hMsiNDIA/s1600-h/P5130250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZggEVeNFrv4xc5ZuNd7O8Ut-VxOpYWSCyQZih_R2ELgOXwETq1l6fqOnoRenKO_TdRNDAzKvEBhf600-QrmBfnt3I024GBLRPu20jr4mk1rCIvvtpJtYCQzgYdPd9g-hMsiNDIA/s320/P5130250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199996794945773170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mommy and daughter bonding (kind of)<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">......................................................</span>Daddy is reading one the classics to his baby girl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteTvXgVwRemNz474TSi8AxuzPhHJMpeI3aFiRqIZxcPwN_Qu4zD2dcTW6OSUTv8yn_rbgTIitIZj9OIo1T3TZZf2tGZGB6HUQnVUu6JfWJB4qCdmFRt4GD_vb76q3TIAkomnnig/s1600-h/P5110241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteTvXgVwRemNz474TSi8AxuzPhHJMpeI3aFiRqIZxcPwN_Qu4zD2dcTW6OSUTv8yn_rbgTIitIZj9OIo1T3TZZf2tGZGB6HUQnVUu6JfWJB4qCdmFRt4GD_vb76q3TIAkomnnig/s320/P5110241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199993857188142674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueC60ucOxdiueO56gOjtm0gAztYkXFBR2A7HzNKrMPKxiDAzo8XeRFxoyGBUbXUHdHecmQibrhAJuuWlmT2-zP8i4odmo75wQ-v1twh2grZAU12bHb5wpYN-wpqn_8xQtlu6BSQ/s1600-h/P5100236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueC60ucOxdiueO56gOjtm0gAztYkXFBR2A7HzNKrMPKxiDAzo8XeRFxoyGBUbXUHdHecmQibrhAJuuWlmT2-zP8i4odmo75wQ-v1twh2grZAU12bHb5wpYN-wpqn_8xQtlu6BSQ/s320/P5100236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199993410511543874" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-22555183995828427322008-04-07T10:14:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:34:44.038-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ariana's Nursery...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">is now completed. The bedding is washed and ironed and on the bed; the clothes are all put away; the projects are completed and on the walls; and the glider is waiting to be used. Now all I need is little Ariana, but she still has a few more weeks of developing to do. Enjoy the pictures!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dICC1nbvg0oAJw0M5t9NIv4xFbz2djTpuCbpoq8lLrKjgrofsk9ogqzMRed5KOu241PcAsZwdWQ_hPGlNrJLcJYGw30nnA2lbM3_1vn50R2C0m8jFQaMH2io0G92SF7izUlfJg/s1600-h/P4070157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dICC1nbvg0oAJw0M5t9NIv4xFbz2djTpuCbpoq8lLrKjgrofsk9ogqzMRed5KOu241PcAsZwdWQ_hPGlNrJLcJYGw30nnA2lbM3_1vn50R2C0m8jFQaMH2io0G92SF7izUlfJg/s320/P4070157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186555559464384402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85j3Klm4WhD1zBz_MV_ZTWkaCsCTJT8jvjFpj7d0DpTOpl9-HCH0GmbRmI7r-Gh7hPwsVmvfrUH3RZyhaaLoyUpTU5bkUrQFf9i5F1asuubuBnQKo2upfKaUEErbZFztroilfNg/s1600-h/P4020151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85j3Klm4WhD1zBz_MV_ZTWkaCsCTJT8jvjFpj7d0DpTOpl9-HCH0GmbRmI7r-Gh7hPwsVmvfrUH3RZyhaaLoyUpTU5bkUrQFf9i5F1asuubuBnQKo2upfKaUEErbZFztroilfNg/s320/P4020151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186556276723922866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xpgdBYMZPn3EoFYkCbGXPymyR2U04E4wn09ombc5Lq34Osk1b-Ef2LQnh376AuMMiZOgftkyONFnqkH-QK9BlkjzmO5cqsDF23PKPCSB6G9hykeLG1TJu26boHzByYYkfkLPvA/s1600-h/P4020152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xpgdBYMZPn3EoFYkCbGXPymyR2U04E4wn09ombc5Lq34Osk1b-Ef2LQnh376AuMMiZOgftkyONFnqkH-QK9BlkjzmO5cqsDF23PKPCSB6G9hykeLG1TJu26boHzByYYkfkLPvA/s320/P4020152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186555937421506466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ8bsmtwpC7otledY2-rIaYel45_o3TJDqMdjLlUKujqe67ssE6szX9TWsXQJc7TwKWASXpVhbOx33GR-E90OH5IGwSqSRqCrZn0BHdbebRB_KphhwpPm4tTuRHK0zkqdPorhPQ/s1600-h/P4070164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ8bsmtwpC7otledY2-rIaYel45_o3TJDqMdjLlUKujqe67ssE6szX9TWsXQJc7TwKWASXpVhbOx33GR-E90OH5IGwSqSRqCrZn0BHdbebRB_KphhwpPm4tTuRHK0zkqdPorhPQ/s320/P4070164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186556607436404674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpEzeaN5jUAwjMPkrDaU17UzRM_HQKgvikSB1WpPi1uhjGzjo6l1TxoICOEtLg6DLhFyKHa7Yv8sEYDUIavmHY-NIlMLSGA5OnxxBDP0dZ8TXLGZRGjxFJBkyabg9zQoQhG55Pw/s1600-h/P4070167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpEzeaN5jUAwjMPkrDaU17UzRM_HQKgvikSB1WpPi1uhjGzjo6l1TxoICOEtLg6DLhFyKHa7Yv8sEYDUIavmHY-NIlMLSGA5OnxxBDP0dZ8TXLGZRGjxFJBkyabg9zQoQhG55Pw/s200/P4070167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186556925263984594" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-79013875671762511412008-03-06T06:19:00.000-08:002008-03-06T19:29:22.921-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Ireland and Back</span> </span><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Our trip to Ireland was all that we expected and more. We were able to see and do a lot of things. Our traveling companions, Don and Katrina Hines, were so much fun to be with. They made our trip that much more enjoyable. Thanks guys for going with us! <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> was beautiful! It's so different than the states. It was so green. The countryside consisted of rolling hills, rock fences dividing properties, lots of quaint little villages, and lots of sheep. We also saw parts of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> that were rugged and mountainous with crazy narrow, winding roads. The weather was cold and rainy, but we did have a few sunny days. The light rain was never enough to hinder us from doing anything. Our accommodations were great. The townhouses were on a beautiful piece of property with a lot of cool stone structures and walls. The resort also had an old castle and a beautiful old manor house where people could also eat and sleep. There was also a golf course on the resort where this year's Irish Open will be held. Well, I could go on and on about our trip. But instead I'll post some pictures for you all to enjoy. (Caution: There's a lot of them) .</p>Day One: Traveling. Notice our green Ireland getup.<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjtVOonIfAvZAQHGvjO8pw4U6TUDX3mjMgOAD2NZuLQ2SBwPtdHYxZYrgtsZha1JG8Yqli5S2A7zq556-EpO_2XEEJoLq6uQrM5ofjmod96urUvFzAfikdpGfzpnXcCwZw0DXmA/s1600-h/P2240005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjtVOonIfAvZAQHGvjO8pw4U6TUDX3mjMgOAD2NZuLQ2SBwPtdHYxZYrgtsZha1JG8Yqli5S2A7zq556-EpO_2XEEJoLq6uQrM5ofjmod96urUvFzAfikdpGfzpnXcCwZw0DXmA/s320/P2240005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174797662040598690" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EzYwrNkFpUQQV-UjpQgtPqOXDWsPHyIDUkcfsZt0hA3sguHG25SCYs2xgpvwNWK3EEJT-FTJmpL0jUE5fqhpOGrxF2aTDSGneJAVntGmCXsyF3TGRHF_pF3yLUjCb4litBVuww/s1600-h/P2250009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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We found another castle to tour, saw lots of sheep, and saw some mountains covered with limestone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTGc09_FbWIoVeXKU69LTmHMlUvC96tFiMgzvsrUxQrdN4D5y2pU6AmKxPHlHATNTdUXmvQZpQSvKmlTqa6rxN0NFcYg0bf1Y7WBYIAM7mnWexS2dQTsph8vo09ppQrw-7c4dnA/s1600-h/P2280013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTGc09_FbWIoVeXKU69LTmHMlUvC96tFiMgzvsrUxQrdN4D5y2pU6AmKxPHlHATNTdUXmvQZpQSvKmlTqa6rxN0NFcYg0bf1Y7WBYIAM7mnWexS2dQTsph8vo09ppQrw-7c4dnA/s320/P2280013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174812728785873346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaMQya1q85ub_foT5Ew0zWntlvdI6LUPIORnq3hsJZDhDGcOudOKK09vmt0Hvn8mOX5Ppb_zMQkNQDwxHLEbWVWRyUxLbTgmZPaLhMTJ438To-noqtLLERWggPtkjvNFaUV3pOQ/s1600-h/P2280019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaMQya1q85ub_foT5Ew0zWntlvdI6LUPIORnq3hsJZDhDGcOudOKK09vmt0Hvn8mOX5Ppb_zMQkNQDwxHLEbWVWRyUxLbTgmZPaLhMTJ438To-noqtLLERWggPtkjvNFaUV3pOQ/s320/P2280019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174813218412145106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz620XS33wWfsm9wElLX1xH2h7asEVGrC9JSij4zxbSwjrw-2PHHnR9b0xuFYRBbEGlimL57hQMW_9-R6Sjxz8wETdG7clLjVzLG46FplPc4xr6-Xqu_vjZrOAfJaeGAgHCdUVw/s1600-h/P2280022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz620XS33wWfsm9wElLX1xH2h7asEVGrC9JSij4zxbSwjrw-2PHHnR9b0xuFYRBbEGlimL57hQMW_9-R6Sjxz8wETdG7clLjVzLG46FplPc4xr6-Xqu_vjZrOAfJaeGAgHCdUVw/s200/P2280022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174814008686127586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCRYGh8PYsCng-a5vYnhdGcc8kIwRCvzRoDjllzUop5CVTOw9ykBfwkD4b24jvsWfsHMDeA3F2eKzNkoVsgkbY52FboaD1vtvqubaZKZ6jJKLnyt1c_DBYBaw1ESPPFqOKe8bHw/s1600-h/101_1523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCRYGh8PYsCng-a5vYnhdGcc8kIwRCvzRoDjllzUop5CVTOw9ykBfwkD4b24jvsWfsHMDeA3F2eKzNkoVsgkbY52FboaD1vtvqubaZKZ6jJKLnyt1c_DBYBaw1ESPPFqOKe8bHw/s200/101_1523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174814326513707506" border="0" /></a>Day Six: We spent all day in Dublin. Dublin was a very unique city. There was a lot of history to see. We went to the famous post office where the Irish revolution began. We walked around Trinity College. Don and TJ were looking forward to touring Trinity's famous library. There was a cost to tour it and they couldn't take pictures, so they decided not to. We saw the Dublin castle. We tried to go into the old city prison, but we got there after it closed (much to Don's dismay). We walked into a pub where they were playing traditional Irish music. But, when we found out they didn't serve food, only drinks, we had to go upstairs to find some dinner. We ended our evening in Dublin doing some souvenir shopping.<br /><br />Post Office .<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">............................................................................................................</span>Trinity College<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixYfMWbFfGMboSIYQUQVjDeNIuY2gTrnfw79GjWvr88w62umwI6dH-wmWoi2AgRD1jn5RPrsTnLM7TYLM-005g3qAv4gsfmUgdTJJcSiQ4X5nR7G_vz7A4xq5PkO2PzoPVXBVBQ/s1600-h/101_1547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixYfMWbFfGMboSIYQUQVjDeNIuY2gTrnfw79GjWvr88w62umwI6dH-wmWoi2AgRD1jn5RPrsTnLM7TYLM-005g3qAv4gsfmUgdTJJcSiQ4X5nR7G_vz7A4xq5PkO2PzoPVXBVBQ/s320/101_1547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174817741012707858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xlA2fCyoIEZCUdYhdCO1hEUW8p8jZl_zWyvVaxB44H85g7WUvyQPXZiI-Rgguy9xlYWjgbE83i6C2c82FhtO64dHR0rf7Hq5ghfK4z0wR1U_mmIC6LF4q5hnXVjvfACUrrcf0g/s1600-h/101_1561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xlA2fCyoIEZCUdYhdCO1hEUW8p8jZl_zWyvVaxB44H85g7WUvyQPXZiI-Rgguy9xlYWjgbE83i6C2c82FhtO64dHR0rf7Hq5ghfK4z0wR1U_mmIC6LF4q5hnXVjvfACUrrcf0g/s320/101_1561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174818234933946914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkYV3ge7rvDe3m2C1yqZvLoCzEdaaM2lcioVdWFfNuDraER9Ch8OTYhASuFEpVQwO-giQr41cg2c9I_PPHuhOQ1KNKnWeNIHolJRWYrzRZPTJCKzpqNVmIFljYSSD_IGqCgs9ng/s1600-h/101_1574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkYV3ge7rvDe3m2C1yqZvLoCzEdaaM2lcioVdWFfNuDraER9Ch8OTYhASuFEpVQwO-giQr41cg2c9I_PPHuhOQ1KNKnWeNIHolJRWYrzRZPTJCKzpqNVmIFljYSSD_IGqCgs9ng/s200/101_1574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174820197734001234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIIRSUpm9M5S9y2A-2GRObaK9F5il0gsssmgGpqwEc3Gmbqql-K-DnN-kpJDkb5WUtJP0wDTmlLQRfD9DqPns8CwAHB43T3qj0w6JysQTkfF0iSYY0tvOcCi2tmfopbmcncPi0Q/s1600-h/P2290085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIIRSUpm9M5S9y2A-2GRObaK9F5il0gsssmgGpqwEc3Gmbqql-K-DnN-kpJDkb5WUtJP0wDTmlLQRfD9DqPns8CwAHB43T3qj0w6JysQTkfF0iSYY0tvOcCi2tmfopbmcncPi0Q/s200/P2290085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174819377395247666" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>We got around the city in the tram. It would have been to crazy to try to drive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvefc1Yv1LCCFaNkNdZVn9Ja3MTEFC3fdWHwCJ6qkPIUulrwqO4ScMGXpENoiYfkqr1kNLeDCIpdfoteGETaVG6bcQ3yxU755rKG7E1BDr4yFUSzpln8n8P5FzJRNyfAY10wx1TA/s1600-h/101_1582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvefc1Yv1LCCFaNkNdZVn9Ja3MTEFC3fdWHwCJ6qkPIUulrwqO4ScMGXpENoiYfkqr1kNLeDCIpdfoteGETaVG6bcQ3yxU755rKG7E1BDr4yFUSzpln8n8P5FzJRNyfAY10wx1TA/s320/101_1582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174821056727460466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9PH_NZQUbjNIR6QBbRtciRIacPz0ljfZ1pEI_dc3AegO2iJHFys9Pl0cn02VBU8FjdNzSsJuCjiZa2O6Zj4GtLVqSgELX8tf8zXT9g9RyVHR-IukmowecVzZeIeYlzj3GlpzxA/s1600-h/P2290064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9PH_NZQUbjNIR6QBbRtciRIacPz0ljfZ1pEI_dc3AegO2iJHFys9Pl0cn02VBU8FjdNzSsJuCjiZa2O6Zj4GtLVqSgELX8tf8zXT9g9RyVHR-IukmowecVzZeIeYlzj3GlpzxA/s320/P2290064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174821430389615234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Day Seven: After a very busy week. We all decided to spend our last day relaxing around the townhouse and manor. The guys did some swimming while Katrina and I sat by the poolside reading our pregnancy magazines. We took some more pictures of the grounds and went into town to eat some pizza. We spent the rest of the evening playing games.<br /><br />Time to go home: Our day began around 3:30 in the morning. After a long day of car travel and air travel and sitting in airports we got home around 10:00pm Virginia time. Which was actually 3:00am Ireland time. So yes, we were up for about 24 hours with a few hours of sleep here and there on the plane or in the airport. Needless to say, we were so glad to make it home and sleep in our own beds.<br />We praise the Lord for a great trip full of memories. We also thank the Lord for the safety He gave to all six of us (including little Ariana and Kate).<br /><br />Here are a few more pictures of what you might see along Ireland's countryside:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2DurKs9IfPQAzeiJvGW7ciNpcBGLzB4UXCnOEmiAKGonWB6-QwpllFh7V7tuKzeLjI8wfZav77cuet8_1U0JqWKLNFhncnuj5O_eNjQIkx-Yc8vn8e3KK5ZFAOyRyBUSgyjIXw/s1600-h/101_1516.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2DurKs9IfPQAzeiJvGW7ciNpcBGLzB4UXCnOEmiAKGonWB6-QwpllFh7V7tuKzeLjI8wfZav77cuet8_1U0JqWKLNFhncnuj5O_eNjQIkx-Yc8vn8e3KK5ZFAOyRyBUSgyjIXw/s200/101_1516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174825171306130098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPbrhnw4kB9CH4EO7oi1T31fQ9i9TIOwBUyyczkA9NVqaapVY5QwnxLhyphenhyphen90FwgKbBwsdkoiff8gaP8Zg8KbW4eGaUYSUCFjCLpSs7QDue6vpgqFxBFp_PLpyLuZjTpzqKX_VlNw/s1600-h/P2280010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPbrhnw4kB9CH4EO7oi1T31fQ9i9TIOwBUyyczkA9NVqaapVY5QwnxLhyphenhyphen90FwgKbBwsdkoiff8gaP8Zg8KbW4eGaUYSUCFjCLpSs7QDue6vpgqFxBFp_PLpyLuZjTpzqKX_VlNw/s200/P2280010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174824290837834386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IDm-M-IzmrxBTZ3-viVb2S_MApkMLMcz4Y2tarjwuVpdUgAFwWHt6qif3jyXM045uM0IrSiWtwja_NGgKVG52sxea9uAu-iZOc4b_-6unB4nDMYFXZyxwVVRlrwhjqM9rZXDkw/s1600-h/101_1454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IDm-M-IzmrxBTZ3-viVb2S_MApkMLMcz4Y2tarjwuVpdUgAFwWHt6qif3jyXM045uM0IrSiWtwja_NGgKVG52sxea9uAu-iZOc4b_-6unB4nDMYFXZyxwVVRlrwhjqM9rZXDkw/s200/101_1454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174824840593648290" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-83773052474310812232008-02-15T15:05:00.000-08:002008-02-15T15:46:28.302-08:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Valentines Day</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day with their sweeties. Because it's Valentines Day, does that give me the right to brag on my sweetie?? Probably not, but I'm going to anyway since I'm sure most of you would do the same thing :). I woke up yesterday morning with a rose next to my pillow. I got out of bed and saw that there were a trail of roses leading into the office. In the office, TJ had left me more roses, a new watch, some other little gifts, a card, and a video message on the camcorder. He had left the house before I woke up. He usually wakes me to say goodbye, so it was a surprise when I woke up to no TJ but lots of roses. It was so sweet and thoughtful of him. I didn't get to see him until after he got off work that night. So we actually spent most of Valentines Day apart. But after TJ got off work, we went out to eat at a little authentic Italian restaurant we love called La Bella Italia. The food was delicious! I didn't get a picture of TJ with his Valentines gift. But I got him chocolate covered strawberries (one of our favorites) and a new Fossil watch for work (which he really needed). Just like all of you with husbands, I'm so thankful that God gave me such a wonderful sweetheart to celebrate with on Valentines Day. I love him so much!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">My surprises!<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> ...............................................................</span>Valentines Day picture with my pregnant belly showing. :) </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIZ8wu3D2IAZVg9C4myehPdHq2-DWxofhcFFXrfhxdMa_apwV44VFbWpddMppiRzgA9S7wDH0MR3LZ5Vmj6HEjZI3mMnvBZTEM5oV8RmrWJaiGN0tqr7r3XRtMydtV0kQICPE-Q/s1600-h/P2140033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIZ8wu3D2IAZVg9C4myehPdHq2-DWxofhcFFXrfhxdMa_apwV44VFbWpddMppiRzgA9S7wDH0MR3LZ5Vmj6HEjZI3mMnvBZTEM5oV8RmrWJaiGN0tqr7r3XRtMydtV0kQICPE-Q/s320/P2140033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167351226813206866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixTG-9VGZ6G6vbd-Q1gLIxHzOLUvVCVdRqnnJAZ3Chyphenhyphen1UrcDIUpwgOnnP9rnzQxnz2kjnGnY2ReopmN1d8puxiP6KHAFLLNeJhyphenhyphens13Eh2OzAD5eWG_kdMastFr_3mptJvKciHsw/s1600-h/P2140049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixTG-9VGZ6G6vbd-Q1gLIxHzOLUvVCVdRqnnJAZ3Chyphenhyphen1UrcDIUpwgOnnP9rnzQxnz2kjnGnY2ReopmN1d8puxiP6KHAFLLNeJhyphenhyphens13Eh2OzAD5eWG_kdMastFr_3mptJvKciHsw/s320/P2140049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167351570410590562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Side note:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">On Valentines morning I also woke up to the most snow</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">we've had on the ground all winter. Isn't it alot!! L.O.L.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJlz8qS-l2OUmAfA48TReWH1Srbqr5zFm_mIpMQb7dKMY_QYbLjgr5RsjhiryyAW_K138beALHDWO-1a-Uh2aTHftiJ8Udnsr_Ax0_FgfKFtuQWMoFEsls7aCmOIpbt9NcfhouQ/s1600-h/P2140036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJlz8qS-l2OUmAfA48TReWH1Srbqr5zFm_mIpMQb7dKMY_QYbLjgr5RsjhiryyAW_K138beALHDWO-1a-Uh2aTHftiJ8Udnsr_Ax0_FgfKFtuQWMoFEsls7aCmOIpbt9NcfhouQ/s320/P2140036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167352364979540338" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-62450077966491606852008-02-06T06:03:00.000-08:002008-02-06T13:18:03.804-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;">Update<span style="font-weight: bold;"> AND</span> Super bowl Sunday<br /></span><br />I haven't been too faithful in my blogging attempts. Sorry for those of you who check my blog and have seen that I've been a little slack this month in my posting. TJ and I have been busy. TJ is in the midst of one of his busiest semesters of seminary. But we can see the light.. After this semester, he'll only have two spring classes to finish. Along with his school work and job, he's been helping me with projects for the nursery. Preparations for Ariana are well underway. With only about three months left before her expected arrival, there is still lots to be done. I will post pictures of our completed projects and of Ariana's nursery when we are closer to finishing it.<br />Praise the Lord, my pregnancy is going great! Ariana reminds me daily of her presence with her activity inside my belly :) I love it! I haven't had any unique food cravings, just food in general and ice cream :). I'll post some updated pregnancy photos when I get a chance. We appreciate your continued prayers for Ariana's health and delivery and for TJ and I as we prepare to undertake this huge responsibility of parenthood.<br /><br />Sunday night we enjoyed the big game with a few families from our church. We were out of church and back to our friends house just in time for kick off. Congrats to the NY Giants! Not being much of a football fan myself, TJ and I had a little wager going on as to which team would win. Our fun little wager gave me an incentive to be more into the game...it worked for the last half of the game. I was actually enjoying it since the game was so close. He wanted the Patriots to win; and since I didn't care too much I cheered for the Giants. Needless to say, I won our wager. :) We had a great evening filled with delicious food, friends, and football.<br /><br />The men were glued to the TV. I'm surprised they found<br />time to break away for food. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpltebOB7ZhTKsuJeNbuQyHiyuWyVjxB26evon6mWQZH9MfUiQFAfFHiRB2KFBGeJ-9sN191CJydm3WXoslXzLhMkwguEYBto_x04b27bgwBFFamXdmUsF0r791IcC5BG0Je5yg/s1600-h/P2030018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpltebOB7ZhTKsuJeNbuQyHiyuWyVjxB26evon6mWQZH9MfUiQFAfFHiRB2KFBGeJ-9sN191CJydm3WXoslXzLhMkwguEYBto_x04b27bgwBFFamXdmUsF0r791IcC5BG0Je5yg/s320/P2030018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163874202143626274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CtTm_9oXKC9CTO6sJODE70dut6dEJaoLVG92acLzIy79yb-tTocXyWKSp6x-oYves3ThEL1ZH_xl0_qYJDdmTaldusoRFNAKmUtieHK0Zev6rMjN4wZw1nFKIAUYMcDtSCerkw/s1600-h/P2030020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CtTm_9oXKC9CTO6sJODE70dut6dEJaoLVG92acLzIy79yb-tTocXyWKSp6x-oYves3ThEL1ZH_xl0_qYJDdmTaldusoRFNAKmUtieHK0Zev6rMjN4wZw1nFKIAUYMcDtSCerkw/s320/P2030020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163874481316500530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Me and my sweetie!<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">.......................................................................</span>The little ones weren't too interested in the game...What great poses!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVlNfmpr2sLMgUe-KgaSGn0xewirFj_Q3yr9gOwlLhalEOVuUM1seLjIMqy8tUD58uJk5K8q0TG8y6chHMOV2dY06nAgU8BZj80-tm5TuZVz8lnCVhLned01zT_ggc2shTNTCPw/s1600-h/P2030025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVlNfmpr2sLMgUe-KgaSGn0xewirFj_Q3yr9gOwlLhalEOVuUM1seLjIMqy8tUD58uJk5K8q0TG8y6chHMOV2dY06nAgU8BZj80-tm5TuZVz8lnCVhLned01zT_ggc2shTNTCPw/s320/P2030025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163874970942772290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiogn2SRa30w4ER5D_KRukthO__tgaahSbgg3XTly_202I0y8SgqrgXRDTg6JiOE8M1Ia9Bj28sGrlXcNZ0W8BuCgQ24lgTVBVf2UGdLs4d4dexZcuACFs7TYrfYSJLQiSKUUIw/s1600-h/P2030019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiogn2SRa30w4ER5D_KRukthO__tgaahSbgg3XTly_202I0y8SgqrgXRDTg6JiOE8M1Ia9Bj28sGrlXcNZ0W8BuCgQ24lgTVBVf2UGdLs4d4dexZcuACFs7TYrfYSJLQiSKUUIw/s320/P2030019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163875228640810066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our host, Terry and Pastor Eric<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mHpU_5RK-AjmWz2CKmG70NUk-ZRFWAWbj3F_Y8wqsYrcZDTvt0zCOpzPSWtsNVXZnrpqu_wpbabh3jJqIc9jz_tivYHGIi38bs0wA6ok9tpUHyX3_ypTnDGNG1I__pbDiiSfrg/s1600-h/P2030026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mHpU_5RK-AjmWz2CKmG70NUk-ZRFWAWbj3F_Y8wqsYrcZDTvt0zCOpzPSWtsNVXZnrpqu_wpbabh3jJqIc9jz_tivYHGIi38bs0wA6ok9tpUHyX3_ypTnDGNG1I__pbDiiSfrg/s320/P2030026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163875537878455394" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-65242538597612871962008-01-03T17:09:00.000-08:002008-01-03T18:22:42.220-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summary of our Christmas and New Years...</span></span><br /><br />It's so hard to believe the holidays are over. Although I must say, I've been pretty excited for this year to come. This Christmas was one of the most relaxing ones we've had since being married. TJ and I had our own Christmas in the morning. Our main gift to each other was a video camera. Which we plan on using quite a bit once Ariana arrives. Our good friends, the Hines, came over that afternoon for Christmas dinner; and the rest of the day was spent playing games, relaxing, and eating (which is becoming my new favorite past time).<br />New Years Eve we went to the Hines house and were joined by some friends, Stephen and Sarah Branine. The evening was filled with lots of laughs and good food. I even managed to make it past midnight without getting too tired.<br />Now that the holidays are over, preparations for our little Ariana are under way. New Year's day was spent gutting out Ariana's soon-to-be nursery. We took down the bed that was in there and TJ put up the crib that was given to us. We cleaned out closets and drawers and bookshelves. It's pretty bare in there right now. It's very exciting for me to think about decorating and setting up her room. I'll post pictures of her room when it's done, but that won't be for awhile. Her arrival will definitely be the highlight of our year.<br />I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. May your year be filled with lots of memories and may God be glorified through our lives this upcoming year!<br /><br />Christmas dinner<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">........................................................................................................................</span>TJ carving the ham.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhJ6HH5SfEDsq4Biy-QZ39q-p6esrkJ0cQOYk_TSeBdD9r4zZD4ig6h_s7H3B8DoZtQHZ1UjduEchYld2HSbj0tUAALSM8JrF-GsyJTepZze7ksW3A8aWIobn-j6SaYMfYzBZOg/s1600-h/PC250141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhJ6HH5SfEDsq4Biy-QZ39q-p6esrkJ0cQOYk_TSeBdD9r4zZD4ig6h_s7H3B8DoZtQHZ1UjduEchYld2HSbj0tUAALSM8JrF-GsyJTepZze7ksW3A8aWIobn-j6SaYMfYzBZOg/s320/PC250141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151426961428409938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuGZib91j2pG_GOOYmGX6MI328hXMcX1n3NelzaboXTAIm7Ot7XJJ9JmfXUMGfMOHKvE1WLhatBsL5yWx9kvFalwSvxKiZbK7e1f56kZQVmMie07rKMXNYPd1zjv4PmfGmgw4pw/s1600-h/PC250148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuGZib91j2pG_GOOYmGX6MI328hXMcX1n3NelzaboXTAIm7Ot7XJJ9JmfXUMGfMOHKvE1WLhatBsL5yWx9kvFalwSvxKiZbK7e1f56kZQVmMie07rKMXNYPd1zjv4PmfGmgw4pw/s320/PC250148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151427249191218786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This pic is for those of you who were asking about my baby bump<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);"> ......</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">................................</span>Our New Year's Eve group<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF4lcQPEDvn2FTwW9KqoSOyz970qBRSwehWKaaTyzfUTOAVVRxAYb3dWTq6hMlf9nMLfG3_FGYVloGxaK8j9Ag2107W28xwC6BRTOGRjio8Bq1YGhsVsey7jk6lMf4CmtVcedIQ/s1600-h/101_1172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF4lcQPEDvn2FTwW9KqoSOyz970qBRSwehWKaaTyzfUTOAVVRxAYb3dWTq6hMlf9nMLfG3_FGYVloGxaK8j9Ag2107W28xwC6BRTOGRjio8Bq1YGhsVsey7jk6lMf4CmtVcedIQ/s320/101_1172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151427605673504370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguh7aFxlR5Ej6pUxfBBZi1clFNhXTAcSTTz0QRuwMtWITNl9UUgNCVjXFZifRCT8Sn9N6R4SdJDxVcww74OkekbQWvAMQK9As7MrhFw9CYvRCvRwa_m5_oMe_hDVUnLqds1TldXQ/s1600-h/101_1170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguh7aFxlR5Ej6pUxfBBZi1clFNhXTAcSTTz0QRuwMtWITNl9UUgNCVjXFZifRCT8Sn9N6R4SdJDxVcww74OkekbQWvAMQK9As7MrhFw9CYvRCvRwa_m5_oMe_hDVUnLqds1TldXQ/s320/101_1170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151427944975920770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a fun picture of Niko. He's so festive!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7aG-ea-7h0Bh5iKAvF_GhpongktQEJzQMDJPEP2ytnZ2xqvW6mmiyHQmpW-IRmS986zHiXIpT9yXLmVqBsY7aSDkSCvSL2nI1o-oq9WaiTWEQXout9r9TXkJReXetTMLvB2qtg/s1600-h/PC250146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7aG-ea-7h0Bh5iKAvF_GhpongktQEJzQMDJPEP2ytnZ2xqvW6mmiyHQmpW-IRmS986zHiXIpT9yXLmVqBsY7aSDkSCvSL2nI1o-oq9WaiTWEQXout9r9TXkJReXetTMLvB2qtg/s320/PC250146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151428271393435282" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-26631958757834224472007-12-21T14:42:00.000-08:002007-12-21T18:48:08.218-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas Blessings<br /></span><br />Remembering Christ's birth is one of the greatest blessings I can think of this time of year. We can't even imagine what is would have been like for God to humble Himself enough to be born as a man. As Christians this time of year, we often meditate on the Christmas story so we can focus on what this season is all about. I challenge you to also meditate on Philipians 2:4-10. Think about what it would have been like for God to take on the form of man; to live His life in the confines of the human body. He did this so that He might die for you and me, and so that we could be saved. Praise God for sending His Son to be born a man, and thank you Jesus for your example of true humility and sacrifice!<br />We'll I didn't intend to give an online devotional, but I also wanted to mention another great blessing that God has given to us this Christmas season. God has blessed us with a little baby on the way. Today I am officially half way through my pregnancy! Yesterday T.J. and I went to see our midwife and have our monthly checkup. We were able to find out something very exciting that I wanted to share. (Warning: The secret of the baby's identity is about to be revealed.) Any of you who want to be surprised until after the baby comes should stop reading right now... :) God has blessed us with a<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">BABY GIRL!! </span></span>Her name will most likely be Ariana. The pronunciation is "Are - re-ona." We are very excited. It's so fun to be able to talk to her in a more personal way. After TJ and I found out, we celebrated over breakfast than went to Babies R Us to buy our first baby girl outfit together. We're praising the Lord for our little Ariana Logsdon! (Middle name will be revealed later). Merry Christmas everyone!<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Her head(left) and part of her body and spine <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ ..........................................</span>Of course, the first outfit had to be frilly and pink!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEwVDlub5ckQhIfFCCRxdZSVBTolBD07FaBSriUeaOyUmXHNZPKjVCexdjqVIi6ppr1iekDkUCRmdHAyX4jUhSC6sPKPaP4JGj4_BW-anfD7SnYiAf2zABvRYnm0tk_gwAa54lg/s1600-h/secondultrasound003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEwVDlub5ckQhIfFCCRxdZSVBTolBD07FaBSriUeaOyUmXHNZPKjVCexdjqVIi6ppr1iekDkUCRmdHAyX4jUhSC6sPKPaP4JGj4_BW-anfD7SnYiAf2zABvRYnm0tk_gwAa54lg/s320/secondultrasound003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146569941827153458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9oxS-rbPAqZu9kzep2P-uoJ2EPhxuG7VfgI0VICrTHsy124jI4Pu8GLX9PwFxKbUKDBkRrfe9KVSFkB0V5zoOefJPRYkb3lNuO3kYtnKNItvpslNPgqJjLgNpNiTrKmVCUpCow/s1600-h/PC210137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9oxS-rbPAqZu9kzep2P-uoJ2EPhxuG7VfgI0VICrTHsy124jI4Pu8GLX9PwFxKbUKDBkRrfe9KVSFkB0V5zoOefJPRYkb3lNuO3kYtnKNItvpslNPgqJjLgNpNiTrKmVCUpCow/s320/PC210137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146573227477134914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span> </span>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-28558491878109170732007-11-23T07:04:00.000-08:002007-11-23T07:29:59.985-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Happy Thanksgiving to our Family and Friends!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgRpc4RYqH4zpa5l02JWI34A-Jss8mwU1oLwcvYKkydBbmuZioCV46IVm0SuY1dyAnssrWkrRf3LXs_RVQhgnlA7ZpfdaTEWoBD7N9HWSXSgKZVQPdOubou2kdq5gqnlD0LSDGg/s1600-h/PB180076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgRpc4RYqH4zpa5l02JWI34A-Jss8mwU1oLwcvYKkydBbmuZioCV46IVm0SuY1dyAnssrWkrRf3LXs_RVQhgnlA7ZpfdaTEWoBD7N9HWSXSgKZVQPdOubou2kdq5gqnlD0LSDGg/s400/PB180076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136054147695919906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Ten Things We Are Most Thankful for This Year:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >1. Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >2. Our new baby - on the way!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >3. The healing of my hand</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >4. Our wonderful church family in Williamsburg</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >5. Family/Friends who love Christ - and us! :)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >6. Each Other</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >7. Freedom to Worship</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >8. T.J. starting his last full year of seminary</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >9. God's continuing, faithful provision of our needs </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >10. Our new, free couch! :)<br /><br /></span></div></div></div>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-33838593879191849522007-11-13T15:46:00.000-08:002007-11-13T16:15:17.891-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TJ's Birthday!</span></span><br /><br />My handsome honey turned 26 last Friday. We didn't officially get to celebrate until Sunday night. His restaurant of choice that night was P.F. Changs, a local Chinese bistro. After dinner a couple friends came over to have cheesecake with us. One of his main birthday presents was a new fishing reel to go on his newly purchased rod. My husband has become quite the fisherman lately. It's something he has come to really enjoy. I'm so thankful to God for giving me such a great husband. My life would be so different without him. This is one of many reasons why no one has more to celebrate on his birthday than I do. I celebrate his life so much because my life has been changed forever because of him. Happy Birthday sweetie, I love you!!!<br /><br />The mighty fisherman! Maybe he did so well <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CCCCcccccccccccccccccccccccccccc </span>TJ enjoying his delicious<br />because of his new reel. :) <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc </span> lettuce wraps!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6tJlJS1N7a6pb3VkaUgdqA_5dwl6nFDhFf4Q22bCJvGoE0H5FxTtb6hT613TFytMhdNzq9GKmsmzgF3khSuvsJynN5lQmY4ZVP6bDkQrFbC48T6knG39UX5d_Y-C6zCBx4f4sg/s1600-h/PA310046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6tJlJS1N7a6pb3VkaUgdqA_5dwl6nFDhFf4Q22bCJvGoE0H5FxTtb6hT613TFytMhdNzq9GKmsmzgF3khSuvsJynN5lQmY4ZVP6bDkQrFbC48T6knG39UX5d_Y-C6zCBx4f4sg/s320/PA310046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132481252608835650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdh3Tr0K_FvqWUZBvDDjP8nxO7zwjVOnN6VseOQkkvmFbGhaZnTFoaSy77SRIiSN5cfns_83pZmoq4ZbQ4fC-tA5AkweyOhm3IYdbdXe4W-j_-npGpVhtvilYIToQgkCDeTZygg/s1600-h/PB110055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdh3Tr0K_FvqWUZBvDDjP8nxO7zwjVOnN6VseOQkkvmFbGhaZnTFoaSy77SRIiSN5cfns_83pZmoq4ZbQ4fC-tA5AkweyOhm3IYdbdXe4W-j_-npGpVhtvilYIToQgkCDeTZygg/s320/PB110055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132481566141448274" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-11830359248712385782007-11-01T07:26:00.000-07:002007-11-01T08:05:11.327-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visits from our family</span><br /></span><br />While I was recovering from the burns on my hand, we were blessed with some of our family coming to visit. The visits from my parents and my grandparents were already planned before I hurt my self. Since God knew ahead of time what would happen and that I would need the extra help, it was a blessing that He had their days already planned to be here with us. TJ had already planned a vacation week from work so he and my dad could do a lot of fishing. With my mom around to help me, they were still able to get a lot of fishing time in. My dad brought down a small boat for them to use and left the boat so TJ could use it when he wanted. TJ was like a boy at Christmas; he was so excited. My mom stayed an additional week to be with me. Since I still wasn't working, we were able to do a lot of fun things and build memories together. Then my grandparents came the weekend after my dad left. They have never been to our house here before. I was excited for them to be able to see where we live. They stayed for a few days and my mom left with them. The same day they left my sister-in-law, Theresa, flew in to be with us for a week. She was a big help and it was great to spend time with her. We had such a wonderful time with the family last month. We were so blessed that they were able to come.<br /><br />Mom and I went to the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm5igm7bOChm86DyUqZ8asT_43djOApQz1RyGXWtdkswU8NX14ZpVfjcRN3dBZDoFPQJYs8MaiZwdWwr5flaOhYv-6LLerZ_MvkXSlWXz49JZqupWBKx7RtuBPSkqHVTj3cTy8Q/s1600-h/DSC02959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm5igm7bOChm86DyUqZ8asT_43djOApQz1RyGXWtdkswU8NX14ZpVfjcRN3dBZDoFPQJYs8MaiZwdWwr5flaOhYv-6LLerZ_MvkXSlWXz49JZqupWBKx7RtuBPSkqHVTj3cTy8Q/s320/DSC02959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127882938902889282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLTCGX8aJnnbTBcUIaP5kurQquP_d33cvsS83hCK4YMxzKzCsDNR5TDqVI24zLgUxONFUoUNhCXkZgUOzibn4sokDJhOZnyiwsAljfU5v2-wbbrshjofcSMI03sOCPMbVE6VX9Q/s1600-h/DSC02962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLTCGX8aJnnbTBcUIaP5kurQquP_d33cvsS83hCK4YMxzKzCsDNR5TDqVI24zLgUxONFUoUNhCXkZgUOzibn4sokDJhOZnyiwsAljfU5v2-wbbrshjofcSMI03sOCPMbVE6VX9Q/s320/DSC02962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127883376989553490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />TJ's first big flounder. Dad holding a striper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DpxOsgT36OAbf9Jijyb02WHk0grJSAPAkh8Q6Qg7Xljx1D7WByYdJidySKfbIDtnSOZbwYtVKLYWOzvnYC71h5D9QpcaMDSaHQjBnnn4ru13X0S9lNfWFA1KKeR6iTojz42sRQ/s1600-h/DSC02995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DpxOsgT36OAbf9Jijyb02WHk0grJSAPAkh8Q6Qg7Xljx1D7WByYdJidySKfbIDtnSOZbwYtVKLYWOzvnYC71h5D9QpcaMDSaHQjBnnn4ru13X0S9lNfWFA1KKeR6iTojz42sRQ/s320/DSC02995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127883634687591266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPlmzLRUNlOKnG34TFHfgfZU_JcahOkNckZ7kX3MxqoaclR5OnDF_5ELkuhj6xDZ0jiKQp7X95JvzmXiwyqOQIeFtNSBf3kBt2u4CJ_4-Qoyolh1PYLyy37UVzGo96WswebtX8g/s1600-h/DSC02998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPlmzLRUNlOKnG34TFHfgfZU_JcahOkNckZ7kX3MxqoaclR5OnDF_5ELkuhj6xDZ0jiKQp7X95JvzmXiwyqOQIeFtNSBf3kBt2u4CJ_4-Qoyolh1PYLyy37UVzGo96WswebtX8g/s320/DSC02998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127884004054778738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Nana and Papa/ Theresa, TJ, and I on a picnic together<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_8otmO0HFb_kySjwiub7oScOiMqPDN26Wb3Ej_EuLZTVkTg3ffRHXiXkBr2WTClEHbpOEFwEzxaeeQtT8wcVOUanDOC4ZcAuW0KEbmdG1uGQlHeLdAVwI_4pYEzuSko5hkB6Ig/s1600-h/PA150026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_8otmO0HFb_kySjwiub7oScOiMqPDN26Wb3Ej_EuLZTVkTg3ffRHXiXkBr2WTClEHbpOEFwEzxaeeQtT8wcVOUanDOC4ZcAuW0KEbmdG1uGQlHeLdAVwI_4pYEzuSko5hkB6Ig/s320/PA150026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127884386306868098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWM3Nf0lpBMF_hU6eULwf1Gmb0mUlmXdw-yMNGEmrFaW8jQctBFmDFQqPu1obef73VMS6tMUVolmpY3WqGamorAep4_KPGcRkWi2WoTWXILt8ElC4mllVaBmCrWQVDVeaDm4KQA/s1600-h/PA200027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWM3Nf0lpBMF_hU6eULwf1Gmb0mUlmXdw-yMNGEmrFaW8jQctBFmDFQqPu1obef73VMS6tMUVolmpY3WqGamorAep4_KPGcRkWi2WoTWXILt8ElC4mllVaBmCrWQVDVeaDm4KQA/s320/PA200027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127884691249546130" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-44864129706917086242007-10-22T11:20:00.000-07:002007-10-22T18:29:14.056-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >God's Blessings!</span><br /><br /> God is so great; His grace is so abundant. In the last few weeks since I hurt my hand, He has shown us His love in so many ways. Have you thought recently about the fact that God doesn't always bless us based on the fact that we do or don't do something right. I use to think that if I was walking with God and doing the right thing that God would bless me even more for my "righteous works." But that's not true! Or have you ever had a day when you weren't walking with God and you didn't feel that close to him; yet He blesses you unexpectedly in some great way? I have. Those are the days that God humbles me and causes me to be even more grateful for the fact that He gets joy out of blessing me not because of anything I did to deserve it. If His blessings were dependent upon my actions, I'm afraid I wouldn't be on the receiving end...ever!<br /><br />I just wanted to share a few ways in which God has blessed us in the last few weeks so that you all as family and friends can glorify Him with us! Because I burned my hand, I've been out of work the last three and half weeks. It was easy for me to be concerned about our financial situation. Early on, God gave me the grace to trust Him in this area. God has blessed us in that He provided for us through gifts from family, church family, and friends. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of the people God used.<br /><br />Another area God has blessed us is in the healing of my hand. I must admit that I am surprised at how quickly my burns are healing. I shouldn't be surprised since the Great Physician has been in control of my healing from the very beginning. The doctor said I will have little to no scarring and I'm going back to work this week!<br /><br />The last blessing I want to share, and probably the most exciting, is that I'm pregnant!! God is creating within me our very first child! I'm about 10 1/2 weeks along and due on May 10th. Many of you who read our blog, probably already know. But we would appreciate prayers from all of you who already knew and who just found out.<br />Praise the Lord for His blessings!!<br /><br />Our first baby purchase <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">......................................................................................................................</span>Our first ultrasound<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJUsgFiEfg0R3h1UO5WBsInBja6zZTQjSOlHRMUnJ7Uajl0ZGJlSKC0KP7kS0dxD84XBAhMq7cqLdMXSvq_B4O2OwymvETi0Kzwx_QN9PVrlgxZyvXUHuxrqTZ212pCabMBmnUg/s1600-h/PA220030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJUsgFiEfg0R3h1UO5WBsInBja6zZTQjSOlHRMUnJ7Uajl0ZGJlSKC0KP7kS0dxD84XBAhMq7cqLdMXSvq_B4O2OwymvETi0Kzwx_QN9PVrlgxZyvXUHuxrqTZ212pCabMBmnUg/s320/PA220030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124239463116253074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49gA0x2HDEHMqchOhKK30pzQU1ywKLBiS0uRnWGmSQ6ZbZjZFsAPpP4Fnjvuje797b8HZ_SCwh2_lLXAYwXmib8R_9SqJNkby6Yq3dYvlGkNMnpDV_SKuZzYKffTUlzQyLnUkBg/s1600-h/firstultrasound002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49gA0x2HDEHMqchOhKK30pzQU1ywKLBiS0uRnWGmSQ6ZbZjZFsAPpP4Fnjvuje797b8HZ_SCwh2_lLXAYwXmib8R_9SqJNkby6Yq3dYvlGkNMnpDV_SKuZzYKffTUlzQyLnUkBg/s320/firstultrasound002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124239609145141154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of our first baby gifts- stroller/carseat from our Nana and Papa. TJ proudly posing after putting it altogether.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnjSuXGr8oB-SC1x652DyvQg6j2VnhocxjfhyphenhyphenR68_rdaPVvMg9y02TvT5Sl_cM0m7DmKxz9GrxELAjBKmzZo9eVXzjAe_ZkiOYk3GXihQZRaZcx0LHTvpJ26bJ_yAwnN1RDWxJw/s1600-h/PA140008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnjSuXGr8oB-SC1x652DyvQg6j2VnhocxjfhyphenhyphenR68_rdaPVvMg9y02TvT5Sl_cM0m7DmKxz9GrxELAjBKmzZo9eVXzjAe_ZkiOYk3GXihQZRaZcx0LHTvpJ26bJ_yAwnN1RDWxJw/s320/PA140008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124240614167488450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYYS_I19OjJUSE0qE2E8dZ2UU4cfgo2vUCOOQGL0YZ2oX3rhJJ9F-CYKi1qs0Ps55wMxK6PDMIX0h8yIhlX-jIGIUBBhx6KpszZvJZK4HO2VOShuGrhNNFuQIDMsLw8akhPYRTQ/s1600-h/PA060104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYYS_I19OjJUSE0qE2E8dZ2UU4cfgo2vUCOOQGL0YZ2oX3rhJJ9F-CYKi1qs0Ps55wMxK6PDMIX0h8yIhlX-jIGIUBBhx6KpszZvJZK4HO2VOShuGrhNNFuQIDMsLw8akhPYRTQ/s320/PA060104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124241176808204242" border="0" /></a><br /> We told our church in a fun way through a mad gab game. We had a Harvest Activity and decided it would be a great time to tell everyone together. As you can see, we shared the moment with our good friends the Hines, who are also expecting their first.T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-41680114889750247762007-10-11T16:59:00.001-07:002007-10-11T17:47:58.571-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Burnt to a Crisp...well, not quite!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two and a half weeks ago I experienced the worst pain of my life! I left some oil unattended on the stove and when I returned the pan and oil were on fire. In a state of panic, I picked up the pan and searched for the fire extinguisher. In the process, I dropped the pan, probably because it was burning me. After I muffled the fire with a towel, I looked at my hand and realized how badly I had burned it. Praise the Lord my landlady was home and able to take me to ER. They treated me for second degree burns on my left hand and the index finger on my right hand. It was probably the worst few hours of my life. God gave me the grace to endure it along with some pain medication. :) In the two weeks since then, I have been out of work and attending physical therapy almost everyday. It is amazing to see how God is working to heal my burns. I have almost all the movement back in my fingers and Lord willing I hope to return to work in a couple of weeks.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TJ has been a huge help and encouragement to me. Thanks babe for being there for me. I have also been blessed with help from my mom the last couple weeks. I don't know what I would have done without her. And for all of you who have known what happened, I want to thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and many acts of kindness. You have all been such a blessing. It is amazing what we take for granted until we suddenly lose it. I had no idea how much I needed two hands and especially my thumb. One of the things I have learned is to be more thankful for the things God has allowed me to do with two hands such as cooking, playing the piano and flute, doing hair (mine as well as others), making projects, and many other things (like posting on my blog). God has truly been gracious to me throughout this experience and the mistakes that I made. He's teaching me to keep looking toward Him that He might continue to work in me for the praise of His glory.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.S.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In case any of you are wondering, I do have pictures of my burns but I didn't think it was a good idea to post them for all to see. It is not a pretty picture!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSId5DjLVf6vW0iDoLj0gFcOabXwZ9MsqYDhVJ_gCmQ1MRDpc4GrE25VdgWqMGZnqXZ5b-f2RcZkZbRXmEqcTDVoKjF5gQa5K0fjN1Jh9LG5gJKLuEz3T-W7dzwpz5QiFYKjIkw/s1600-h/PA110004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSId5DjLVf6vW0iDoLj0gFcOabXwZ9MsqYDhVJ_gCmQ1MRDpc4GrE25VdgWqMGZnqXZ5b-f2RcZkZbRXmEqcTDVoKjF5gQa5K0fjN1Jh9LG5gJKLuEz3T-W7dzwpz5QiFYKjIkw/s320/PA110004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120233285126268802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's a pic of the offending pan and my burned hand in bandages</span>.T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-88425026349119583152007-09-20T06:25:00.000-07:002007-09-20T07:07:43.733-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our weekend- Football, farewells, and freaky people</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Football</span>- Saturday night we went to a football game with a few other couples. We drove to Williamsburg to see William and Mary play Liberty. I'm not usually much of a football fan, but I must admit that the game was pretty exciting, especially the second half. The game went into double over time (which I didn't know could happen) with William and Mary coming out with the victory. Go TRIBE!!<br /><br />( Our pre-game "tailgating" party) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kf3GfDWaCD_MLIG6m6HMfdul0qH6QvKqqiiuTpvfZkwHQH1IV7-QFUYHco12RvI_0xn5vSd5at3-ZA0Wjsa2ZcOzZWJvdVzitACsvv1Mi-MowZz8jRrjNKR0x1xY6gwHbVdF7g/s1600-h/P9150008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kf3GfDWaCD_MLIG6m6HMfdul0qH6QvKqqiiuTpvfZkwHQH1IV7-QFUYHco12RvI_0xn5vSd5at3-ZA0Wjsa2ZcOzZWJvdVzitACsvv1Mi-MowZz8jRrjNKR0x1xY6gwHbVdF7g/s320/P9150008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112281143173786962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFwQ1TL1-IJau5tQ6ztTckrUfc5lKLfBMEXXhnsCaWiZQSeLk1nNxtGFjb9MwyeJ6283MOa2gwFtI8oQcoZUwHaah-UGXt6gCHk-lISJGpL4fXRB2GjJeWnV-xIwVgAQ9h7gc0A/s1600-h/P9150009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFwQ1TL1-IJau5tQ6ztTckrUfc5lKLfBMEXXhnsCaWiZQSeLk1nNxtGFjb9MwyeJ6283MOa2gwFtI8oQcoZUwHaah-UGXt6gCHk-lISJGpL4fXRB2GjJeWnV-xIwVgAQ9h7gc0A/s320/P9150009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112281387986922850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We saw Carl from our church enjoying the game as well. Katrina & Don are wearing Tribe colors<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hEF76pWwe4OjG7CdoMFpVO3tLhmQkxL6jgJlUmouK3QeIbtrVdWwfwvDIYP0pFw8XGxiMF_1ODV-m6xflrP9tY4RfCR2JpEDAsIyMW0hMJe5hseV0ERUnAI-jmv_hA176-KpRA/s1600-h/P9150016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hEF76pWwe4OjG7CdoMFpVO3tLhmQkxL6jgJlUmouK3QeIbtrVdWwfwvDIYP0pFw8XGxiMF_1ODV-m6xflrP9tY4RfCR2JpEDAsIyMW0hMJe5hseV0ERUnAI-jmv_hA176-KpRA/s320/P9150016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112281667159797106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWQDPWuoS_mbpFPZhVc8UWDMUcNHUCgoYoz-_NqC-WTsw6k2PkL2In5tiUIRMDfniO4386J5ysKONM16x8jX30fRGshE3azLqOCvdYMVUO4NtU_pXlnMTTBwu6ADWJ_VH4DUcQg/s1600-h/P9150017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWQDPWuoS_mbpFPZhVc8UWDMUcNHUCgoYoz-_NqC-WTsw6k2PkL2In5tiUIRMDfniO4386J5ysKONM16x8jX30fRGshE3azLqOCvdYMVUO4NtU_pXlnMTTBwu6ADWJ_VH4DUcQg/s320/P9150017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112281942037704066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Final score: Tribe- 48 Liberty- 41<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1mVOMtNDk4f_utx3c5Crrsmsm9EWit2nSMRfzIifdlKC75rf8OJN4m0C6Pqc2lGox-NGm_5fCyNnCyQscbg31i7GkgDXc5o5Q68Oo5WfU2ID3L2ku0XJkyK9faMzJorcnZyf_A/s1600-h/P9150026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1mVOMtNDk4f_utx3c5Crrsmsm9EWit2nSMRfzIifdlKC75rf8OJN4m0C6Pqc2lGox-NGm_5fCyNnCyQscbg31i7GkgDXc5o5Q68Oo5WfU2ID3L2ku0XJkyK9faMzJorcnZyf_A/s320/P9150026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112282813916065186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Farewells-</span> On Sunday, we had a commissioning/farewell service for our friends Stephen and Shannon Conley. We have been with the Conleys at Colonial Williamsburg for two years. We are so excited for them and the ministry God has provided, but we will miss them a lot! The service was so encouraging yet emotional. The service was followed by a church luncheon outside on the grounds. It was a beautiful fall day to be outside! Stephen and Shannon, we will miss you both and are thankful for the time we had together at Colonial!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Freaky people</span>- We didn't have an evening service so we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at Busch Gardens. Now that fall is almost here, B.G. has started their Hallow-O-Scream weekends. I use the word "freaky" because I was definitely freaked out by some of the characters they had roaming the park trying to scare me. Let's just say they succeeded! This was probably our last trip to Busch Gardens for a long time. It's definitely become one of my favorite theme parks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6047UQ9GwzNiwomWZXWDPyKNKDyvKAz4xzlZYD9ZP32tGEPmTxEccctriCG74Qfqf3s9NoBzoayeX5PRTc9FZdtv6HsCYPawNSI2C2rQrhyphenhyphen-TGuWFVfqDCKaQChGRxTtPZZZjA/s1600-h/P9160038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6047UQ9GwzNiwomWZXWDPyKNKDyvKAz4xzlZYD9ZP32tGEPmTxEccctriCG74Qfqf3s9NoBzoayeX5PRTc9FZdtv6HsCYPawNSI2C2rQrhyphenhyphen-TGuWFVfqDCKaQChGRxTtPZZZjA/s320/P9160038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112283058729201074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqDRbfkOYcrRxUg2BlHXH6l77zEAvf5wxwU_MhDjEaFEgr9pedZUWaCHPYq40xmZt2PlQmwnDN7gsDenSDCO35wmm56ngkTAyXt5eLKSbGytUvXE_i2zM_qv-kU56F9gcmnTlFQ/s1600-h/P9160039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqDRbfkOYcrRxUg2BlHXH6l77zEAvf5wxwU_MhDjEaFEgr9pedZUWaCHPYq40xmZt2PlQmwnDN7gsDenSDCO35wmm56ngkTAyXt5eLKSbGytUvXE_i2zM_qv-kU56F9gcmnTlFQ/s320/P9160039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112283316427238850" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-44252698628629924622007-09-05T10:40:00.000-07:002007-09-05T11:40:54.943-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Camping Trip/ Labor Day</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Saturday and Sunday we went on our second annual Labor Day camping trip with James and Jess Frohlich. We stayed at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach. We praise the Lord for beautiful weather. Our activities varied greatly for being a camping trip. We experienced all the basic camping activities such as sleeping in tents, building camp fires, cooking our own food, fishing (for the guys), playing games, and observing wild life. Well, the only interesting wild life I saw was a fox, and that was at like 2 in the morning walking through the trees on my way to the bath house. We also managed to do some not so camping related activities such as shopping, watching a movie, eating a P.F. Changs, and driving around Norfolk and Virginia Beach. For not being much of a camper, it was still a great time.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtz0XOhQ1GVAKdKvar7CSfNBAk7UnY0lIesQYEtx_QFH1Rfcz6itTkR38S9ec-9dQOu6sWNxxwicBDY9w2ALkaRkokxamTzQBclgKtIDh1cRQECVJTrWOW0yhecv4KYS6nFrmDA/s1600-h/P9020007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtz0XOhQ1GVAKdKvar7CSfNBAk7UnY0lIesQYEtx_QFH1Rfcz6itTkR38S9ec-9dQOu6sWNxxwicBDY9w2ALkaRkokxamTzQBclgKtIDh1cRQECVJTrWOW0yhecv4KYS6nFrmDA/s320/P9020007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106786600708607538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgAXqjV92VIfqUbnm5n5Z1tFhE85HcE1lrqZZNCmf4y3TWsbsaaLYqgrZta0Ewc1nqA57NK4PEt_931aet4uWWST_ZolscQzrs84KsjpFwGrLxOAbQDU4FkWjlj2O_VU8T4P24g/s1600-h/P9020022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgAXqjV92VIfqUbnm5n5Z1tFhE85HcE1lrqZZNCmf4y3TWsbsaaLYqgrZta0Ewc1nqA57NK4PEt_931aet4uWWST_ZolscQzrs84KsjpFwGrLxOAbQDU4FkWjlj2O_VU8T4P24g/s320/P9020022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106787339442982482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jHSa1Oj_kKdxyUbLFL16QpKTsyoPiMPQbVlCRzdtxvxqQY2Ls1tzkscGAm_tL1DETD4LLQIigGeLcn948jtjhJDb-3mo9sOR3zbCmsryCKBEL1ngnzXicmK6_BpDLadv8ZFlwQ/s1600-h/P9020014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jHSa1Oj_kKdxyUbLFL16QpKTsyoPiMPQbVlCRzdtxvxqQY2Ls1tzkscGAm_tL1DETD4LLQIigGeLcn948jtjhJDb-3mo9sOR3zbCmsryCKBEL1ngnzXicmK6_BpDLadv8ZFlwQ/s320/P9020014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106787021615402562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUzRhWAg9OFohGGNoyoGlH-dTUnQYR7YTYZiJ094lnaLphyhiOTvYSUFM9yaIT1X54o0TVhIxzlpDJWIv94yVkUGm8ZtiHkp-dVrhvZKzOLsrugYCo_Ou87f8o6sM3hj5z6LsUA/s1600-h/P9020019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUzRhWAg9OFohGGNoyoGlH-dTUnQYR7YTYZiJ094lnaLphyhiOTvYSUFM9yaIT1X54o0TVhIxzlpDJWIv94yVkUGm8ZtiHkp-dVrhvZKzOLsrugYCo_Ou87f8o6sM3hj5z6LsUA/s320/P9020019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106787794709515874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Monday morning we all drove up to Williamsburg to spend the day with our Pastor and his family and our friends the Hines. We spent the day boating and jet skiing on the Chickahomany River. We also did some skiing, tubing , and swimming. There were a lot of laughs especially with T.J. and James trying to balance on the jet ski with out it falling over. Let's just say it took them a few attempts before they finally got it. We also witnessed Pastor's amazing tubing experience. With Don behind the wheel, pastor had a wild ride. There was also a mini diving competition featuring Don and Katrina. For the sake of male egos, I won't say who won. :) (J/K, the loser lost graciously). Needless to say, it was hard to go back to work the next day. 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We all met in Hampton, which is a half way meeting place for most of us. A Winks family opened up their home to us. For our activity, we went on a photo scavenger hunt. The teams were divided between the guys and the girls. We had a list of things to take pictures of and different challenges to accomplish. The points varied on how hard the item was to find or how hard the challenge was. We had a great time driving through Hampton accomplishing our tasks. The girls were creative and bold in their attempts to rack up the points. And even though the guys tried to get extra points by taking pictures of things they found on the computer, they still had a lot of great "real" pictures. After our time was up, we all met back at the house to compare lists and pictures. It was such a great evening and blessing to spend time with good friends.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Here are some pictures from our evening:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Human pyramid<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.................................. .......................................... </span>Picture of a couple kissing</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gkUTWZ34V243PaxEozTyb-iGU0VN9BidoP73IB5aWbi6MDH2gz98sSH0FMUEPCnHz2lRTxdg2bwezksy9fuckjwaeyP4DYQ-VlOhNp1ZzNhRk-7SVWMOmUOAz4LU-3lAQwryvQ/s1600-h/P8250056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gkUTWZ34V243PaxEozTyb-iGU0VN9BidoP73IB5aWbi6MDH2gz98sSH0FMUEPCnHz2lRTxdg2bwezksy9fuckjwaeyP4DYQ-VlOhNp1ZzNhRk-7SVWMOmUOAz4LU-3lAQwryvQ/s320/P8250056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103528640381324754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KB_cc9n5gcpXarxRBbwfW3n2-WSM-0d7Lz08HwXhVhSjiILkcX93V0wll4V3avgZsoPwzpQk2yfilJBdVK220XOH1KULFJFHFkD3seKw6PvbpD5GaLsk8Mn4LAVNA4jw9Gh6Qw/s1600-h/P8250024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KB_cc9n5gcpXarxRBbwfW3n2-WSM-0d7Lz08HwXhVhSjiILkcX93V0wll4V3avgZsoPwzpQk2yfilJBdVK220XOH1KULFJFHFkD3seKw6PvbpD5GaLsk8Mn4LAVNA4jw9Gh6Qw/s320/P8250024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103528979683741154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Picture of TJ waist deep in water - 50 points! / The team who found a three legged animal got 25 points. The dog picture was one of a few that the men found on the computer, and took a picture of in order to get extra points. Well, it didn't work but it was pretty funny anyway. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJ0Et5k0HMaWIamIi5hseSVePfEkwpWHCjlP83_M8-BQF84tnemX6f96NkuAYc-nGxZIkqoQkyk2II-uRllTq0ALiLQiled4KBhS36PLAi9B0b29xUkrCBN95jGDrILBPAlkAA/s1600-h/P8250048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJ0Et5k0HMaWIamIi5hseSVePfEkwpWHCjlP83_M8-BQF84tnemX6f96NkuAYc-nGxZIkqoQkyk2II-uRllTq0ALiLQiled4KBhS36PLAi9B0b29xUkrCBN95jGDrILBPAlkAA/s320/P8250048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103530418497785362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ5RjqYCLeoBizWlXmZZlxIG2BVWG1knvsrhqI1kAljao6JBS6c8C0xHjSNQjxLOFHE7NkCrkF0inTLPsF7qpjqzSnd4QlI69AviO38j_adeWina7I0dFYGH0JUd3-bhBBNaLGg/s1600-h/P8250064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ5RjqYCLeoBizWlXmZZlxIG2BVWG1knvsrhqI1kAljao6JBS6c8C0xHjSNQjxLOFHE7NkCrkF0inTLPsF7qpjqzSnd4QlI69AviO38j_adeWina7I0dFYGH0JUd3-bhBBNaLGg/s320/P8250064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103531058447912482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />I wasn't able to get a picture of all the couples, but here </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">are two. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br /><br />Steve and Melissa<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">..................................................................................... </span>Don and Katrina </span><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NWvKMPhM-PzdvsWaffDlpo4v6IiiKOVVKBMeKLQTVeWXWvtIaUckILqZgQvAbydzfHosbuFf44vdz-1bVKjx0nSa9Em4j7nANzGRffz0VEj72RUXC93VeHE185YNos52RwzUvA/s1600-h/P8250071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NWvKMPhM-PzdvsWaffDlpo4v6IiiKOVVKBMeKLQTVeWXWvtIaUckILqZgQvAbydzfHosbuFf44vdz-1bVKjx0nSa9Em4j7nANzGRffz0VEj72RUXC93VeHE185YNos52RwzUvA/s320/P8250071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103530160799747586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA9DEn9HJVMas8HVi2OWMvHLo3CZPsvBQh8YiOl-DPhJzlieb79ms57ih9yub5_zOMaFV3gnjs2QePO_Z8Km5c99zCWiYR28-R9_N2_u1MmXe97AWrb5UmmiGsXubaemjAeX69Q/s1600-h/P8250069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA9DEn9HJVMas8HVi2OWMvHLo3CZPsvBQh8YiOl-DPhJzlieb79ms57ih9yub5_zOMaFV3gnjs2QePO_Z8Km5c99zCWiYR28-R9_N2_u1MmXe97AWrb5UmmiGsXubaemjAeX69Q/s320/P8250069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103529873036938738" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-57704519161773080312007-08-08T19:25:00.000-07:002007-08-09T08:12:33.844-07:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Anniversary trip to Myrtle Beach</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">TJ and I celebrated our third anniversary on Aug 7th. For our anniversary, we spent about four days down in Myrtle Beach. We thank the Lord that we had beautiful weather! We spent most of our time there just relaxing and spending time together. Some of our other activities were....</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Alligator Adventure...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">( Biggest Alligator in captivity in the U.S.)</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFfhvWBwAZW-znbbuVFwwSm82bUt2qtJbI2qz7VzjozbT7TnEs-nO3NQfuMiTzYzDKLSLNPHeVyyPUBdBW4OXQkeGgaPwUKiSmMAMjzhPIgEpMs24Bfvgwl0vamthJ3XPkhhKfA/s1600-h/P8060317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFfhvWBwAZW-znbbuVFwwSm82bUt2qtJbI2qz7VzjozbT7TnEs-nO3NQfuMiTzYzDKLSLNPHeVyyPUBdBW4OXQkeGgaPwUKiSmMAMjzhPIgEpMs24Bfvgwl0vamthJ3XPkhhKfA/s320/P8060317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096524612292627122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeFQ0ab2DM2Q0wnGzgLjbnD9258N__EAi-udLMEULBiNnD3CPHtxDU8dWL33hniH_GRPoxDDfg0BiIivZYighPmjtlayMEcbtyvFlDX0Tyr8u0uwShwAWdjjvpTlXzU1Vy3j_8A/s1600-h/P8060322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeFQ0ab2DM2Q0wnGzgLjbnD9258N__EAi-udLMEULBiNnD3CPHtxDU8dWL33hniH_GRPoxDDfg0BiIivZYighPmjtlayMEcbtyvFlDX0Tyr8u0uwShwAWdjjvpTlXzU1Vy3j_8A/s320/P8060322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096702733176326882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> (Albino Alligators) </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4f8e8mZoACmFRGkp8Mgoe23kpkaxGKqcDEjtJ-XpoJarqBuU4FnMIXh0qmr4oP9SdO4pR0jDku8KHn_5sY7HEwMSwEyE2dbYNwGwcYUdM3Po4BRH9V4qa-b310-sQ0o60kQToQ/s1600-h/P8060333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4f8e8mZoACmFRGkp8Mgoe23kpkaxGKqcDEjtJ-XpoJarqBuU4FnMIXh0qmr4oP9SdO4pR0jDku8KHn_5sY7HEwMSwEyE2dbYNwGwcYUdM3Po4BRH9V4qa-b310-sQ0o60kQToQ/s320/P8060333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096703068183775986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dzN88lJU80CBHuhj2CQIU6Ur9pAAP_4CwI1xkw4gtg5T6Pb5uwzB5hp6XUr-sgDZ_en4OWLSyJRn-rVR6rd30zS2npiQC5xDbMbJi1LXmA86DakSCHx0PI6iiDUFlAh7LE6w1w/s1600-h/P8060321.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1jVmctfcLO2LfHZ1uLz9ANz_lADJyt2thtoZc_H0HTQfnz_Taypll9DgMH56L9zO2pUdU6IPI9Nb9KaZE9973_s7m0GmQfbL75HL2nCkmUWHTjsZX9SYAGgd-yFzaGrGnAHP8w/s320/P8070380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096705374581214018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">And of course swimming...</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBXeLr7m5jADj8MB4WFH2OCd4qBsE5ZfuJxGblo_LNCJ5A5OoQHyjziiX5xq1_l27e4xgM2qTsOK8LIKevxhDZtB5tVQWKN-x6Uv-towjUtrS1bK5yWLnJCS58GAkGycR1huDYg/s1600-h/P8060306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBXeLr7m5jADj8MB4WFH2OCd4qBsE5ZfuJxGblo_LNCJ5A5OoQHyjziiX5xq1_l27e4xgM2qTsOK8LIKevxhDZtB5tVQWKN-x6Uv-towjUtrS1bK5yWLnJCS58GAkGycR1huDYg/s320/P8060306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096705722473565010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We stayed at a great hotel right on the beach...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">( The Hilton) (View from our room)</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ4XYHvOJpEn2yA7PDguepMbXEarpR4xdeFkxzuwZfsf9CR_GjdGRxOpx8fBN4RdkMqzptCuxEXgcGx4oq0coUCYwIFlb3A93phKCc17ohTC6Z1EDfwB_YxOMbFliVEosWTyITg/s1600-h/P8050296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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The meal included all-you-can-eat salad bar and meats of many different kinds. They brought the meat right to the table and cut it off the skewer for us. We sampled lamb, lamb chops, flank steak, fillet mignon, garlic steak, pork loin, chicken, and a few others. Needless to say, we were stuffed. The meal was delicious and definitely worth the experience.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0QfWWFWD-sBxVSKpOGh56_I5VoYZ3NisJgqDnmNQUUF25aBjsU0o0yzAs6WT1wpp-8jzp7Xy74efltpnojgMIJZrTPiO4Dw2dJ09aNFfVpItU-qOCAq8jx-VMOBdLxCtTMsP4A/s1600-h/P8070369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0QfWWFWD-sBxVSKpOGh56_I5VoYZ3NisJgqDnmNQUUF25aBjsU0o0yzAs6WT1wpp-8jzp7Xy74efltpnojgMIJZrTPiO4Dw2dJ09aNFfVpItU-qOCAq8jx-VMOBdLxCtTMsP4A/s320/P8070369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096710464117459842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iFJpfO6HiOjCLvexbh1A-4c2MW8X8oBbMaX4ggxVsxPT9sqQCfK50sQTgq97G6HtHsCpLsMqWXErm89uN-fC7oKeaUyqsasXHkzKZAC-zAT_m9jEhVzsGnJiev1zSxq5zwHlAA/s1600-h/P8070367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iFJpfO6HiOjCLvexbh1A-4c2MW8X8oBbMaX4ggxVsxPT9sqQCfK50sQTgq97G6HtHsCpLsMqWXErm89uN-fC7oKeaUyqsasXHkzKZAC-zAT_m9jEhVzsGnJiev1zSxq5zwHlAA/s320/P8070367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096710743290334098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">We had such a great time! God has been so good to us. Three years and Lord willing, many more to come. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /><br /></span>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-74400832128066529802007-08-01T16:29:00.000-07:002007-08-08T18:59:34.496-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />Tagged...</span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">I was tagged awhile ago by Katrina Hines and Emily Ingram and have just now decided that, just in case anyone may be interested, I will give you some tidbit of hopefully interesting information about my life. The way this works is each player must list eight relatively random facts/habits about himself/herself. At the end of the post, the player then tags new people by posting their names. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">1.</span> I am double jointed in my elbow. In elementary school one day I was crossing the monkey bars and fell off and broke my arm. The first doctor set it wrong. So, within the next couple days a different doctor discovered what happened, had to re-break it, and set it right. For the longest time after the bone healed I still couldn't touch my shoulder. But as a result of that, I can twist it in an abnormal and somewhat unnerving way. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">2. </span>Of all the places I've been to so far, my most favorite is a place called Sharbot Lake. It's in Ontario, Canada. I grew up going there every year with my family. We would go the same two weeks in July, stay in the same cabin on a beautiful lake, and see the same people. Some of my greatest memories are at that place. It was also where TJ and I were engaged. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">3.</span> I love water skiing.! I like to play most sports ( soccer and volleyball are among my favorites), but I would have to say my favorite sports like activity would have to be water skiing. When I was younger, I wanted to be a professional water skier at Sea World. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">4.</span> Growing up, I had several interesting collections. I loved Marvin the Martian (A looney toon character). I collected dolls, figurines, pictures, anything that had him on it. I also collected water globes. I have about forty to fifty. Another collection I have and still keep up with is collecting pencils. I have over 300. I would collect pencils from everywhere I went. Today, I still pick up a pencil from new places that TJ and I go to. One other collection I started in high school, but haven't added to lately, are Boyd's Bears figurines. I still can't believe how many different collections I had. I'm sure it sounds like I was the queen of clutter. I promise you I 'm not like that now. The only collection I have on display are my Boyd's Bears, and their in the guest bedroom. The rest of my collections are packed away. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">5.</span> I am a neat freak! I've been this way for as long as I can remember. When I was little I had a rug in my room. Every night before bed I had to brush the rug with my hands to make sure the grain of the rug was all going in one direction, and of course, make sure my room was picked up. Today I still can't rest until the house is picked up and everything is in order. I feel like I have to vacuum my bedroom carpet every other day, because I can't stand to see lint and stuff on it ( The carpet is dark green so it shows everything). </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">6</span>. Ok, I can't believe I'm going to admit this for everyone to read. Get ready to be shocked.... I bite my nails! I know it's a terrible habit and those of you who don't do it have no idea what it's like and how hard it is to overcome, but there it is. It's one of my habits that I'm not very proud of. I've been biting them for as long as I can remember. Somehow I managed to grow them out for my wedding, but they didn't last long after that. I think they should have AA or something like that for nail bitters. ---- Sorry, you had to read this.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">7.</span> I've been shot before! Nothing too serious. When I was little, I was out back sitting on my swing set. My brother was off in the distance, shooting his bee-bee gun at a target. He told me to move because I was in the way. I said "no". So, he proceeded to shoot me with his bebe gun. I remember screaming, because I was little. But, obviously, since it was a bebe gun there was no serious damage done. Brothers!! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">8.</span> I've only dated one person in my life! His name is Thomas John Logsdon. I'm now married to him, and I'm so thankful that God brought us together. He's my best friend! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">PS. Sorry Katrina, I stole your idea for #8. It was so good and it applied to me as well. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">I'll tag the following people (forgive me if you've already done this): Jess Frolich, Bethany Varner, Sarah Branine, Jen Horak, and Tiffany Wagner.</span></span> </span>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-56953287927968427312007-07-06T16:36:00.000-07:002007-07-06T18:41:44.255-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Last week's events:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday TJ and I went to our very first Tides baseball game. I'm not a huge baseball fan, but being there with friends made the evening more enjoyable. I think my favorite part of the game was when the Tides' big blue mascot would go out on the field and dance after they scored a run. He was very hilarious!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdwZUUQPRwaVYEJ5H0qUFSl-uP_H4yKeX95lt847_QNZPuWUwYHxZWJjDSBDex8xlE9gOUVFRUs_-sXxswJdKb_4XaEbdhtEuQYvFXV7zzs2OoMn0IiS0ORz7Z02CVJdvrltw6w/s1600-h/P6300235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdwZUUQPRwaVYEJ5H0qUFSl-uP_H4yKeX95lt847_QNZPuWUwYHxZWJjDSBDex8xlE9gOUVFRUs_-sXxswJdKb_4XaEbdhtEuQYvFXV7zzs2OoMn0IiS0ORz7Z02CVJdvrltw6w/s320/P6300235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084236699023403618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8rl3kyzGzI8uZ8Zxyl3Cdjti65tO9jcl5lRQhBacJNVUTuaB2K-AHGt1HWfnlZexJ_jhjTpL2ksgjBD7gtqnVoZZKoYwLEJ3s57oUwrLkuB9ucWGqNZgPlqA0XTvTd8LSFfRTA/s1600-h/P6300237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8rl3kyzGzI8uZ8Zxyl3Cdjti65tO9jcl5lRQhBacJNVUTuaB2K-AHGt1HWfnlZexJ_jhjTpL2ksgjBD7gtqnVoZZKoYwLEJ3s57oUwrLkuB9ucWGqNZgPlqA0XTvTd8LSFfRTA/s320/P6300237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084236939541572210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPd6_9BRRq-Ylcnb1xioDWgHQ72IIr0gQ53i-YjiYa8ZLblKoub2dBI1ZKbIUI_MlqEpjo878B6XOkKOHETeCI66kgmZQ3cn2fg81LerXQaEfgN-tli9pPduO8tlWoXXCZLN0Fw/s1600-h/P6300232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPd6_9BRRq-Ylcnb1xioDWgHQ72IIr0gQ53i-YjiYa8ZLblKoub2dBI1ZKbIUI_MlqEpjo878B6XOkKOHETeCI66kgmZQ3cn2fg81LerXQaEfgN-tli9pPduO8tlWoXXCZLN0Fw/s320/P6300232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084236368310921810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawBc9D2eh26ZfCXpa12BiA61evWrLztv9IG18fcOE7sBccV9g2ETaJFmi38YPomarS_ArpM4ZnsJLRbOPZIYmdeNJoOIqfCDOVns5D0C92dV-cULcbfQbVH2QAZgWtLzcT6XKdQ/s1600-h/P6300239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawBc9D2eh26ZfCXpa12BiA61evWrLztv9IG18fcOE7sBccV9g2ETaJFmi38YPomarS_ArpM4ZnsJLRbOPZIYmdeNJoOIqfCDOVns5D0C92dV-cULcbfQbVH2QAZgWtLzcT6XKdQ/s320/P6300239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084237296023857794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first part of the week we had some friends visiting us from Illinois. Mark and TJ have been good friends since high school and were in each other's weddings. Mark and Lynn were in South Carolina for a wedding and were able to stop by our house for a couple days on their way back home. It was great spending time with them and getting to know them better.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp1BBj3895Y7P7gco5MSEeaxzvAW6S_oG9oSF22xcaJtaiIYNxqU-LrRbtDOChXQv8jxAVg0wuoJaFppfi_Vofwlv_VQSxVZ3-zqlmAMzrEQq2PPlg9uSP0Mhi2xBCBLcAH5l6w/s1600-h/P7030250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp1BBj3895Y7P7gco5MSEeaxzvAW6S_oG9oSF22xcaJtaiIYNxqU-LrRbtDOChXQv8jxAVg0wuoJaFppfi_Vofwlv_VQSxVZ3-zqlmAMzrEQq2PPlg9uSP0Mhi2xBCBLcAH5l6w/s400/P7030250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084237734110522002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />For July 4th we spent most of the day at Busch Gardens with our friends Don and Katrina. It was very busy there, but fortunately we didn't have to wait too long for most rides. In the evening they had a beautiful fireworks display. I only took one picture all day. The picture was of Don and TJ wearing very funny hats and looking very silly. I decided not to post the picture because I wasn't sure if they would like it up for everyone to see. :)<br /><br /></span>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-65270213748663707942007-06-19T14:12:00.000-07:002007-06-19T17:34:37.263-07:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Last Two Weekends<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> Two Saturdays ago T.J. and I went to Harbor Fest. It's an annual festival held at Waterside in Norfolk. Lots of ships of all sizes come from all over and dock up and down the waterfront. Some of the ships were huge. We were even able to go on board a few. They were pretty awesome to see. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to post. Somehow the pictures got deleted off the camera before we downloaded them...oops! I was pretty disappointed when I couldn't find them. Now, I have to go next year to get some more pictures of those awesome ships. (So, stay tuned for next year's post about Harbor Fest so you can see some pictures, j/k ) :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> This past Saturday, TJ and I tried out an Italian restaurant called Carrabba's. The food was excellent! We would definitely recommend it. After dinner we drove out to the oceanfront. It was our first visit to the ocean this spring. It was a beautiful evening. We took some fun pictures and just enjoyed sitting on the beach and watching the waves come in. I feel like we take advantage of the ocean/beach being so close to us. It's so beautiful; we don't get out there and enjoy it nearly as much as we should. Overall, I had a wonderful evening with my best friend.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKKOMP-TvRETkJAISsFonxo0BiR2hU0rgLTfw21K8lwsaiOS2PoHxHECPfHSuZwGXPtOfhUH6BgYo8oBu4FOLWCzCo5A7AeSr9EQIQ3gtPpKuLaGNuCXxNVpI3LNB9TeySYpMjQ/s1600-h/P6160104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKKOMP-TvRETkJAISsFonxo0BiR2hU0rgLTfw21K8lwsaiOS2PoHxHECPfHSuZwGXPtOfhUH6BgYo8oBu4FOLWCzCo5A7AeSr9EQIQ3gtPpKuLaGNuCXxNVpI3LNB9TeySYpMjQ/s320/P6160104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077894650321918994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGK0VXu3qGmugqcCitZyFwBFzsF4IOUkL_HWP4D0j02pdeJtkt0U9Ly26hyiMSvOYmbC6J_PtezJ8ytfE4fzLggvmp3Sa9qnxh0y_7WA9nlDJp-uoPWA47ZwTzpyov2yHw8tmQQ/s1600-h/P6160198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGK0VXu3qGmugqcCitZyFwBFzsF4IOUkL_HWP4D0j02pdeJtkt0U9Ly26hyiMSvOYmbC6J_PtezJ8ytfE4fzLggvmp3Sa9qnxh0y_7WA9nlDJp-uoPWA47ZwTzpyov2yHw8tmQQ/s320/P6160198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077895045458910242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> Sunday afternoon TJ and I went canvassing with our church members for our VBS this week. A youth group from Lebanon, Pennsylvania has come to help our church put it on. They brought all the supplies with them (decor, verse sheets, the stories, games, ect.) The only thing our church had to provide was the snack. The youth group is even sleeping in the church. Since our church is small and doesn't have the means to put on a VBS by ourselves, it is a huge blessing that they have come to do this for us. I'm so excited to see what God is going to do this week.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">(Here are some of the teens and leaders that came to help out) </span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> (Eli Ickes and Matt Winks</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0CIc1gt_sEfp0ajVSjQmQlBt8v_vh1N7GW_Saick4Ys8gPNCvR0Wm_gh4tEfCbE2Bjhpr8p0MNNn_SVj-qyOBA4PWhqloDEfA_tQYEyUixjFyh4uzsNZKRRGYKCX3TOTx5s3Bw/s1600-h/P6170227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0CIc1gt_sEfp0ajVSjQmQlBt8v_vh1N7GW_Saick4Ys8gPNCvR0Wm_gh4tEfCbE2Bjhpr8p0MNNn_SVj-qyOBA4PWhqloDEfA_tQYEyUixjFyh4uzsNZKRRGYKCX3TOTx5s3Bw/s320/P6170227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077895831437925426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpjP5eilsRck9keMN7Bhbv4jerM5YSWUkGNjtFZ4FCi0qq4aN767bWHnSHGWDnby3pCdjVfbHFg0fqOge8SqZyfG6gvrpptWfSV73hcKWdtUnxnHybMMC-3a6q96at1uKUCDxLQ/s1600-h/P6170230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpjP5eilsRck9keMN7Bhbv4jerM5YSWUkGNjtFZ4FCi0qq4aN767bWHnSHGWDnby3pCdjVfbHFg0fqOge8SqZyfG6gvrpptWfSV73hcKWdtUnxnHybMMC-3a6q96at1uKUCDxLQ/s320/P6170230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077896093430930498" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-22077767545289712672007-06-11T14:03:00.000-07:002007-06-11T14:44:05.960-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Recent Happenings</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Well, I'm a little behind in posting so I'll just mention briefly what we've been up to. We spent Memorial day in Williamsburg with our pastor's family and a few other church members and friends. That morning T.J. woke up early to go fishing with the guys. The rest of us met up with them around lunch time at the park. After lunch we spent the rest of the afternoon playing games, skiing, and tubing. Since it was a hot day, the water actually didn't feel too cold. It was so exciting to see some of our friends get up skiing for the first time. TJ had tried skiing in the past a couple times and he was able to get up briefly as well. (Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of him out of the water.) Overall, we had a great day enjoying God's creation and spending time with friends.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fJSvL73dTnxAoHYCASkoRX5p4W8JwGFOsexJVlEkpepltIqfbZstbEjSPVwnZfaZ7PaO4-b2dzrYcDxDZDP0f1qeFlWVhgcrcenFqlkpUUKdNokbIR_t0f7zJr9DDq_WcG8Shg/s1600-h/P5280018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fJSvL73dTnxAoHYCASkoRX5p4W8JwGFOsexJVlEkpepltIqfbZstbEjSPVwnZfaZ7PaO4-b2dzrYcDxDZDP0f1qeFlWVhgcrcenFqlkpUUKdNokbIR_t0f7zJr9DDq_WcG8Shg/s400/P5280018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074919354677287842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"> Two weekends ago, TJ and I attended a pirate party in celebration of the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming out. James and Jessica Frohlich were the hosts. TJ and I had a great time picking out our costumes and getting ready for the party. Everyone was so creative with their costumes. Jessica had decorated her balcony outside her house like a pirate ship. We enjoyed kababs and other great food. We also played a couple creative games, including the dice game Davy Jones' men played in the second movie. It was such a good time with lots of laughs and memories. Following the party we all went to see the new movie together-which was very good! No, we didn't wear our costumes to the moive... although I would have liked to. :)<br />PS. Just in case any one was wondering, in the pic of us below, TJ is holding a root beer.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZvTietld-tzQXFO6rqekxbY21PA6_5MBeoVEN8ogk6Effs-nBQwiKnIwSuNAKHdEqW7i1kmyr5OJ1Gd7i_Sc6qhfUgm_1hYPYtbiwRDFc1F-N-OqvxXuSqyovd8R1t3GgtvlAg/s1600-h/P6020077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZvTietld-tzQXFO6rqekxbY21PA6_5MBeoVEN8ogk6Effs-nBQwiKnIwSuNAKHdEqW7i1kmyr5OJ1Gd7i_Sc6qhfUgm_1hYPYtbiwRDFc1F-N-OqvxXuSqyovd8R1t3GgtvlAg/s400/P6020077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074922610262498258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFpAg67LzFjssLmxY4utQWBZA6GlHvf4eNcbst_OhqWi686vFP7ZM356eFUbExQds66uDpMoVduRiDZUuMPYjxoQ3M6YgylxDeobNtR_uCwzO-F-1AxfOWLkQsVKB-WhEp8ITMA/s1600-h/P6020043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlWm95B9fcZ9iZWZ9jcod2belDV5kdjZswTDjDpX8xCmHKHBdDsglqUwpFrU9mWa54ZC2GkGvqmquEtTOOBMp7iYNXXFhAR7gPE16IVjjcGNOOp_BnHDWN2NqpNBLyJkrZBPOIg/s320/P6020049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074924379789024242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNQWkJHbE7NzZ64HAmM_Gw40rQzmPoS1YPvMtxrUjO8PsRykpekzAzhJhRJPr5hYwncoNY1YhxKMrSAudwNUDpcitgfqT4BnzV3NFDn7BBZ36XiJ3z09rVijjBWW4Y7-lgw1p5Q/s1600-h/P6020080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNQWkJHbE7NzZ64HAmM_Gw40rQzmPoS1YPvMtxrUjO8PsRykpekzAzhJhRJPr5hYwncoNY1YhxKMrSAudwNUDpcitgfqT4BnzV3NFDn7BBZ36XiJ3z09rVijjBWW4Y7-lgw1p5Q/s320/P6020080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074925324681829378" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-40195643524624258482007-06-04T07:23:00.001-07:002007-06-04T07:42:38.010-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKukozeZvh7HqlKNWpFBMWICYQbrXtW9y0yMamn8VrwTBPXvEUrnAaUL6dQvWJE7hGXhLz0t7L_CWi6_VTDtMSA6ZDhlGNQh_XEeHewxaomjJd4I_MDwe5ibctqh42o4Igxv7bg/s1600-h/P5200003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKukozeZvh7HqlKNWpFBMWICYQbrXtW9y0yMamn8VrwTBPXvEUrnAaUL6dQvWJE7hGXhLz0t7L_CWi6_VTDtMSA6ZDhlGNQh_XEeHewxaomjJd4I_MDwe5ibctqh42o4Igxv7bg/s320/P5200003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072218367957047362" border="0" /></a><st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on"><span style="font-size:130%;">SHANNON'S 25TH BIRTHDAY</span><br /><br />Shannon</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> just had her twenty-fifth birthday two weekends ago.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">While we weren’t able to get away for long (</span><st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Shannon</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> still had to work on Saturday), we still wanted to do something special.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">So, we planned to spend Sunday at </span><st1:placename style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Busch</st1:placename><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><st1:placetype style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Gardens</st1:placetype><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> in </span><st1:city style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on"><st1:place st="on">Williamsburg</st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">A few days before, we learned that the new ride </span><i style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">the Griffon</i><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> opened that weekend instead of the following weekend as planned.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Shannon</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> was even more excited about going then.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">As it turns out, our good friends Don and Katrina were planning on camping only minutes from the Park.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">They invited us to go camping the night before and we invited them to join us for part of the day at the Gardens.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Katrina and Don surprised </span><st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Shannon</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> with a wonderful birthday breakfast that morning, too.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">The Griffon was a sweet ride and God gave us beautiful weather to enjoy the day.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">To top it all off, </span><st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" st="on">Shannon</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> and I went out for her birthday dinner.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">We had been planning to go to the Cheesecake Factory for months.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Yet, on a whim, she decided to go to P. F. Chang’s Asian Restaurant instead.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">And a great choice it was.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">The food was…perfect.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Chang is probably our “new, best friend,”—so long C. Factory.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Needless to say we had a blast the whole weekend (except for the fact that Shannon and I about died from frostbite camping—who would have thought we’d need more than two large blankets?)<span style=""> </span>And I am thankful that I was able to spend it with friends…especially my wife.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDsKu4ZdGcnZE9VdfbONWOME8TaiEbPKUTq-Or_wb66Y38ooOarUBEi4YvkLtN_4ROSAOubq057y7OFw6lIr7RWJsgO85KaaamBMI4zl-vp4SOfKlrY0AZpSGSTXqXwDhCAUVeQ/s1600-h/P5200006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDsKu4ZdGcnZE9VdfbONWOME8TaiEbPKUTq-Or_wb66Y38ooOarUBEi4YvkLtN_4ROSAOubq057y7OFw6lIr7RWJsgO85KaaamBMI4zl-vp4SOfKlrY0AZpSGSTXqXwDhCAUVeQ/s320/P5200006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072217182546073650" border="0" /></a></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiJaAAYZW3R0meiJxbDXVqXKg2eWpPVkBfgbRvxb2RL7uT512l7jPSp9h4NH8KqhaiDqBPFyz4mfHWay3MdLXjvo-c8uG10Qliks_FCiNBgE49bONMCJ88vUoXYwimKUXrnt4WA/s1600-h/P5200004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiJaAAYZW3R0meiJxbDXVqXKg2eWpPVkBfgbRvxb2RL7uT512l7jPSp9h4NH8KqhaiDqBPFyz4mfHWay3MdLXjvo-c8uG10Qliks_FCiNBgE49bONMCJ88vUoXYwimKUXrnt4WA/s320/P5200004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072216040084772898" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /><span style=""> </span></p>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-14528588120805452142007-05-16T16:57:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:05:22.015-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Well I'm not a mom yet (unless you count Niko), maybe next year :); but TJ and I are so thankful to have wonderful mothers who love the Lord. They did their best to train us in the right way- to love God above all else. We miss our moms a lot. Even though we are all separated by hundreds of miles, they are still very close to our hearts. We could never adequately put into words how much they mean to us.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Last Sat. TJ and I went strawberry picking. We went last year and got a lot of deliciously fresh strawberries, so we decided to go again this year. We both LOVE strawberries, especially strawberry pie and homemade strawberry jam (which I have yet to attempt myself). Our picking was a success. We brought home lots of luscious berries. If any one wants strawberry pie come on over before it's gone. :)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09q_LS06tljSF9LabCQgEZezooZgzEs5nmftZec_nQ3mS3cZStHKdTNEzxlH0PXnq85AHPu0U-VBUblq7kP_BvJkHgOb6ZHlK0kAWMBATzH1x3vte-GS6nlZuosxPJxf2gD8piQ/s1600-h/P5120004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09q_LS06tljSF9LabCQgEZezooZgzEs5nmftZec_nQ3mS3cZStHKdTNEzxlH0PXnq85AHPu0U-VBUblq7kP_BvJkHgOb6ZHlK0kAWMBATzH1x3vte-GS6nlZuosxPJxf2gD8piQ/s320/P5120004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065316991167535026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoC0d7Ze4hO-Ww2RwOvaj_b88o0TOpkwFUd2pWRJU4GKoRVwDBSfo9EJfqpdNKF2DwrMaog6QUM43fhDfgX5Mmw-6EtuViezcandjhxlChloe_fSlmA5F29FqDL6_lzQTgbEcTA/s1600-h/P5120007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoC0d7Ze4hO-Ww2RwOvaj_b88o0TOpkwFUd2pWRJU4GKoRVwDBSfo9EJfqpdNKF2DwrMaog6QUM43fhDfgX5Mmw-6EtuViezcandjhxlChloe_fSlmA5F29FqDL6_lzQTgbEcTA/s320/P5120007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065317300405180354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Sunday, after church the women were all treated to a wonderful meal which was all put together by the men in the church. The food was great! After lunch all the fathers/husbands surprised the women by presenting them with a perennial flower to plant outside on the church grounds. They had cleared out an area on one side of the church for a lot of the flowers to be planted. Seeing as how roses are my favorite flower, TJ gave me a rose bush. It was such a great idea. I can't wait to see all the flowers/plants bloom and grow.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycAJxUaKy0VWrSIr0MwozSL1kA8zzzNIRbVJ-ugqm0SCO3VPvkncn9lwXiM_JJ2Qjwzv2uzrH-gC41Ht_lVxM8NzCjDW82ueXrE2Um7t9em8oKFwgGjDyDS3BMjbPwrmzJYO6Tw/s1600-h/P5130019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycAJxUaKy0VWrSIr0MwozSL1kA8zzzNIRbVJ-ugqm0SCO3VPvkncn9lwXiM_JJ2Qjwzv2uzrH-gC41Ht_lVxM8NzCjDW82ueXrE2Um7t9em8oKFwgGjDyDS3BMjbPwrmzJYO6Tw/s320/P5130019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065319495133468626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG2gA2KusZ_jyZetjeUPBxI4nSILSc6c8sDWs0T6N5brLgmZ39X1mzVm-Von3EE09LWxtGR3LEUNywDCMXm9HX1reF_0mF3rmSmFnm9YnAwE39dUD_vy2G68hhzm0Ve06nx9tUA/s1600-h/P5130026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG2gA2KusZ_jyZetjeUPBxI4nSILSc6c8sDWs0T6N5brLgmZ39X1mzVm-Von3EE09LWxtGR3LEUNywDCMXm9HX1reF_0mF3rmSmFnm9YnAwE39dUD_vy2G68hhzm0Ve06nx9tUA/s320/P5130026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065319778601310178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">We didn't have an evening service Sunday so we spent most of the rest of the day at Waller Mill Park in Williamsburg. We went with our friends, Don and Katrina. We rented a couple of boats and the guys went fishing. Unfortunately they didn't catch anything, except branches, twigs, and seaweed. Although, they almost brought one in. We saw it right before it spit out the lure. But, it was a beautiful day, so it was nice to just be out on the water enjoying nature and spending time with friends.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6zwBo8Yc5nA_t2NVh0vlEhLM5x9j9HlcnoMFlNM1yUIFqaesf5-7_Asdh6JwelUiAK8dz2egNxziROGiC4VBGm1kJpvgxt8AhUm_J2JhhcK2zXn9bJyHx8LdWp7tYQjq-LM8zA/s1600-h/P5130030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6zwBo8Yc5nA_t2NVh0vlEhLM5x9j9HlcnoMFlNM1yUIFqaesf5-7_Asdh6JwelUiAK8dz2egNxziROGiC4VBGm1kJpvgxt8AhUm_J2JhhcK2zXn9bJyHx8LdWp7tYQjq-LM8zA/s320/P5130030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065323510927890418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuYflJgEDhwmIsatJD_x532brWCY5_icIpsuyIQdv34plqM5wV7g_fIRbEt_7nh8gJFkA4nBnctjMVQd2cWYZC2vBtdUzIaSgBHUEXtJbvduynqEA9TpPB3WWmXXxU_SJEWg-kw/s1600-h/P5130031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuYflJgEDhwmIsatJD_x532brWCY5_icIpsuyIQdv34plqM5wV7g_fIRbEt_7nh8gJFkA4nBnctjMVQd2cWYZC2vBtdUzIaSgBHUEXtJbvduynqEA9TpPB3WWmXXxU_SJEWg-kw/s320/P5130031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065323772920895490" border="0" /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-36208321661031965272007-05-09T15:09:00.000-07:002007-07-06T19:22:06.707-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">Back Home in Michigan...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Two weekends ago TJ and I flew to Michigan to visit my family for a few days. We hadn't been back in over a year. I saw my parents last Thanksgiving, but it's been almost a year since my brother and sister-in-law (Aaron and Beth) were here last summer. We had a surprise waiting for us when we got back to my parent's house. My Nana and Papa were there! I wasn't expecting to see them since they were suppose to be in Arizona for a few more days. But, they changed their tickets and flew home early to see us. The weekend we were there was beautiful. It was warm and sunny (which can be hard to come by this time of year in Michigan). We had such a wonderful time with everyone. We got to see my brother's new house. And, we got reacquainted with my almost two-year old nephew (Ryan), who I'm sure didn't remember us from last summer. He's a completely different child from when we saw him last. It's amazing how fast babies grow up when you don't see them very often. He was a bundle of joy and energy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Another highlight of our trip was being able to see TJ's sister(Laura) and her husband. Matt is attending seminary in Detroit and they only live about an hour from my parent's house. It was great to see them and see their home for the first time. We just praise the Lord so much for our wonderful families and the opportunity we had to spend time with my family for a few days. We miss you all and love you lots!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY67q106w0qLQb_v-GvnOWhDzl8Rrf5FCIPTQtSDgRp0KBJdJSzrnl6AbC6NSfLi3u0gM8EQyvnF0Mn-qbKmUmXQcbE2ya2e8U3K16ukF5pVUms8eHJ-4Fz-8IJUS7XD-TGCsWxQ/s1600-h/DSC02411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY67q106w0qLQb_v-GvnOWhDzl8Rrf5FCIPTQtSDgRp0KBJdJSzrnl6AbC6NSfLi3u0gM8EQyvnF0Mn-qbKmUmXQcbE2ya2e8U3K16ukF5pVUms8eHJ-4Fz-8IJUS7XD-TGCsWxQ/s320/DSC02411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062693934583808738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu5wWUaRrv_eBFCXedI64EMYA8PWcOL5pTFR7ad8CKL5W69o17YT_0kITp4n9rTI4jpg9xDF6pifLlFgLdy1O-bF5urI-1OKBk-9rkXCGUy61NLQCt2xPda4TlaM46hQnEUCO0Q/s1600-h/P4300102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu5wWUaRrv_eBFCXedI64EMYA8PWcOL5pTFR7ad8CKL5W69o17YT_0kITp4n9rTI4jpg9xDF6pifLlFgLdy1O-bF5urI-1OKBk-9rkXCGUy61NLQCt2xPda4TlaM46hQnEUCO0Q/s320/P4300102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062699191623779138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xsWiIIo_Vj749WiMUQNszLOjlzPuz7Ioe5vyxz5hBNrV1NK-lNhGQepJyGaYx4Gs6CqzwOk9-OmUDVW80zcruurmgc8m8SZbRpduI8y9iIca1nA8j2APVY2mKhwzr9aj9c-jdA/s1600-h/DSC02458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xsWiIIo_Vj749WiMUQNszLOjlzPuz7Ioe5vyxz5hBNrV1NK-lNhGQepJyGaYx4Gs6CqzwOk9-OmUDVW80zcruurmgc8m8SZbRpduI8y9iIca1nA8j2APVY2mKhwzr9aj9c-jdA/s320/DSC02458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062703284727612306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRhygUUoXlRRVmWYnr_TXTybRnmo-0WazKJZDPFfOP9lyLKjnx4vGdgUgRQN4VwEkZ5OUUHszy4b9JqP-P_F_n_GXeuqdW_z8a_DKisiwm8SwJkyfHtTnqLhqyFQd0OgEko_0vg/s1600-h/DSC02456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRhygUUoXlRRVmWYnr_TXTybRnmo-0WazKJZDPFfOP9lyLKjnx4vGdgUgRQN4VwEkZ5OUUHszy4b9JqP-P_F_n_GXeuqdW_z8a_DKisiwm8SwJkyfHtTnqLhqyFQd0OgEko_0vg/s320/DSC02456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062701588215530354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXCdX5o3NG0ZYt4B-Rvi7Gb63Pbl8-E6JKVirV5T2szkhptb9TqK5rsVw7Zn2O_Mu-IpR9mc9nIM9x2D_pTGJ-GtPpK0om6WcHD_2Dhv_L4vMydQHWYRPL575bpxbpyWfwIfrYQ/s1600-h/P4280093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXCdX5o3NG0ZYt4B-Rvi7Gb63Pbl8-E6JKVirV5T2szkhptb9TqK5rsVw7Zn2O_Mu-IpR9mc9nIM9x2D_pTGJ-GtPpK0om6WcHD_2Dhv_L4vMydQHWYRPL575bpxbpyWfwIfrYQ/s200/P4280093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062696674772943650" border="0" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxyQvghSrgaBavoiNXnzc2KT25nMjfTNWoO0B-IGe9UNjw94iZVwmOHGaLhPn2zjLiRHjgBjzAZb29eTVJFrnq3HYuH6zYrzx3APZk8RiubQUGQdwMzAoFUuNuseoOiBaYTZ4yg/s1600-h/100_1611.JPG"><br /></a>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-54156183867140235092007-04-24T15:55:00.000-07:002007-04-24T18:25:35.069-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Sunday...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Last Sunday at church we had a different type of S.S. and morning service. During S.S. pastor teached on foot washing. He took us to the Scripture where Jesus washed the disciples feet. Christ humbled himself as a servant. Pastor explained that we don't practice this today because it's not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture and it was never laid out as a church ordinance like baptism and communion. Although, we don't wash each other's feet today, pastor still encouraged us that we should be following Christ's example and find ways to serve one another. After the explanation, the men and women divided up and we proceeded to wash one another's feet. It was a really neat experience. Don't worry, we're not going to add foot washing as a church ordinance.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For the morning service, Mr. John Metzer with Jewish Awareness Ministry was visiting and took the hour to walk us through the Jewish passover meal . Every year the Jewish people still celebrate the passover. Mr. Metzer demonstrated the process and explained the significance behind everything that goes on during a Jewish passover meal. It was very informative.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our church didn't have an evening service so TJ and I spent the rest of the day at Busch Gardens! We got a really great deal and decided to go in with some friends to get season passes.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The weather was beautiful and the rides were great! </span><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-08.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=72057594048120072&site=widget-08.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=0&tt=24&sk=0&amp;cy=bb&th=0&id=72057594048120072&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-08.slide.com/p1/72057594048120072/bb_t024_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;tt=24&sk=0&amp;amp;amp;amp;cy=bb&th=0&id=72057594048120072&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-08.slide.com/p2/72057594048120072/bb_t024_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31179641.post-40321876344005906182007-04-18T16:51:00.000-07:002007-04-18T17:56:19.528-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >Family Fun Night!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Last Saturday night our church had its first monthly family fun night. The evening included pizza, dessert, games, and a great time! For most of the evening everyone played the games together. We played Cranium and Pictionary. The teams were divided between the women and the men. And, of course, who do you think won...well, we won't go there right now. The activities also included a couple rounds of thumb wrestling, Anand doing push-ups on the church pews, and Doug showing the guys how to do some weird he-man type pushup. It was a great night of fun, food, and fellowship. We praise the Lord for our church! We just love being a part of this church</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">body.</span></span></span><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTaBUgsmzygINwLXD4ktThqfE7ulHNkkTPbTies0RB5bSL_DTQvzsMFjvU3X0mIeS8hKg3_hUx_Iij_kdh-uSA-3Yz-RcoVHvlskSkKpaPPb6TJwViCVJcSEMnHTHEgtHnCnWPw/s1600-h/P4140040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTaBUgsmzygINwLXD4ktThqfE7ulHNkkTPbTies0RB5bSL_DTQvzsMFjvU3X0mIeS8hKg3_hUx_Iij_kdh-uSA-3Yz-RcoVHvlskSkKpaPPb6TJwViCVJcSEMnHTHEgtHnCnWPw/s320/P4140040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054924770125727890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9FePZ-rwtSjYXAw742-BDAqxpLA5m7viTLUr8ccmAsc0SKfnd2BvWAZaeYQlnBLQMITbmDH3f252eDsV_5hTBQ3W2AJ_43nOg3EL9ps7X9cDgdA1IULl4HaTBOI1wLv0fYEBWg/s1600-h/P4140043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9FePZ-rwtSjYXAw742-BDAqxpLA5m7viTLUr8ccmAsc0SKfnd2BvWAZaeYQlnBLQMITbmDH3f252eDsV_5hTBQ3W2AJ_43nOg3EL9ps7X9cDgdA1IULl4HaTBOI1wLv0fYEBWg/s320/P4140043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054925092248275106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ql-dtb3QBdw3DzFxjwAcUB8sQi0rRRMvd0_z7UmzoWUIbWBXATICOlvjVwc1zhaUUP4tItqj1yDBO9Ql7p_DDeMX_OJ6U2n0YwIMwuCkvqJl2IsHfro1z8-8QPG5uWCAMuxHFQ/s1600-h/P4140048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ql-dtb3QBdw3DzFxjwAcUB8sQi0rRRMvd0_z7UmzoWUIbWBXATICOlvjVwc1zhaUUP4tItqj1yDBO9Ql7p_DDeMX_OJ6U2n0YwIMwuCkvqJl2IsHfro1z8-8QPG5uWCAMuxHFQ/s320/P4140048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054926290544150722" border="0" /></a><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlj3tgVyCcHO5ovq7b5pO72Od9KWzWaC7rm7hOejyAMbA7nmmwLRLkjj-xunpaw5oKCbR30zf64gpDnV7NCdWJVSS2LhfqsogkfCjTDuKKb1IYAl_CxGhAn2ttRhcEyW9Scdduw/s1600-h/P4140050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlj3tgVyCcHO5ovq7b5pO72Od9KWzWaC7rm7hOejyAMbA7nmmwLRLkjj-xunpaw5oKCbR30zf64gpDnV7NCdWJVSS2LhfqsogkfCjTDuKKb1IYAl_CxGhAn2ttRhcEyW9Scdduw/s320/P4140050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054925431550691506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >P.S. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Thanks Kristen for watching Niko!</span>T.J. and Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997976343477961112noreply@blogger.com5