I found this GREAT website...
www.adventconspiracy.org
It's a movement to "restore the scandal of Christmas by worshipping Jesus through compassion, not consumption."
It has four tenets: worship more, spend less, give more, love all
It's a pretty dangerous website...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Christmas
I put up our Christmas tree this week. We really don't have room for it in our apartment so I didn't put on any of the back branches. Not only is it a fake tree, it is now a "fake" fake tree! David had to work, so I put it up myself. I realized I always make him do the lights because I hate doing the lights. I think it was even harder doing lights on half a tree...
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely. :( David is working 5 night shifts a week and I'm not sleeping. Now that I don't have school to occupy my time, I feel lost! I'm still babysitting, but only 10 hours a week. Hopefully Christmas will come quickly!!!
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely. :( David is working 5 night shifts a week and I'm not sleeping. Now that I don't have school to occupy my time, I feel lost! I'm still babysitting, but only 10 hours a week. Hopefully Christmas will come quickly!!!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thanksgiving
It was very weird not being with our families on Thanksgiving this year! We went to our friends', Amy and Eric, for Thanksgiving dinner. Eric cooked the turkey and stuffing, and I brought mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green bean casserole. I used Patty's recipe for mashed potatoes but I don't think they were as good as hers!
My mom and David's parents were kind enough to send an "advance" on David's Christmas gift this year. He was able to buy a new snowboard and boots so he is ready for ski season. He was assembling everything this weekend and I thought I'd take a picture since it seemed as close to a "Christmas morning" experience as a 27-year-old can have. Here's my husband with his new toys...
Oh! I almost forgot...I turned in my LAST paper today so I am officially done with my first quarter of seminary! :)
My mom and David's parents were kind enough to send an "advance" on David's Christmas gift this year. He was able to buy a new snowboard and boots so he is ready for ski season. He was assembling everything this weekend and I thought I'd take a picture since it seemed as close to a "Christmas morning" experience as a 27-year-old can have. Here's my husband with his new toys...
Oh! I almost forgot...I turned in my LAST paper today so I am officially done with my first quarter of seminary! :)
Friday, November 16, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Winter Park
David worked 5 12-hour shifts this week and has to be back tomorrow night, SO today we took advantage of his time off! We drove to Winter Park and ate lunch. It's funny because it only took us a little over an hour to get there, but we've been so busy we haven't made it up to the mountains lately.
No one was there to take our picture, so that's all you get! :)
No one was there to take our picture, so that's all you get! :)
Monday, November 5, 2007
Update
I realized this morning it's been awhile since my last post!
David is in week 2 of night shifts. He seems to be adjusting okay and I am getting used to him being gone at night. I went to visit him at his work and it is obvious people LOVE him there. He has already made QUITE an impression! Being a CNA is NOT a glamorous job but he does it wholeheartedly and without complaint. One night last week he had to help a 400 pound man take a shower, and he recently had a 19-year-old motorcycle victim who had no control over his bodily functions. David tells me he is adequately prepared to change baby diapers when that time comes! I tell him that while I am busy learning about the gospel, he is busy BEING the gospel...
Classes are going okay. I still haven't gotten any feedback from midterms and finals are two weeks from tomorrow. It's hard to believe the quarter is almost over! I met with my advisor last week and decided what I am taking next quarter.
I had a one-credit class this weekend on "Homelessness." I didn't realize before, but Denver is unique in its efforts to eliminate homelessness. The mayor who was elected two years ago made homelessness one of his top two priorities. We learned about his initiative and the role that faith communities are playing. We also went to The Crossing, a transitional housing unit where families can stay while they are saving for more permanent housing. I am hoping to volunteer there soon; right now I am babysitting 15 hours a week to bring in extra income.
My favorite thing about being at Iliff is my Colloquium. Colloquium is a small group of 5 students and we meet once a week for two hours to process everything else that is going on and basically form a small community. Eric (of Eric and Amy!) is in my group and so are Matt and Chris. Last week, we went with Matt and his wife, Lorissa, to hear Chris and his band play at a local restaurant in Denver.
It was fun!
David is in week 2 of night shifts. He seems to be adjusting okay and I am getting used to him being gone at night. I went to visit him at his work and it is obvious people LOVE him there. He has already made QUITE an impression! Being a CNA is NOT a glamorous job but he does it wholeheartedly and without complaint. One night last week he had to help a 400 pound man take a shower, and he recently had a 19-year-old motorcycle victim who had no control over his bodily functions. David tells me he is adequately prepared to change baby diapers when that time comes! I tell him that while I am busy learning about the gospel, he is busy BEING the gospel...
Classes are going okay. I still haven't gotten any feedback from midterms and finals are two weeks from tomorrow. It's hard to believe the quarter is almost over! I met with my advisor last week and decided what I am taking next quarter.
I had a one-credit class this weekend on "Homelessness." I didn't realize before, but Denver is unique in its efforts to eliminate homelessness. The mayor who was elected two years ago made homelessness one of his top two priorities. We learned about his initiative and the role that faith communities are playing. We also went to The Crossing, a transitional housing unit where families can stay while they are saving for more permanent housing. I am hoping to volunteer there soon; right now I am babysitting 15 hours a week to bring in extra income.
My favorite thing about being at Iliff is my Colloquium. Colloquium is a small group of 5 students and we meet once a week for two hours to process everything else that is going on and basically form a small community. Eric (of Eric and Amy!) is in my group and so are Matt and Chris. Last week, we went with Matt and his wife, Lorissa, to hear Chris and his band play at a local restaurant in Denver.
It was fun!
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