My favorite time of year.....

is Fall, Autumn, the time when it is a tad cooler in Arizona. I love Fall. Pumpkin EVERYTHING. I love it so much, I decided to get married in Fall. I loved my Fall wedding. 

I love now having a house that I can finally decorate for Fall and fill will Fall smells....again, PUMPKIN EVERYTHING.

Even in Arizona, there is just a lot of fun going on in Fall. Everyone is just a lot more thankful and happy. I think it's the prep up to Christmas ( my other favorite time of the year) or maybe just the fact that everyone gets cozy with each other again? Why do you think there are so many May and June babies? 

Ok there is absolutely no research to back up that baby statement, but seriously...there is a magic to Fall.  People get excited about it! Today is the 1st of September, which to a lot of people means, FALL is here! About 20 people of Facebook said it, so it must be true.

So....let's all pick a pumpkin in 100 degree heat, rake some leaves into a big pile and jump in it. Bask in the Fall gloriousness!

Just some things

Would you condemn a man for doing what is best for him and his family? Think carefully before you answer that question. People will do things unexpected when they're wounded emotionally.

I understand the pain, and the feelings of betrayal. I get that it's a "family", though only lately have I seen that "family" mentality really return, which is a really good thing if it really is returning. However, I don't understand the treatment of a friend that has loved and been loved by others, FOR 9 YEARS.  It's down right cold, and in my opinion, unwarranted.


This wasn't done to intentionally hurt or betray anyone. It was a decision that was led to that conclusion through MONTHS of prayer and counsel. It was made because we felt God was calling us to go, and it was made because we knew there were areas that we just did not belong. We felt it would be inappropriate for us to tell people about our plan, as it would only cause unnecessary drama. We also had a plan to break the news, and it was laid out ahead of time, it just didn't happen in the time frame we thought it would. That was completely out of our control. We didn't intend to hurt anyone (we were denied letting certain people know and when we offered explanation we were again denied) and I'm sorry that the concern is mainly on the fact that you're missing a drummer (which could've been easily remedied) and not on the fact that you're missing a "dear" friend.


There is a big show of being a family now, great, it wasn't there before the departure. I have watched as I encouraged my husband to reach out to friends only to see him, get rejected just about every time.
Being in a church is not about being loyal to people...it's about being loyal to the Lord. He is who we serve and we knew he was asking us to move on.
We really tried to make it as painless as possible. That didn't happen for anyone.


I love my husband and I love our life. We look forward to what God has in store for us, because God called us to this place. And he brought us here for a reason.

Blessed...

We are blessed beyond belief. I still sit in awe at times of the way God has blessed the beginning of my marriage with Mike. Our house is beautiful! We pray that soon we'll be able to have many opportunities of fellowshipping with others in our home. Also, that someday soon we'll be able to fill this place with children. However, we are happy now to have it be filled with two people and an old lady dog.

 Here are some photos of our home!

 Our Bathroom! Double sinks!

 The Hallway that leads to the other bedrooms...hopefully future children rooms!

Guest bathroom, and the Old Lady Dog

 

 Old Lady Dog doesn't like her photo taken

Evil Black widow spider that is dying a slow death (bug man came)

Our backyard, with a dust storm a comin!

Our master bedroom (bow chick bow bow)

I'm amazed by how big it is!

Living room

My wonderful and beautiful kitchen!

Breakfast nook

Our dresser/entertainment center

Living room again, and yes we have great window coverings!

Mike's office/man cave

Living room again

 I forgot to take a picture of the front of the house, but rest assured it is beautiful too. It's been fun so far taking care of our house, but I'm sure once the novelty wears off it'll become less fun! 

Where we are....

Mike and have now been married for 8 going on 9 months. Eight months of sharing a bed, losing keys (only Mike), praying together, and lesson planning...together. I never understood what marriage really entailed until you know, I was married. It's a beautiful and exciting adventure. Some parts are fun and some parts not so much.

 We have been blessed enough to be able to afford a beautiful and gigantic house. I am very excited to decorate our house and make it a home. One day, hopefully sooner than later, we will fill it with children.

Mike has started a new job. He is working as a 3rd grade gifted teacher at San Tan Learning center and so far he is loving it. He has a great team, who support him and help him become a better teacher. He also has a wonderful class full of very supportive parents. I am excited for him and what this year is going to bring for him!

I am again at Galveston Elementary School in Chandler! This year I have a wonderful class, full of bright and sweet children.

We also have made the hard and emotional decision to leave our home church. Mike grew up (basically) in this church, and they were so supportive of our marriage and our wedding. We are so thankful for everything they have done for us, but it was time for us to leave. We did attend another church this past Sunday and are looking forward to growing and fellowshipping closer to home.

Next time I'll upload some photos of our home.