Spring Cleaning

This morning I woke up ready to go...all I could think about was how I wanted to clean out our closet. We have a fairly small closet and have to exchange winter/summer clothes every season. Since it has warmed up so much recently, it was time to make the switch.

Once I started on the closet, I just couldn't seem to stop! Every time I walked to a different part of our apartment, I saw something else I wanted to straighten up or clean. Our apartment stays pretty clean most of the time, but now it is spotless.

It is such a good feeling to be able to sit down at the end of the day and look around to "admire" your work....we'll have to see how long it stays this way!! :)

New Look

One of the blogs I read (Rachel) recently got a new look and I decided I might need to try something else...

What do you think?

Family Fun

We have had a very fun, family filled week or so.

Friday, Mar 9, Dan and I drove to Lubbock to meet with my immediate family for dinner before most of us left the next day to drive to Colorado. We were able to spend 5 days (if you count driving days) with my sister, her husband, and my brother before coming home on Wednesday.

(Thur, Mar 15 was just us)

Friday, Mar 16, my parents, my sister and husband, and my dad's parents all came to visit for the weekend. They had all really wanted to see our house and thought the weekend of Spring Break would be a great time. We had a blast just showing off all of our house stuff...we are really getting excited about it!!





Sunday, Daniel's grandparents drove in from California on their way to Colorado (they split their time half/half) and will be spending this week with my in-laws. We got to enjoy dinner with all of Dan's family on Monday night.

And, last night, we got to go visit with some friends who have a 5 week old baby boy...it was so fun to see a new family!! We are so used to seeing them as a couple so it was a new experience to think of them as mom/dad.

I love being able to spend time with family and friends. It is so refreshing and renewing to be able to spend time with the ones you love....

Home Safe and Sound

Dan and I made it home last night from Wolf Creek. We had a blast!! We went with my sister, her husband, my brother, a cousin, and 6 other people that my sister goes to church with. It was alot of fun to get to meet new people. Neither Daniel nor I had skiied at Wolf Creek before so it was fun to get to go someplace new. We actually spent most of our time on one run that had some jumps on it...lots of fun crashes to watch. My sister has most of the good pictures but here are a few of the fun crashes I got pictures of!! (Everyone walked away safe and sound)

Closest to God

Daniel and I are leaving on Friday to go skiing with my sister and her husband, my brother, and about ten other people. We were talking last night about how much we were looking forward to going back to the mountains and seeing God in nature. Later that evening, I was working on my Bible study and one of the questions was about times we have spent in nature and have seen God. We were then asked to describe one of those times. This generated some more conversation between me and Dan.

Where do you feel closest to God? In the mountains? At the beach? In the middle of the ocean? Or sitting in your own home? I think my hubby and I both would say we feel the closest to God in the mountains.....

I think it is so easy to be overwhelmed by God's beauty and power when we were in a location out of the norm. We seem to notice everything. For me, at least, it is very easy to get used to seeing the things around you everyday and do not always appreciate them for what they really are. I wonder how many times I am walking from my car to work and don't notice the birds in the air or the trees behind our office. I wonder how much I miss here that I look for when I have traveled elsewhere.

What do you think?

The Departed

Daniel and I watched "The Departed" last night and now I know why it was awarded Best Picture, Martin Scorsese was best director and it was the winner for movie editing. It was an excellent movie. It is pretty violent and the language is rough, but the story behind it is great. The ending definitely surprised me!! (Of course, I am always the last one to figure out the endings of movies). More than anything, I think I was impressed by such an all-star cast. I knew that Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon were in the movie, but seeing Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Mark Wahlberg surprised me. And did you know Brad Pitt produced it? Kept me entertained for the entire movie, which says a lot because I usually fall asleep in longer movies! :)

Moving right along....

They have started framing!! Actually, it looks like they have done a lot of framing. At this rate, they may actually be done on time....well, maybe...