A calm Friday

So life has been crazy lately and I don't think there has been one day where something hasn't been going on. But today, is Friday and neither of us have to go to work. I slept in a little, made coffee and am now sitting outside on a lawn chair reading and enjoying my coffee and the lovely morning. Nolan is still sleeping and its just relaxing. I even talked to our new neighbor this morning, which I am really excited about. A group of young people just moved in next door yesterday as part of the Pittsburgh Fellows Program. It's a Christian program where they work 4 days a week and take seminary classes on Friday. I am very excited to have neighbors our age!

Happy Friday!

Our Apartment in Sewickley!

Bedroom:

Bathroom...yes it is as small as it looks

Kitchen/Dining:

My husband built the cabinet and shelves!!

VERY important part of our apartment!

Living Room:

TV/DVDs...Law and Order is on as usual!

Living Room to Kitchen: One of our favorite gifts:

Pottery Night

Last Wednesday Night, we had a Middle School Night at church. I took a group of girls to a local place where you can paint your own pottery and then we went out to ice cream. 8 girls came which was a really great turn out and it was a lot of fun! Nolan took 5 boys to a Pirates game and they had a great time as well! Unfortunately we only have one camera, so here are some shots of the girls:

Seniors 2009

In youth ministry, the end of the summer means saying goodbye to a class of students as they prepare for the next phase of their life. This year, our youth group had a very large group of graduating seniors that will be greatly missed. As a farewell to the seniors, I planned a night out in Pitttsburgh for them before they all head in various directions this fall. We went to Station Square and had dinner at Buca di Beppo, took the incline up Mt. Washington, and then had ice cream sundeas back at the church where we prayed them out and gave them a gift. This was a bitter sweet night because I have really had the opportunity to get to know some of these students over the past two years at Mt. Carmel. I am so excited for each of them and the things that they are headed off to this Fall! Here are some pictures from the night:

Yikes...I officially stink at blogging!

I am afraid that I may have lost my very small group of blog followers due to my long lack of blogging. But now that things are settling down a little and our schedule is becoming mroe regular I would like to get back to the whole blogging thing.

We have been married for over two months now, and life is wonderful! We have finally unpacked and made our apartment feel more like "home." It has definitely been fun adjusting to living with a boy instead of a house full of girls!

This summer has been full of craziness: moving, our wedding, honeymoon, mission trip, getting a new pastor, New Wilmington Mission Conference, Nolan looking for a job, various friends' weddings, and the list goes on! All of these things have made for a really special time in our lives and a great beginning to this new phase!

The good news is that Nolan starts a new job today! He is working part-time at the Starbucks in Moon Township...and yes this means a free pound of coffee every week which is a huge plus to me!! He is still on the hunt, however for something a little more permanant and something that may fit his ambitions a little better.

Pictures of our apartment and our summer to come....