We stayed at Nathan's in Bismarck in our duplex, and I have to admit that it was a little bittersweet to not be able to go upstairs to our part of the place and go 'home'. At the same time, it's reassuring that we have a great renter! It was great to be able to sit in for a night of youth group and to join Century Baptist one Sunday for church. We definitely felt at home. Christmas was celebrated in many places as we stopped from place to place. In St. Cloud we were able to see Andy's sisters and their growing families, as they each have adorable little girls. It's so fun to see how much they grow from visit to visit. We felt lucky to spend a lot of time with our parents, Andy's brother, and my sisters. A couple days were spent in Thompson at my brother and his wife Shannon's home. She is starting to have a cute little baby bump, and I am going crazy not knowing if it is a girl or boy and trying to spoil it at the same time. :-) We also were able to share time with our grandparents playing pinochle, enjoying home cooked meals, and getting spoiled.
We are now headed south to Texas for the next job. We stayed in Lincoln, Nebraska with Steve and Sarah Mongeon last night and are currently driving through Oklahoma. My grandma wanted me to tell her when the snow was gone and we noticed it around Omaha, NE. She's a bit sick of the snow, so when I called her last night she immediately said, "Ok, I'm on my way!!" Driving through Kansas and Oklahoma we're starting to see some green in some of the fields. The best way to describe it is fall late fall or spring in ND. Leaves are off the trees and everything on the ground is pretty much brown. Today we had our first experience with Tolls since we ventured off, and I'm sure most people know we're not from around here. We've already started experiencing Ya'lls in Nebraska and Kansas. Tonight we're staying with our friend Corey Sadowsky in Dallas, and tomorrow we'll be moving into our apartment in a suburb just a little west of Dallas. We're very excited to see what these next few months have in store for us and are also looking forward to getting back into a routine!
Andy made sure the apartment that we are renting is secure and close to my job, however, we chose to not pay over $1000 to furnish it. We thought we could try and do it for less than that. So this will be an interesting next couple of weeks. :-) I've been keeping a close eye on Craig's List, and we're planning on going to a few garage sales and clearances to help make it our temporary home. So far we have a bed, a coffee grinder, a van load of odds and ends, and will most likely use our many totes for random end tables. We'll keep you posted on how this all develops, but it should be interesting and a lot of fun at the same time.
Hope you were able to enjoy the holidays with friend and family, and we pray that you will be blessed in 2011.
Psalm 25:4-5:
4 Show me your ways, LORD,
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
(Our last week in Idaho was spent staying with some of my extremely generous co-workers. Half was spent with Delilah and her husband Gordon and the other with Julie and her family.)
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| Us with Gordon & Delilah. We had a blast spending time with them and hated saying goodbye!! |
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| Stuffing the fireplace - most people we knew had wood heat along with some electric heat. |
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| Hauling in the firewood, we left that up to the boys. :-) |
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