Wow! A lot can happen in 3 months!! It's been awhile since I've posted. We've had some friends' weddings, a vacation, family events and work among other things. Plus, we have 2 fun updates to share!
We bought a house! God provided us with a wonderful home that is just the right size and came on the market at just the right time. We were able to get a showing after it had been on the market for only a few hours. We'd been looking for a place since December, and if we learned anything in the process, it was that the good ones go fast! The accepted offer came to us on the last day we had to either confirm or withdraw our lease at our current apartment. Talk about divine timing!! God is so good to us. We close in 2 weeks and are having so much fun planning and preparing to own our first home. We are going to go a bit paint crazy; our goal is to get it all done as soon as we can. We've enlisted the help of my dad, who is Mr. Painter himself. Here are the colors we've picked... I wanted a cohesive color scheme that would flow throughout the whole house, instead of separate colors/styles in each room.
We'll see how these look when they're up on the walls. Can't wait to decorate that place!! I'll post pictures of our adventures as the projects get underway.
Another big blessing in our life is that Taylor got accepted to Family Nurse Practitioner School!! He begins his studies this fall and will complete them in 2016. (if you want to learn more about the role of an NP,
here is a good website.) The program is almost entirely online so he will be able to continue to work until clinicals begin.
The study tables will be turned... he was my big encourager and study buddy during my last year of nursing school when we were engaged, so now it's my turn to be that for him. Or at least to
try. :) I have to admit, he's a much harder worker than me. I preferred studying for a short amount of time, taking a break, and then going back to it. If I had to make myself study for long periods on end, I would more often than not get distracted and have to take a break anyway. Ha! But as I try to explain to Taylor, I like to take my time, enjoy the process and not rush things. My husband, on the other hand, prefers to put in his earbuds, hunker down with all his study materials, and plow through whatever he has to get done, however long it takes. He tries to tell me that the less breaks equals less study time and more fun time. Makes sense... but doesn't sound that appealing to me. ;) Truth be told, I envy his ability to concentrate and his determined work ethic. But, I suppose we balance each other out quite nicely. This fall, when Taylor is hitting the books, I will be making him snacks, making sure he has clean study clothes, helping to edit his papers and cheering him on. ;) What a blessing to have a husband who is committed to using his God-given gifts to provide for me. Thank you Lord for this opportunity!!
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A couple of dear friends' weddings!
David & Ellyn got married in May. Taylor is standing second from the far right. |
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| Me and the gorgeous bride, Ellyn! |
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| Beautiful Jenny and me in Steph's wedding. We all met at Purdue after
getting involved in our dorm's Cru Bible study freshman year. |
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| The lovely couple on the dance floor- Steph and Wes! |
