My dear blog readers, On my blog I have chronicled many changes of my life, and you have followed me through all of them. Especially those who have been around since the beginning – Beth, Joanna, Matt. I’ve gone from a college student, to a college grad. I’ve gone from single, to engaged, to single again, to engaged again, and then finally to married! I’ve gone from pet-less to having a fish, to having two cats, to having a dog,…
Before I begin, I just wanted to say something for the record. I’ve decided to start writing my posts a week behind. So, this is about last Sunday. That gives me a week to think about the sermon and meditate on it. Then I will post it Saturday night, so that y’all have a place to leave your links whenever you are able to write your posts. This makes for a more restful Sunday for me! Anyways… I really love…
Last week Paul mentioned that his brother’s birthday was today (the 15th – I guess technically yesterday). So, I suggested we invite Jeremiah over for dinner and cake. I called Jeremiah earlier this week to ask him what he wanted to eat. (In my family, you always got to pick what to have for dinner on your birthday. Half of my birthdays, I didn’t get a choice – we just had leftover turkey. The other birthdays, I requested beef-a-roni. Anyways,…
At the beginning of this year, Paul and I started tracking our loans as we try to get them paid off. Every three or four months, we have gotten the total balance of each loan and recorded it in a spreadsheet. Our spreadsheet includes each of the seven loans, with the interest rates and the monthly payment. Also, we have the columns with the balance on a certain date, starting with the most recent. Today I set about gathering the…
… of a white Christmas! Ah, Bing. This past weekend, my sister came to visit! There was a show of the musical at our local theater, The Fox. “White Christmas” is the favorite Christmas movie of my family the entire time we were growing up, and since our family is also a big fan of theater, I thought it fitting that Amy and I should go. We had a wonderful weekend together. I really enjoy spending time with my sister….