Back to Blogging, Part I

Seven months might not be the longest lapse in blogging in the world, but it's long enough that it's going to take two posts just to get up to date! Of course I'm going to go in chronological order so I don't skip anything important. And then, hopefully, I'll be a little more faithful with my updates as Joel and I move into the next phase of our Air Force life!


December, January, & February (a quick review): We celebrated our second married Christmas together, but it was our first one with our own Christmas tree and stockings:

Joel continued to study diligently, work faithfully, and do extremely well in pilot training. Meanwhile, I received a promotion to assistant manager at work (which means I no longer do the delivering), and I used my free time to discover new recipes and try them out on Joel and his classmates.

(Chocolate peanut butter cup cheesecake is a new favorite!)



March & April: In March, I was blessed by the opportunity to go home for a long weekend to celebrate my brother's 24th birthday and his bride-to-be's shower.

I was so thankful that I was able to suprise Timmy and spend his birthday together again this year!

Nicole's entire bridal party was able to be there for her beautiful shower at Cornerstone.


In April, Joel and I prayerfully submitted our "dream sheet" ranking the airplanes and bases that we wanted next. Then we had the chance to get some cute pictures taken (we never had an engagement photo shoot), and spend some time together before the craziness of the next few months. We actually waited patiently and peacefully to find out what God had in store for us.

"Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name." Psalm 33:20-21


Up next: Assignment night, graduations, a wedding, and our anniversary!