Back to the Ozarks

September 3, 2013

I can’t say that I like traveling the 12 hours back to Missouri. It’s always hard to leave Colorado behind, but this time, I was feeling that itch to return to my own bed–well, and to finish school for that matter. (We’re only one semester away!)The drive wasn’t really that bad. We enjoyed listening to […]

MTC – Our First Few Days

August 21, 2012

All of our earthly possessions arrived Thursday night via our friends the Millers and Cizdziels, for which we were utterly thankful! We were excited to know that our use of camping sporks was almost over. It was great to see familiar faces again and enjoy catching up. We explored the campus and met new people. They […]

Roach, Missouri

August 17, 2012

We wrapped things up in Colorado Springs, …enjoying time with friends (Bird Dog, Putt-Putt, and Coldstone!) …picked all the produce we could from the garden (tomatoes, snap peas, lettuce, zucchini) …had a picnic by the creek …had our last yerba mate drinks in Manitou (so many good memories) …and finished up Payton’s softball season We […]

September’s Settling

September 8, 2011

Finally, I feel like we’ve transitioned from the chaos that was August and into the mildness of September. The weather just began its descent into fall and I’m enjoying the rains, the savor of soups, and the anticipation of fresh cider. We have just begun to get into the meatiness of Romans, formed a better grip […]

To Michigan, Part 2

August 19, 2010

The second half of the adventure began once we arrived back at NTBI from my parents’ house. There was stuff EVERYWHERE. We didn’t really have any furniture to put things on, we didn’t even have a bed. I started to arrange kitchen items because I had cabinet space for them. I hadn’t gone shopping, so […]