Good News..

Well Andrew had his 3rd interview with the same church yesterday. He was taken out to eat by the head pastor. It went really well, but with it being a baptist church up here it's still going to be a little while before a decision is made. So thank you all for your prayers. It's coming to an end one way or another finally. Andrew's just been very down lately because he doesn't feel worthwhile about anything because he's not working.

I hope everyone had a great Easter! We went up to Maine to visit his oldest sister and husband. It was very relaxing and low-key. It was really nice. It was the first time that his entire immediate family was all together on a holiday. It felt very weird not being home but it was the next best thing.

Sadie's leg has healed up very nicely and fairly quickly. Even the vet is surprised to see how quickly. She is getting long amazingly with Raider. They are really funny to watch together.

I did something yesterday for the very first time at work...I drew blood from a dog from the jugular (or however you spell it lol). I was the one who actually inserted the needle and took about 4 inches high of blood. It was really an awesome feeling!! It was neat because the other 2 vet techs and the actual vet stopped what they were doing (didn't answer calls or anything) and all took the time for me to actually learn how. I felt really special!

Well I joined a softball team up here. We start in a couple of weeks. I am really excited about that. It's from May-September. I'm like heck yeah. And apparently the head coach is a christian which is basically extremely rare up here. God is defintely looking out for me! :)

Well I miss you all so much. I'm ready to come back! I love you and look forward to hearing from y'all!!!

Fun times

Well we had a pretty good weekend. His sisters and some cousins went with us to a bouncy house type of thing. We played for like 2 hours and were completely exhausted. It was a lot of fun. They had an oversized basketball with a huge net and I had to school some of his family members lol. I had to show my amazing blocking out technique. I might have injured one or two but hey no pain no gain!!! Then they came over and hung out until about 1 in the morning. I was like okay guys you have got to go home!!! We went to see his dad's mom yesterday morning. She is truly losing her mind so it was really hard to see her like that for them. Then it was Austin's birthday yesterday so there was a big party for him turning 3. He was hilarious! His dad (who is the cop) bought him a cop outfit with a belt and everything. He decided that everyone should be in handcuffs!

Well Sadie is doing so much better. She had a very invasive leg surgery on Wednesday. I actually was able to assist in the surgery by literally holding onto the bone as he drove the screw into it. I learned a lot so that was pretty cool.

We still haven't heard anything about Andrew's interview which we're really not that surprised about. I'm starting to get frustrated with this church. I understand taking a while to find the right person but do they not understand how crucial this position is for children?!?!?!? Anyway, I ask that y'all continue to keep him in your prayers. He is really getting frustrated. Well I'll talk to you soon...love you all so much!!

New...

Well I think we have adopted a new dog this weekend. She is really sweet and she's a terrior. I really didn't think that word would ever describe a terrior but she really is a great dog. She's only 5 months old and her previous owners wanted to keep her medicated for life because she was too hyper. We told them no so they decided to put her down. I was like you have got to be kidding so we're trying her out. She listens very well and loves to cuddle. She is really adorable! She is a lot like Raider though. We left for a little bit Saturday and left the window open in the extra bedroom (with the screen still in tact) and she jumped out from the second floor. So now we're seeing if its broken when I'm at work today...I was like awesome. I have another genuis dog lol!

Andrew had his second interview with the church this past weekend with 4 new people. After an hour and a half, he feels like it was a success. We should hear something this week if he is still a contestant or not for the position. Thank you all who have been praying for us. We really apprciate it!

His youngest sister, Sarah, got her license this weekend. She is really excited so we just had to go out and celebrate lol. We went to as good as mexican food that you can expect up here. Not too bad though (or maybe I'm just settling...I can't tell yet). I guess that is about it. I love y'all and look forward to hearing from you again!!

Exhausted...

Well I had a decent weekend, pretty tired from yesterday though. Friday had supper with his parents (they conned me by grilling steak lol). Then Saturday we ran, and then ran some errands. Then the boys came and stayed the night. We took them to church with us to meet his dad then came back to the apartment. I ran almost 3 miles...crazy I know right lol. But I have to say this, my family will get a kick out of this. We were in the middle of the run and I HAD to go to the bathroom. There was no holding it at that point. Andrew didn't know anyone who lived nearby so I was like well there is only one thing to do. I went and knocked on some random person's house and they actually let me in to go to the bathroom!!!! I was like THANK YOU...THERE'S AT LEAST ONE NICE PERSON IN NEW ENGLAND!!! Well that is pretty much it for now...I love y'all!!

Scared Us...

Last night Andrew and I had a pretty good scare. Raider got hit by a suburban going around 40 m.p.h. The car hit him right in the head and was so hard it spinned him around in a full circle 3 times! The amazing part is that the only thing wrong with him is he will be really sore for a while! He didn't have any broken bones or anything!!!! God is truly amazing! We were so thankful and in complete shock! So needless to say he's been getting very spoiled since the accident. Poor guy won't even stand up, he just lays there because he is so exhausted. So we had a great night last night (not the sarcasm)!

Oh I have some good news about Andrew though. The church called back and he has an interview next week. We are so excited. They really like him but they feel obligated to give the other candidates a chance (complete waste of their time if you ask me lol)! I had a great time on Tuesday. I mean really how could you not on St. Patrick's Day??? All the green you could ever want and if someone doesn't wear it you get to pinch them!!! What an awesome day that was lol!!! Well I'll write more later, love you all and truly miss you like crazy!!

Check out our pad...

Hey everyone! Here is a link for a video of our new apartment. [ Click Here ] It might take several minutes to upload so please don't think there is something wrong with your computer. Also don't be fooled, even though Andrew is in shorts and short-sleeve and I'm only wearing 3 layers...it got up to high 40's this afternoon!I hope you enjoy it. For mom and Courtney maybe you can go to Anita's house or something to watch it since we all know you won't be able to watch it otherwise. Well our friend Matt from Texas came up and spent his spring break with us this past week. We had a lot of fun. It felt really good to have part of Texas up here.

We're watching the boys about 3 days a week now which is fun and exhausting! They just seem to be cuter and cuter...just like my nephew!! Last night we went out to celebrate Andrew's dad's and brother-in-law birthday. They wanted to eat steak so I convinced them to eat at Texas Roadhouse!! It was amazing...I was so excited. It was so good!! Let's see. I really don't think anything else is going on. We've been pretty boring. I miss y'all so much and can't wait to see y'all. Hope everyone is doing well and look forward to hearing from y'all!!!!

Shoveling...

Well last Monday we had a snow storm that was over a foot. It was crazy. Our clinic was closed down. I really wasn't aware that they actually closed businesses for snow. So since I had the day off we decided to shovel our way out. We have a very tiny porch and a stairway but took us forever. I used muscled I never knew I even had before. I was like holy crap this is exhausting. We ended up going over to his parents' house and shovel their driveway. Their driveway is about 1/4 the distance of my parents and with 2 people shoveling it took over an hour. Needless to say I was flat out exhausted after that. Then we watched the 2 little boys 3 times this past week. We had a gift card to Chilis so we took the boys with us. Austin (the youngest who is the boy in the picture) was SO hungry and he ate a few bites of his food then looked up and looked awful. I was like please do not throw up. Within seconds that little boy was completely passed out on the table. It was so adorable. Then on Friday their dad asked us if they could stay the night because the boys were really wanting to. I couldn't say no to that even though we already knew Stacy and her dog would be staying the night that night. So in a 800 sq foot apartment we had 3 adults, 2 dogs and 2 little boys...lol, very interesting!! We had a great time though. The boys dad treated us to bbq that night and I ordered okra. When it arrived Austin said why did you order rocks?! I was like oh if my family heard that lol!!!

Andrew and I are really happy right now. Our really good friend from church/school who stayed the night with us most Saturday nights flew in yesterday to spend the week with us. It feels like I'm in Texas again a little!

Today we went outside and played tennis and I only wore a short-sleeved shirt with a fleece pullover. I was so proud of myself (not to mention everyone else was in shorts lol)! Well I miss you all so very much! Hope you're all doing well...love you!