Married a Missionary: Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick...

He is in Michigan, I am in Iowa. He's going to propose soon. I just know it. Probably in Germany during our short-term missions trip - the first time we get to see eachother since I got back from my sisters in California a few weeks ago. I mean...he has to before July. He's going through candidate school and will be soon raising support to go to Germany. He can't go without me...
I'm sure of it. Oh, the anticipation!

I'm riding my bike in the summer rain, talking to my man on my cell phone. The ever-popular-during-long-distance-relationships earpiece is my favorite thing. EVER.

"Whatcha doin'?" A question I ask expecting detail. I want it to be like I was right there with him.

"Helping mom look at apartments and houses to rent..."

"Cool. That sounds like fun. Ya findin' anything?"

"Yeah...I'm going to sign a year lease to live with her."

"Oh." He's doing WHAT!?

Now he's going on about prices and other such details. But, I can't remember a thing he says. I'm stuck on "Year Lease."

"What about candidate school?" I ask. "You're going to be traveling a lot, too. Right?"

"Yeah."

I'm so confused.

"Cool." And I feel like a dork, because all I can say is "cool."

Silence.

"Well, I'd better go. I need to pay attention to where I'm giong."

STUPID excuse, since I always talked to him while riding my bike. No-handed even.

He doesn't catch on.

"Ok, babe. Love ya."

"Uh,huh....loveyoutoo."

And I'm officially sad, mad...feeling sick.

We hang up.

I call Gina.

I cry to her. "He's going to live with his mom for a year! That means...that means...he's not even thinking about getting married! A whole year with his mom!"

*bawl,bawl,bawl*

Drama. Queen.

This is the day...rainy day on my bike. Note the shiny object on the right (your left)side of my head. That'd be the hands-free phone thingy.



And two more pictures from back in the day...seeing a common "cord" between the two? Yes, I would be talking to Jim on that same hands-free thingy in both pictures. Yay for Free Verizon to Verizon during times of separation! Oh, and sorry 'bout the blur in that one. I'm cleaning my bathroom before I move. It's probably a good thing it's blurry.



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Survey Says: The "N's" Have It

For this weeks Alphabet Challenge, I'd thought I'd do a little survey.

It all started when I was perusing my brain for a creative "N" idea for this week. So, I asked my sleepy-headed husband. What's your favorite "N" word? And this was his response.

Then, I got it in my head that I would conduct an "N" Survey with some of my beloved Facebook friends.

These were their responses.

This is my sister...she's amazing. And I had to agree with her that our 8th grade Mythology section was pretty cool.



Evy is a dear friend from High School. I'd have to give her answer the "Most Entertaining" and "Made me Laugh" award...as I had to wonder what some of those "N" words even meant!



Erica is a friend from Germany...and hers is my favorite answer as far as using her favorite "N" word very creatively goes.



Here's a simple no-explanation answer. But, somehow, I don't think it needs an explanation.



This goes to show, everyone's favorites can be based on their profession...like this one. Emily is an awesome English Teacher, by the way. AND she ran a 1/2 Marathon. Take that.



Now, for my all time favorite...I'm sorry, since this is a post about 'favorites' I felt like it was okay to pick a favorite favorite.


Cont'd...


And, the one you've all been waiting for (riiight)...yours truly.



So, now...answer me THIS:

Look Ma, It's Me!

Jim and I were scheduled to be in the toddler nursery on Sunday. I love serving in the nursery, especially with Jim. The kiddos really take to his goofy ways!

I enjoy drawing (scribbling mostly) with the kids when they are in the mood, and there is always one or two that spend most of the hour with a crayon in hand. I decided to draw a picture of Abram, one of my little buddies. Although I'm not particularly talented when it comes to drawing people pictures (just ask Gina...the last one I drew of her she looked like the missing link...sort of ape-ish), I think I did a decent enough job of making it look like him that he actually recognized it as himself. I think he liked it, too, because I folded it up and put it in his front pocket and he took it out to look at it, then carried it around the rest of the time, clutched tightly in his little, slobbery hand. And, when faced with the decision whether to the toy hammer in his hand or the folded paper, he put down the hammer. GASP! That was a tough choice, for as much as he likes that hammer!

The Birthday: Part 1

Ok...so, a while back I told you about my friend Gina's birthday and how I had an exciting surprise planned. Well, it went off without a hitch and here are the results.

Working on The Big Surprise

Before I load 'em in the car. 3 paintings & 3 frames of flower pictures I took. Her birthday was in March...and we still have our Christmas tree up.

After I revealed her gifts, we got to work painting the kitchen, which was, in a way, part of her birthday present. We started out with a shade of "pink" not wanting to go too dark for fear the landlord would have a heart attack. Well, it looked like Pepto Bismol and made us feel like puking.

So, Gina had a stroke of genius. We opted for a much prettier hue. And more appetizing.

And this was the result at 3 am. Beautious, is it not?