Thanksgiving Weekend 2011

It was so wonderful to get away to the beach this past weekend.
We were so excited to join my older sister and her husband and my folks for a little couples' retreat!
Matt was super prepared with rain gear. Camo is not pretty, but the coat was functional :)
I loved watching the ocean, and these little birds that would run along the crashing waves. How fun is it to run away from a crazy incoming wave?
Bonfire at night, with smores, on the beach. Bliss!

I hope you all had a great long weekend! Lots going on this week and many changes ahead. We are excited....

Funny Friday

We just got the photos from the Marine Corps Marathon back - man, do Matt and I like to ham it up for the cameras! Me especially:
Really, I was not that tired...well... Just look at Matt, cracking up! So funny.
Somehow, they caught us smooching at mile 15...
And again, making my best face ever. My mom would say to me, "don't make faces like that when you are dating...". Welp, he married me anyway!
Best High Five Ever - from a Marine at the end of a 26.2 mile race!
Best Kiss Ever - at the end of a marathon! Well, we were stinky, but it was the thought that counted.
The two of us, marathon finishers, together. What a memory!

We got some good news this week that there is hope regarding Matt's job - he got an extension for his current assignment, and there were some other openings that he can pursue as well. We are praying and remaining grateful!

In the meantime, it is FRIDAY! Whoop whoop! ;)

Reality

This is sort of funny, and sort of makes me cringe.

In a previous post I wrote about my excitement about us moving soon. Well, everything is on hold now.

Just after we returned from DC, we got word that Matt's position would be ending around Thanksgiving, and he would have to revert back to his old job. He was crushed. He did such a great job at what he did that they set a department record. The news was total shock to us, as I had just put in notice at my job and we had started looking for places to live across the state.

I have been unable to write about it because we just do not know what to do. Matt is doing an amazing job at keeping his head up - I am a little slower at that, but we do manage to still have a sense of humor about it all. We are praying about it all, and trusting that God has His reasons for all of this.

I am aching to have a place of our own, but in the meantime I will remain grateful for Matts' folks hospitality. I long to rid my life of a time-sucking commute, but in the meantime I will be grateful for public transportation.

Well, at least I work at a winery! :)

I hope to update my blog soon when we know more, and I have access. Until then!

2 Years!

Two years ago today I married my best friend! We are a huge fan of marriage, and it has been awesome. It has been a crazy year, but we are so thankful to have each other. I love you Matt!

Ah I still need to write about our vacation...need to find my memory card... more soon! ;)

Vacation

DSC_0845, a photo by ruhiyyihrose on Flickr.

Fancy hotel in Old Town
A jog along the Potomac
Coffees at little cafes
Seeing all my former co-workers
Happy Hour at an Irish pub
Crazy metro rides
Dinner at the Edison House
SNOW (yes, in October)
Expo for Marathon
Doing crossword puzzles
Church service at Ebenezers' coffeehouse by Union Station
Pizza at Uno's
Another fancy hotel
Chop'd Salads mmmmm
Marathon jitters and preparations
Running a marathon...
Getting cheered on by family
Having a stomach ache for 6 hours...
FINISHING the marathon (barely!)
Hot showers and no blisters
Eating Chipotle for dinner
Laughing thinking about all the costumes in the race
Good SLEEP
Crazy traffic
Mt Vernon Estate and sunny skies
Crazy taxi rides and more traffic
Lugging our luggage all over DC
Seeing old friends, meeting new ones
The Pentagon Memorial at night
Catching our flight home by 4 minutes...
Awesome.

Will write soon after I get some laundry done and recover a bit! ;)