no updates too exciting.

school is awesome right now. you wanna know why i love RTS' MFT program? here's why: i came into the program in the middle of the year and so there wasn't a class to 'identify' myself with (i'll be a part of the class that comes in the fall!). however, there are 2 people that came at the same time, so we've gotten together and gotten to know each other. BUT, even though i don't have a class to identify with, i never felt that i wasn't a part of the group. everyone is kind, including, uplifting, encouraging, and downright hilarious. i LOVE this program!! i love the classmates and profs. i love what i'm learning. :)

now, everyone seems to have a 'wish list' theme going on. okay, i give in, i'm going to make one too! :)

1) a DOG! i mentioned it last post, but the closer and closer we get to moving into this house, the more i YEARN for a dog! i want one so badly i can taste it. unfortunately, i've gotten a little picky. i hate being picky. i want a puppy who will eventually be a BIG dog! :)

2) a bountiful garden! we're going to be planting soon, but i'm just hoping that i atleast get a vegetable or two! i'm nervous to see how this works out. not sure i know what to do at any given time. this past fall, i had bought some mums and was asking dane (green thumb) how often i should water them and stuff. he replied by telling me, "let them tell you". so apparently i'll be having conversations with my garden, making sure their comfortable and not hungry/thirsty. thank God for a husband who knows what he's doing (no pressure Dane!)

3) craft supplies. i want fabric glue, ribbon, little odds and ends so i can complete some projects that i have been thinking about. little things here and there so make our future house more 'home-y'.

4) photoshop. i want just the basic version so that i can do some cool filtering and processing on my pictures!

5) more cookbooks! i've read through all of my cookbooks multiple times and i think it's time to expand my collection. the one thing school has gotten in the way of is my reading of cookbooks! i miss it. i read them like a book and get great ideas. it's my way of learning, since we don't have cable to watch "food network" on.

6) a fun 2.5 weeks in april/may celebrating: my birthday! (4/15), Dane's birthday! (4/21), and our anniversary! (5/8). CANNOT BELIEVE WE'VE ALMOST BEEN MARRIED A YEAR. also, i can't believe we have lived in 5 different places since we've been married. i'm praying this next move is smooth. 

7) a DOG! oh wait... already mentioned it.

Okay, for my next post i'm going to be making some no-sew burlap curtains and i'll (hopefully) show you my steps and how they turned out! i'm a little nervous to express my possible failure, but whatev. you'll love me anyways. i also need to start sharing recipes! i'll do that next time too :) happy almost weekend!

It's Time...

Okay faithful readers. It's time to tell you about what's going on in our crazy life.

I mentioned a couple of posts ago that we were moving again. YES, we're moving to the FIFTH (that's 5) place we've lived in since we've been married. As my friend AGENT Wellons Woods (soon to be Farmer) said when I told her we were moving again... "I could write a book.....". Oh man-- and this new place is going to be an entertaining chapter in that book.

SO- here's the story and God's providence for ya:

About a week or two after we moved into the apartment we're in now, our pastor Sam called Dane informing him that he'd found a RENT-FREE place to live. Yes, RENT FREE! Of course, we jumped on it! Who wouldn't move again for a rent-free place? WELL, long story short: we're moving there around the first week of April. To spare you the details, we've been doing a lot of work on it...cleaning and repainting and replacing carpet and whatnot. So you're probably wondering what's the catch, huh? WELL, we will be living at the boy scout camp and will be the caretakers. (I could write a book...). We will keep the place up and in return, we'll get to live there for free! All we have to do is cut the grass (aka Dane gets a tractor and he's not complainin'!!). Can't beat that! It has been a process though, not going to lie. The boy scouts have gotten some service hours helping us :) Pictures to come, but I can't bear to put up the before pictures without putting up the after pictures too. I just can't let you linger with these images without seeing the work that's been done. Needless to say, we're excited!! Here's what excites me most about living out there (keep in mind, it's on 52 acres and has a pavilion and a pond and a fire ring! woo!):

- we're planting a garden! YAY! Dane tilled it this week and I am BEYOND excited! I cant wait until we plant

-WE'RE GETTING A DOG!!! Okay, I've been asking for a dog for months and months and I'm FINALLY getting one! (Dane, it's on the internet now so it's official :)) I feel like I'm having a child or something. I have been searching and searching for dogs to adopt and we've come across a few. I won't be getting him/her until my birthday time (or atleast until we're officially in the house). YAAAY!!

So, besides all of that, we have been so so busy. Dane has been working long, long days (like, at least 12 hours and usually more) and it's been an adjustment to say the least. I am SO proud of him though. He works so hard and has such long days and still comes home and never complains. That's work ethic that I admire and hope to take after. I will say, I have so much pride in Dane. Seeing your husband work long days and provide for us brings me to a whole new love and admiration for him. I love him :)

Anyways, that's all folks! I'll leave you with a few pictures I've taken lately (who doesn't like pictures?)

one of our recent date nights. i took dane on a date! :)

sweet, sweet Cooper (look at that face!)

one of my favorite places everrr

springtime!

CONGRATS!!

I am so excited and proud to announce that Sam DeWeese and Morgan Taylor are ENGAGED!

I am beyond excited for my incredible brother-in-law and wonderful FUTURE sister-in-law! I don't like saying "future" sister-in-law because, honestly, I've called her my sister-in-law since day one. She's one of the first of the DeWeese clan I met and she made me feel right at home (and she still does!). So SO excited for these two! 

A Much Needed Update

Hello all!

I figured it was about time to update y'all on our life. We're really liking our new place and we're all settled. However, guess what........!? We'll be moving again. YES! I know you're probably thinking we're completely insane, BUT there's an awesome reason we're moving (our pastor found us a rent-free place! YES! rent-free!). More updates on that later. We won't be moving til mid-April or so. There's some work and fixing up to do there. I cannot believe we're moving again, but I'm so pumped about it too. God is revealing a really great plan for us right now, and He is taking care of us! Especially through His children. He has been so gracious to us through them!

School is going good. I'm on spring break right now and just at home, nothing too exciting. I'll be working most days this week so that's good. Also, catching up on school work and other dreaded things blaaaaah.

Work for Dane is really starting to pick up, seeing as planting season is coming soon! It's been good for him.

Honestly, that's all that's really been happening. We've just been busy with work and school and life is becoming quite monotonous for the first time since we've been married. By the way, we've been married over 10 months! How crazy is that!? Almost to the 1 year mark. Cannot believe it!

Ok, since this update was extremely (not) exciting, i'll leave you with a bunch of pictures from the past few months!

 

we decided to head to philly right when the ice storm started haha

 

Dane hung out with Eddie and Walley one day. He got some great pictures!

 

Brotherly love.

 

Great action shot of Eddie!

 

We all met for breakfast :) My 2 best friends and all of our significants.

 

If only I could explain my lifelong friendship with these 2 (and Katie! she wasn't there, she's in med school in Kansas City. We miss her!). One day i'll dedicate a post to these girls. BEST FRIENDS doesn't begin to describe it.

 

Dane on the way to Starkville to take Wil hunting and stay with the Hiltpolds! Yay!!

 

Cass and Randy.... love this picture of them! They were so gracious letting us stay with them all weekend :)

 

:)

 

Wil after we all hunted. Yes, all 3 of us got in the stand together. Made for an interesting and FUN afternoon!

 

Moving into our new place. Thank you Jacob!!

 

The big snow of 2011! Yazoo got a bunch :)

Mini-cupcakes for my valentine :)

 

An exciting night of dominos...........................

 

A few pictures of Happening #63 in Byram

 

These kids were SO much fun!