I have been made aware that in a previous post I called Susie P. (Jackson's dear mother) 64 years old. She is 63 until December 5. Excuse me. I hope not to be sued for slander. ;)
We ordered our "we've moved" cards today and printed our blog address on them. I expect more traffic on this site once those go out...we'll see!
I'm a mixed bag of emotions today. Excited to unpack all of my boxes, but sad to leave everything that I know and love. Sigh.
Hope all is well with you, dear reader.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Our new place...
We FINALLY found a place to live! YAY!!
Our new address will be 17315 Water House Circle Unit E Parker, CO 80134
Our landlords are actually from Indiana and gave us the "Hoosier discount." LOL :)
We will be leaving Indiana on Wednesday August 6th as we both need to give 2 weeks' notice at work. We're going to have a going away party on August 2nd- more info on that to come!
The Garden of the Gods was really cool today. Just a warning, though it says "garden" there are NO FLOWERS!!!!! It is a rock garden. I am going to call it the opposite of the Grand Canyon. Where the Grand Canyon is a big hole, the Garden of the Gods has rocks sticking out of the ground. Some crazies were rock climing out there. Wild westerners.
We can't wait to get out here and get settled. I will admit that during the lease signing I bawled my eyes out as the move became so real. I am going to miss my parents, their pups and S. Pete. We really are blessed with awesome families and will miss seeing them as much. We hope for visits.
Please plan visits now to get the best ticket prices!
We hope all is well you, dear readers.
A mini sermon...
Since we won't be making it to church today due to our house hunt I decided to write my own little sermon. Don't expect a lot...I do not think this is really my gift.
Yesterday Jackson and I had the chance to hang out with our dear friend Meg. As many of you may know she has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has taken this in stride like one would not believe. We were so blown away by how well she is handling things. She's just awesome. While we were sitting at dinner last night we had a nice discussion about how things have gone down for her. Right before she was diagnosed she got a nice promotion. She not only makes more money now, but also got an additional week of vacation. This was definately a blessing since she does not yet qualify for FMLA leave. Even the way that she found the lump- randomly in the shower- was just amazing. I sat at dinner with goosebumps thinking about how faithful God has been to her. I was just so thankful for Him- He's got so much going on...so many people and things to watch over, but he continues to watches over each one of us daily. It just blew my mind.
I am often guilty of taking God's faithfulness for granted. I just expect things to fall my way...often without even asking via prayer. This was a great reminder for me to just be in awe of God.
Anyway, that wasn't really a sermon but it was really an eye opener for me. I hope that it encourages you all as much as it did me!
Still no luck with the house search, but we are hopeful for today's search. Later today we'll head to the Garden of the Gods. That should be really awesome!
Type to you later,
Jenn
Yesterday Jackson and I had the chance to hang out with our dear friend Meg. As many of you may know she has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has taken this in stride like one would not believe. We were so blown away by how well she is handling things. She's just awesome. While we were sitting at dinner last night we had a nice discussion about how things have gone down for her. Right before she was diagnosed she got a nice promotion. She not only makes more money now, but also got an additional week of vacation. This was definately a blessing since she does not yet qualify for FMLA leave. Even the way that she found the lump- randomly in the shower- was just amazing. I sat at dinner with goosebumps thinking about how faithful God has been to her. I was just so thankful for Him- He's got so much going on...so many people and things to watch over, but he continues to watches over each one of us daily. It just blew my mind.
I am often guilty of taking God's faithfulness for granted. I just expect things to fall my way...often without even asking via prayer. This was a great reminder for me to just be in awe of God.
Anyway, that wasn't really a sermon but it was really an eye opener for me. I hope that it encourages you all as much as it did me!
Still no luck with the house search, but we are hopeful for today's search. Later today we'll head to the Garden of the Gods. That should be really awesome!
Type to you later,
Jenn
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Denver...
We're in Denver...looking for a place to live. Our luck thus far has been slim as we cannot find a place the feels like "home." We continue our search today, but feel mighty discouraged. It is very tough being in a new city and not knowing where the perfect place is.
Your continued prayers and support as appreciated.
Love,
Jenn
Your continued prayers and support as appreciated.
Love,
Jenn
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Jesus laughing
I just wanted to share a tidbit about how the God of our universe clearly has a sense of humor. Jackson and I were on our way home tonight from Susan's at around 10:30 pm. We had just dropped off some of our moving boxes and were headed home to bed. On Hoosier Road- a VERY developed area of Fishers- a deer ran out into the road. I was narrowly able to miss it. I then said, "we were sure being watched over!" I felt like Jackson kind of rolled his eyes so I called him on it. He told me that he thought God didn't orchestrate where deer were and who hit them or not. I told him that was a sad way to go through life; that I loved when close calls happened to me and I could praise Jesus that He has been faithful to me. Jackson told me it was not a sad way to live. As we turned onto 136th street- another very developed area of Fishers- ANOTHER DEER RAN OUT INTO THE ROAD! Jackson then said, "ok, Big Guy, I get it!" I guess God wasn't too busy to give us a second head's up after all! HA :) I loved it. I giggled with Jesus all the way home. I just thought I'd share how Jesus made me laugh today.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
An update...
I have been informed by one of my readers (ok, probably my ONLY reader) that it is not polite to not blog regularly. Sorry.
I just returned from a trip to Southern California. It was a really nice time. I got to see the taping of a Jay Leno episode with Cindy McCain as a guest. At least she's a republican. I can't say much more for the lady so I'll move on. The rest of my trip was spent catching up with Meggles. We always seem to spend large lengths of time with each other when we do hang out. A drive to and from Palm Beach, anyone? (Shannon's make the hike, too. What a trooper!)
Anyway, Meg's car was broken so we pretty much walked everywhere. I think it was good for me to go to a mini fat camp! I got a great tan and caught up on some much needed rest.
Back to reality now; work is as busy as ever for some reason. I feel like I am going a million miles an hour at all time, but it helps the days to go quickly. It is Friday tomorrow...yay!
Jackson got a Wii today for his birthday. Before you wonder, NO I did not buy this for him. His mother did. Thanks, Susie. Spoil him even more! ;) We're looking forward to long nights of my kicking his butt in bowling, tennis and boxing. Go me. :)
I saw Michael Conley at the mall tonight. He used to play for Jackson's high school, Lawrence North, then went on the The Ohio State University before he headed for the NBA. He's now on Memphis' team. I got all giddy, but decided to let him shop in peace. Boo.
I'm very happy to be home. I love home. I missed MacKenzie! She's so perfect.
Well I think Jackson has the Wii ready to go so I'd better go kick his rear.
Type to you later,
Jenna P<><
Tax Tip of the day: Start an HSA as soon as your employer allows you to and dump as much money in as possible. You're always going to have medical costs!
I just returned from a trip to Southern California. It was a really nice time. I got to see the taping of a Jay Leno episode with Cindy McCain as a guest. At least she's a republican. I can't say much more for the lady so I'll move on. The rest of my trip was spent catching up with Meggles. We always seem to spend large lengths of time with each other when we do hang out. A drive to and from Palm Beach, anyone? (Shannon's make the hike, too. What a trooper!)
Anyway, Meg's car was broken so we pretty much walked everywhere. I think it was good for me to go to a mini fat camp! I got a great tan and caught up on some much needed rest.
Back to reality now; work is as busy as ever for some reason. I feel like I am going a million miles an hour at all time, but it helps the days to go quickly. It is Friday tomorrow...yay!
Jackson got a Wii today for his birthday. Before you wonder, NO I did not buy this for him. His mother did. Thanks, Susie. Spoil him even more! ;) We're looking forward to long nights of my kicking his butt in bowling, tennis and boxing. Go me. :)
I saw Michael Conley at the mall tonight. He used to play for Jackson's high school, Lawrence North, then went on the The Ohio State University before he headed for the NBA. He's now on Memphis' team. I got all giddy, but decided to let him shop in peace. Boo.
I'm very happy to be home. I love home. I missed MacKenzie! She's so perfect.
Well I think Jackson has the Wii ready to go so I'd better go kick his rear.
Type to you later,
Jenna P<><
Tax Tip of the day: Start an HSA as soon as your employer allows you to and dump as much money in as possible. You're always going to have medical costs!