Christmas Tradition

Scott and I have been excited for Christmas because we both love this time of year. One thing we realized tonight is we both were brought up differently on christmas cookies. He used tooth picks to decorate his cookies and they always got a full layer of icying on each cookie. They never used tubes to decorate with just a knife and toothpicks. My family on the other hand, didn't always cake on the icying but decorated them with icying in tubes. Needless to say, we were at a stand still in the cake aile. Trying to decide what all we needed to decorate our cookies. Our big buggy was in the way of many frustrated hurrying customers at WalMart. With many words trying to explain to the other what was needed, we got frustrated. I had no idea a cookie decorating conversation could go south. We laughed about it later and apologized to the other for making it a big deal. So we made a compromies and we both had a good time making Christmas cookies with the traditions mixed. We came up with some pretty interesting cookies. Plus, I think Scott ate about half of them while he was making them and I don't know if thats tradition or not. So enjoy our favorite cookies and tell us which one you like the best. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Merry Christmas! Happy Cookie eating!

Pictures of our bedroom set!

We wanted to show what everyone donated to when they gave us money for our wedding. Thanks for your love and support. We love our room! All was decorated through gifts from family and friends. Thank you!

Blessed by Others!!

Thanks to everyone who gave to our bedroom set and for the gifts. Our home is so cozy!! We love it!

Ugly Sweater Party/Embarrassing moments.

Scott and I were invited to a ugly sweater party hosted by my sweet friends Amy and Steph. We of course didn't have sweaters for this party so we headed to the DAV. As we walked in looking for our sweaters we saw another couple seemingly doing the same thing as us. We didn't know them but we began racing through sweaters to get ugliest sweaters before the other couple had time to reach the sweater section. Even though we didn't win the prize for ugliest sweaters, we did rank pretty high.

Steph and I went into Burlington coat factory the other day. We both needed to go to the bathroom right away so we head for the back of the store. When we reached the bathroom door, I immediately rushed the door and got rejected. Steph (the smart one) read the sign on the door. 1. Ring door bell 2. wait five seconds 3. push open the door. Because I had bumped into it not once but twice; Steph gave it a good kick and we entered laughing our heads off. Later in line, I asked the cashier why they have a doorbell for the bathroom. She pointed to a large black man who was dressed as a security guard, looking at a camera of the bathroom hallway. Yeah, you guessed it, he caught us. As I turned back around he smiled really big and said he sees a lot of interesting things.

Next, I went to the YMCA today.. like I do every morning. I worked out with my friend and headed out to the parking lot. As I looked for Scott's parents van I am driving, I got my keys ready in my hand. I opened the door but for some reason it was a little bit of a stuggle. So I used the other key. I was able to get in but as I got in the van, an alarm went off. I was curious whose alarm might be going off. Then I realized there was a red light blinking and it was my van. I thought to myself... I don't know how to turn this off. I need to call Scott and ask him how to turn off his families van alarm. I look down and my purse is nowhere. I am shocked and think... maybe it got stolen. Then I realize in seconds that I am in the wrong van. I quickly get out, the alarm shuts off (thankfully) and I walk towards the only other van in the parkinglot (my van). I look over and there is a guy on the sidewalk who saw the entire thing. I smiled and drove off. Good times!!

Happy Holidays...

Things I Love About being a Wife

#10
I love it when you wake up on a Saturday morning and there are no plans. So you make some coffee and eat breakfast together in your PJ's.
#9
I love that he takes me shopping and makes me feel beautiful.
#8
I love that his top reading material is my blog and my myspace.
#7
I love having the house clean and smelling good for when our friends come.
#6
I loooove that I when we take communion at church, he slightly leans over and prays for us afterwards.
#5
I love cooking for him and allowing him to cook sometimes too.
#4
I love going to bed together and praying for those in our lives and others around the world.
#3
I love his romantic ways of serving me and how I try to out serve him.
#2
I love when we laugh together really hard. Also when I sing around the house, he joins me in a deep sexy voice.
#1
I love being a wife because God called me to love and I do!

From Missionary to Mission Wife

Grandma Gene came to Thanksgiving to see my new husband. She was very pleased we got back together. It was wonderful to see her and it made our day very special.


Scott and I will be talking with our missions pastor this afternoon about our role in helping the missions board achieve it's goals. We both have a heart to hear how we can help others on the missions field. Scott is so excited to be helping in anyway we can and this excites me as well. I have been enjoying watching our relationship strengthen with me being home to care for him. I enjoy having him be my main concern. It takes a lot of time and care to build a relationship. I am thankful he is willing to work on ours. Last night, was our anniversary for us having our talk a year ago about getting back together. Scott celebrated with me and it was a wonderful time to remember how far God has taken us.
No news on the Guatamala front because they are out of school at this time of year. But Scott and I would like to plan to go see them this next year. We are donating money towards the new Club Director and praying God will continue to move in the Public schools there through sports.

God is Soooo Good and sooooo Gracias!

Thanksgiving was a wonderful time this year, mainly because we had our reception out at the Nickel Barn and it was a hit! We had over 170 people come to celebrate with us. We had a great time thanks to Scott's parents for providing the barn and food, my parents for providing decorations and helping set up, Michelle and Steph for being there to help me with ideas, the Elizabeth's for helping with the gift table and Kirkwood for the music/DJ.
We pray for those who couldn't be with us: my step-mother who is dealing with a broken neck injury, Scott's grandmother who was in ICU for two weeks prior to the reception, and for our other family members who were unable to be there.
After the reception we were able to spend some great time with my nephew, Huck. Huck now does so many things; he cracks eggs amazingly, made biscuits with Aunt Tina, he plays marbles, loves being buried in leaves, eating rice with butter (which Uncle Scott tried because Huck loves it so much)learned the two step jump, saw a big bonfire, prays for all family meals, makes his family sing all his favorite songs while he sits on the couch with a blank look on his face, had a PJ party plus played hide and seek and continues to love human rocking chair.

Reception was a Blast

I Found A Treasure

One Love, One Life, Let's get together and feel Alright

Preparing Scott's Home to be OURS!

Scott and I have been extremely productive with getting our house ready for the two of us. It's been enjoyable to spend each day with each other and planning our next projects. I admire his work ethic and we have gotten so much done. Our basement was the next project since we like to spend time in this the most we wanted a warm feel to it. We striped the wallpaper and had a completely white wall room. We added some rich Mexican chilli color to our walls and have been pretty thrilled with the outcome.
One week and a half and we will be in Jamacia. I can't believe it's actually here and our incredible wedding will be completed. All I need are shoes! All Scott needs is a ring. Well, I guess we are doing pretty good right?
We recently had a barn dance with our singles group and I was able to see where we were going to have our reception. I am totally excited for the relaxed atmophere of a farm to have people come and meet us. I think it will be a great time. There is something about a farm which just makes people welcome. Scott's parents have been a huge help in offering their guidance and giving towards our reception. It's going to be a great time.
Guatemala friends are still missing me there and writing when they have a chance.
We are still wanting to help with the process of keeping the sports program working and active.

Home at Last

I have been home now for a week. I found my dress still fits perfect and my bridesmaids dresses are complete too. Scott got the guys tuxes and I helped him with the ties and vests. We painted our bedroom and bathroom. Our study will be a sports theme, basement latino theme, spare bedroom africa and asia theme and we are working on cleaning out the garage. It's been very busy back home and I am extremely excited about heading to Jamaica in a about two weeks to get married. Scott and I have had a wonderful time just being together and working on the house. We are a very good pair. We just got our invitation in the mail today so we will be sending them out soon. Everything is going extremely well and I couldn't have asked for a better time with Scott. It's been a dream! Scott's parents are allowing Scott to drive their van and I am driving Scott's car for awhile. It's a huge blessing to have family around to help.
I recieved a call from an old assistant of mine telling me he was headed to KC for a job and that there would be an assistant job opening at Heights High School. The pay is pretty good and it would be an assistant job helping with softball. I was very excited when I talked with the coach at the High School because he is looking forward to having me join him. It's been so great to be back in Wichita and allowing God to work things out for our good. What an incredible God I serve. Please be in prayer for our trip with our friends and families. We are hoping to have a relaxing and enjoyable time getting married.

Finish Strong!

I was dreading the up coming events just because I was so wanting to be home. One event was the all church game night. We ended up having several glitches but it all ended up working out and people had a ball. I was a little worried at first because it was putting others in charge of their own games. Needless to say it all worked out and we had an amazing evening. The next event the next day was our three public school and ours having a sport camp. We played basketball, soccer, volleyball and kickball. It was an amazing day and everyone had a blast. The kids enjoyed their time together and sevearal kids were extremely thankful for our time with them and feeding them. We had 177 kids at this camp and 25 kids made first time commitments to Christ, 52 rededicated thier lives and character to be one with Christ and the others asked for prayer for thier families. It was an amazing day. I had a public school want a picture with me and I must have given out 64 hugs in one setting. The next morning my back was out from giving so many hugs to little fifth and six graders. We might have even more kids come to know the Lord as one group handed in their cards before filling them out completetly. God is so good and my life has been so blessed with how God has used me here. I am glad I got so much encouragement from scott and so many faithful believers. Thanks for your prayers, it truly helped me have strength to finish strong.

PARADE AND INDEPENDANCE DAY IN GUAT

We got the boats done and it was time for the yearly run and the next day a parade. They were pretty excited to get to all dress up for the parade. We dressed the little kinder kids as Pirates/Spainards. And the other kids as Mayan Indians. It was very cute and I have lots of pics but nothing I can down load to this yet. But I promise it will come in the near future. We showed off our school well and many people were impressed with the boats we made. Our entire school was there and I think there was only a few other schools in the parade this year. After the parade I got invited to a Guat Party and they do exactly what we do on Thanksgiving. Eat and then sit around and talk/watch TV. I felt closer to home then I have in awhile but still missing the red, white and blue. I truly love the USA but the parade here was nice.

The End is Near

I am feeling restless so I asked Scott to please pray for my sleep. I have been waking up at 2:00 in the morning almost everyday for the past week. It was becoming a nightly deal. Finally, I was able to sleep all night last night. It felt so good! We have a half a week and then it´s exam week. After exams we are planning an all day camp for our Public schools. We decided to invite our kids from El Meson to come as well. It should be exciting as well as entertaining. I have a meeting today to talk about what we might be planning to do with the kids. Please pray our meeting goes well and our time together is well used. I should be heading home Oct 7th for Guat City and flying out on the 8th back to Wichita. I just need to sell my moto. I have a feeling someone is going to get a good price on the moto. I can´t take it with me but it´s going to be a hard sell with no one having money here.

Computer is Down, Eyes have growth goo and I had an auction.

So I have been using my computer for everything and with only three weeks left, I trip over my cord and it flops off the desk, onto the floor. Needless to say, it's not working. It turns on but it's got slow moving parts now, I think. So bear with me as you will be getting no photo's for awhile. Please pray I can recover the information on the computer and it will start working again with the help of genisus computer wiz JJ.
This past month my eyes had some film on them on the corner of my eyes. They looked like a yellow goo was going to take over my eyes. I went to the hospital since I don't have insurance right now, until I get married. They brought me right in and looked at my eyes and gave me the low down on what caused it and how to get rid of it. Gave me some eye drops and I walked out the door. Didn't have to pay for anything. I was shocked. But very pleased I won't need surgery at this early stage. They said it was due to over exposure to the sun and dust. Four drops a day should take care of it.
Three days ago I had an auction at my house thanks to a few teacher friends of mine who suggested it. I sold over 40 items and it was exciting to see them bid for things they thought were important. The things I thought would sell for a lot like an electric blanket only sold for $5.00 but my guitar sold for $40.00 and I bought it here for about that price. I guess you never know. I made $250.00 from just stuff I can't take back with me to the States. When you only have two suit cases, it makes it difficult. But God is good and everyone had a great time. I was very pleased with how things went.

Not much rain but we are building boats

The past two days the kids haven't had school because of the "possible flooding". Well we received a bit of rain but not enough to start flooding. So we took these two days to build our three boats we are using in the parade next Saturday. They are suppose to be Christopher Columbus's boats he sailed to the Americas. I had one teacher let me know she was American too, and it wasn't just us white folks. I guess they take a lot of pride in him and the fact he was a Latino. Anyway, we are constructing them with glue and newspaper and the plan is to carry kids inside them while being carried by six men. Many of us think it will be too heavy to carry that many kids and it should be interesting to see what they do instead. We had a lot of fun and played soccer in the afternoon. It was nice to get out of the same routine and having glue on my hands reminded me when I was a kid. I used to dry a glue spot on my arm or hand, I would then take a red pen/black pen and make it look like I was hurt. I loved taking the glue off and seeing my hand print. So of course, I had to do it again. Time is finally going by a little more rapidly and I will be home with my sweetheart.

Hurricane Season

This is what happened last time.. but really bad flooding. We just started receiving rain at 12:30 this afternoon. I just received a memo from our director there is no school due to the possible rain. The president of Guatemala canceled all classes today and tomorrow. He also canceled classes on Monday for the election. I have seen how the storm has weakened on the hurricane channel but not sure how much rain it's going to bring our way. It was predicted 12 to 24 inches of rain so we pray it's not that much when it arrives here. Please pray for our region because many people live in poorly built homes and close to rivers. We appreciate your prayers so far because the Hurricane has weakened so much over the past 24 hours. Praise God for Mountains ah?? Again, no sports club or sports the second half of this week. Trying to stay positive but it's difficult with all this rain.

First Graduating Class

Well, it's the first year we have had a graduating class. El Meson has taken a group of kids from 5 years old to now. I have had the privileged to work with three of the kids through sports. It was very exciting to see them before their big day of presenting their final projects. They were very nervous. It started at 5 but actually began around 6:30. Two of the judges didn't show up until 7:00. I took lots of pictures but then started to get bored so I joined some sports kids in the back with beginning all the applauding. It was fun from then on because there was a lot of applauding to do. I think everyone there received a gift. I am proud of our kids and all the work they put into their final project it was an interesting night. I was told we could start eating so we ate some of the cookies. I guess we weren't suppose to because all of the cookies got taken away. I guess you could say I was a rebel that night..not meaning to be though. Good Times had by all.