First House Hunting weekend

This weekend our awesome realtor took us out to look at some houses.  Unfortunatley we went to some horrible foreclosures.  It's definitely true that pictures don't do some houses justice.  Here are a couple of pics from some of the "best"...

We think that one was maybe in the middle of being renovated....

This one had just been ripped open by potential buyers (our realtor thought), to see how bad the water damage was.  Obviously it was bad.  You might not be able to see it, but the pipes are rusted, there is lots of mold and rotted wood.  This house also had a dead bird in the sun room.  It was quite the experience. :)  The houses were so bad we just had to laugh about them. 

We did see a nice house at the end, but it was too small.  Our furniture wouldn't fit in the bedrooms.  We have a lot more houses we want to look at though.  So we'll just keep looking. :)

Hopefully we'll have better house updates in the future.  On the plus side, our realtor is really nice and great to work with, and she'll definitely work hard to find us our house.  

Our anniversary!! and more updates

So I'm really bad at posting regularly, but maybe I'll be better over the summer. :)  First, I have some pics from our anniversary!  Brian surprised me with a recreation of our wedding cookie cake, from the Carlyle House. :)

He got it from the Carlyle House on Wednesday and hid it in the fridge in the Leasing office until Saturday.  Then he went and got it when I was in the shower.   So I went to the fridge to get a drink and saw this:

It was a really fun surprise! :) haha

Of course we had to pose with it. :)  It was sooo yummy!  We also enjoyed an awesome dinner at Maggiano's too.

The next weekend (18-19th) we went to Tuscaloosa to visit my parents for my Dad's birthday (it was the 20th).  It was "A Day" at the University of Alabama which was the big day for their spring football game.  Alabama football and football fans are crazy serious about their football.  People were tailgating and they had different presentations and vender

s on campus.  I think Dad said over 70,000 people came out to the game.  It was intense, but fun. :)

Here we are:

My parents really enjoy Alabama softball now too - they have season tickets.  So we went to the softball game after the spring practice game.  Turns out they are really good.  

Anyway, we've had some busy but fun weekends.  I'll try and post soon about our first weekend house hunting - it was interesting. :) haha

363 days...

And every single one of them has been wonderful.  

Yep that is right, Lu and I will have been married for one full year come Sunday April 12th, yep that is Easter, and boy is it a great day.  Not only do I get the opportunity to celebrate having the most wonderful woman in my life for a full year, but I get the chance to share in celebration with my church family that our Lord, Jesus Christ is a risen savior.   What a glorious day.  I am very very excited.

I really hope that all of you can take the time this Easter to really focus on Christ, His love, and what He did for all of us.  I also hope that we can all share with others the truth of His word, His mercy, and His grace that they may begin their relationship with Him.  I pray that each of you are living your lives to the fullest, and that you are a shining reflection of Christ.

Two quotes I wanted to share for you to think about.

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today... is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is simply what an unbelieving world finds unbelievable." ~Brennan Manning

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." ~ Ghandi

Work

So I think Lu has work up to her eye balls to do.  She has been so busy.  Two projects going out, essentially today or tomorrow and she has been working long and hard.  I am proud of her and the hard work she is putting in, I know her boss and company appreciates it.  Luckily these projects are almost over with (for now as far as I know) and she gets a break. 

On the other hand I don't get a break or a day although I am not complaining, Lu earned it and truthfully with a day off i would just likely be a bum.  She is probably going to be super productive etc.  But like I said before I would share more details on me and work.  I recently applied for a new position within my company.  I don't know anything yet, but it is an opportunity that I am excited about, I think it will help me further my career and my skillset.  Please pray for God's leadership in this situation. I would like to hear something one way or the other, and to know that it is God's will.  Thanks.

It's been 1 week...

So it has been a week since i have posted anything, and totally random the title i just typed reminded me that when i played a small portion of that song at Club this week (thanks to babybear's Ipod)  it was hilarious to me that every highschooler in the room knew the words and immediately started singing along...

Ok so what has been going on...  

Well continue to be praying for us as Lu and I go through the process of finding a house.  We have a realtor and will be talking to banks and brokers soon to figure out what our best options are.

I have taken over the media team somewhat at Church and that has been a lot of fun.  It has just been a lot of fun to serve in that capacity and really try and make the slides and visuals be part of leading people to the throne, instead of a distraction.

Lu has started a bible study at her work that meets every other monday.  Really exciting stuff, but i want her to talk about it so hopefully she will post on that.

Last night we had a lot of fun hanging out with a really great friend of mine from my days growing up over in Peru.  It was really great to see her and to catch up on all that is going on in her life.

Lastly, I have a request that you pray for God's leadership for me as I am seeking His will for me at work.  I will share more details on this later, but your prayers are appreciated.

This weekend, Celery and Michael get married!

Next weekend, Easter and Lu and I celebrate our 1 year anniversary.  I can't wait!