Lindsey update!

Hey!

I survive an intense week at work and a large project going out! Now I can hopefully stop working Saturdays for a while, or at least not this Saturday. Here are some pictures and updates of the last month or two.

We got snow twice, so of course I had to take pictures.

Here was the second snow (and better):

One day in February Brian made this awesome Chicken tomato dish with pasta. It was sooo good - i took a picture. :)

Then he made me steak and potatoes for my birthday and I ordered me a birthday cookie cake. It was supposed to say Happy Birthday Lindsey, but obviously they got confused because of the holiday and the fact that I wanted the heart shaped cake. :) I forgot to get a picture of that night's food.

Then this past Saturday, we celebrated Brian's grandma's 80th Birthday at Medieval Times!

Here's Grandma getting knighted, since it was her birthday. I don't have any other pictures, but it was fun.

Probably just a once in a life time thing, Brian and I don't plan on ever going back, but going with a big group for her birthday was really fun. She loved it. She was called Lady Gertrude the whole time and everyone wished her a happy birthday. Anyway, we've had a fun couple of months, even if I've been super busy.

Olympics

So I have been recording the Olympics like crazy cause I think it is awesome to watch athletes at the top of their discipline. Especially when that discipline is a crazy fun sport like curling, speed skating, or ski jumping. Sports that we here in the US don't usually see but once every 4 years, even though most of them have professional circuits and these athletes are competing all the a lot of times most of the year. Anyway, I think my favorite sport to watch thus far has been the speed skating, short track that is. I think the coverage has been great thus far and I am learning a lot about these winter sports.

Oh yeah, and I had to add BC to my list of places to visit.

What are your favorite winter olympic sports?

Whistling and Working

I wanted to start off by saying to everyone that I am sorry Lu hasn't been able to post much, I am sure most of you much prefer her wonderful stories and insights to my babbling and rambling. Keep her in your prayers as she has a lot of work and stress that comes along with that work and deadlines associated with that. She has a very proud husband because I see her put her whole heart into her everything she does, and work is no exception. She has been working at minimum 9 hr days, usually longer and working Saturdays for the last couple of weeks. It means I get to see her less, which lets face it, it isn't fun when you have less time with your best friend. But truth be told, I am learning a lot through this time. Most important is that I am learning that I need to rely on God and spend more time with Him so that I can be there for Lu when she needs me. I am also learning how to be supportive in the right ways and what are the little things I can do to take away stress that she doesn't need to carry with her. I think we make a great team and I am glad I am learning and growing, I am glad that this season has come, I think it will prepare us well for the future, but at the same time I am looking forward to it being back to normal.

So this maybe totally random, but I realized yesterday that I was missing something I wish I had. I think in part it is because I believe it would be useful, in part because at times I think it would just be cool, but probably one of the main reasons is because of what it reminds me of. What is he talking about, some might be saying (I can dream that I am great at putting you in suspense right?). Well I am talking about whistling. No, not the sweet little whistle a tune as if you were a small avian species waking on a beautiful spring morning. I got that kind of whistling down. I mean more of the shrill piercing kind as if you were hailing a cab or just trying to get someone's attention. I mean a whistle like that is definitely useful at times, and I am not gonna lie, I think it would be cool plus the added benefit that I like to receive attention at times. But really it is something that my dad used to do to call us in from playing outside. Mostly it was just a "hey come here" only every now and then was it "hey you are in trouble." But just that loud whistle of his brings back a lot of pleasant memories. So yeah I want to be able to whistle loudly and get someone's attention. Any one have suggestions or tips on how to do it, my own attempts have been somewhat pitiful so far. I know it is possible to use your fingers but not necessary, so yeah that was my random thought.

New Doors!

The new doors between the master bath and bedroom are finished! It took more time and effort than originally planned, but got them done and up. Already they are 100 times better than just the giant opening. I think they turned out pretty nice, if I do say so myself.

Quick Update

So I have a few things to update you guys on. One being that my transition in my new position here at work is going well. It is frustrating at times only because I want to be more helpful that I currently can be. I have learn a lot of new processes etc so it just takes time and I have to also learn at the pace that my new team can teach me. All this to say that although I have been working longer days this week, I feel like I am getting some things down.

A really exciting thing going on right now is that my high school guys small group has started back up this semester and we have met twice already. First meeting went well, kindof an intro and all to what we would be studying and letting the guys get to know Matt and I better, since we are co-leading this semester. Second meeting went even better, we have had 5 different guys come so far, 3 one night and 4 the second, with the rumor that we will have a sixth which is super exciting. It is just inspiring to see God start stirring in these young men and watch how their minds work as they dig into scripture. Very exciting and fun.

Lastly, we have a some new additions to the house coming in a month or so, more on that I guess when they get here, but needless to say, Lindsey and I are excited about them. Also, I am almost done with the new doors in the master bathroom. Been so busy finding time to finish them (with the tools I have) has been a struggle, but they are almost there so pictures of those to come, hopefully after this weekend.

That is all for now.