We've been busy since the last time I posted! It all started last Wednesday night with our church's annual "Raise the Praise" worship service, part of the tradition we lovingly refer to as
Awesome August.
Friday night Chase and I met up with another couple from his dental school class and went to see David Crowder Band at Briarwood. My ticket stub says "concert", but if you're familiar with DCB then you know that it was definitely a worship service. Two large projection screens displayed the words to every song, which made it even easier to sing along. It also allowed me to reflect on the words I was singing. Quite frankly, I'm not sure what I was singing before but I think I actually learned the real words to some of the more upbeat songs. God has truly given DC an amazing gift, in both songwriting and musical ability. The songs ranged from bluegrass to techno and DC played everything from a keytar (google it) to a wireless controller from the video game Guitar Hero. Amazing show. Amazing God.
Saturday I decided to further sharpen my domestic skills and attempt the Ooey Gooey Chocolate Ice Cream Cake pictured below. It was an all day affair (as in, a lot of steps and a lot of waiting in between each one). However, it was worth it. Thank you Paula Deen, thank you very much.
Click the cake to see the recipe
I took the cake to Josh and Katie's for 'Game Night'. For those of you not fortunate enough to witness a game night, here's a recap... Food, card games, arguing about the score, laughing at each other, board games, food, making fun of each other, arguing about game rules, food...and we usually quit just before someone's marriage falls apart (because we always play boys vs. girls). Typically Madelyn (Josh and Katie's lil one) chews on whatever game piece she can get her hands on: her go-to choices are usually the deck of Uno cards or the red Apples to Apples cards. However, this time it was our Cranium game that suffered a casualty when one of the dogs chewed the foot off of the little game piece. It was actually pretty funny and the game piece was so ugly to start with you barely even notice the missing foot.
Sunday morning = hard to get out of bed. But, alas, it was my turn to bring breakfast to class so I popped some sausage balls in the oven (which , by the way, always make my house stink - is it just me?). After church we rushed home to grab a quick bite to eat and then drove back to the church for an afternoon of yardwork with all the other YMs (young marrieds). We're about to wrap up our "Summer of Love" series based on the Francis Chan book, Crazy Love. This book is a MUST READ. Buy it today. Seriously.
One of the YM leaders had arranged for us to meet the practical needs of people in our community and week one=yard work. Our team of about 7 knocked out 2 yards in a few hours. I have never in my life picked up a weed eater, but I did on Sunday. Thanks to Josh for cranking it up and giving me a quick lesson, and a BIG thanks to Chase who always does the weed-eating at our house. I'll stick with the riding mower, thanks. We were blessed to be able to minister to some pretty amazing people (everyone has a story). I'm not sure what the next few weekends will involve, but I'm looking forward to it, and will bring a can of bug spray next time!
Just two short years ago I married a man who, believe it or not, is more wonderful today than he was on July 28, 2007. I can hardly believe that two years have passed. We reminisced last night, with every statement seeming like it began with, "This time 2 years ago we were _______ ," or, "I remember feeling _______." The last two years have certainly been a growing process, but we're learning more about each other every day (and given our recent uncontested win of The Newlywed Game, I am further convinced that we are absolutely perfect for one another).
