Getting it together

Our trip to Texas was wonderful. Worked hard on getting the wedding stuff set-up (Adam’s sister got married) spent time with family and got to do a lot of reading.

I only have a few minutes, but I’m planning on really getting with blogging regularly now that holidays and vacations are over. So, stay tuned….

I am in the middle of reading Pagan Christianity right now. It’s an amazing book. I have so much to say about it, but I don’t have the time to even begin right now. As I read it, I will be blogging about it. Some friends and I started a book club. We got together last night and everyone decided to read through Pagan Christianity together. It will be interesting to get different perspectives on it.

Texas

I am sitting in our hotel room in Abilene, TX right now. It’s been a very busy weekend. W spent all day getting everyting decorated today. It’s been fun but none stop working on stuff since we arrived. I’m really looking forward to just relaxing and spending time with family next week. We will head out to Waco Monday morning.

Time to lay down and take it easy now. Tomorrow is the big day.

“Up on a mountain our Lord….”

Been listening to The Welcome Wagon a lot I’m really excited about playing with Adam for the Ecclesia Collective worship gathering. It’s a lot of fun to work on music together for stuff. We are hoping to start doing some more with The Rainy Day Parade so we will see what we can crank out this year for that.

Today I hiked Cowles Mountain with a friend. It was beautiful up there. I had never been and apparently it is the highest point in the city of San Diego. There is a 360 degree view of the city from up there. It was a little overcast this morning, but still a beautiful view none-the-less.I love hiking. I like to be outdoors and get my heart rate up. Plus, I was accompanied by a dear friend so you can’t really ask for a better way to start your morning.

This afternoon I watched Laelia for a little while. She is just the most adorable thing! We were playing with one of her toys that has all these different musical sounds. Oh how she loves music. She just starts dancing and laughing. I can’t get enough of it. It cracks me up.

Tonight is date night. Woohoo! Today has been a wonderful day!

The Return

Alright, so I am officially done with my holiday break from blogging. I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write about and haven’t landed on anything yet.

Adam and I went tent camping with two other couples for New Years. It was so much fun. It was very cold, but as long as the fire was going everything was alright. The campground was all covered with snow, but we managed so find a dry campsite to call home for two days. we intended to just be gone for one but had so much fun that we stayed another night.

I never really went camping growing up so I am enjoying this new found outdoor activity. I like not really knowing what time it is. I like going to sleep because it’s dark and I am tired. I like waking up because it’s light and the birds are singing. It’s nice to be off a “I have to get these things done at these times” schedule. Waking up with the sun and enjoying God’s creation first thing in the morning is so refreshing. I tend to get more and more rigid the busier I get. I don’t stop to breath and enjo, I just power through to make it. I think we started the new year off right.

I am very excited for 2009. Adam and I have talked a lot about what God has been doing in our hearts and what we see/want to happen for this year. We’ve made some decisions that might be tough, but they are good. God has given us such a love and passion for our community. We intend on focusing much of our time in 2009 on the people in the community and doing things we are passionate about. We have decided to shy away from being a part of every little program and event to really focus quality time on this area, the people in our lives/around us and our marriage. Focusing quality time on our marriage is something we have always been very careful about protecting and continue to make decisions to do so.

Adam is going to be playing with Red Pony Clock again till July. He also plans on working on more of his music. I plan on working on music,crafts, cooking with friends/teaching others how to cook and going through books with others who enjoy good reads as much as me.

Speaking of good reads… I’ve got a pile of wonderful books to start reading. I haven’t decided where to start yet…so I haven’t started yet. I think I will this week though.

Here are a couple photos from our trip