Kassidy and Derek’s wedding last weekend was absolutely beautiful. It was intimate, unique, and perfectly suited for them. I took some pictures at various pre-wedding festivities, but not at the actual event. Here's a family picture from the bridal luncheon:
In other news, Kolby starts his fall quarter for grad school next week. He worked really hard over the summer to get ahead quite a bit, so hopefully the transition won’t be too rough. Teaching at a new school, especially after taking a year off, has required a lot of time and energy, but hopefully he can find a routine that allows him to get done what he needs to get done and still be able to enjoy this final year of his grad program.
Speaking of transitions, our friend Chris recently moved into our garage "guest house". He started a new teaching job this fall and needed a transitional living arrangement to bridge the gap between living with his mom and renting a place of his own. We’re glad to have him, and Maya is particularly glad to have his chocolate lab, Sadie. Talk about fast friends.
The Life Group that we lead has kicked off for the fall season and is going really well. We’re reading the book In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwan. It has made for some great discussions, and we enjoy the fellowship the group brings to our house on Tuesdays. Also, we hosted a dinner on Thursday night for some people/couples our age that have been coming to church on Sundays but haven’t gotten plugged into a Life Group or Alpha Course yet. Our pastor’s wife emailed me at the beginning of the week to say that 14 people were coming. I literally laughed out loud. Have you seen the size of our house?!? We don’t have a dining room, and our kitchen table only seats 6. Luckily the weather was beautiful so we set up tables on our back deck and it worked out great. Our 1957 oven even handled the mass quantities of enchiladas (delicious recipe here). It was a wonderful evening with new friends and we loved having such a full house.
As we were cleaning up for the party, I realized I never posted any pictures of our backyard like I meant to awhile back. I'm sure you have probably been on the edge of your seats wanting to know what it looks like. Well today is your lucky day.
This is our back deck.
We bought this patio set for really cheap off Crag's List. It was white when we got it and I painted it black. It was the worst idea ever. But the chairs are really comfortable so it was almost worth it.
This is our backyard.
Another angle. The nice cedar carport will come in handy once we get around to installing our new gate and electronic gate opener. It's been over a year. Our garage is the white building on the far left.
This is our back fence.
This is Maya yesterday. Have I mentioned that she loves our yard?
As we were cleaning up for the party, I realized I never posted any pictures of our backyard like I meant to awhile back. I'm sure you have probably been on the edge of your seats wanting to know what it looks like. Well today is your lucky day.
This is our back deck.
We bought this patio set for really cheap off Crag's List. It was white when we got it and I painted it black. It was the worst idea ever. But the chairs are really comfortable so it was almost worth it.
This is our backyard.
Another angle. The nice cedar carport will come in handy once we get around to installing our new gate and electronic gate opener. It's been over a year. Our garage is the white building on the far left.
This is our back fence.
This is part of our garden patio area that is situated in the back corner of the yard. It is a work in progress.
This is Maya yesterday. Have I mentioned that she loves our yard?
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