We have a house...

IN THE PHILIPPINES!!

No more worrying about where the heck we will be staying for four months because Bryan and Kyle found us a place to stay while they were there visiting this past month.

It is a lovely little rent house with two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom with a shower (that is a hard find in the Philippines), and best of all....AIR CONDITIONING. So after some nice sweaty days on the goat farms we will be able to come home and take showers and relax in the some cool air. Holla.

This house will also be serving as an office for Give a Goat so we will have a house full of loving/giving Filipino people all the time. How blessed.

AND, it's right next to a few of the Give a Goat farms and villages! This is a huge relief, because we thought we were going to have to stay in Cebu and commute 30 min. to an hour ever day, but now we will get to live so close to the people we are helping!

So without further ado....here is our house!

Yep, it's bright orange and green. Love it.

The living room. I hope we get to keep the Barney doll.


Our precious kitchen that will be filled with delicious Filipino food!


Who ever thought that the first house David and I would live in together would be in the Philippines?

Only three more months!

Cruise Review

Welp, we are back from our cruise and I managed to last a full week in the sun without looking like a shriveled up tomato! Goal achieved!

Needless to say...the cruise was wonderful.

We ate lots of food, saw some questionable shows, saw some good shows, swam with dolphins, cooled off in the ocean, got mouthfuls of salt water, sang karaoke, ate some more food, used an entire bottle of sunscreen, got in some great people watching, slept in, lounged around the deck, and enjoyed getting away together for a little while.

I would say our first cruise was a success.

Although I had a great time, I don't think we will be planning another one any time soon unless it involves other people going with us.

A cruise is definitely a lazy vacation. And that is not us.

Let's be real, we went to DisneyWorld on our honeymoon.

I mean, my favorite parts of the trip were getting off of the boat and exploring Mexico.

So, even though we had a great time and it was totally worth it...our next vacation will involve lots more touristy things and less laying around in the sun.

Here are some of the highlights...

The Best is Yet to Come

When I look at my calendar for the rest of this year I just get overwhelmed with excitement!

I'll give you a sneak peek of what I have to look forward to...

May
-My best friend's personal shower
-One year wedding anniversary cruise

June
-Our actual wedding anniversary
-Being an Honorary in Meagan and Brock's Wedding
-David performing at an event with Charlie Hall!
-Keith and Amy/Cara and Tim's Wedding
-Possibly getting to go with David on a poetry trip to Canada

July
-My best friend's wedding!
-David's second poetry tour (that I will get to go on!)

August
-My Birthday!
-Laura and Brett's wedding
-Taking our free vacation to Great Wolf Lodge in Texas

September
-Traveling to Orlando with David for a poetry gig and going to Harry Potter World!! (Finally!)
-Moving to the Philippines!!!


November, December, January
-Get to serve my God by living in the Philippines with David and loving on everyone in sight!

This year is almost too much to take in. I am INCREDIBLY blessed. I cannot wait to see what the rest of this year has in store for me, David, and everyone else in our lives.

God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

3 More Weeks...

until I will be here....

We just booked our one year anniversary cruise and it is going to be glorious.

Six days of overflowing food, sun, shows, beaches, relaxation, and pure joy.

Yes, please.

Grown Up Easter

While David was gone on tour I found this super fun idea for Easter at home with your spouse.

It's basically a grown up Easter Egg Hunt.

You hide ten eggs filled with written coupons and hide them all around your house. Then you give your hunny 10-15 minutes (depending on how nice you are) to find them all. If they don't find them, they don't get them. So it's a fun little game, and if you know me...I'm all about games. (Except for "get-to-know-you" games, which make me want to die.)

So, needless to say...David LOVED it and even decided he wanted to do one of his own after mine because he thought he could come up with better hiding places.





We had such a good time! David found all but one of his and I found all of mine...(thanks to a couple of hints...)

I got a candlelight dinner, 3 loads of a laundry, a full body massage, a date night of my choice, and a few more.

David got himself a massage, one free veto of any show or movie, video game night with me, and several that we will keep to ourselves ;)

Happy (belated) Easter!!

Powerful.

This is a poem David did for lifechurch's online Easter services to challenge, inspire, and remind us all of what Easter is really about.

10 months.

I have been married 10 months today.

Last year at this time I was freaking out, counting down the days, and about to book our tickets to Las Vegas to elope with Elvis.

Now I'm living the good life.

All you soon-to-be brides out there who are contemplating if all your stress and hard work is worth it...

It is. Trust me.