So, it has been quite a while since I have posted anything about what I've been up to in the past month & a half, so prepare yourself for a jumbled peek into my life lately (via pictures.) Lol =)
For the past five weeks I have been home from Northland for Christmas break. It has been a really refreshing & relaxing time. It was snowing really hard when everyone was leaving but I made it home safely & started Christmas break out right by preparing some extra special packages for our troops overseas. Back at Thanksgiving I asked our church family to donate Christmas cards to send to the soldiers & they responded generously!
Thanks to them we had over 500 cards that I was able to take back to college with me & they were filled out by the students there. We also stuffed them with tracts & sent a bunch of Christmas cookies. Hopefully the Lord will use those tracts in some of the soldier's lives.
I was also able to hang out with Katelyn (one of my best friends) a lot over break. I didn't think it was possible, but over these past five weeks Katie-lou & I have gotten even closer. It has been so much fun!! This past Tuesday she came over to my house for a movie, but I think that we had more fun after the movie. It was about 3 in the morning, right after boy talk & just before we started watching Tim Hawkins videos, when we started getting a little slap happy. We were probably a little sleep deprived by that time, but it was still fun. Lol! ...Good times =)
Haha! This picture is from New Years Eve. The Rost family put together an amazing spread of appetizers for the party that we had at our church. It was a cruise theme, which was kind of ironic since it was about -5 outside. Lol. But anyways, I was given the job of toasting things, Stephanie made Won-Tons, & Caleb made this really good slushy stuff. Steph & I still thought we had better supervise though...you just never know with Caleb =)
Yummy!!
My sister Amber, her husband, & daughter Aubrianna were able to come up for a visit too. We had so much fun! We are very close, so it is always great to spend time together. Plus, my niece is getting so big already!!
My mom always complains about being called "grandma" now, but we all know she secretly loves it. How could she not with a grand-baby this adorable?!
One of the reasons Amber came to visit was to hear about our other sister's trip to South America in December. My sister Rebecca, her husband Ben, & 3 other couples went on a missions trip to Paraguay, South America in the beginning of December. They gave a presentation in our church on a Sunday night. Ben also announced that they had gotten an amazing deal on plane tickets: 3 for the price of 2! Turns out, my sister Becca is going to be having a baby in July =) Yay!!
Jeremiah's first time holding his niece. I believe his exact words were "AWWWWW!!!!!"
So all in all, a very good break. I know that this next semester is going to be especially trying, but I am looking forward to seeing what the Lord will teach me over the next 4 months. Thanks for stopping by! I'll try to be faithful in updating as I return to school =) Have a wonderful weekend!!!
I am so glad you started blogging. I am not sure why, but all of your blog posts make me cry. I loved this one, seeing your life lately through pictures. It was when I got to the part where Jeremiah got home that I started crying. I am so thankful for what a wonderful sister you are. Good luck with the upcoming semester! Love you ♥ ~amber
ReplyDeleteAwww, Amber! Thank you so much. You are too sweet =) I wish that we could be closer & spend more time together, but I am thankful that we have ways of keeping in touch. I can't wait to come hang out with you for a couple of weeks this summer. I'll try to call you soon. Love you so much!! <3
ReplyDeleteHey! Your posts are so fun to read! : ) I LOVED the pictures, btw. The one of you and your brother was so sweet. Time with family is so precious. Thanks for keeping us updates! Prayin' for ya!
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Sarah!! Thanks =) I have fun writing them. I'm just glad they actually make sense, lol!
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think that I took my time with my family for granted before I went to college. Make sure you take advantage of your time at home over the next year =) Praying for you too!!
~Alicia
Glad you had a wonderful break. We sure enjoyed it too, and miss you so much already..love Mom
ReplyDeleteHey, someone gave this to me and I guess the "proper" thing to do is pass it on! lol So here's to your blog...
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Well thank you very much Sarah!! Haha. Yeah, your blog has definitely earned that award =)
ReplyDeleteThank you mom. I miss you too!! Can't wait to talk with you soon. Love you!