School Days

Just a reminder of how cute she was as a puppy......I miss those days. She still won't stop pooping on our floor!

We have been mad chaos around here lately. School is started, Hillary is moved in, and Wes is living with us until he finds an apartment of his own. This past weekend, Jed and I made the trek up to northern VA to visit Adam and Janna. We had a blast and were able to visit the D.C. National Zoo and their church. We enjoyed a fun night at their place just hanging out and being goofy together and had some good talks with the newlyweds. The trip made me wish they lived here with us. Time with good friends is so sweet.

Meanwhile, relational "issues" begin to arise as we trek on here in the Burg. I feel a bit bogged down sometimes by this world! God has brought many friends in my life that are dealing with serious life defining trials that sometimes leave me asking hard questions that lead to confusing and difficult answers. My main temptation is concentrating on the sickening side of the gospel, that I more sinful than I could've ever imagined. This is slicing my heart wide open lately but I love Joseph Hart's words!

Come ye weary, heavy laden
Bruised and broken by the fall
If you tarry till you're better
You will never come at all
Not the righteous,
Not the righteous,
Sinners Jesus came to call!

So now that I've written this, I'm a bit embarrassed that I laid it out. No judging K?

On a brighter note, I'm REALLY REALLY SUPER sore from exercising with my new friend Jessica. Remember Josh and Kari that got married recently?? Jess is Josh's sister and the best work-out buddy ever! She is kicking my butt and I am in sore pain because of it. It makes me feel better!

I'm out!
~Me

Reflection...mwahahahaha

Okay so I'm finally going to blog about my parents trip! Jed and I drove up and met the fam in D.C. We spent 1 night there and then made our way back to Lynchburg stopping in Chartottesville on the way. We had a blast celebrating Ashley's birthday and just hanging out. We had lunch with my adopted parents, the Trivits, swam at the Baggett's, went to church, and, according to tradition, ate a whole lot. I love my family and am so proud of them all! My mom and dad have been working their butts off in Fort Collins and it was fun to have them relax with us. My sisters are both growing up and are awesome. They are my best friends and I love them!

Here's Poker night! This was our last night together :( So this is Mom and Ash with their pouty faces.



































Here is my unbelievable 80's hair.














My fam had to demonstrate their walking skills for the camera.
Translation: I made them demonstrate their walking skills for the camera and they made fun of me BUT it made for a perfect picture!



















My mom and dad.



















More walking demonstrations.

The family!

These are my sisters!

Dad and Jed crammed into the front seat of a cab we took to our hotel.
Ashley and Amy Katherine
Backseat boredom
Hubby and Mom out to eat at La Villa.
Ashley's birthday cake said Ashley=awesome...her insistance of course
We went swimming at the Baggett's and I had to get in this precious pic of the J-man and Na-na

Mi Familia

These are mere teasers....I promise I'll be posting more soon. Mom, Dad, Ash, and AK have been here since last Tuesday and we have had an amazing time. The pics are in front of the White House and in a cab in D.C. Anyways~they leave tomorrow and I'll post more details but we've had a blast!