Well it's been a little bit since I last wrote....
Things have been somewhat busy. John Mark finishing up finals, spending time with friends, getting things moving for starting a small group at church, etc.
John Mark turns in finals for two of his classes today! and then he has to touch up one and finish another for Tuesday and he'll be finished with this semester! 3 down about 20 to go :)
We had a great time last Friday night with a big group of friends over at Rebecca's house ( JM goes to Truett with her and I know her from my friend Heather from this summer). Then I got to spend some time with Heather and Rebecca and some of their A&M friends on Saturday. I got to have coffee with some of my girlfriends from Rapoport this week. JM and I went over to our Sunday school directors house and met with them and our Sunday school teachers about starting a small group. We're both really excited about this. It looks like we'll have it on Sunday nights and it'll focus on young couples but is open for anyone. JM and I were given the task of getting the first few meetings organized, so that should be fun.
So that's what's going on with us these days. Just ready to be out of school and have a break! And we are looking forward to making a trip to Alabama!
So it's the Christmas season, and this year more than any other I have really spent more time thinking on the incarnation. It's been really good. I think it really helps that we haven't gotten into all the hoop-la that comes with Christmas. We don't have a tree, just a nativity. We do have a very beautiful poinsettia courtesy of JM's parents. I even went to Hobby Lobby to see if I could get some deals on Christmas decorations and it just made me sad, because this season is just not about that. Who cares how well my house is decorated for the season? Do I really realize what I'm celebrating? What it means for me and the whole world?? This is God coming to live among us, to be apart of us! This is what is important.
We went to see The Nativity Story. It was really good and thought provoking. I really loved how they showed Mary and Joseph's relationship; it was very sweet and inspiring. The faith they had was amazing.
I pray that you'll take a moment and forget about the gifts you have to buy or the decorations you want to put out, and think about what it means for God to come and be apart of us. What does that say about God?
December 8, 2006
November 27, 2006
My First Thanksgiving as a Boucher
So I had my first Thanksgiving away from my family. But thankfully John Mark's family is a great substitute. It was really nice just to relax and take a break. Here's a recap of the weekend for us....
Wednesday, 6:37pm- Leave Waco!!
6:52pm- out of Waco and life is already nicer
9:12pm- in Dublin with the family
11:22pm- go to sleep in a twin bed, not too comfortable with a 6'2"guy in the bed too
Thursday, 7:30am- get up, and Debbie (mother-in-law) tells us she's taking Mark (father-in-law) to the emergency room! He had a kidney stone, and so he's ok!
8:33am- Jeremy and I make pancakes and bacon for the siblings and ourselves.
9:24am- John Mark and Danielle make some good food to take to the Boucher Thanksgiving meal.
11:03am- Leave for Pa and Charlene Boucher's house and stay there for a few hours
4:45pm- Josh makes us play Apples to Apples ( I think I use to like that game ;) )
7:42pm- Watched the DaVinci Code
10:55pm- JM and I go out to look at the stars
11:06pm- JM and I come back it because it's too cold! and we go to sleep again in the twin bed :)
Friday, 8:00am- Wake up and do nothing but relax!!!
Saturday, 8:12am- wake up and have some good breakfast as always
9:15am- decorate the Christmas tree (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessyb)
11:20am- JM and I go to get his tires rotated and I get a hair cut
1:13pm- get back and eat lunch, and start cooking to for Turley Thanksgiving (Debbie's side)
4:25pm- Pa Buddy shows up :)
5:30pm- Everyone else gets there :)
6:00pm- We Eat!
8:30pm- Everyone's gone
10:21pm- bedtime finally
Sunday, 7:30am- Wake up and get ready for church!
9:05am- go to church
1:34pm- eat lunch from Rio Grande!! yummy!!!
2:15pm- NAP!
5:00pm- head back to Waco :(
7:30pm- eat some yummy rice :)
So it's a little more than recap.... maybe I got a little carried away :)
Wednesday, 6:37pm- Leave Waco!!
6:52pm- out of Waco and life is already nicer
9:12pm- in Dublin with the family
11:22pm- go to sleep in a twin bed, not too comfortable with a 6'2"guy in the bed too
Thursday, 7:30am- get up, and Debbie (mother-in-law) tells us she's taking Mark (father-in-law) to the emergency room! He had a kidney stone, and so he's ok!
8:33am- Jeremy and I make pancakes and bacon for the siblings and ourselves.
9:24am- John Mark and Danielle make some good food to take to the Boucher Thanksgiving meal.
11:03am- Leave for Pa and Charlene Boucher's house and stay there for a few hours
4:45pm- Josh makes us play Apples to Apples ( I think I use to like that game ;) )
7:42pm- Watched the DaVinci Code
10:55pm- JM and I go out to look at the stars
11:06pm- JM and I come back it because it's too cold! and we go to sleep again in the twin bed :)
Friday, 8:00am- Wake up and do nothing but relax!!!
Saturday, 8:12am- wake up and have some good breakfast as always
9:15am- decorate the Christmas tree (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessyb)
11:20am- JM and I go to get his tires rotated and I get a hair cut
1:13pm- get back and eat lunch, and start cooking to for Turley Thanksgiving (Debbie's side)
4:25pm- Pa Buddy shows up :)
5:30pm- Everyone else gets there :)
6:00pm- We Eat!
8:30pm- Everyone's gone
10:21pm- bedtime finally
Sunday, 7:30am- Wake up and get ready for church!
9:05am- go to church
1:34pm- eat lunch from Rio Grande!! yummy!!!
2:15pm- NAP!
5:00pm- head back to Waco :(
7:30pm- eat some yummy rice :)
So it's a little more than recap.... maybe I got a little carried away :)
November 12, 2006
Restful Sunday afternoons
He can't make up his mind whether he's cold or hot! This is what you'll find John Mark doing on most any day. Sitting on the couch reading a book minus the toboggan. We basically have the Baylor library in our living room. One day I'm sure we're going to get a call saying they need their religious department back! But it's better the books are here than him at the library.
I thought I would post a picture of myself since I seem to be absent in all my pictures on flickr and the last post was pictures of JM. Anyway, here I am, all is well. Just trying not to gain weight! I don't understand it!! We eat the same as we did before we were married but we are both seeming a little pudgy in the middle area. I think all the blame goes to the Kitchen Aid mixer for making such yummy cookies.... :)
November 3, 2006
Who knew!
No you're not looking at 2 different people, this is a before and after shot. I cut John Mark's hair tonight. This was my first time to ever cut hair! Needless to say, I was pretty nervous, but it all turned out well. We used hair clippers so it was pretty easy. No biggie.
before
after
October 27, 2006
Here we go....
I've been in Waco for 10 months now. Kind of crazy! John Mark and I have been married for almost 2 months and it's been absolutely wonderful! It's hard to remember what it's like not to be married, but we have these moments all that time where it's hard to believe that we are married. God's way of bringing us together and working in us has been truly amazing. I definitely recommend marriage, but not just with anyone. Patience is the key, not really an attractive thing but it's the best way. Just remember
-Song of Songs 3:5
Great advice there.
So the past few months we've been adjusting to the married life. It really hasn't been too hard! We finally found a church! We searched all last semester with no luck. We joined Meadowbrook Baptist about 2 weeks ago in Robinson which is where we live. Robinson is basically Waco. It's on the south end of Waco. I guess it's a suburb?? If Waco can have suburbs. If I were a suburb, Waco would be my last choice of cities to be connected to. How about Portland? That sounds nice....
We've been helping out on Tuesday nights at the Baylor BSM with the International Table. We go and help set up and prepare the meals if needed, hang out with internationals, and enjoy a great ethnic meal. It's been a lot of fun. I've also been helping out with the children's ministry at church on Wednesday nights. I help out in 5th and 6th grade GAs. I've really enjoyed it.
I'll give a highlight from the past two months and then I'll be finished.
At the beggining of the month, JM and I went to Austin to see Jars of Clay and Matt Wertz in concert. Now in the spring we made a trip to see Matt Wertz play in Austin and it was a disaster! I wore the wrong shoes and we ended up walking all over Austin. We had planned to eat at Stubb's BBQ (this is how I got JM to go to a Matt Wertz show), but it was closed for a special event when we got there. So thus the walking all over to find somewhere to eat. After we ate, we headed over to the venue for the concert. Waited in line just a little bit. During the wait, there was a sign posted of when each person would play ( 2 openers and then Matt Wertz). Well Matt Wertz didn't come on until 9:45 and it was 7!! It was only standing, so we watched the first guy ( Mat Kearny) and then went to Starbucks until Matt Wertz played. We didn't really like the venue and Josh Hoge sang with Matt Wertz which I wasn't much of fan of that addition. Then to top off a bad night, it poured rain all the way home. It was like a monsoon. OK, sorry for the long preface, now this trip to Austin was great! It was on a Sunday so we came home from church and had lunch, took our Sunday afternoon nap and decided to head out a little early to stop by the new outlets in Round Rock (just outside of Austin, and really nice!). Walked into Startbucks there and it was like I was in London again, internationals everywhere! Went to Stubb's from there to have dinner then the show. Luckily the concert was at Stubb's so it was open this time. The food was really good. The venue was really nice. It's outdoor and it was a great night for a concert. We were able to be pretty close and have something to lean on or sit on if we got tired of standing. Matt Wertz redeemed himself (it was just him and Justin Rosolino on guitar, much more my taste). Jars of Clay was really good too. I've just began to really listen to them this semester. I really like their new cd. Anyway, we had a great time. Hopefully we'll make it back for another show....
Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
-Song of Songs 3:5
Great advice there.
So the past few months we've been adjusting to the married life. It really hasn't been too hard! We finally found a church! We searched all last semester with no luck. We joined Meadowbrook Baptist about 2 weeks ago in Robinson which is where we live. Robinson is basically Waco. It's on the south end of Waco. I guess it's a suburb?? If Waco can have suburbs. If I were a suburb, Waco would be my last choice of cities to be connected to. How about Portland? That sounds nice....
We've been helping out on Tuesday nights at the Baylor BSM with the International Table. We go and help set up and prepare the meals if needed, hang out with internationals, and enjoy a great ethnic meal. It's been a lot of fun. I've also been helping out with the children's ministry at church on Wednesday nights. I help out in 5th and 6th grade GAs. I've really enjoyed it.
I'll give a highlight from the past two months and then I'll be finished.
At the beggining of the month, JM and I went to Austin to see Jars of Clay and Matt Wertz in concert. Now in the spring we made a trip to see Matt Wertz play in Austin and it was a disaster! I wore the wrong shoes and we ended up walking all over Austin. We had planned to eat at Stubb's BBQ (this is how I got JM to go to a Matt Wertz show), but it was closed for a special event when we got there. So thus the walking all over to find somewhere to eat. After we ate, we headed over to the venue for the concert. Waited in line just a little bit. During the wait, there was a sign posted of when each person would play ( 2 openers and then Matt Wertz). Well Matt Wertz didn't come on until 9:45 and it was 7!! It was only standing, so we watched the first guy ( Mat Kearny) and then went to Starbucks until Matt Wertz played. We didn't really like the venue and Josh Hoge sang with Matt Wertz which I wasn't much of fan of that addition. Then to top off a bad night, it poured rain all the way home. It was like a monsoon. OK, sorry for the long preface, now this trip to Austin was great! It was on a Sunday so we came home from church and had lunch, took our Sunday afternoon nap and decided to head out a little early to stop by the new outlets in Round Rock (just outside of Austin, and really nice!). Walked into Startbucks there and it was like I was in London again, internationals everywhere! Went to Stubb's from there to have dinner then the show. Luckily the concert was at Stubb's so it was open this time. The food was really good. The venue was really nice. It's outdoor and it was a great night for a concert. We were able to be pretty close and have something to lean on or sit on if we got tired of standing. Matt Wertz redeemed himself (it was just him and Justin Rosolino on guitar, much more my taste). Jars of Clay was really good too. I've just began to really listen to them this semester. I really like their new cd. Anyway, we had a great time. Hopefully we'll make it back for another show....
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