Great week spent with my love

What a successful spring break! Sunday through Wednesday were spent with my husband on the ocean, near the Strait of Juan de Fuca; in a cabin on the water. 

We: drank coffee and played bananagrams (top photo), skipped rocks on the water, visited a shop practically designed to tickle English majors with excitement (Zach wasn't too thrilled), watched four eagles tear a halibut apart (10 feet away), ate Thai food on a pier, spent time with Poe, missed the ferry by one single minute, and adventured till our feet were ready to go home.

Snapback and sweater.

I accidentally shrunk one of Husband's wool sweater's.

And I also wore one of his snapbacks. It was just sitting on the floor, so why not?

And I decided it was a glasses sort of day. Sometimes I just want to look like I know what I'm talking about. People with glasses always seem to they know what they are talking about.

Day 2 away at the ocean..

Greetings from Port Townsend! My love and I are off to sip coffee in a cafe on the water. Happy Tuesday!

And so spring break begins..

Starting the week off right. Poe and I will be spending quite a bit of time together over the next few days. Thanks to my sister, Genesis, for giving me this copy!

If you have not yet read, The Tell-Tale Heart, read it now. Then come back and we can talk about how brilliant this man’s brain is. Until then, cheerio!

Highs and Lows {a tad late}

Here are this last week's ups and downs:

Highs

-Spring Break. Hellooo Portland, prepare to meet your biggest fan.

-Impromptu coffee and boutique outings.
-That photo you keep looking up at (..or am I the only one?). Sifting through last year's stash, and that gem showed up. Picking only one photo to post wasn't easy. It was either this one of Hubs and I, or the photo of last halloween where he dressed as a Norwegian and I dressed as a.. a... I don't really know what or who I was dressed as. All I know is that I had a comfy sweater with pockets large enough to cram a substantial sum of sweet treats into. We obviously put a lot of thought into it.   

-Bike rides under a sky that isn't crying.

-Father-in-law arrived safe back from Haiti, in one piece.

-Family.

-A few Friday's ago (March 1st), a friend from Seattle was freed from bondage and drug addiction. God is so good, you guys! It was amazing to watch as joy came over him and he began to smile uncontrollably. His response to this "hug" from God: "There's just so much love and stuff, I want to feel like that all the time!" God is so good! He brings hope to the hopeless and freedom to those in chains. 

Lows

-10,000 page minimum to read by the 21st is not going well.

-It took an hour to bring out the horses Friday morning. Much too long for those long face foals.

-Going out to the Seattle streets on the 8th didn't happen. I was crushed.

Enjoy your Sunday! Feel free to post your highs and lows in the comments! 

This is home

Welcome to our home! Here are some snippets of our little space:

 

 

 

Come back within the next several weeks as I post up the kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom! For now, you see the living room.

Friday Highs and Lows

Highs

-I'm currently writing a social commentary on Costco; in which I relate the warehouse to being like a United Nations meeting where everyone from every nation has gathered together to prepare for an apocalypse, but yet no one talks to each other. Curious. 

-A clean house. Every.Single.Day. It's a record.

-Our friends Michelle and Nathaniel, or, Michaniel, as we call them, visited last night before they head out to Ethiopia at the end of this month! Pray for them, God's going to do something incredible.

-It's been chilly and rainy around here, but today the rain held back and the temperature rose. This change meant that I was able to ride my bike to school without getting soaked or splashed by cars. What's better? Each person I rode past (other bike-riders, walkers, joggers) all smiled and warmly bid their greetings. Today was a good day.   

-Warm scarves.

-God is moving in Seattle! Please pray for us as we go out again tonight.

-We have another hand on the farm! She's from Sweden and is in Washington for four months with her husband. She wanted to volunteer, so she's taking over barn duty on Wednesday's, which is a huge help! 

-I met up with my cousin this last week to talk about her wedding. So far, I have three weddings booked for this summer! If you would like to see my work, click here.

-Going to coffee with one of my aunt's. Always quality conversation!

Lows

-Realizing that I have a huge English exam in 20 days. It determines whether or not I graduate, basically. I have a kajillion and one pages to read (a.k.a. over 10,000). When I saw the reading list, all I could think of were the negative aspects. Side effects include, but are not limited to: nausea, the fear of failing, stroke, depleted highlighter ink, 4:00am-6:00am sleep schedule, sleep dept, and an inherent lack of motivation to do anything. BUT, I will read what I can. If I pass, praise thee Lord. If not, then I have one more chance to take it. Also, praise the Lord! 

You have highs and lows this week? Chu can share, I will listen.