Thursday, September 30, 2010

Some of our travels.....

    We spent some time near Franklin, NC with some dear friends right before starting out on our cross-country move to Montana.  They showed us all around the beautiful Smoky Mountains.  Our time there was incredibly relaxing and refreshing....we so enjoyed it!



A quaint bridge in North Carolina


Our wonderful friends, James and Rhonda Furr, shared their lovely
home in NC and took us on some great hikes in the area.
A gorgeous spot in the Smokies
Our view after hiking to the top in Great Smoky Mountain National Park

         We made a few stops across the country.  Now I am sad as I go through photos that we didn't document more of it.  We started out with a stop in Atlanta, GA and had an awesome time with Jason's family.  We got to see Jason's brother Sanders, cousins Shannon and Jay and their kids, Parker and Landon, and Aunt Connie.  We also got to see a dear friend of mine, Nancy Sepesi, who I haven't seen in ages!  It was great to reconnect.  Kansas City was our next stop, where we stayed with a family friend of Jason's, Ruth Noland.  I truly enjoyed meeting her and getting to know her a bit.  Then, we stopped in Denver and spent a couple days with my family, the Zieschang's.  It is always so good to see them and the visits are too short.  Uncle Paul and Uncle Mark took us on a drive and hike in the Rockies- Jason had never been there!  Then we made the long, final stretch to Montana!!  Some pictures of our home here will be coming soon.....so stay posted!


At the top of Loveland Pass in Colorado....about 13,000 feet!

At Lake Dillon with Uncle Mark......why didn't we take
more pictures with our Colorado family?


For some odd reason, I wore flip flops.....I guess I didn't realize we were going on a hike!
Jason was very patient, and helped me make it to the top.  :)



Thursday, September 23, 2010

New beginnings in Montana...

Well, our first week of classes have been off to a good start.  There is so much information to take in, but it has only served to fire up our imaginations and get us excited about studying God's Word together this year.  But first things first.

Thanks so much for your prayers for our safety in moving here.  We and all our things made it in one piece and we are nicely settled into our cute new "home."  I say that in quotations because it is a little place, only one room and adjoining bathroom.....but it is perfect for our needs and an awesome first place together.  Jason and I have had so much fun the past couple of weeks setting up our house.  This included organizing, unpacking boxes, multiple trips to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond to spend those gift cards (so much fun!!), and of course garage sale shopping for furniture.  

As Jason and I look around our home, we have been repeatedly overwhelmed by God's blessings to us.  Almost everything in here has been given to us, by our amazing friends and family.  Thank you for blessing us with lovely wedding gifts, and wedding money.  Because of your generosity, we've been able to buy furniture, household items, and school supplies.  It also feels like we have pieces of all of you in our home.  We can look almost anywhere and see gifts that remind of us home and all of you who are so precious to us.  We are so grateful for you all and blessed to have you in our lives.

We love you and miss you, and hope to hear from you all.  We hope you enjoy this blog, and that it will help us keep in better touch with you all.  It is still a bit under construction, but it is getting there.  Feel free to check it as often as you like....we plan to update it at least once a week.  Please keep us posted with what is going on in your lives too!