i just want to kiss you in the morning sun

The Art of Friend-Making

Making friends is oddly tough. Environments, life phases, and morals all play huge roles in how we make friends. Annnnd top of all those things - "friend chemistry". I am really grateful for the schooling and community I had in all of my life phases thus far. I have fantastic friends and strong bonds all over the world. I am still hoping to make some strong bonds around Portland, and waiting for all those elements of friend-making to line up perfectly.

A new girl started at our sister company about a week ago. Today we got to hang out a bit and she was really funny! I love people who make me laugh, especially at work. At the end of our conversation we talked about having lunch and this was her closing sentence, "Ya we should go to my house for lunch! We can jump on the trampoline and my mom doesn't work, so she can make us sandwiches."

I am pretty sure we just became best friends!

a bigger yes

Being a devoted, committed, selfless wife and a devoted, committed, selfless follower of Christ are those highest priorities. It has taken  A Lot  of courage  to  grow to  this  point (and there is so much growth ahead) , but I've never been so happy to have a bigger "yes" burning inside for the good stuff. 

This picture was taken last night for Dan's 29th bday! Dan, is our brother in-law, and just an awesome dude. His wife, my sister in-law is literally a God-send. I haven't made very many friends yet, and Drew and I are still searching for "our place" here, but Mandy and Dan have made it so easy to forget that we are still the newbies in town, and that we don't really have many friends around. I'm incredibly grateful for them and their ability to always make us feel loved. We are so lucky they are just down the road from us! 

Our Favorite Time of the Day

LOL

More than Enough

For so long, I felt like I needed more. Then I realized, I have more than enough. These two, are more than enough.