So now we're home, back to cold, rainy weather (yeah, that summery weather we were having last week is history). Time to put up the Christmas decorations and settle in for the winter!
11/28/2005
Back home...
We had a great time with family over the holiday week. Time spent with my family is always refreshing! It was fun to see Ben again -- he was five months old on Thanksgiving day. Here's an adorable shot of him with Anna and Matt's kittens, Missy and Bella:
So now we're home, back to cold, rainy weather (yeah, that summery weather we were having last week is history). Time to put up the Christmas decorations and settle in for the winter!
So now we're home, back to cold, rainy weather (yeah, that summery weather we were having last week is history). Time to put up the Christmas decorations and settle in for the winter!
11/07/2005
A weekend with my Mom...
I had such a wonderful weekend!
My Mom flew in from Portland on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, she came to my Russian class with me. That was fun (although she didn't understand anything)! Afterwards we drove four hours south to the city of Visalia, checked into a motel, and that evening went to see Petra perform at a church in town.
Petra is one of the first Christian bands I started listening to when I was a freshman in highschool. Their album Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out was the first one I owned, and I would listen to it daily. When I spent my 11th grade year in Chile as an exchange student, I had their Beyond Belief video with me, and it was one of my biggest links to home. I watched it all the time! Petra's music was very instrumental (no pun intended) in my spiritual life during my most formative years. When I saw that they are retiring this year (after over 30 years in ministry), and that they were on their farewell tour, I knew I couldn't miss the chance to see them perform one last time. Visalia was the closest location, hence the road trip!
The concert was awesome (loud, but awesome)! There were two bands that performed before Petra: Bread of Stone and Farewell June. They were good, but the crowd went crazy when Petra came out! They performed a lot of great songs, including a few medleys. It was so fun to sing along with them live! Finally, the concert was over at 11:00PM. Mom and I grabbed a quick dinner from McDonalds on the way back to the motel, and turned in for the night.
Aside from the Petra concert, it was so wonderful to have those extended hours in the car to just chat with Mom and get to know each other better. Living so far apart from each other for the last six years has made it difficult to keep our relationship as close as I'd like, so this was a real treat for me. She flew home on Sunday after attending church with us.
Thanks, God, for my Mom, and for the chance to spend this time with her. And thanks for Petra, and the great ministry they've had all these years. Thanks for giving me this chance to see them in concert -- it was truly a blessing for me!
Here's the cute Petra t-shirt I got at the concert:
And here's a photo of Mom and me at the airport:
My Mom flew in from Portland on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, she came to my Russian class with me. That was fun (although she didn't understand anything)! Afterwards we drove four hours south to the city of Visalia, checked into a motel, and that evening went to see Petra perform at a church in town.
Petra is one of the first Christian bands I started listening to when I was a freshman in highschool. Their album Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out was the first one I owned, and I would listen to it daily. When I spent my 11th grade year in Chile as an exchange student, I had their Beyond Belief video with me, and it was one of my biggest links to home. I watched it all the time! Petra's music was very instrumental (no pun intended) in my spiritual life during my most formative years. When I saw that they are retiring this year (after over 30 years in ministry), and that they were on their farewell tour, I knew I couldn't miss the chance to see them perform one last time. Visalia was the closest location, hence the road trip!
The concert was awesome (loud, but awesome)! There were two bands that performed before Petra: Bread of Stone and Farewell June. They were good, but the crowd went crazy when Petra came out! They performed a lot of great songs, including a few medleys. It was so fun to sing along with them live! Finally, the concert was over at 11:00PM. Mom and I grabbed a quick dinner from McDonalds on the way back to the motel, and turned in for the night.
Aside from the Petra concert, it was so wonderful to have those extended hours in the car to just chat with Mom and get to know each other better. Living so far apart from each other for the last six years has made it difficult to keep our relationship as close as I'd like, so this was a real treat for me. She flew home on Sunday after attending church with us.
Thanks, God, for my Mom, and for the chance to spend this time with her. And thanks for Petra, and the great ministry they've had all these years. Thanks for giving me this chance to see them in concert -- it was truly a blessing for me!
Here's the cute Petra t-shirt I got at the concert:
And here's a photo of Mom and me at the airport:
11/02/2005
A photo shoot...
Andrew's sister Jessica (who celebrated her 15th birthday last week) is taking a digital photography class for school. One of her assignments was to take some portraiture shots of three different people, and one of the people she chose was me! She came over last night and took some "everyday life" type shots of me, as well as a few "portrait" type shots. Here they are -- I think she did a great job!
Picking Pomegranates
Cutting Bread
On the Computer
Say, "Cheese!"
Picking Pomegranates
Cutting Bread
On the Computer
Say, "Cheese!"
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