Hotties

We got an e-mail from our amazing wedding photographer letting us know he has launched a new website. Kevin and I were super excited to see we are hot enough to make the site! Yes! You should check us out If you go to his portfolio, and under the engagements category click "featured" and then go to Melody and Kevin- it has our whole engagement session. Then, if you hit up the weddings category you'll find a select few photos in the gallery section. There's even a sweet photo of dad taking pictures.

Anyway, Joel is amazing and we definitely recommend him. As soon as I get my rear in gear we will have an album from him too. Oh, I feel sick thinking about how I haven't done that yet! blech.

!yadhtriB yppaH

Happy Birthday DADDY!!!

Some years ago in England, a sweet young boy was born.
New Zealand and America, and quite a few countries in between would be lucky to have him in their countries.
He married the love of his life, and became the proud father to four children.
Each day he is a living example of Christ's love for all people.
Today he is one year wiser, and we celebrate him!

I love you dad!

eww. eww. eww. ewwwww.

Alright, well Melissa headed to the doctor and found out her hand is displaced. So that's pretty gross, but her arm was so swollen they could not set the bone that day. The doctor explained she needed to wear a soft cast and ice her arm for two days. At the end of those two days her fingers looked like lil' smokies. Side note: the funny thing is the day she broke her arm she called me and said "hey, I think I broke my arm, what should I do?" Pretty sure she was in shock. The next day she unwrapped her arm to show me an arm that looked like a small roller coaster...yeah, you think you broke it??... Anyway, the swelling wouldn't go down, a week later and she went to the doctor yesterday to have her arm...umm re-set. You know, re-broken. So, the lesson here, break your bones when you're a kid, and not when you are 20+. It will be more than you can handle.

Spring, or something reminiscent

Spring has arrived. In Portland this means that one day it's a lovely eighty degrees and the next it is in the 30's with rain. It's different, but I don't mind it too much. I am looking forward to sunny skies and summer evenings in the park. We took care of felix the cat with success, and now we think we could get a cat at some point. So that's promising.

Today begins MBC's "Spring Lectureship" mainly this is a time when a really important person comes to speak for an hour each day, during what would be chapel. This year our speaker is an amazing man named John Perkins. He is an African American man from Jackson, MS, who many would say has continued the ministry Dr. King would have. I am looking forward to it.

This weekend A&W will be here!!! Man I can't wait. It will be exactly 6 months since the last time I saw them. Also I only have 5 more weeks of classes and today I chose my schedule for the last time! Weird. I am almost a college graduate. With a mere 29 days left in the cafeteria I am so happy. I am ready to turn in my smock and Multnomah hat (on the hat the T is a cross...gag). It's been real, but I'm real ready to be done with it.

Oh, and for those of you who enjoy soccer- my friend Melissa, who was a bridesmaid in my wedding, was playing intramural soccer at MBC last week. She stood with her arms at her sides when another player shot the ball and hit her right arm. Her wrist broke immediately and she went to the doctor. Turns out his misfired shot was so forceful her hand was displaced from her arm. I won't tell you what followed at the doctor's visit, and what she still faces, in case Matt is reading this.

Phewwww...

Wow, I am home in Oregon. I flew back Tuesday evening, and my sweet man was waiting for me with flowers and balloons. We came home and he made me dinner and just treated me like a little princess. My time in California was so nice. I relaxed in the California sunshine, took Abby for a walk, chilled in Oakland, and really enjoyed the down time with mom and dad. Back to life here in PDX, I cashiered yesterday and turned in my biggest paper for the semester, heeeeeeyyyyyyy. This weekend Kevin and I are cat sitting for some friends. We plan to rent a movie and hang out with our little cat friend Felix, or Free-Lix as we call him. Should be some good times.

Cafeteria anecdote for the day:
Yesterday I arrived to work to find that the "dining services" is hosting a campus-wide easter egg hunt. The signs explaining the game happen to be posted around my cashiering cubby hole where I sit each day. Having the signs posted so close to my face, I was asked by nearly every cafeteria patron- "Where are the eggs?" "Are there any eggs left?" "How many eggs are hidden?" "Are the eggs from cage-free chickens?" Ok, maybe not the last one but honestly I got asked with each new customer some question about the silly eggs. I considered allowing the sign to "drop." Then I remembered the manager would freak out. Oh well....