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Dan and I are finally moved into our apartment!  most of our boxes are emptied and stuff is put away, which was a challenge with such a lack of storage space...but we made it all fit!  i've even got stuff up on the walls, which is a vast improvement over my last house, since i barely bothered to decorate that one at all.

Now we are job hunting, as neither one of us managed to transfer our jobs here, due to some extremely difficult people at the locations we were looking to transfer to.  However, I am sure something better will come our way.  God wants us here, and He will provide.  We just have to be patient and do our part. Which means filling out about a million applications.  Easier said then done, when internet hasn't been set up in our house yet.  Thankfully, the public library has wifi.

I will post pictures soon!  the internet speed is to slow to do it now.

Hello, Charlotte

Last weekend, Dan and I went down to Charlotte to try and find ourselves a place to live while he's in school.The trip took about six hours and since Dan was driving I had a lot of time to have fun with my camera.  and read.  and knit.  theoretically.  mostly, I took a ton of pictures.  Once we got away from DC/Alexandria the countryside was really pretty.

 Along the way, we had to stop because my car was making funny noises.  turned out to just be a loose piece of plastic on the undercarriage, which was good.  Also, the trip was REALLY hot because my car doesn't have working air conditioning, so we had to drive with the windows down or risk cooking from the inside out.  That wouldn't have been a good time, at all.

Besides looking at apartments, we had the chance to visit RTS and look around the campus.  The campus is fairly small, but it was really nice, as well.  We took a tour and spent a little time looking around on our own. It seemed that they have a lot going on for the students besides just classes, chances to fellowship and get to know and support each other.

Dan's really excited about starting school; and he should be.  He's going to be surrounded by other men who are as into studying theology and serving others as he is, which is exciting for him.

The school also seems to do a good job of making sure the wives of the students have places to fellowship and get to know each other, which is also going to be awesome for me.  Or so I've been told.  :)

I'm out of things to say, so here are a couple more pictures from our trip for you to enjoy.

When you go to DC you walk A LOT.

Dan and I went into DC today.  It was a PERFECT day; the weather was nice and there was a slight breeze which was perfect.  We started at the Library of Congress, then went to the National Archives; though I have no pictures from either of those because on top of having to go through somewhat crazy security, they don't allow ANY photography either.  However, both of them were REALLY cool and I got to see the Declaration of Independence.  That was exciting.  For me at least.  Dan was most excited about the Library of Congress.

 I love the clouds in this picture.  Dan thinks it's pretty awesome too.  Something about how the clouds make it look like something out of a fantasy.

 This, I believe, is the Federal Trade Commission building.  Or something.  I thought it was interesting.

 The Lincoln Memorial was REALLY crowded.  And also, they drained the reflecting pool because it's cracked or something.  AND the Washington Monument was closed off because it's ALSO cracked.  So apparently everything in DC is falling apart.

 The outside of the Lincoln Memorial.  See ALL those people sitting on the steps?  It was very crowded.

There is really nothing special about this photo.  I just like the way it flows. 

 Dan had a good time too.

And...our final traveling companion, Cedric the Gnome.  We walked A LOT today.  I got sunburned because apparently, sunscreen only works if you actually manage to apply it all over.  And if you're not me, because I burn through EVERYTHING.  It'd be funny if it didn't happen ALL the time.

Thrifting

So my mom and I went to a bunch of thrift stores the other day.  I found these.

 Pretty little soap dispensers.  They are super heavy glass and they have a really nice greenish tint to them.

and the dispensers are really cool looking too!  I think I might be in love.

Thrift stores are awesome.

Mini Vacation

Last weekend my sister in law graduated from college.  Dan and I used it as an opportunity to take a mini-vacation from....well....reality.  We had a good time, even though it was hot and the commencement speaker was kinda boring.  At least I thought he was.But anyway...

 We drove down Friday and spent the day with Dan's friend Jared.  He showed us around the
GIGANTIC church he works at.  We then spent the rest of the evening playing settlers of catan and eating delicious enchiladas.

 Graduation was HOT.  Not as hot as the year Dan graduated, but hot none the less.  I have funny looking sunburn marks on my legs because i was wearing leggings and ballet flats.  Despite that, and the above mentioned commencement speaker, it was a good time.

 Walking across the stage. she was really excited about it!  Thankfully, Liberty breaks up their actual graduations by schools because watching six thousand students walk across one stage would take approximately FOREVER.  This was much nice, and also indoors, which meant AIR CONDITIONING!  :)

Sarah and her grandparents.  It was a good weekend spent visiting with them.

I'm still here, i promise.

Hello, Blog world.  Long time, no talk!  Mostly on account of I work a lot, and by the time I get home, it's, like, after ten pm and all i want to do is pass out.

Not a whole lot super interesting going on around here.  I'm still working two jobs; Payless and old navy.  Dan is working part time as a cashier at Food Lion, and we are both excited about the extra income!

I'm still busy teaching myself various knitting techniques.  One of these days i'll get around to posting some of the stuff I've done.  Right now, i'm working out how lace works;  I love the idea of lighter weight stuff now that the weather's getting warmer and I won't be able to wear my awesome winter hats for much longer.  And attempting a sweater of some sort is still on my list as well....

Hmmmm....I haven't had much inclination to go out and shoot more pictures lately.  Hopefully, with the nice weather, that will change soon!  There are several places i still want to get photos of....

But I'll leave you with some photos....

 Shot outside at night, in the freezing cold.  A long exposure gives you the sense of movement in the clouds and silhouettes the tree against the moon.

 Early in the morning, also freezing cold.  Sunrise over the bay in Chesapeake beach, MD.

No blog post would be complete without a picture of my awesome husband, who willingly woke up and took me out EARLY in the morning so i could get pictures of the sunrise.

The cold is everywhere!

So, I got a wide angle lens attachment for my camera and i decided to take it out to play with today. which, honestly, wasn't the best idea ever as it was about 40 degrees outside and as windy as could be....I thought my fingers were going to fall off it was so cold. Ok, maybe not really but it was definately WAY too cold to be outside.

Anyway. I love the fisheye effect this lens gives my pictures!

Christmas Time

So it's been christmas lately.  I phrase it that way because with so much family close our christmas extended pretty much over the entire weekend.  Here are some highlights:

 Sarah got a backpack to carry all her camera equipment.  She was very excited about it!

 Dan's parents got him a patriots sweatshirt.  I'm fairly certain he hasn't taken it off since. except to sleep.

 Earlier this month i took a bunch of pictures of my brother, and chose the best one to make into this canvas for my mom.  She was showing him what it turned out like.

 One of my gifts was an adapter that allows me to fit an older pentax lens on my nikon.  With this lens, i can take pictures of the stars, such as this one of Orion.  I'm super excited about astrophotography!

 Our christmas tree.  Dan and I decorated it last week.  It's pretty and you can't have christmas without a tree, right?

Reindeer.  Need I say more?


How was your Christmas?

November

So last saturday Dan and i went to downtown annapolis with Beka, Joel, Corrie, and Meimei.  After eating, we opted to loiter around the naval academy.  Ok, not really.  I was taking pictures and they were humoring me.

Inside bancroft hall is a bathroom done entirely in marble.  For no apparent reason.  There was a HUGE mirror so i took the opportunity to get a picture of myself.


















We hid in bells. (this is not me).

Dan and I with a tree that looks kinda like a christmas tree.  I believe the plan is to put this one in our christmas letter.  So here's a sneak peak.


















And this is probably close to the only tree in Annapolis that still has leaves on it.  It was such a pretty golden color I couldn't resist taking a picture.





For the record, I CANNOT believe it's nearly Christmas already.  Today is December 1 (don't let the post title fool you.  I do know what month it is.)  I guess I need to get busy working on christmas gifts; I'm rapidly running out of time to get them finished and to finish my shopping.

Anniversary

Dan and I have been married for a year now; where has the time gone? Of course, that year has been really busy, what with moving twice halfway across the country and back again. We went out for dinner tonight at outback and ate yummy steak.

I got a job at Payless and i start there tomorrow! I'm excited except that I can't wear tennis shoes. So that could be interesting since at the moment tennis shoes are the only comfortable shoes i own. We shall see how i survive. But I am working over thirty hours there this week. I also have a second interview at old navy, to work with the shipping and receiving crew, so i'm optimistic about getting that job as well. I'm pretty sure i can work my schedule so that i can take both.

Dan has an in person interview some time in the next couple weeks with a church in South Carolina, and we are excited about that as well. He also has a Skype interview with a church in Kansas next week, which is also exciting.