Catching up...

I'm probably about 2 weeks behind on posting.  Oh well!  Ha!  It's been a good 2 weeks though.  As far as classes go, I've really enjoyed reading through and learning Exodus the week before last.  And, then last week, we studied Joshua.  The EL class on Thursday night was about Angelology and Demonology.  Very interesting to say the least!

The week before last, I kinda snuck out of town and took a trip to Ohio to see dear friends.  Jennifer and I left earlier Thursday morning and came home last Monday.  It was such a sweet time of being with the Johnston's.  We just love and miss them a ton!  (I know we aren't the only ones!)  They really are more like family than friends.  On Friday, we went to a nearby train station and loaded up bikes to go riding.  We got on the train where we parked and took a short ride.  Then, we unloaded our bikes and rode one of the trails.  It was a beautiful day and all the leaves were changing.  We stopped somewhere along the way for a picnic.  Then, we rode the rest of the way back to where we started.  That night it rained, and we decided to get creative.  So, sometime in the night, we were ripping pallets apart in the garage.  :)

Me and Jennifer on the train

Me and Jenn bike riding

Ryan, Addi, and Debby

Thinking...contemplating...

Brute strength...

On Saturday, Jenn, Debby, and I went to get crafting supplies to make pallet signs.  We came back and set to work cutting, measuring, nailing, and painting.  It was really fun for a raining day!

The girls covering their ears because of the nail gun. :)

They were sooooo meticulous!

Our finished signs!  They turned out great!

On Sunday, we all got up and went to church.  We had lunch at Chipotle.  Later that afternoon, Jenn and I carved pumpkins with the girls (and half the neighborhood:).  Sunday night, Jenn and I talked Ryan and Debby into going out while we stayed home to "babysit" the girls.  We wouldn't have had it any other way!  It was such a great time to get away and spend time with loved ones.

Carving the pumpkin!

Making the face!

Love them!!!

Color Run fun!!!

So, today, I had alot of fun at the Color Run 5k.  Although we didn't even run, we had a great time being together and gettin' our "Color on"!  The run was set up so that we got covered in a different color at certain points along the path.  So, we had "color" thrown at us in this order: yellow, pink, orange, and blue.  Then, at the end, we had a color party.  Every person that registered for the race received a color packet.  We were supposed to keep the color packets with us until the end of the race.  Then, at the end, we all threw the color up and around.  It was awesome!  And, it was super fun!  I have tons of pics, but I'll just share the highlights.

Pre-race: Girls

Pre-race: Guys

COLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post-race: Guys

Post-race: Girls

(Orbitz gum commercial!)

Information overload... and a wedding :)

My first week of October was filled with awesomeness!  No kidding.  On Monday night (last week), we learned about the life of Joseph.  Yes, we're still in Genesis!  That was just the first hour.  The second hour was on the "How To's of Discipleship".  On Wednesday morning, we continued with "Myths of Discipleship" and more on the life of Joseph.  Luckily, we had praise and worship for our Thursday night class.  Then, on Friday night and Saturday morning, we had an optional church history retreat.  Talk about over my head!  We went through years 100-1500 in 6 hours.  I'm in information overload.  That's for sure!

Really big words...

Also, over the weekend, I had the privilege of seeing a sweet friend marry her best friend.  Despite the cold and rain, it was beautiful.  Their special day was a precious picture of the body of Christ.  And, I'm so happy for them!  Congratulations Catherine and Andy!

The Bride!

Finishing September!

So again, I'm a little late posting about my week (last week).  However, it was a good week.  On Monday night after class, one of the guys' houses in the program had people over for a bonfire and s'mores.  Nothing says fall like a bonfire!  It was a fun time to get together.  I would've taken pics, but I was too busy swinging on the guys' rope swing.  (I know I'm supposed to be an adult.  It was too fun though!)

Tim

The highlight of my week was Friday night.  A group of us from the EL program went to Range USA in Bartlett for their "date night" deal.  The deal included dinner, ammo, renting their guns and a shooting lane.  I have to admit that I was very nervous.  But, it ended up being very fun.  We all got to shoot with some type of revolver and some type of 9 millimeter pistol.  (I don't know info on the guns, if you can't tell.)  It was so fun, and dinner afterwards was pretty tasty, too.  I would totally go back again!

The roommie...Elizabeth

Me!

Becca

Spencer