(It’s been awhile)

(Oh hai new house!)

So Dave and I bought our first house. I don’t know if it’s more of a relief or a joy to finally have one. Two years of searching really drains a person! I’m tellin’ ya, it’s not like it is on (HG)TV. “Here’s three options for you, why don’t you discuss it for a few minutes and we’ll write up an offer! They’ll accept and then we’ll give you all new furniture!”

Nope, nothing like that.

But, end of story…we found a house! And really, we love it. It was posted on MLS at 7:00 pm, we were in the car by 7:10 and 24 hours later we were putting in an offer. It didn’t have a chance! Right price, right neighborhood, right right right.

Right now we’re working on a few things. Mainly the kitchen…the house was a flip, and so there were quite a few shortcuts taken when they worked on the house. We’re taking the time to do things right, and make sure this house won’t surprise us much more after we move in. The kitchen is getting a facelift, the bathroom, and there are a couple of wiring issues that Dave will be working on.

It’s more than just paint and getting to decorate a house and fill it with junk though. So much more. The reason we feel this is THE house and THE neighborhood is the way it all came together. Two years of looking within a certain radius yielded us nothing, and then a pastor friend of ours listened to the Lord and asked us if maybe God was telling us to expand our borders. Whoa. Expanding borders meant leaving our safety zone. Meant trusting God. Meant challenging the status quo. I’m happy to say that it took us 2 seconds to jump at the chance.

We started looking closer to Cincinnati, told Dave’s family we were most likely going to move farther away (all of 30 miles!), and within 2 weeks we were under contract. Everything fell into place.

I’m so excited with what God has planned. I pray constantly for our new village, our new neighbors, and all of the people that we will come across. My prayer is that our home is a source of light in the region and we’re able to touch lives and show people who Jesus is. To truly serve our neighbors. It’s not about getting them to come to our church, it’s about bringing Christ to them. Where they are at. To show them that we’re as broken as they are. I just have no words with how much I love them already.

I digress.

We’re homeowners. We’re learning new quirks everyday about what that means. And we’re so excited for what’s ahead.

And, yes, I am excited that I get to decorate.

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Oh. Em. Gee.

It’s been a long long time. I know. I’m back because Joaquin Phoenix was on ‘Late Show’ and was totally crazy the whole time.

First, read this: ‘Late Show’ Marred by Bizarre Joaquin Phoenix interview

When Dave and I went to the ‘Late Show’ a few years ago, Joaquin was the featured guest, along with a snake guy. The snake guy was good, Joaquin was…weird. He was almost exactly like this latest interview, only maybe a *little* more chatty. He would only answer Letterman’s questions with “Yes” and “No.”  Dave and I walked away saying, “What was that?!” Which I’m sure last nights guests were as well.

Anyway, it only reminds me that actors are people, and people are generally weird sometimes. I still love Space Camp!

In other news:

My sister had her baby. Sainted Nephew #2, AKA Aiden, came three weeks early and was born on January 23rd.  I’ve got my ticket booked, and I’m heading out there next week! Hooray!

Radio City was great. It keeps getting better and better. We cemented friendships, made new ones, and overall it was fantastic. I guess you just had to be there.

I’ve been cooking like CRAZY. I just got this pot today and there’s already a pot roast simmering, and the house smells wonderful. Also, got this book, and have been packing on the carbs. Not so great for my hips.

Alright, that’s all. I guess I just wanted to talk about Joaquin Phoenix. Probably because I like saying Joaquin so much. WHA-KEEEEN.

AAHAHAAHAHA  This is good.

Srsly folks, how should we respond to this? Where has the system failed? And do you think this person was maybe doing drugs at a critical point during his development? Or maybe he was just having an “off” day. That’s it. It was an off day.

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