Surfing!

Nate went surfing for the first time yesterday. It was a beautiful night!

That is him coming up with the board!

I don't think there is anything else new....

Have a nice night!

The Flood Church

Today we went to a church called the Flood (http://www.diveintoflood.com/) . It was great. We have been to a few churches, and none have felt like it was right...like we fit...something like that. From the first moment I felt like this was the right church for us. It meets in a high school...couldn't get away from that apparently :) But the people were great, it is small feeling, but has a lot of people and history....they have great small groups and lots of impact teams doing things like fire relief, and trips to TJ (Tijuana) to orphanages. The worship was great, the pastor gave an amazing talk on suffering, and yeah, it was great. We will definitely go back!

Yesterday we went out for breakfast and hung out...this is a picture of a sign in OB. I just thought it was cool...I couldn't get the whole thing in one shot, so its in two pictures.

Stir crazy....

So this whole no working/staying inside thing is hard! I have already cleaned the house, and I am getting ready to do some crafting...Maddi is giving me this look like 'I need a long walk and I want to go to the beach, why are you making me stay inside!'

I found out school is cancelled on Monday too! But great news is that the Y is amazing and they are paying me even though I am not working. I think that is so sweet!!

Well, Hope that you all have a wonderful day!!!

Today...

Well I am glad that you are still reading, so I will keep writing! This is an aerial of the area so you can see where we are to the fires, they are not close! So don't worry! We are right by the water...the little peninsula there on the left hand side? That is us (Ocean Beach/Point Loma area) The ash is definitely around...my skin is itchy, I missed the announcement on the news to wear long sleeves...
Today I went to the school and organized my site. It was nice to get stuff put away and clean so when the kids come back on monday we are ready to go.
We watched a movie with Mike and Joni last night, It is so wonderful to have such good friends here! Joni might cut my hair tonight, if she does I will post pictures :)

Is anyone out there?

Hey! Just wanted to make sure that someone is still reading this, because if not, I will stop updating it. If you are, just leave a comment/let me know, and I will keep updating!

Thanks! And everything is still okay with us...The fires are still not in our area. There are a lot of people being evacuated...it is very sad to see. The schools are all cancelled all week! This means no work for me! But it gives me a chance to catch up on stuff I have been needing to do around the school, so I can do that!

Have a great night!!

Wildfires!

So there are lots of fires all around San Diego, but we are far away from them, so if you were worried, don't be :)
There is ash in the air, so the school I work at is closed (along with all of the other schools) and we are not really supposed to be outside. There is a layer of it on our car and everything smells like smoke. The sky is all hazy, but it has made the sunsets extra beautiful!
250,000 people have been evacuated from SD county. It is definitely a big deal...For work tomorrow all of the site supervisors might go to Qualcomm Stadium where they are having all of the evacuees go.
I have gotten a few calls from people, so I just wanted to say we are alright!
love you all!

Pictures!

I put more pictures on facebook! These are of the area around us!

It has been a nice weekend! The weather was great today, we went to the beach with Maddi.

Enjoy the pictures!

http://hope.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2029025&l=d81fd&id=11402844

Martin Sexton Concert!

We saw Martin Sexton play at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. It was an AMAZING show. We were so close! It was about a half hour north of us. I am going to attemt to add a video of it!

Things are going really well with us! I love my job and get to learn more everyday! We will post more when we have time :)

Pictures from the trip!

We have internet at home! YAY!

I finally posted the pictures from our trip on Facebook, for those of you not on facebook, here is the link!!!

http://hope.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2028586&l=ae844&id=11402844

It's all coming together!

So Nate got a call back and is starting his new job tomorrow! He is working for a guy named Mike who specializes in installing Ikea Kitchen Cabinets. He also makes skateboards! Cool, Huh?

It has been so great to see how everything has come together. Nate and I have both found great jobs that we think we will enjoy, and I am close enough to mine to ride my bike! I am really excited to start, and I should be starting Wednesday after I get my fingerprints taken!

We went to the House of Blues Gospel brunch this morning with my Mom, it was so cool. We got to eat amazing food (and lots of it!) and listen to some great, passionate musicians! We had lots of fun!

My mom and I are going back to the zoo today, and Nate is practicing with Mike Morgan. He is playing electric guitar in Mike's band! That has been really fun for him too.

Well I think that is enough for now. We are trying to get Internet, and so soon we will post pictures!

YMCA!

So, I had gotten a job at the YMCA as a part time youth leader. It was working at the after school program. I had gotten a better offer hour-wise at a coffee shop, and so I called the Y to tell them I could not take the job. She told me that she had a full time supervisor position come up, and she would like me to interview for it! I was in the interview an hour later, and she called me back soon after to tell me I could have the job! I was thrilled! It is a perfect job for me!

My mom is here this week, we have been having lots of fun! We have been very busy, so it has been hard to blog! Today we are going shopping (YAY!) :) Yesterday we went to the zoo. My mom has always wanted to go to the zoo here, so it was lots of fun! We are planning on going to the Wild Animal Park which is part of the zoo kinda. Nate and I have not been there yet, we have heard it is great.

Hope to update soon with pictures!! Have a great day!