As you can expect, our week was not very exciting. Most days
consisted of both of us going to work, Jonathan coming home, going for a run
and making dinner, me getting home, eating dinner then going straight to my
desk to study, getting ready for bed and repeating the process the next day.
Tuesday evening Jonathan had his last meeting with his men’s
Bible study, which he has really enjoyed. He learned a lot, got to know a few
more of the guys from the church and it has definitely made an impact on his
life! Both of us have noticed a difference! Plus, it has allowed him to step up
as a leader in small group for this session! Thursdays now involve us splitting
up by gender and Jonathan is leading the guys’ group since they are going
through the same study he just finished. He is doing a great job and is really
enjoying the experience as a leader.
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| Jonathan's complete project from the last week! |
Wednesday was probably the best day this week. It was my
most emotionally stable day and we got to relax a little bit. Jonathan made us
a new pasta dish, which was delicious, and our landlord brought a guy to look
at our apartment. That was interesting…since the potential future renter took
my parking space. It did not make me the most happy, but we got through it and
had a good evening together.
Thursday evening is always good with small group, I got home
pretty late so it was rushed for me, but I just took dinner with me to small
group and we made it work! Thankfully, I don’t work on Fridays, so I can finally
relax and not worry about getting ready for the next day, which allows both of
us to enjoy small group more because there is not pressure to get home in time
for sleep.
Friday I had a lot to do. I did our laundry, studied as much
as I could, packed for the weekend and organized some of the contents of the
extra room in our apartment. We left as soon as Jonathan got home from work,
packed and we piled everything into the truck. For Friday evening, we went to
the Haas house. As an added bonus, the Franks were there, so we got to see all
the little kids and we got some Girl Scout cookies. After we got everything
unloaded and got to catch up with everyone we went to bed so we would be ready
for Saturday.
It was a pretty early morning yesterday morning since we had
to go check out an apartment at 8:30. We got up, had some yummy breakfast and
made it to the rental right on time! It was a very nice place, a little small,
but it was cheap and would meet all of our needs! We have a few prospects and
are not sure exactly what we want to do, but we are excited to see where we end
up. Afterwards we went straight to the Landis’ to help with the maple syrup
process. It was a great day for it! The weather was mostly wonderful and the
company was great. Emily came and brought some friends with her from ONU, then
it was Ken, Pam, Grandpa Landis, Tim and Dan for the most part. A few other
people stopped by throughout the day to see how it was going, but mainly us. I
had to do a little bit of studying in the afternoon, but Jonathan was down
there for the majority of the day! He came up for dinner, so that was a good
break. After we finished dinner Mom and Dad came to see what was going on,
which was a ton of fun! They really loved seeing it and we loved having them
there to see what it is all about! They left and we headed back down for a
little bit, but I was getting pretty tired, so Jonathan took me up to the house
at around 10:30-11. I chatted with the girls for a little bit, then finally
went up and went to bed. Jonathan stayed up to finish though, they didn’t get
in until about 1AM! It was a long day, but the syrup was great! This morning we
had pancakes and got to enjoy the outcome. After breakfast we stopped to see
Grandma and Grandpa Landis for a quick hello, which is always a good decision.
We love getting to see everyone! Now we are in the car, headed back to Wapak.
Grocery shopping needs done, Jonathan has volleyball and I have plenty of
studying to do.
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| Boiling sap! |
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| The fire definitely helps keep us all super warm! |
We are hoping for a good week this week and it is looking
likely. Our meals are seriously boring so I will not bore you with our “plan”.
Currently, my motto is “just have something to eat and it will be fine”.
Survival mode is our main concern. The good thing is – we are on the home
stretch of me having to balance work, school and home. It will be nice to have
less to juggle! I hope you have a great week! We love you all!
Love,
Alli and Jonathan
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