Week 39: A Surprise from Jonathan...

I feel like our week has just been good. It has gone by fast, but it hasn't been too busy or overwhelming, just a good week. Monday we tried a new swiss steak recipe with mashed potatoes, it was delicious! Jonathan got the potatoes ready for us when he got home, I studied after we ate, Jonathan went on a run and then we went on a walk to enjoy the pretty weather. Tuesday we got to go on a walk as well, but we had chicken alfredo for dinner instead. Honestly, the first part of the week was just pretty normal and chill.

Please enjoy this fun photo of Jonathan's
 mustache, this was my surprise!

Wednesday it got a little bit crazy. I had a presentation to do in the afternoon, so my preceptor and I left Coldwater at 3 and headed to Versailles for a presentation to a group of Parkinson's patients. It was a really great experience! Unfortunately, they had a lot of questions that we did not know the answers to! We tried to keep the medication information simple, just sticking to the basics, they wanted a lot more about one of the specific medications. The group was supposed to last from 4-5, I didn't leave until 6, so I got home a little later, but Jonathan and I had a lot to talk about when I finally did get home! He made BLTs to go with some of our leftover mac and cheese. He surprised me when I got home with his new facial hair...it didn't last for very long, but it was quite a shock! The next morning it was gone, but it brought about a great laugh!

Thursday was another crazy day. I worked from 9-7, but she let me leave at 6:30 from Minster so I could get back in time for small group. Jonathan spent the evening with Dillon, they went on a run and then got dinner at J. Marie's. He enjoyed getting to catch up with Dillon, getting to see his new motorcycle when they met up for dinner. Small group was great, we are enjoying our last few weeks there before we move.

Friday was a great day. I worked in Minster from 10-4, so I got the laundry almost finished before I left for work, then when we got home, Jonathan folded the towels, I got a grocery list together and we went to Aldi to go shopping. Usually we shop Sunday after church, but this week we had the Steiger's over for the evening on Friday, so we had to do a little bit of shopping. We made them pork chops, roasted potatoes, green beans and corn with fancy milkshakes for dessert. We loaded up on yummy stuff to go in the milkshakes - chocolate chip cookies, oreos, peanut butter cookies, powdered peanut butter, chocolate, it was all delicious! The Steigers are our go-to people for games, so we played Azul and Splendor, both of which were very fun. Afterward, we sat and talked for a little while, they didn't leave until around 12, so it was a late night, but totally worth it!

Saturday we had a lazy morning with chocolate chip baked oatmeal, then we went on a walk to the post office and then to some of the shops around town. There is a really cute boutique that I enjoy and then there is a shoe/leather shop that Jonathan wanted to go to to get some shoe polish for his nice leather shoes. It was a really neat little store! I hadn't been there yet, but Wapak's downtown is just too cute. Afterward, I did some studying and Jonathan did some work on the computer. Later we got ready and headed out for a date night! We went to Applebee's for lupper. Both of us got something new and we were not disappointed! It was very delicious. Then we head to the mall to do a little bit of shopping and we got to see Elise Steiger at Old Navy! To finish off the evening, we went to see the movie Unplanned, it is a new, pro-life movie about abortion. It was a good movie, we both would highly recommend it, but not without a warning that it is pretty intense. Jonathan had to step out at one point to make sure he wasn't going to puke in the theater and we each had a Sprite when we got home because we were still nauseous. Eating should take place 2 hours before or after the movie, it is rough. The "R" rating is not because it shows anything inappropriate, but because it is very intense. It shows an abortion, the process of a drug-induced abortion and a situation with complications - all of it involves a lot of blood. Thankfully, after the first half-hour or so, most of that is done and it becomes a little easier to watch. It was a really informative movie and opened my eyes to the culture in the organization of Planned Parenthood and I thought it was interesting to see the perspective of someone working in the clinic. Once we got home, we just drank our Sprites and watched something different and less heart-breaking so we could sleep a little bit better. 

Today has been a good day, church was wonderful, as usual, we had BLTs and mac and cheese when we got home, then I studied and Jonathan did some work. We called and talked to both of our families, watched some NCIS, and have got to do a bit of relaxing! For dinner we had chicken-bacon-ranch sliders (which were fantastic) with smoothies and popcorn/chips. It was a really nice, summery meal! 

This week we are going to have burritos, pulled pork sandwiches and breakfast enchiladas! Yummy stuff! It is looking like a pretty good week coming up, only two more weeks in Wapak, so we have a lot of stuff to get to doing while we are here! We hope everyone has a great week, talk to you soon! We love you all!

Love,

Alli and Jonathan