Week 47: Strawberries!

Sunset from Monday, June 3, 2019

It has been such a good week for the Lil Landis Fam! We have been a little bit busier than we prefer, but it has all been enjoyable and we are planning on a pretty slow week this week.

Jonathan, Philip, Shem and Kyle, ready to play boccie!

Monday was a day off for me, so that was nice. I made granola and cereal, ran to Drugmart (DDM), went on a run, did laundry and swept the basement. Jonathan worked, went on a run and then we headed to game night at the Haas farm! We had a good time hanging out with all the game night people since we haven't seen them in awhile. It was the Prussias, Kyle, Philip and Grandpa Haas in addition to the rest of us in the Haas fam. We played Wits and Wagers, then the boys went out to play boccie ball while the rest of us played sevens. When we got home the sun was setting and it was absolutely gorgeous. Our setting allows for some pretty wonderful views in the evening and we took the chance to to appreciate them!

My parents got an old camera at an auction recently,
so we took it to see if Grandpa Landis could help us
understand it, he and Jonathan really enjoyed checking
it out!

Tuesday I was off work again, so we were both in the office most of the day since I was studying and Jonathan was working. I was super motivated and got a lot of studying done, so that was really nice and refreshing! It felt really good to get some work done. Once we were both done we went over to the Landis' house for dinner and to see Luke and Mackenzie since they were in town from India! It was so nice to see them and enjoy some family time.

Wednesday I worked 9-10 and Jonathan headed out to Celina for a few days working in the office. He spent the evening at Dillon's and I spent the night at my parents' house. Thursday I was home alone for the longest amount of time since we have been married! I did a lot of studying, finished reading The Help (which is a great book), then I went back to my parents' house because I forgot to get some containers for strawberry jam. While I was there, Kyle rode in with his bike, so after we all sat and talked, I brought him and his bike back, then I made dinner for Jonathan and I. We had country skillet dinner, made some ice cream out of bananas and I also made a new muffin recipe. It's always good to be back together after he is gone for so long!

Sunset from Friday, from the side yard.

Sunset as Jonathan watched it from the front yard!

Friday I had to work 9-10 in Canton, so Jonathan worked, mowed, cleaned, watched the sunset, listened to the Indians game and read some Lord of the Rings. I had a good day at work, but was very ready for the weekend to start! Saturday morning we went and picked 16 courts of strawberries and cleaned them up. Then we had a wedding, Gibson, one of Jonathan's friends form high school, got married and we had a great time catching up with some of his friends from home. It was probably one of the most fun weddings we have been to since our own! 

Today has been a great day so far! We went to Grace Chapel for church, which was wonderful, then we went grocery shopping afterwards. When we got home, Jonathan started up the grill and we had pork tenderloin and potatoes, both of which were delicious. This afternoon I made 4 batches of jam and got 16 containers worth, which should be really good for us this year. Afterwards, I made a pie, froze some berries and we cleaned up the kitchen. It has been so fun preparing all of this food and having so much room to store it! This evening we are heading over to my parents' for dinner with the fam and Grandma and Grandpa, so we are excited to see everyone.

The upcoming week is pretty uneventful as of yet, not much going on, just working, hanging out, enjoying our time. Continued prayers for my upcoming exams! They are both scheduled, just waiting to get them over with. My motivation is not super strong at the moment, so I could really use some prayers for focus, motivation and energy to study as well as passing grades on the upcoming exams. We hope you all have a great week! Love ya bunches!

Love,

Alli and Jonathan