Well, hello there, strangers! Just when you think we might be getting into a routine...WE AREN'T! I will give you a brief recap of the last two weeks - don't want to leave you too much in the dark!
The week of the 21st was a heavy work week for us. I worked Monday and Tuesday. While I was there, Jonathan went to the eye doctor, hung shelves in the garage, got apples, went to game night and got to relax a little bit. Wednesday was our only day home together. Jonathan worked, I cleaned, did my nails, did laundry, made Swedish meatball pasta and enchilada dip then we went to small group.
That Thursday and Friday Jonathan went to work in Celina. I was off on Thursday so I made butter and then went to see Laura Story with my mom! We both read her book "When God Doesn't Fix It" and really enjoyed it (highly recommended for anyone to read) so when Mom saw that she was going to be in Sugarcreek she made sure we could go. It was so awesome to see her in person and the concert was just wonderful. She was a lot of fun and we had a great time just hanging out together!
The weekend was a bit of a blur for me, I worked, so I didn't do anything terribly exciting. Jonathan came home Friday night, then on Saturday he went to the Landis' since his sisters were in town. He and his dad cut wood for a little bit, then they played some games before everyone else went shopping. Afterward he went to his grandparents to catch up with them and to get some information on his ancestry, inspired by our recent Haas family reunion. I have also heard that he put together a spreadsheet of ideas for Christmas gifts for me...so that sounds pretty exciting!
Last week was another great week. I was off on Monday, so I made muffins and butter, went grocery shopping and made ham and cheddar chowder - a new family favorite - and we got to go outside and sit by the fire for a little bit in the evening. Also - Jonathan got to make butter for the first time - he got it done in less than 15 minutes!!! He had fun doing the whole process while I made dinner. There was a scheduling conflict, so I actually ended up working Tuesday AND Wednesday (super odd because Wednesday is my day off), Jonathan mowed, cleaned up the garage and went to basketball and small group while I was at work.
I was off for the rest of the week, so we had a good time. Thursday I spent a lot of time working on the schedule, so we took that in to work. I got our laundry caught up (for the most part), made chicken and smoked sausage alfredo and called insurance in the afternoon, then in the evening we sat down and played some music. It was fun to use the new table as Jonathan decided which songs to play for the youth event on Sunday.
Friday I cleaned the house and did my nails, Jonathan worked and swept the garage out, then we went into town to run some errands and to meet my parents for dinner and the football game. I had never been to the brewery in town, so we went there and it was absolutely delicious!!! The game was not so great...but the company made up for it and we had a great time.
On Saturday we went to the Landis' for breakfast then headed to shop for clocks - our wedding present from them. We went to a cute little store in Amish country and ended up finding TWO clocks that we just loved. More pictures of those to come...we still haven't installed them yet. We also went to Lehman's to get some things we were wanting, we stopped to look at some dining room chairs (ours need replaced at some point) and then we wrapped up our shopping excursion right before it got too chilly. On the way home we stopped to get burritos, then came back, watched Bourne Legacy and enjoyed an evening in.
Sunday was another busy day but a great way to wrap up the weekend. We got to go to church together, which is always a blessing, then we came back, ate a quick lunch and hopped back in the car for the rest of the day. Jonathan dropped me off at the church for Mandi's baby shower and he went over to the Haas farm. He and Dad got ready for the youth group hay ride/bonfire and enjoyed some time outside getting ready for all the kids. After the shower, Mom and I came and helped until everyone got there. We went on a hay ride around the neighborhood, sang some music around the fire and enjoyed all the awesome kids in the youth group. It was a great evening, Jonathan did an awesome job with the music and everyone had a great time...especially considering the fact that we had an extra hour of sleep in us!
I'm going to work on being more consistent with my posts...but bear with me! Still adjusting to this new normal! Hope everyone is having a great week, love you!
Love,
Alli and Jonathan
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