"Busy"

I know it has been a little while since my last post, so I wanted to write just a quick blog to let you know what all has been going on around here.  One word could describe it all, "busy."  We are pretty much in meetings from 8:00 am to 4:00 or 5:00 pm.  Breakfast is at 7:00 and supper is at 5:00.  Sometimes we even have meetings after supper!  We stay pretty busy in meetings all day and then we come home to the quad that we share with eleven other people.  Needless to say Andrew and I don't get a lot of "us" time.  We are going to have to be intentional about getting away from everyone and just having some down time together.  Well, that's the scoop on things.  Not a whole lot interesting, just crazy :)

Home...for now

I finally got around to taking some pictures of our Quad.  They are not that great, but they will give you an idea of what it's like here.

Our small dining area...not that clean at the moment

This is the view coming in the door.  Part of our kitchenette, the dining area is on the right.  We have a little washer dryer area.  The bathroom is to the left right behind the kitchenette, and that is the door to our bedroom.

Part of our room.  We tried to make it a bit homey.

Well, that was the grand tour, I hope you enjoyed it!  Things are still pretty busy here, but I think Andrew and I along with another couple with no children are going to sneak out tonight and go see a movie :)  I'll try to keep up with my blogging while we're here even though things get hectic.  

We Made It!

Andrew and I made it safely all the way to Virginia.  We have unpacked our stuff, are now safely situated in our quad and ready for training!  We arrived yesterday around 1:00 after a beautiful scenic drive through Virginia.  There is so much history in this state.  We are a young country, and compared to other countries around the world, we do not have very many historical markers.  Just think of Rome with the Coliseum in the middle of the city for those who live there to be reminded of their history every day on the way to work.  We were able to drive past and through several civil war historical sites on our way here yesterday.

There are still people arriving today, so we have not had any meetings yet, but we look forward to plunging in bright and early Wednesday morning.  In our down time we have been able to reconnect with friends and meet some new ones.  We stayed up late last night playing Settler's of Catan, Andrew's favorite board game, with another couple with the same love of board games.  Our quad is quite simple. There are four other units in our building, but our unit consists of a kitchenette, bathroom, washer & dryer and our room with two twin beds that we push together to make a king size bed.  I will take pictures to post on here, but the internet connection in our unit is too weak to be able to post pictures from here.  Thanks to Dad's AT&T internet thingy or we would not even have this weak connection.

Well, I'd better run.  I just wanted to update quickly so everyone would know that we made it here safely and that we are excited about all the things to come!

Things I will Miss

So, I've just been going through a few pictures on my computer and I thought I would share just a few things/people I am definitely going to miss, not limited to but including...

My Sister Carrie

Our Small Group

Watching little Zeke grow up

Adorable moments

My mom and our matching outfits

This really does not even begin to touch on all the things and people that I am going to miss while we are out traveling the world, but it is a good start...more to come :)

Game Day

It is Tuesday of our last week here in Georgia before we head off to Virginia for some training.  It seems so crazy!  Time has flown by.  I think i am so overcome with the fact that we're leaving, that I don't know what to do.  We have already gotten all of the really big hard stuff done, so there is not much left for us to do.  But of that stuff left to do, I don't know where to start.  Today I did a little bit of sorting of the things that we didn't get rid of as well as put together into one list all of the emails of people who have said they want to receive our newsletter.  We've just got a bunch of little things like that that we need to get done before Sunday. 

Tonight Andrew is going to play in the first (and only for him) softball game in our church league.  A few of our friends are going to be there, so I am excited to have another reason to hang out.  Silas is going to be accompanying us tonight as well.  He's been resting up all day for a big night out :)  Silas is definitely the hardest possession of mine to say goodbye to.  I've had Silas for longer than I've even known Andrew.  When I moved to Texas, for a while he was my only friend.  But I know that he will be happy here in his new home.  It will be tough for me, but I know he will be better off.  And isn't that what love is?  Doing what is better for them not what you want.  It's amazing the things that God can use in your life to teach you about His truths.  Well, Andrew is hurrying me up so we can leave for the game.  Hope you all have a great day!

We're Back!

Andrew and I made it safely all the way back from West Texas.  It was quite an experience though.  I have never been delayed on a flight for wind before!  We were delayed a whole hour out of Lubbock and Dallas because of the wind.  Andrew and I were so thankful to have been able to fly out to Texas on our American Airlines Frequent Flyer miles. We were both able to get free round-trip tickets, all we had to pay for were our bags.  What a blessing!  But, because we got these free flights, our flight options were very limited.  We could either take the first flight of the day or the last flight of the day.  On the way out, we opted for the first flight of the day.  We left Macon about 5:00 am and arrived in Lubbock around noonish. Not too bad at all.  Unfortunately, on our trip back, we only had one option time to fly into Atlanta.  Our flight was to arrive at 11:40 pm but due to the delays, our flight did not arrive until 1:00 am which put us in Macon at 3:45 am.  I am so thankful to my parents who came to pick us up at such a ridiculously late (or early) time!  I think my dad is usually getting up from bed at 4 in the morning rather than just going to bed.  We debated the whole Groome transportation thing so my parents wouldn't have to drive all the way to Atlanta so late at night.  After a little bit of research, we discovered that Groome runs untill 1:00 and then starts up again at 6:00 am.  We would just miss the 1:00 shuttle and then have to wait until 6:00 for the next one.  My parents were gracious enough not to make us wait that whole time in the airport.

Thankfully Andrew and I are finally back and all in one piece.  It was a really great time to get to spend with Andrew's family.  It was very hard to say good-byes.  We are thankful to be back for one more week here in Georgia.  Our schedules are getting booked up by the minute.  Later this morning we are going to play to Frisbee golf with a couple from our small group.  This afternoon/evening, we are going to a movie with another couple from our small group.  I have numerous coffee engagements this next week (not too disappointed about that).  All the while we have to finish up cleaning out our house and packing things up. This really should be a breeze though, we've got the bulk of it done, just a little more left.  We are excited about all that the future holds!

New Mexico

Andrew and I have spent the last five days in New Mexico with Andrew's family.  We have had a lot of fun getting to spend time with family and friends.  Saturday night Andrew's mom threw a party for us.  I think there were about fifty people over.  Philip, Andrew's brother, had a roasting of Andrew.  I was a little worried about this...I mean, there is nothing bad you can say about Andrew.  Which in the end was true, their roasting ended up just being some funny stories from Andrew's childhood.  It was actually quite funny but it was sad at the same time.  It is so hard to let go of everyone and say goodbye.  I am thankful though that Andrew's parents and brother and hopefully sister-in-law will come out to Georgia to see us off at the airport.  That way we don't have to say good-bye now, but can put it off for a little bit longer.

Well, I don't have much  time, but I just wanted to write a quick blog since it has been a while since I've written anything.  We've been busy here hanging out with different people, but I will try to continue keeping everyone updated even when I am busy.   :)

This is the Wheat family Easter photo