Summer in the city

Life is good here. I mean, really good. The kind of good you don't even want to talk about because what if you wake up someday and it's just gone. We're happily settling into our new life as homeowners. The house is so great and beautiful, and we've finally got the better part of it unpacked. Adam's parents came down a few weeks ago and helped us paint the living room (blue-grey, with a grey couch, blue armchair, and red accents) and the kitchen (tan) so it's starting to really feel like *our* place. Last night I also finally unpacked and put together the guest bedroom, so we can now finally have guests! The rabbit is happily destroying everything we love and hold dear, and the birds are flying around comfortably like they've always lived there. I am ready to start school in the fall, but in the meantime I have been hanging out with my bro and doing delightfully fun things like going to Holiday World, watching the new Pixar Movie "Up" and playing mini-golf. My dad bought a ping pong table for his new house, so Adam and I are insanely jealous but we get over there to play doubles ping pong as much as possible.

It's hard to believe time is fyling by so fast; I hear it speeds up as you get older. I turn 24 at the end of this month (gag), which I will be celebrating by going to B-town twice to see Steve Earle on the 26th with my dad and hubby, and Mat Kearney on my actual birthday. Also, in 3 months we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary. The jury is still out, but I'll let you know the verdict on marriage then. :)

Otherwise life is pretty good. I joined a new house church that is teaching me so much, and I'm excited to see where God is taking me through this new community. We're about to study "The Irresistible Revolution" by Shane Claiborne and I feel like crying out "finally, a church group that gets me!" My hope is that we can learn to be ordinary radicals together, and inspire everyone around us with love and compassion. Adam and I are learning to take the good with the bad and be greatful for every good gift we have despite the struggles. WE love our families, each other, and we do the best we can! :)