Quick Trip

Yesterday afternoon we drove to Cochran, GA for a speaking engagement with FCA at Middle Georgia College. Upon our departure from Marietta we had the privilege of being stuck in rush hour traffic. Lesson #1: Take it from someone who has lived in Metro Atlanta for 9 years...don't travel during the hours of 6:30AM-9AM and 4PM-7PM. For those of you that rush hour is not an option my suggestion is for you to purchase a helicopter! Ha! Anyway, our 2 hour drive quickly turned into a 4 hour drive because of the traffic. However, neither of us minded because Cody caught up on his podcasts and I caught up on naps! I had never heard of Middle Georgia College and upon our arrival to Cochran I was beginning to believe we had been "punked". We soon found out there is such a place and students do attend the school but the town is extremely small (only a McDonalds and Subway because they closed the TacoBell)!! We learned that MGC is known for it's aviation school and we met quite a few future Delta and AirTran pilots. The FCA at Middle GA is only 2 years old and has grown from 15 to over 65 students weekly. Cody shared about what having a relationship with Christ truly means...LIFE! Not just life in the sense of eternity (even though that is an unbelievable reward) but life right now! We didn't get to hang out long because we had to drive home (we weren't really up for a night in the Budget Inn of Cochran) but we did get to meet a few great students! Thankfully we made it home a lot faster than our trip to Cochran. Of course that might have something to do with the fact that we followed aforementioned lesson and drove between 10:30PM-1AM!! I'm so proud to be able to travel with an awesome speaker and my partner in crime! We have the best job in the world! 

Chill Weekend

Our weekend was pretty uneventful. Of course we went to the movies (we saw "The Great Debaters")! It wouldn't be the weekend if we didn't see a movie! Saturday we slept in and went to one of my favorite places in the world...the mall! Unfortunately, we were at the mall to get Cody's computer fixed (not to shop for spring clothes) which meant we were actually making a trip to Cody's favorite place...the Apple store! The store was packed with people playing and purchasing the newest technology but we were able to get out quickly and without spending $. 

Today church was great and the weather was gorgeous! As soon as church was over, we bolted so we could make it to lunch with friends. Cody and I are really starting to get a bad reputation for being late. It seems like we are late for everything with the exception of Cody's speaking events! Today we were late for church and lunch. On a roll! 

Lunch was the best! It seems that life is filled with people that come in and out of our lives. However, there are others we know will always be a part of us, no matter what. Friends that have seen us at our best and worst and still love us. Friends who are honest with us (even when we disagree) and who spur us on to better living. Friends who make us laugh and who we love being with. Friends who, even though we may not see them often, we can pick up right where we left off and never miss a beat. Today, we had lunch with some of those friends. We haven't seen them in a long time but we picked up as if we had seen them yesterday! We talked for hours over lunch and it was sad when they had to leave!! Hopefully it will not be long before we can see them again! 

To all the friends in our lives, we hope we can be a blessing to you just as you are to us! Have an awesome week! 

 

Walmart Surveillance Cameras!

Warning: Do not try this at home! 

The camera person got a bit distracted by the Mickey bags! Listen to the giggles! Hollie asks "Are there any more tags on me?"! Yeah, there are about 5 on the back of your shirt which looks like the material/pattern of baby blanket! The hat is awesome but the best thing is those "new fit", elastic waste pants!! HOT! Can you believe these girls didn't get banded for life from all Walmart locations! Whoever was working surveillance got a real show on Wed. night! Hope you all have a fun weekend! 

Girls Night Out...to Walmart and the Emergency Room?!?

Jenn's purchase from Walmart! 

All the girls at dinner (before the festivities)

The "ER"?

Jill applying for a job!

Easter Outfits!

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life...EVER! A bunch of girls from VL (the greatest church on earth) went to dinner and that's where it all started. I ate way too many chips with some yummy salsa and spicy cheese dip! We talked about everything you can imagine but the most interesting conversation was the fact that Jenn's foot was the size of a football, she felt like she might be having a heart attack and this might be her final day on earth! After discussing her symptoms, talking to a nurse and a former EMT, calling all the husbands and getting everyone excited we decided we all should make a trip to the ER. We were laughing uncontrollably and so nobody was taking us serious. How fun would it be for 6 crazy girls to go to the ER together for a swollen foot? It really doesn't take much to entertain us. When decision time came, we chose Walmart over the ER. This Walmart wasn't your typical Walmart, it was the most ghetto one we could find and it had a very distinct smell that will haunt my memory for at least a week! You can see our damage in the self explanatory pictures. As for the girls who were too tired to take our friend Jenn to the ER...you really missed out! Maybe next time! Jenn, hopefully you will read this before your life is over because I want you to know that I hope you enjoyed your final moments here on earth and I love ya! 

Happy Birthday Mom!

First, I must begin by saying how great it is to be back in GA with the warm 70 temps! Beautiful! Anyways, I know, I know, we look just alike! There is no denying it! The really scary part about the entire thing is that we act a lot alike. This picture was taken at a wedding this past summer and the funniest thing is my cousin Jenna in the background. Her facial expression is hilarious! Today was Mom's B-day so we went to her favorite place for dinner...Stoney River. Yum! As if all the food and hot buttered "stoney pups" weren't enough we followed the meal with icecream from ColdStone. I will most definitely be going to the gym tomorrow afternoon! 

More Pics from the Snow...

The hottest snow"woman" around!

Our New Friends...Josiah and Mercy...So Fun!

Cody showing them how it's done!

New Hampshire

We had a blast in New England this weekend! We flew in Thursday afternoon and when we went to get our luggage everything made it but the most important bag...the bag with all the toiletries! I seriously thought I was going to have a nervous break-down. Our new friends Andy, Bethany and Shauna thought I was crazy because I refused to leave the room until I got my make-up and hair products. They all commented that "it must be a southern thing". Honestly, what true southern woman leaves the house (especially when they are meeting new people) with no make-up!! I was thrilled to see my bag arrive early Friday morning so I could face the world with southern style. 

Cody did a great job speaking and we saw many students make decisions for Christ! It starting snowing about 10pm Friday night and continued until mid morning on Saturday. It was so beautiful! We played in the snow and everyone kept asking us if we had ever seen it before. We really looked like a bunch of amateurs with our "snow" skiing gear (they said we didn't have to call it "snow" skiing there)! Everyone else was wearing jeans and we had on our waterproof snow pants. It was freezing cold and they were in t-shirts, a few had on sandals and some kids were even wearing shorts! We built a huge snow"woman" and went tubbing with the students. Thanks to Andy, Bethany, Shauna, Josiah and Mercy for showing us a great time at Monadnock camp!