Houston, we've made contact!

I HEARD FROM RICHIE TODAY! It was less than 5 minutes, but every minute was so sweet! He is back in the country in Atlanta. He, the other leaders, and the kids are debriefing today. Then tomorrow the kids fly out and then the leaders debrief. So I expect the soonest I'll see Richie will be Monday. If he drives home Sunday I expect him to go home and sleep.

Today I got the well and pump finished! I'm so stoked to be getting sod put in. :) Here are some photos!

This is the bin my well pump is in. It's super nice!

The pump! Runs on 4 cents an hour of electricity! :)

Stepping Up: The Journey Begins

Another short blog today. I just got home from bible study. We're doing Stepping Up by Beth Moore. It's a study of The Psalms of Ascent. I'm super excited to start this journey with Allison and Catherine. I am hoping that through this study I can continue to work on replacing Rich as an idol and filling that hole with Christ. I'm hoping this study will show me how I can do that. I first did this study when I was a sophomore in college. So it will be interesting to see what my old answers were and how far I've come in my walk with Christ. You can be sure I will be blogging about my experience. I am now getting quotes on sod so hopefully I can get  a new yard! Richie would be so proud. Tomorrow the well guys are going to come and finish the pump. Super excited for these changes. Richie is flying home TOMORROW! Well, they're flying to Atlanta tomorrow at 10pm. Tomorrow is the first time I might actually hear Richie's voice after 3 weeks! Please be praying for their safety and timely travel. Also be praying that the kids and leaders merge back into society as smoothly as possible. Tomorrow I plan to do a long blog of the Maryland trip complete with photos. Things have just been a whirlwind since getting back. Until tomorrow.....

Well and Lawn

Today I got the well and pump installed! Whoot! Now looking at getting sod put in! My goal is to get it done before the engagement party. After work, I went over to Rich's to work on a surprise for him and made Joel dinner. I made talapia and old bay potatoes. It was good to hang out with him. Due to the lateness of this post I'm opting to keep it short. Another good thing about today I got a tervis tumbler with my name on it at work today! :) Check the photos below...

Yummy new well! :)

My new cup! So excited!