The Golden Years...

Wow its been almost a month since we have blogged. Well in the last few weeks we served on a retreat for adults and i had a stomach flu like virus last week. It was not fun (the flu not the retreat). On the retreat we got to talk to people about NFP and marriage which was awesome. We really feel that God is moving us to be more outspoken about the vocation of marriage as a valid vocation and path to sanctity. We are meeting new friends who are married young adults and it has been so refreshing to support one another.

Speaking of marriage this weekend my great uncle and aunt celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! It was so incredible to see them so in love after all these years. They have brought wisdom and a great example to Jack and I. We had a whole wedding weekend with a rehearsal dinner, ceremony&reception and Sunday lunch with the family. I am so lucky to have my family that i can't express all the blessings they bring me. It has been beautiful to see how much Jack has really become a part of my family and I his.

We have started this Lenten season with open hearts to what God wants to reveal to us. We know that it is going to be a great opportunity for growth. Jack has started school two nights a week again :( which means he leaves the house by 6am and doesn't get home until 8:30 or 9pm. I started work again and I am taking a class Friday mornings. I also just finished applying to college to finish my BA and applying for FAFSA. The process was very long but I am glad its all done with. So starts all the busy time that we blogged about that was coming at the end of Feb., well beginning of March. God Reward You!

Jack's Turn...

Jack decided to blog today so here it goes...

This is crazy. I'm blogging! Well, this is the information age.. or ages, what a big deal, right? I never thought I would own a computer or something so high tech cause I never had much growing up in the ghetto(well my house was ghetto).I have an extreme appreciation for simplicity. Not to say that I am anti change or anti technology, its all good stuff. I mean high tech stuff can help save a life or allow us to see an infant in the womb.

This past weekend at Disneyland, of all places, I had a reminder of my appreciation for simple things. Out of all the rides, I found my self favoring the scary snow white ride. I had no idea what to expect since I never been on it. It through me for a loop! Just the sheer originality of it all! The scary factor was enough to scare the hair off a kid, but for me it was just right to keep me interested to see what came next. After experiencing this masterpiece, I was contemplating what the artists were thinking when they put it together... Some stuff! My wife is awesome!amen.

Weekend Re-Cap...

Saturday we went to the happiest place on earth...no not Mass, Disneyland. We had to go on Pirates of the Caribbean first of course because that is a family tradition. Then we honed our inner child and went galloping around Disneyland like a bunch of ten year olds. It was an awesome time!

Jack's favorite ride was the scary Snow White ride, "there were twists and turns and unexpected surprises."-Jack

My favorite ride was the AstroBlasters. Where we got to play laser tag on the ride, "We had awesome blasters and I kicked butt!"-Kat

My mom's fav. ride was the the coffee break where we chilled out and listened to a swing band and watched swing dancers,"Woohoo."-Mom

Then we had quite an adventure trying to capture an eel... on film.

Sunday was the Superbowl! We watched it at John, Tina and Makayla's house, our friends. It was great fun and I made apple pie, yum. God is good! Amen.