our 1 year Anniversary!

we had such a fun weekend. we had planned on going away but it did not work out so we stayed home and told everyone we would be gone... it did not work that easy but we did still have quite a bit of time just the two of us. Here in Canada this past weekend is known as May long weekend, it is probably the biggest weekend for people camping, but it is when the weather is finally nice enough and it really seems to kick off summer for everyone. 

but is started Friday for us: we worked outside all day, I have been working on the gardens like crazy and finally planted the rest of my veggies, while Eric mowed the lawns. and then we had dinner at Bill's and hung out for a while watching a movie. Saturday we slept in a bit then we met Bill for lunch at Viet Kitchen which was doing a fund raiser to raise money for the Earth quake victims, then Eric went with Bill for a few hours and I head to see Bec and Erin. I stayed for a while and helped Erin peel wall paper in her room. After that I made grilled chicken at home and Eric and I went for a two hour walk around down town and to Starbucks :). then Sunday, which is our actual anniversary we slept in and skipped church, remember because we were out of town, and then had a picnic lunch at the park and hung out there for a few hours. it was beautiful out. then we came home and for dinner we went out to Ohsho's, which is a Sushi place then we went to see "What Happens in Vegas" which we both agreed was okay. and then when we got home we ate our wedding cake. this was so special to me because I had only had a bit at the wedding. It was such an amazing weekend. I love being Married and spending every day with Eric. It is always an adventure and God is so good to us. 

exhausted but unable to fall asleep

so I am laying in bed watching Eric sleep, not that he is home yet, but on the computer. We were i-chatting and had this great idea to sleep with the computer so if I wake up in the night I can see his face. He can't see mine because I do not have a camera but I can see his, and believe me he is sleeping peacefully. me on the other hand. I just keep tossing and turning. I debated on hiking up two flights of steep stairs to work on my scrapbook,  taking Eric of course all the way up, but decided by the time I was up there I would be ready for bed. so here I am laying in bed just thinking about the things I need to get done tomorrow. soup kitchen at 10, El Comal after that, permission slips for 30 hour famine, and the list goes on, it does not seem like much but as I think of one thing I begin to think of the hundreds of other things I need to be getting done. it always seems to work that way. 

I think I have not been sleeping well because our old house creaks so much, and with Eric gone it just makes me nervous. It never use to bother me but the noises seem worse now that he is gone. But he will be home soon, and on those lines please keep praying for his family, what a strange time, it is so hard seeing a loved one die and even harder I think when you know it would be better for them to die. Please just keep them all in your prayers, also my grandfather has been in the hospital the last week, he went in on his birthday :( what a gift, eh?  But just pray for strength and for Grandma as she prepares to  take care of him again at home. this week it just seems like it absolutely stinks to get old. 

It is also so hard to be so far away from the US lately, this past month especially for me. Allyssa and Maddy both had birthdays. I think Birthdays are the worst. especially little girls birthdays, I just miss being able to spend time with them anytime i want. Good friends are hard to find, well that is not true it just takes time and sometimes I get tired of waiting. and now with our grandparents both being sick it sure makes me think of all the times I was a five minute car ride away and did not visit. 

But I know the Lord is blessing our time here. Him and I just wrestle about it somedays.  But I better close my eyes and try to fall asleep. Night

So far away...

Well this is Eric and this is my first blog post... So bear with me here. 

Well I am in Oklahoma right now because I had to make an emergency flight to Oklahoma City because my Papa is in the hospital and he isn't doing very good. He had a surgery last week to remove a couple of toes from his right leg. He has diabetes and he's got it really bad. there ended up being no circulation what so ever in his right leg to help heal the wounds so they had to take his leg from above the knee. But it was a good surgery and he did great through the whole thing but after that this past week he started going down hill. They can't get his blood sugar regulated and they just aren't sure what's going on. So your prayers would be much appreciated. And being away from Syb is literally killing me. I remember when we first got married, it took me awhile getting used to sleeping in the same bed as someone else. And Syb would say the same thing, but once you get used to sleeping with someone, when you are apart you can't sleep without them. I hate it. I miss her so much! But it has been good to be here for my family and for my Papa. But i am exhausted and i think that is all i will write for now. But your prayers would be greatly appreciated. Just praying for God's will is all we can pray for right now. Because as papa has said over these past few days, "I am just ready to go home." He is ready to go to the throne room of God and see and experience His presence. I don't blame Papa for wanting to go home. What a great day that will be. When we all get to not only be in the presence of God but to see His face and truly feel and experience His beautiful presence. Well I am off to bed. It is 3:34 here and 2:34 in Lethbridge. I am spent for the day. Goodnight.