Calling All Friends with Blogs!

Hello to all my readers (that is if I have any)! If you have a blog or website and you are my friend, let me know so that I can add a link to my blog! 1. It makes it easier for me to read your blogs everyday because they are all listed in one handy spot and 2. You might get some more readers! Thanks!

Isotopes Game with Velocity

Velocity Students

Jenn, Ariel, Faith and Bethany

Nate and Kourtney

Ariel and Jenn

Only in Albuquerque do you see a Red Chile, Green Chile and Taco Race!

Uncle Jeff and Katie Visit

Uncle Jeff and Katie came for a short visit last weekend. They drove to ABQ (straight through!) to bring Peter a new car because his Jeep was stolen about a month ago. It was so fun to see them and get to show them around New Mexico a little. No trip to visit Faith and Kourtney is complete without traveling to the Sandia Crest. We always try to take our guests up to see the sunset and city lights from about 11,000 feet up. It's spectacular and one thing I will certainly miss when we move home.

Dinner with the Wise Guys

We recently welcomed a California Pizza Kitchen to the Uptown Mall in ABQ. We had to try it out, so we asked our good friends, Nate and Lindsey Wise and their kiddos, Cerriahna and Ezra, to join us. It was packed even for a Thursday night and we waited forever to get our food! The food was okay, but none of us were extremely impressed. The guys said the night would not be complete without a trip to Starbucks. The Wise's are moving to Missoula, Montana to start at church called Remedy. Nate just graduated from Shepherd's School with Kourtney. We are sad to see them leave, but are so excited about the work the Lord is going to do in Missoula.

Kourtney's an Old Man

Kourtney doing Announcements

The kiddies in Velocity

Kourtney blowing out the 27 candles on his German Chocolate Cake

Emery Miller

Kourtney turned 27 on Wednesday, August 13th. We celebrated with Velocity in the park and then met friends at Ghengis Grill after church for dinner. We had a blast!

A Visit From Far Away Friends

Our friends, Brandon and Wendi Grayson, stopped by ABQ while taking their youth group from Horizon Indianapolis on a summer mission trip. They were back from Gallup, New Mexico and headed back to Indy. We got to hang out with them for a few hours and grab some Dion's pizza. It was also nice to see Kelsie Ellingwood from our very own Calvary Chapel Crawfordsville. It's always refreshing to see friends from home and know that soon we'll be there too!

It gets me through the day.

Sonic.....what would I do without you? Unfortunately since UNM has proved as equally dissappointing as my last job, I'm left in an intense gaze at the clock all afternoon long. BUT, alas, there is a Sonic just few short steps away. At least with this job I can take a break and frequent it in the loooooooooooong afternoons. It was an extra special Sonic afternoon today because my co-worker's wife suprised us with chocolate shakes! Not only was it delish, but it was free (one of my favorite ways to get things in life)! The one and only problem that this produces is the fact that I now have no excuse to get out of here for 15 minutes this afternoon. Bummer.