tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81568415698448484712024-03-21T23:20:10.346-05:00kristen ashleyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-16974592805237085922013-09-12T00:24:00.000-05:002013-09-12T00:43:58.114-05:00On timing. I just fell behind. With everything.<br />
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The wedding, although three months away, has taken over. Am I going to lie and say it's just so tedious and overwhelming and that part of me would just like to elope? Probably not. It is tedious. The decisions <i>are</i> overwhelming, but the planning and amount of thought put into it, it's totally worth it.<br />
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This means that all of these little details that we've sweated over might be completely overlooked, and that's okay too, because we've loved planning this whole party together.<br />
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Besides, Jonathan planning a wedding is pretty adorable, I might just love him even more now.<br />
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Let's be honest: will I feel different in 2 1/2 months? You betcha. That's okay though, I think. I'm expected to be nervous and in a complete frenzy. I sort of thrive on the thrill of last minute decisions. But in 4 months? I'll be so grateful for this time I've had before preparing my heart for marriage, as hard as it's been. The awful wait.<br />
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Anyway, all pre-wedding chaos will be completely erased from our minds as we sit along the Champs-Elysees sipping on our vin chaud while eating smelly cheese and macaroons.<br />
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All honeymoon jokes aside, we're just so ready to be married!<br />
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I do think all of this madness also resolves around the fact that we've just moved to the new city of Temple, Texas. (I move quite often.)<br />
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Temple, we thrive on your quaintness and quiet space. With it's breathtaking sunsets and wide open fields. We really are pretty happy to be making a temporary home out of what we have.<br />
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Then the wonderful news came once more about a week ago when I got an offer for a position in the hospital about 30 minutes from my apartment, an offer that has just filled my prayers with thankfulness. A hard, stressful 12-hour shift job that will murder my feet and tire my body. A job that will open doors of opportunities that I can't begin to describe.<br />
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The timing, of course, is all kinds of wrong. (When is it ever right?) I get a full time job, but in the midst of everything going on, I'm praying I can keep up. Great job. Horrible, horrible timing.<br />
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My prayers are fierce, y'all, just the fiercest. <br />
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Then a sweet little maid of honor of mine reminded me : He has a plan, and He gave me this opportunity.<br />
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How can I not trust in His word, but praise His blessing? They're hand-in-hand.<br />
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Therefore, here I am. I'm waiting. I'm praying, and asking, and just letting Him know that I'm so on board. I'm just game for whatever. He's enriched my life. We're talking <i>rivers</i> of grace that He's given.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Unyielding. Impenetrable. </span><br />
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Y'all. I got this.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Also, friends, Sara (my honorable maid) is moving to Hong Kong in January. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">How <b>crazy</b> is our Lord? Seriously. What a sweet gift she's been given, and is all by herself a sweet gift to others.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm so very thankful and changed immensely by our friendship. She's in need of support, so although you may not know her, pray big things for her! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-10946950608521246492013-06-20T17:43:00.004-05:002013-06-20T21:08:08.023-05:00On how gardening is helping us dream.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Despite our increasingly busy schedules (and apparent lack of blogging time available), Jonathan and I have absolutely enjoyed this summer thus far.<br />
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Our hearts were a little weary with our high expectations considering <a href="http://kristenashleypeterson.blogspot.com/2012/07/rain-is-coming-storm-is-rolling-in.html">last year's</a> crazy (but extremely awesome) summer, but this year is pretty alright too. We've both managed to get somebody to hire us and working has been both a blessing and a curse. I've loved it, truly, but I do wish I could be laying outside all day long.<br />
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We've taken to creating and managing a garden this year. Something we've wanted to do for quite some time, without a house of our own, we've taken over the Moore's backyard.<br />
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We've grown squash, strawberries, okra, tomatoes, corn (getting there) and green beans. Most of it has come and gone, with the merciless heat destroying most of the vegetables into fried bits. Not the good fried. Although, speaking of fried, we cooked up some of our squash -- I could almost hear the choir singing. So delicious.<br />
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The days are becoming, if you can't already tell from my vegetable example, extremely warm. And when the days here get warm, I am swimming. So every day, I swim. Color has finally kissed my skin y'all, and for that I am forever grateful to the sun. (Okay, too much. Just kidding.)<br />
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Back to the garden -- it's a little dream space of mine. We've pinned a lot of things we want to do with our future garden, but actually getting our hands dirty (literally & figuratively speaking) we've devoured knowledge and twisted it into creating more ideas of our future.<br />
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This summer together has allowed us to dream and we so love and are thankful to the Lord more and more everyday for giving us insight into our marriage -- our wants and dreams. All because of a stinking garden.<br />
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a few weeks ago jonathan and i went to the beautiful <a href="http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/mckinney-falls">McKinney Falls</a> for our engagement session with <a href="http://lahrabryant.com/">Lahra Bryant Photography</a>.<br />
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this past year has been the worst for all of my insecurities and because of that the idea of a not-so-photogenic person like myself having their picture taken was a little terrifying. if i'm being real honest.<br />
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she just let us be ourselves, and i stopped thinking about things like, <i>does my hair look weird? was i blinking? do i need to reposition my face? </i>notta. nothing. i just hung out with jonathan and we just so happened to have someone there to capture it all. she's great, and if you're planning on getting married around houston or austin -- get her!<br />
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so without further ado.. here's a few snaps of the session!<br />
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<i>And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. </i><br />
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when i was a wee little thing my brother, sister and i would spend a lot of time at my grandparents house. with so much history around us i became fond very early on with antiques and vintage clothing, and audrey hepburn movies.<br />
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but one of my very favorite things to do with my sister is play dress up. we'd cover ourselves in all of my aunt's dance costumes from when she was younger and we'd make up dances and stories of who we were, our imaginations were endless. we'd twirl around our grandparents living room as our dresses fell scandalously from our shoulders, well not really, i was like six.<br />
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my late grandfather would place me on his feet and danced me around as Frank Sinatra filled the room, and when i was too tired, he would grab my grandmothers hands and pull her into an embrace for one more dance. he was quite the dancer, and he loved it. you couldn't turn on music without him finding his way into the room. that's the only time i dreamed and wished that it was a wedding dress i was wearing, he made it feel so magical. i never really thought much of it aside from that.<br />
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so cue post-engagement anxiety.<br />
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i put way too much pressure on myself when planning anything.<br />
i just love details, i love weddings that feel cozy and homey to the guests. we want our guests to feel honored that day to since most of the people there are the reason why jonathan and i made it as far as we have -- we've had extraordinary examples, truly.<br />
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with jonathan and i getting married at a younger age we decided at the beginning that we would have a long engagement, and although we don't particularly like it, it's worked for us. we just wouldn't ever recommend it to anybody. seriously. nobody. it's tough! especially for the impatient beings that we are.<br />
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one thing i've actually enjoyed is the time we've had to make decisions and change them, and change we did, many, many times!<br />
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well, we started with a summer wedding and decided on simple ivory and grey colors. we wanted lemonade, yard games, maybe campfires -- a cozy, homey feel. but, we knew we had to settle on an indoor wedding because june in houston is, if you haven't heard, pretty warm! we wanted an outdoor wedding though.. we're so stubborn.<br />
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for some reason the only thing that i knew for certain i wanted was to get married infront of a big oak tree. i saw a wedding on <a href="http://stylemepretty.com/">Style Me Pretty</a> that was done underneath a giant oak, and i was smitten right then and there. it was romantic and timeless, and that's just what i wanted.<br />
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but when you live in houston and june temperatures are just around 95 degrees. an outdoor wedding would be a nightmare. then, on top of that, everything else seemed to be an issue.<br />
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so, we changed our plans. our school situation, our living situation, and our downright impatience led us to many discussions. these beginning discussions were difficult, but incredibly meaningful for us. we ultimately decided to get married in december of 2013. no compromise, surprisingly, was needed. we both felt it was right, it was just a matter of details at that point.<br />
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let me just say, we have some unbelievable families that will do anything for us, and what a reassuring thing! we never felt unloved or unsupported in this time of our life, we feel just the opposite! what a grand thing. we're lucky folks.<br />
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so winter, yeah.<br />
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weather is so unpredictable every season in texas, so december 14th could be a rainy day, a chilly day, a perfect 70 degree day -- who knows! but we're seriously happy either way. even the rainy part, we love a rainy day.. and we'd let the wedding would be inside!<br />
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would you like to hear more?<br />
oh, there's more. stay tuned. :)<br />
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i have a <a href="http://instagram.com/p/WISEZZKYhx/">new pet</a>. i've been <a href="http://instagram.com/p/WK5S_5KYvw/">studying</a>.<a href="http://t.co/aDsw8PDi6k"> picnicking</a> in the park. <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Vu3m8eKYid/">date night with my man</a>.<br />
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This month flew by, I mean snap your fingers gone, flew by. I shouldn't be surprised, in fact, I should be elated. I have several countdowns on my phone, all marking off the days for various events... family camping, dress shopping, engagement shoot.. you name it. It's on the calendar.<br />
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Oddly enough though, I'm sad to see January go. I'm disappointed that the short-lived cool weather is on it's way out.. I'm not ready for the summer and it's sticky, muggy heat. It's gross.<br />
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Speaking of wedding. (Did I not already mention it?)<br />
Anyway.<br />
I love planning this wedding. Truly. It's like everything I love to do all put into one period of time where I get to do it all. But. I will be happy when it's done.<br />
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Now that I think about it, I haven't really said very much about wedding plans, but I can tell you we've booked a few things. The venue, for starters, is my absolute favorite. <a href="http://oaktreemanor.net/">Oak Tree Manor</a> is our beautiful venue and that sprawling oak tree (hence the name) is majestic. Seriously, folks. That thing is ginormous.<br />
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We've also booked a photographer, and we're so excited to work with her in March!<br />
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So many plans, so much time. (Is that not how the saying goes?)<br />
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I started thinking about this the other day. When people see my ring, and they don't know me very well, they always ask for my age.<br />
Hm.<br />
Jonathan and I have been together for such a long time (nearly 5 years) and we forget that we're only in our early twenties. We're pretty young. I guess I don't mind though. Why? Because it's like we've been preparing ourselves not-so-intentionally-but-sorta for all of this for much longer than we've been engaged. We're sort of crazy.<br />
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Which reminds me.<br />
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When we were sixteen, about a month after we started dating, he jetted off with his family to Europe for a month. It was incredibly difficult to even have some sort of communication. 20 second phone calls and short messages on MySpace. So we basically only spoke through handwritten letters. I love those letters. Some were written on trains, on a gondola in Paris, in the English countryside and probably while eating a pizza in Rome.. or maybe not the latter.<br />
I still gaze over those letters, and we still try to write letters even today, but it's nothing like <i>those </i>letters. They're sweet, and full of infatuated love-sick love. It's really something.<br />
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It was one of the hardest times in our relationship, because of the distance, but funnily enough, it's one of my favorites. Jonathan says that he knew he was going to marry me at that time. But he's a fruitcake, and we were together for a month. Silly. (Oh wait, he was sort of right.)<br />
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Anyway.<br />
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Not to get even <i>more</i> mushy gushy on you, but Jonathan is sort of <b>really</b> awesome. He is my bestest friend for ever, after all, so his becoming a husband is pretty great. You know, whatever.<br />
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By the way, if you haven't seen us blow up Facebook every day, we'd love for you to check out our <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/noteworthyjournals">Etsy shop</a> -- its helping us go on our honeymoon! Who doesn't want to support a cause like that? :)<br />
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You're the greatest.<br />
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Kristen<br />
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jonathan and i began to think really seriously on our new years resolutions too.<br />
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both of us can agree that this past semester we've neglected our mental health, but especially our spiritual health. a lot of things are uncertain and temporary in our life at the moment, as i've decided to transfer from round rock to waco for school, which means moving from round rock to temple! (waco is now offering my degree program, or will be soon, so i'm going there!) this will make the commute to school much, much easier when we're married.<br />
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anyway, because of our lack of being "settled" anywhere, we miss having a community. we miss being a part of a church, or being around a few folks that have the same desires we do.<br />
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but because nothing is going to change anytime soon, we thought we'd work on other parts of our lives to help keep us going on a good path!<br />
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alright friends, here's my confession : <b>i've <i>never </i>completed a single new years resolution, and i'm really curious to know if anybody in history actually has.</b><br />
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i don't know about you, but something about planning out a few goals to stretch over 365 days seems really difficult, who can look past the first month? not this girl.<br />
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which is where Jon Acuff comes in, hilarious pinner and ultimate blogger, he explains a better, more efficient way, to plan out your NYRs. <a href="http://www.jonacuff.com/blog/why-i-quit-new-years-resolutions-and-what-im-doing-instead/">read his blog</a>, you'll be glad you did.<br />
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<u>here are just a few of my goals. </u><br />
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<b>: spiritual</b> <br />
//<i>listen</i> to my podcasts again, at least once, if not more than that a week. i love hearing sermons from all over!<br />
//study one NT book for 52 days* -- starting with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ephesians-MacArthur-Bible-Studies-John/dp/1418508861/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357322203&sr=8-1&keywords=ephesians+study">Ephesians</a>.<br />
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<b>: physical </b><br />
//following WW, track weight on Tuesdays<br />
//meal prep<br />
//DVD workout on MW, gym workout on TH&F<br />
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<b>: mental </b><br />
//work on a project of some sort (wedding, crochet, etc) once a week, just for a few hours.<br />
//turn off all electronics 45 minutes before sleep and focus on reading<br />
//BLOG more. seriously, its too therapeutic to not upkeep.<br />
//dream more for our future, have more concise plans. <i>less wedding, more marriage. </i><br />
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<b>: family</b><br />
//start CELEBRATING little accomplishments, goals reached, good grades with jonathan. do little things to show more appreciation for our little milestones overcome. we both deserve it!<br />
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*<a href="http://www.jonacuff.com/blog/why-i-quit-new-years-resolutions-and-what-im-doing-instead/">read his blog </a>to get a better understanding on why i chose 52 days!<br />
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i think the best part of these goals is that they're things i find extremely important and i have a desire to incorporate all of these in my life, but it doesn't happen all at once. just bit by bit. which is really good for spontaneous, all-over-the-place me.<br />
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one of my <b>favorites</b> is my dreaming goal. ever since we became more serious on the thought of getting married, i really started to think about our big day. it's really hard not too! however, i've focused more on the big day, than the after!<br />
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part of me thinks nothing will really change when we get married, we will be the same people, just living together. ha! i should know better. <i>really, </i>i should know better.<br />
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after 5 years of dating jonathan, being married will be a fresh new rollercoaster, one i'm SO excited about! i'm so incredibly excited to not have to plan to see each other, or wait until the weekend.<br />
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but it will be like our relationship now, where there are things to maintain and take care of. so as we plan our wedding, i want to seek from others on their successes and failures. if you're married, give us advice! we will not pretend like we don't need it.<br />
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we're young, we're <i>big </i>dreamers, and we're excited to see the effects that accomplishing these goals will have on us.<br />
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but what are you dreaming about today? what are your goals?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">xoxo</span><br />
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oh & if you're interested, which i hope you are, hop on over to <a href="http://jonathanwmoore.wordpress.com/">jonathans blog</a> and read more on his goals and dreams. you won't be sorry!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-57582204422606096462012-11-13T21:54:00.003-06:002012-11-13T21:54:31.233-06:00retreating.i finally retreated this past weekend.<br />
oh, and was it needed.<br />
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i left my job last week. in a not-so-pretty-can't-believe-i-did-that sort of way. not my finest moment. i don't feel like going through the details, but afterward i couldn't help but feel incredibly relieved. not only that, but it meant i could be apart of the middle school-ers at FBC Athens at their retreat.<br />
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let me just say, i had the most fun all semester with these preteens. it was amazing.<br />
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if i wasn't blasting music and singing Swift, Beiber and Hot Chelle Rae, then i was sitting in a rocking chair quietly devouring <i>Letter from a Skeptic </i>overlooking a lake. sounds heavenly, no? it really was, and i really needed it.<br />
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oh, and did i mention a neon party was involved? fantastic.<br />
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here's some awesome evidence of me breaking out my camera for an artsy nature slideshow.<br />
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As if Facebook or Twitter hasn't reminded you -- it is, in fact, October.<br />
I even tried to wear boots today, but it was a little too soon. So instead I bought another pumpkin candle from HEB to celebrate. It's the little things.<br />
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<a href="http://kristenashleypeterson.blogspot.com/2011/09/pinterest-its-like-90-something-degrees.html">Fall is my favorite time of year.</a> There is never a doubt about it. <br />
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It reminds me that it's time to watch Stepmom and When Harry Met Sally, or even Harry Potter for the umpteenth time. I wasn't going to mention You've Got Mail, since I watched it before the first day of school, but it is fall, it can't go unsaid.<br />
It's nearly time to wear plaid -- you know, once the 80 degree weather leaves us behind.<br />
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I even have the first <i>Halloweentown </i>showing on my calendar, October 8th anyone?<br />
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On another note, school is keeping me incredibly busy. A first for me. It's at the point where I'm confused on my studying habits -- I can't seem to retain enough information. My head tells me that I need to study, go to the gym, and clean my apartment.. but it's just not happening. I can make so many to-do lists, but I never seem to get them done.<br />
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It doesn't help that Netflix distracts me more often than not, despite my trying to multitask. It just doesn't work.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-74923680094466349732012-09-29T23:04:00.000-05:002012-09-30T00:35:10.355-05:00my sister's bridal shower.<br />
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my sister's bridal shower was today, and even when i think back over it a huge smile comes across my face.</div>
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it was special and sweet, just like my wonderful sister. so glad we spent time to honor her and celebrate her future big day -- <i>6 more weeks to go</i><b>.</b><br />
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<b>thank you bridesmaids & mommas for all of your help, you were a blessing to my virgin-bridal-shower-hosting self. there's no mistake -- i could have not done it without you all.</b><br />
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if you can't already tell, i'm pretty happy that my camera has gotten some use out of it, i have
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thank you to all who came!</div>
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something about it being the first day of fall brought on a whole bunch of joyful activities -- like having a picnic.</div>
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nothing rings in my favorite time of year like sitting on a blanket under a big oak tree with some panera bread.</div>
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except it was a teensy weensy bit hotter than we expected.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-59499843634610930302012-09-13T17:22:00.002-05:002012-09-13T18:19:22.472-05:00rainy day.<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-42258626105728818852012-09-11T22:18:00.000-05:002012-09-11T22:24:30.546-05:00pictures, paper, and pleasant people.i've talked about this before, but my sister's getting married! this is surreal and lovely all at the same time watching her prepare for marriage.<br />
she asked me to be her maid of honor, i feel like such a lucky girl! as my first "duty" i decided to hand make her bridal shower invitations -- a little tricky, definitely needed a little help, but i'm overjoyed with the way they turned out. i'm really glad that i got this opportunity because jonathan and i getting married next year and this crafty project brought on ideas for table numbers/signs/etc.<br />
let's hope this little crafty crush lasts longer, i might be able to tackle some <a href="http://pinterest.com/krisashley2010/diy/">pinterest DIY projects</a>. maybe it will even spill over into my christmas presents? okay, wishful thinking there.<br />
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if i'm being honest, this past summer i had some really big moments and some really low ruts. we grew in a lot of ways. jonathan and i both learned a lot about who were are and what we want to be. it was such a great learning experience and i know i say this a lot but we really are grateful for all of it. we already miss the people we've left behind. in some parts of my life i still feel like i'm in the process of growing. some things i just haven't moved on from.<br />
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i've moved. i am officially a scary grown up who lives by herself in a tiny apartment in a big town. although parts of me absolutely thrive on the loneliness because of my introverted self, another part of me is terrified at it. it's an adjustment. my apartment, however, is a dream. it's sweet, cute and just what i need to help with the transition.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">as a team of us head to denver, co tomorrow i ask that you think of us. we will be there until next saturday, working with the homeless by building relationships with them and providing for their needs in any way we can. i'm really anxious to work with CSM again -- i loved working in LA with them a few years ago. i can't wait & i need to finish packing! </span></div>
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my future in-laws came in to town yesterday, and we ate some good southern food for dinner at <a href="http://www.theshedcafe.com/">The Shed</a> - their blackberry cobbler is blissful. spending time with them reminds me of home, and how much i miss it sometimes. but i will take what i can get, and i'm so glad they came.</div>
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by the way, and i sure didn't want to miss this : happy birthday mom! </div>
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xoxo</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-12496559652004265412012-06-10T18:35:00.001-05:002012-06-10T18:47:28.796-05:00disclaimer : this post will be an overload of pictures & moments i've neglected to share since my last post -- it's been awhile.<br />
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this past week was camp week!<br />
i had so much fun that the memories are still exhausting to think of. i laughed till i cried many, <i>many </i>times.<br />
i know i haven't posted since <a href="http://kristenashleypeterson.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-week-in-athens.html">my first week</a> here but, friends, so much has been going on that i wouldn't have been able to properly explain without it looking like this, "sdfglkdflgdfgfdgdfg". that's honestly how i felt. i was so busy!<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">the fun doesn't stop there either because these next few weeks will, without a doubt, be the craziest. let's rewind though, here are pictures to tell the story of my time since we last chatted. enjoy!</span>
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babysitting these littles is always an adventure. not only did i realize how thankful i was for stephanie's birthday (because i got them for a few hours), but also that i am terrible at taking group photos.. sorry you two, your faces are sort of cut off. uhm?</div>
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after babysitting we went back to the greenhouse (guy intern housing) & hunter made us dinner -- it was delicious! </div>
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for stephanie's birthday party we were out on some <i>gorgeous</i> land & i was blown away by all the fun that happened that day -- including seeing these favorite folk of mine :</div>
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fishing has become a favorite of mine, there's nothing like being on the water in the sun. <i>yesterday</i>, i caught 10 bass! </div>
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this was on the way to camp, we were a little early with some time to kill.. so spontaneously came across Dinosaur World & took a look. this is only a portion of the results that were caught on camera. pretty fantastic.</div>
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last two are from : DATE NIGHT. we got fancied up! </div>
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this is what happens when you lose a game. you wear a dress, but sweet ryan (from arlington) was suuuuuuch a trooper -- you were HILARIOUS to be around. </div>
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this was taken today at the Palmer house, they have a garden, kittens, baby goats, a donkey and chickens. marvelous.</div>
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& in case you <i>were </i>wondering. jonathan & i miss our families. a LOT. but we are here serving such a higher purpose for our lives, we feel ourselves changing & maturing with every "road block" we endure. this adventure we are on calls for us to be self-giving of our time & energy and although this is tiresome, we are gaining so many valuable moments that we couldn't trade anything for. we are thankful.</div>
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<span id="goog_1977878567"></span><span id="goog_1977878568"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-34115284739587666602012-05-26T20:48:00.003-05:002012-05-26T20:48:53.961-05:00first week in athens!friends, i cannot even begin to tell you how busy i've been.<br />
i've had so much fun this past week & a half that even the thought slaps a big smile on my face. it's been grace.<br />
getting here took around 3 1/2 hours, not too shabby. we get here & got settled into our <a href="http://kristenashleypeterson.blogspot.com/2012/05/day-1.html">temporary place of residence</a>. i'm loving this home. so many wonderful moments most of which include the hilarious family i'm staying with, their singing parrot Charlie & sweet bulldog, Bella.<br />
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on sunday morning i enjoyed great people & great church -- both of which intertwine perfectly together. it was senior sunday too! watching them get ready for graduation was bittersweet, and although i don't know them very well, excitement boils over for their future accomplishments. so many fun things are ahead! <div>
after church we headed to get some yummy pizza, packed our bags, and headed on the road toward our first stop -- fredericksburg. we got there & hiked up to enchanted rock before darkness settled in & some of us witnessed the solar eclipse. </div>
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after catching our breath & a few pictures we geared up with head lamps, as you can tell by sweet mary elizabeth's picture, and we went hiking through a tunnel-like cave. not claustrophobic people friendly, you are crawling/hopping over some pretty tight spaces in between boulders. after which, we hiked back up enchanted rock and watched the stars. millions of them. you just don't see stuff like that in houston & i'm so happy we really took all of it in.</div>
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we camped at the bottom there that night & got up early to head to san antonio where we visited the alamo & then walked the river walk before heading to gruene, texas! after eating at the famous <a href="http://gristmillrestaurant.com/">grist mill</a> restaurant which is next door to gruene hall we floated the comal river.. friends, i got SUN! then after that we set up camp in mckinney falls in austin & swam in the springs there. jumping off of this low "cliff" was exhilarating! </div>
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It's day 1 of my summer adventure of living and breathing in the ministry that is here for 3 months. </div>
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As I got up this morning a thought occured to me, something along the lines of this -- "I feel like I'm going off to college." This is true. I am doing this sweet little thing called community college, and of course being five minutes away from my home it's not the <i>college experience </i>that a lot of my dear friends are going through. I'm not feeling homesick. I'm not surrounded by people my age, I'm just not. </div>
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It's day 1, I got here around 4:20ish and immediately we jumped into a little more in depth touring to get us acquainted with what everything is and we got the boys moved into the "green house". </div>
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The home itself is breathtakingly beautiful. Built around the 1840s, everything inside has been renovated but all of the designs inside are eclectic and vintage. It's my dream. The room I am staying in is funky and charming. Do we have to leave?</div>
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Yup, it's time for bed. We are getting up early! We are heading on, what they call, the intern tour. We will have full days until, I believe, Tuesday? So I probably won't be able to post until then, you will updated ASAP. I know you are on your seat to what this mysterious adventure holds, I am too! </div>
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i'm writing with a heavy heart, and i guess it's probably not the best of times to post something, but i can't help it -- i'm feeling sentimental, even if it might be overly so.</div>
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tonight was preschool graduation. although i have been watching them sing those songs over <i>and over </i>these past few weeks, i couldn't help it, i laughed the entire time. they never perform the same in practice as they do in show time, this i've learned. it was hilarious and i ate up every little bit of it.</div>
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then i watched them go through the motion of graduating and i have to tell you, it was overwhelmingly sad for me. i obviously, feeling the way i do right now, never considered the thought of the year eventually coming to a close. i never even thought of the time when i would stop seeing them, how heartbreaking! if you know them, you would understand the immeasurable joy that they give. they are somethin' else, those sweet five year old kids are.</div>
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going into the job, <a href="http://kristenashleypeterson.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-and-being-taught.html">i remember feeling completely inadequate and lost</a>, but in those moments of feeling frustrated i knew that this job fell in my lap for a reason. i was put into that position. either i was going to learn something or i was going to miss all of it, the latter being so easily to do. i could have missed all of it and i'm so thankful tonight that i can sit here, tears flowing down my face, knowing that i gained much, much more than i could have even hoped for.</div>
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one of the biggest loves of my job was carrying my bible into work everyday. i am still a faulty, imperfect human so not everyday was sunshine & unicorns with 10 five year old preschool-ers, i lost my patience -- and i didn't lose it just once. in the midst of those heated moments i am still reminded of what His grace and His love really is, it is immeasurable greatness.</div>
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-praying over them, how easily they can sometimes seem to just pray over them. but i took it in stride, i'm so happy it took time to do that. i'm so happy that when we say our blessing over snack/lunch that when i ask what why we pray their response is "because it nourishes our bodies and makes us strong, not everyone has food". they know this. so again -- i get to pray over them, i pray over their health, their struggles, anything really.</div>
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-their words. gosh, the things that come out of those mouths. you just never know what it may be, they are the best comedians.</div>
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-they are so easy to please, and i mean that in a great way, i can't be the funniest or the nicest or the prettiest or the trendiest or all knowing -- but they find something in me that pleases them, something that makes them happy.. every time. it never fails. it reminds me a lot of my Lord, some days i can't figure out what to do to please Him, i may never know in this life all of what pleases Him, i just know that even on those days i still do.</div>
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the Lord brought me out of where i was to put me in as a teacher at Joyful Noise Preschool, and i can't imagine not seeing them 3 days a week. but i know that their beautiful lives have been crafted intentionally together by our Creator. amazing things are in store for all of them.</div>
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i've missed writing. i've missed sharing my simple life with my computer... and whoever stumbles across my page. i've missed all of it, and although a lot has happened i still couldn't find the words to write it all down. lots of changes, lots of excitement, and lots of grace from my Father.</div>
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i decided to start writing again because as summer is beginning to awaken i wanted to start sharing my thoughts and my experiences with friends and family -- as they will unfortunately be a little further away. i am moving this summer to be apart of a special internship with FBC Athens.. a city so much like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_Hollow" target="_blank">Stars Hollow</a> you just might faint. it helps that this sweet, old church has their hearts so set on Christ that the urge to hug them till it hurts comes to mind. honestly. it's a huge blessing. my heart is bursting as i type this.</div>
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this is why : i will be separated from my family. my friends, including the beautiful <a href="http://saramattingly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">sara </a>-- whom i have adored every hysterical and exhilarating moment with these past few months since she's returned to houston, and every sweet five year old student in my class. every. single. one.</div>
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they are graduating soon, and if you're around me enough i've probably told you about five or six times. they are <i>graduating</i>. cap. gown. the whole enchilada. </div>
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they've taught me so much about love. sacrifice. patience. forgiveness. JOY. <i>charis (grace)</i>. <i>eu<b>charis</b>teo (thanksgiving). </i>i've had lots and lots of moments of thanksgiving since i've been with them. i'm overflowing with love just typing all of this down. </div>
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i'm moving on. it's a little scary. "my first time" on my own. but it's welcomed, all of it. i'll take even more change if necessary. because when i boil it down -- every thing i'm doing is for the kingdom. whatever it may be. teaching prek? working in a restaurant? working at FBC? lawyer? whatever. just make it for the kingdom. make it for His glory. praise. please. admire. desire. crave. HIM.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-91903102209260211912012-01-16T09:09:00.007-06:002012-01-18T23:34:52.751-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I get all silly and giggly when it comes to my first day of class. I have no idea why. I'm taking Interpersonal Communications and Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 -- who could honestly be excited about that?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I am.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I find JOY in buying packs of college-ruled paper, sticky notes, colorful pens and stylish binders. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I find JOY in sitting in class taking notes on the first day over useless rules/information.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I find JOY in knowledge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also find it kind of funny how quickly this excitement fades.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But still.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the beginning of semesters. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love buying school supplies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes me happy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301054111278709537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156841569844848471.post-50720830438374429212012-01-15T12:39:00.000-06:002012-01-18T23:41:40.176-06:00My wonderful birthday!<div style="text-align: center;">On a cold winter morning of January 12, 1992 at 12:45 in the morning..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I WAS BORN!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then twenty years later I was reminded of how wonderful all of my family and friends are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had an amazing weekend full of lots of food, laughter & celebration -- I love birthdays! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to everyone who sent sweet wishes my way. (:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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