Good news all around:
We have settled happily in Bloomington. Kenyon and my Dad and I are cleaningout/reorganizing/redecorating his basement and it has turned into a rather comfortable place to live. We're very much enjoying it.
Kenyon has worked out everything with Starbucks and is officially on schedule. After 20-25 hours at Starbucks (enough to enjoy health, vision and dental benefits), Kenyon works about 30 hours landscaping and washing windows for C&E Landscaping. He is working so hard!
I got a job for BeautyofaSite.com which is based in Bloomington. I work from the office as an administrative assistant and webmaster/updater. I love the work and enjoy the work environment even more. It's a full time job that pays appropriately and is truly a blessing for us in this time.
We attended Eastview this morning. Being at church again made us miss MCC, but we were comforted by old friends and a familiar environment. While Kenyon's involvement will vary with his work hours, I'll be jumping into volunteering with the youth ministry to love on some teenagers for a couple of months. Maybe even teach. :o) We're currently small group shopping, and once we've settled into one, I think we'll officially feel at home.
Stuff is going so well, and we feel so blessed. God has loved on us through his move, and we are so thankful for that.
6.22.2008
6.16.2008
Road Trip Top Ten
The TOP TEN most important things learned from our gallant trek across the United States:
1. Be prepared to sell your right arm to afford the tolls in New York.
2. Avoid Pennsylvania at all costs, for reasons of general uncleanliness, lack of adequate gas stations, and above all, the fact that it is B O R I N G.
3. Buy a car charger. The outlets in Taco Bell aren't active. You'd have to walk to McDonald's to find a working outlet if your phone died in Ohio.
4. Without a turbo booster, a caravan and rocket launchers, never attempt Cleveland at rush hour.
5. The first exit in New York is for Canaan. We'd have never left if we'd known the promised land was oh-so-close.
6. After driving through the picturesque parts of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Indiana has the ugliest landscape imaginable.
7. New York cops are sneaky sneaky. They don't sit on the road, they hide in the grass.
8. The Relevant Podcast has the ability to entertain even the most tired soul for hours on end. Michelle listened to it for nine of the eighteen hours.
9. If one gets on I-90 in Mass, they wouldn't have to get off of it until ILLINOIS. That's right... one road, many names, FIFTEEN hours.
10. Never leave your friends in NH. It's miserable.
1. Be prepared to sell your right arm to afford the tolls in New York.
2. Avoid Pennsylvania at all costs, for reasons of general uncleanliness, lack of adequate gas stations, and above all, the fact that it is B O R I N G.
3. Buy a car charger. The outlets in Taco Bell aren't active. You'd have to walk to McDonald's to find a working outlet if your phone died in Ohio.
4. Without a turbo booster, a caravan and rocket launchers, never attempt Cleveland at rush hour.
5. The first exit in New York is for Canaan. We'd have never left if we'd known the promised land was oh-so-close.
6. After driving through the picturesque parts of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Indiana has the ugliest landscape imaginable.
7. New York cops are sneaky sneaky. They don't sit on the road, they hide in the grass.
8. The Relevant Podcast has the ability to entertain even the most tired soul for hours on end. Michelle listened to it for nine of the eighteen hours.
9. If one gets on I-90 in Mass, they wouldn't have to get off of it until ILLINOIS. That's right... one road, many names, FIFTEEN hours.
10. Never leave your friends in NH. It's miserable.
6.12.2008
Returning to Illinois!
Despite how much we have learned to love New Hampshire- the church we were a part of, the people we worked with, the family we lived with, and the great friends we had made- some unfortunate circumstances have lead us back home, to Illinois.
We are moving to Bloomington on Sunday (arriving around midnight or so) and jumping into jobs as soon as we can. Kenyon is transferring to a Starbucks in town, as well as picking up some hours washing windows. I'm still a-huntin', but have some interviews and opportunities I'll be pursuing next week, as soon as we're in state.
I don't think that either of us would say that we're really excited to move, simply because we have so much here that we've become attached to. We would say, however, that we're looking forward to what is in Illinois that we thought we'd left- the people there, Eastview, family- and enjoying a little more time with them that we weren't expecting to have.
Keep us in your prayers as we make this tough transition. Like we said, we know good will come of it, but it's a quick change and we have a lot of loose ends to tie up in a short time.
But to those of you in Illinois, we say, "see you soon!"
We are moving to Bloomington on Sunday (arriving around midnight or so) and jumping into jobs as soon as we can. Kenyon is transferring to a Starbucks in town, as well as picking up some hours washing windows. I'm still a-huntin', but have some interviews and opportunities I'll be pursuing next week, as soon as we're in state.
I don't think that either of us would say that we're really excited to move, simply because we have so much here that we've become attached to. We would say, however, that we're looking forward to what is in Illinois that we thought we'd left- the people there, Eastview, family- and enjoying a little more time with them that we weren't expecting to have.
Keep us in your prayers as we make this tough transition. Like we said, we know good will come of it, but it's a quick change and we have a lot of loose ends to tie up in a short time.
But to those of you in Illinois, we say, "see you soon!"
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