Don't Forget: NEW BLOG!!!

Don't forget that I changed our blog site!!

http://ourmoopoints.blogspot.com

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEW BLOG!!!!

So an annoying thing about Blogger.

Is that now that I have changed my Email address, it is annoying to get in and out of this blog. So,  I have started a new blog, with promises to update it more. (yeah i know...:) anyway, you can check it out here: http://ourmoopoints.blogspot.com

sheesh! it's only been a week!

since i am already in trouble for taking too long to post again, i guess i will post a little ramble, since i have nothing really exciting to post about...hmm..wait...

actually, that isn't true! last weekend was a lot of fun. Our friend Greg lives in VT, and though we saw him at the Bird wedding, we had yet to see him on the East Coast!  So we met up with him at my mom's this past weekend. We waterskiied and tubed--Brian got up! For Real this time!! :) i still have yet to master the single ski...maybe next summer! 

The weather went south and the guys were beat, so they ended up watching the big 10 network (i had never even heard of this before, LOL!) and we caught a little of my personal fa

vorite Redskin- Darryl Green-- getting inducted into the hall of fame! Woot!

Then on Sunday, Greg, B and I went up to Amherst, MA to meet up with another friend, Caitlin. Caitlin is from PA, works in Alabama, but was in VT for the summer...got all that?? :) we only got to see her on her way back to PA before heading to AL for the school year. But it was really good to sit and talk with her for awhile! We had a fun time, followed by a long, drawn out good bye...(You loved it Greg!). 

We have another big trip ahead of us...actually several! Brian is gone right now for some training in DC..he comes home tomorrow (late) and then we turn around and leave again on Friday!! We are going to TN for 3 weeks for more training for B's work. I am excited to go with him (yea! for not working...!) this time, especially since we will be in the same town as Brian's parents. We had such a fun time when they came to visit us, i am really looking forward to spending more time with them. We are hoping to meet Micah Riley Gates on our way down, as well as B getting to meet our niece Charlotte-o for the first time. 

While I am excited about all of our travels, we definitely could use some prayers! For safety of course..and for my poor kitties who will be home alone! :(. But also just that we would begin to feel a sense of peace. We have already begun to feel a little more at home here in plymouth, --and with each other-- than ever before... but with so many travels, it's just rough to really begin to feel settled in--in our house and in our life in general. I am really excited to see all that God is doing in our life..I am praying that I would be able to realize that it is ALWAYS ALL Him...I need to be more grateful for all that He has done for us. I know that all of our unsettled-ness has grown us and strengthened us in a way that I probably can't totally comprehend- and I am thankful! But, I'm definitely looking forward to a little more at home time! So i guess i want prayers for peace--but i know I should ask for prayers for His will to be done in our lives--it will be much better that way! :) And I know God is faithful...so while praying that His will would be done SEEMS scary--it actually isn't. His will being done is actually a really safe thing! God wants good things for me/us/you/all people!!! 

 I am currently praying that He would just cause B and I to fall more in love with each other, everyday... to bring us closer to His heart...that we would follow Him more closely, that we would seek to do His will. I want to trust God more, and understand how that security in Him will bring me security in all the places of my heart...

'K so I know the end of this post was a little more deep than usual! :)

New Furniture! :)

So I am ACTUALLY updating again within a week! Go Me!

This past week has been a lot of fun! Brian's parents came to visit us for a few days before going to a wedding this weekend in MD. We went up to my Mom's again (she knows how to entice me with that boat!).  I TOTALLY got up on one ski! WoooHOO! (okay, for like 20 seconds, but that is the longest i've ever done it!!!) And B *almost* got up (on two)! Much closer than last year! So hopefully we will have a few more weekends for both of us to master it! My aunt and uncle joined us for dinner and card games... the Tennessee Smith's fit right in with all our fun and games! We played a fun game called Left, Right, Center. Well, if you play for money it is fun! We also played a Smith family favorite, Mille Bornes! I highly recommend both!

Ann and I hit up the outlets, downtown plymouth, and the cape for lots of shopping! One of the highlights was picking up wine at the Plymouth Winery. (Where I had also taken Shani last week. The lady probably thinks I'm a wino...). I am hoping to become more of a wine connoisseur! But for now, I mostly stick to the really sweet stuff! Bruce painted our dining room for us (Thank you SOO much!) so it was finished in time for our delivery...

We got new furniture delivered today! :) Dining room, Hutch, and Couch. 

In  a few weeks we will get a chair, but that had to be specially ordered.  Woohoo! Here are some pictures of the furniture. Not the best pictures, but they'll do for blogging!  Also, ignore the blank living room walls...we haven't decorated much yet!! We love and Miss everyone! :)

yeah, uhm, so, before anymore time passes....

yes, yes, thank you everyone for reminding me...i haven't blogged in quite sometime... talk to my busy life about it! LOL.

Well, after BEAUTIFUL Charlotte-O made her appearance, I actually stayed down there for about 10 days helping Mike and Laura out... it was GREAT fun, and I miss my sweet niece SO much!!
But, i didn't have too much time to be sad, since I came home, and two days later left for sunny CA!

I had never, ever been to California, so i was VERY excited!! We were gone for about a week. We flew into LA, where we stayed for a few days. We did a tour of LA, where we saw Venice Beach, AKA, Muscle Beach. We saw the original Gold's Gym, Arnold Schwarznegger's Compound, Venice Canals, Rodeo Drive, Mann's Chinese Theater, and of course, the Hollywood sign. I have pictures of all of these wonderful sights...but, my computer ate them. Hopefully it will be resurrected soon and I will be able to post the pictures!
We HAD to hit up some baseball parks, of course! Brian and I went to a Dodger's game, which was fun. While I did enjoy it, we were also supposed to go to an Angel's game later that week. Since neither time they were playing a team I knew anything about (RedSox...I have already been swept up..!!), we decided that I would stay at Disneyland (close to the Angel's game) while B went to the game. This saved us $, and I got to spend more time in Disneyland. I really enjoyed myself, it was SO fun. It was the most fun when Brian was with me though, and I beat him on the Buzz Lightyear ride... I was SO excited that they had this ride. It used to be in Disney World, but when I went back a few times, it had been taken away... i guess it just moved to Disneyland! :) at the end, you could email the pictures to yourself, so here is the one picture I can post... I am so proud... well, actually by the end of the day, he beat ME... but still, the first time, I WHOOPED him!!!

We also spent a day in Universal studios, which I really loved.  It was neat getting to see where the action really happens! and we enjoyed the rides a lot! More on Universal when i have the pictures...

Then we trekked to San Diego, where we remained for the rest of our visit....and reached our purpose... the Bird Wedding! :) We got to spend a few days with Pat, Chelsea, and their families and friends up until the big day! I really loved a lot of Chelsea's friends (well, Pat's too, but I already knew his friends!) and hope that I can keep in touch with such an awesome group of Christian women. We really enjoyed running last minute errands, being introduced to "the bows" (Rainbows are a brand of flip flop that I am now addicted to!), a family BBQ, fireworks, a very beautiful rehersal dinner, and of course the wedding festivities. Chelsea looked, of course, AMAZING. Very 40s glam. And I loved every minute of their wedding. we had a blast! I miss them muchly!!! 

The only regret I have about our California trip is that, other than at night, I didn't get to spend anytime on the beach! I only dipped my toes into the Pacific Ocean once!! So we will definitely be visiting again soon! :)

Since we came back from CA, the whirlwind hasn't stopped! Our carpets were replaced (yea!), I purchased (and put together myself! thankyouverymuch!) a guest bed, which Shani stayed on last weekend. It was SO good having her here. (picture stolen from Shani's blog!) We got to have a lot of great talks, much needed for both of us, I think. We talk almost everyday, but it isn't the same as the face to face time! God has really blessed me with a friend like Shani! He really reveals Himself to me through her... she keeps me humble, gives me great advice...I'm so lucky! :) We spent her first day here at my mom's enjoying waterskiing and tubing. Shani got upon her first try-- her first time in 12 years! And I finally achieved something i have been trying to do for years- I dropped a ski! Only for a few seconds, but hopefully I will be able to really get the hang of it this weekend! Speaking of this weekend...

So as I said, the whirlwind continues! Brian's parents arrive today for a few day's visit! We are so excited to have them come see our new place (though, it is definitely NOT how I would like them to see it for the first time! But as you can see, we haven't been here very much to unpack!!) We are going to spend the day tommorrow at my Mom's so she can see them, and enjoy the waterfront. Then I am not sure what we will be up to the rest of the week... 

Okay, hopefully I have given you a decent enough once over to make up for my long lapses between posts.... :)

Making Up for lost time...

So i'm a slacker...and i know it! We've had so much excitement around here lately! And I know everyone is anxious for updates!

I was in Genelle and Josh's wedding May 24th...it was a ton of fun, but i was too busy helping out..i forgot to take pictures! hopefully i will have a few to post soon!!

May 30 we did part one of our closing. Because it was all so up in the air (we didn't know when/if we were closing until that afternoon!), we closed too late in the day for the house to be actually ours. The owners were nice enough to let us come in and paint... Saturday (may 31), Brian had to drive all the way to CT (about 4hrs round trip) because we needed a bank check and we don't have a Wachovia here! I stayed behind and got help from my Mom, Uncle and Cousin painting. Monday (June 2) we actually became the official owners of the house! Woohoo! Pretty much every day we did a lot of painting and touching up.
Here's a slideshow of what we have done so far!

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then on Tuesday, our stuff was delivered! Havent gotten too far just yet in putting it all away...but it will get there! Friday we had our new floor put in the foyer, it looks AWESOME! (pictures in the above slideshow!).

And as if all of that wasn't exciting enough...
my niece decided to cooperate and be born 3 weeks early so I could come down to Baltimore and help her Mom and Dad out! (She was due July 1).
Welcome Charlotte Olivia Wexler Subelsky! (that's right, she get's TWO middle names!) Born June 13, 2008 at 207pm...weighing in at 7lbs 3.8oz and 20.5 inches long! Laura spiked a fever, and Charlotte's HR got too high, so she was born via cesarean section. Both Mom and baby are doing great! I head down to Baltimore on the train on Monday. I will be down there till Saturday! SO EXCITED! :) Here's a pic of my most beautiful niece...

phew! not sure if anything else major could possibly happen to us right now! B and I are going to say goodbye to Ben and Becca (and Benjamin!) tomorrow. as they move down to PA for Ben's first pastor job! woot woot! Ben and Seth (Best Man and groomsman at our wedding) pranked Brian really well today! I had a supporting role in my first prank ever! I was really excited!

Alright, off to the gym! (Now that i posted it, i have to go!!)

1st Red Sox Game Ever!!

On monday I scored some awesome seats to the Red Sox game on Tuesday night. I was actually able to get 6 seats together. So, my mom, aunt, 2 cousins and B and I all went to the game! It was soooo much fun! I have never been to a baseball game that was that exciting! We had a really great time.
I also finally figured out how to use the video feature on my camera. Sorry this video is pretty lame, but it was my first time...
enjoy!

From Crackle: 1st Red Sox Game Ever!!