such a great weekend

Andy and I had a ton of fun this weekend. We ran a 5K on Saturday morning, spent the day with my parents on an architecture tour of the cities and then spent the evening with friends in Still Water, MN.


After dinner we found a cute coffee shop and played chinese checkers.

Andy and Dad looking at the first home in our tour.


Running next to me is my friend Christine and her 2 kids!

a very full week.

While I ate cotton candy with 19 year olds, went to a twins game and asked students to keep the noise down, Andy and a few other local architects hosted a fund raiser to build lockers for homeless people. Andy is involved and will soon be co-chair of architecture for humanity, MN.
It's one way he can combine his passion & skills for architecture and people! Below is more information about the event...and the organization. It was sweet to be apart of!

http://howwastheshow.blogspot.com/2008/08/architecture-for-humanity-minnesota-to.html
http://www.aia-mn.org/committees/pdf/SFS2008/Team1.pdf
http://www.afh-mn.org/

Eccelsia...the gathering of believers

Andy and I have been apart of a home church of sorts for the last year.I don't completely have words to describe how significant this group has been.We have been challenged, inspired and encouraged in ways that we never have before.The focus of the group is on inward spiritual formation, but also on outward movement.I'm so thankful for this aspect of our lives. The picture below is our first group meeting of the year...excited for what is to come...


This is pic of us this summer....

I just really like it...

Andy and I had the perfect weekend. We got to spend a ton of time together.
This morning we went to the farmers market. I absolutely love the farmers market. It's always super crowded and today it rained most of the time we were there, but it's still so great. There is just something to be said about being around tons of people and apart of the all commotion.
Umm...it's also definitely feeling like fall here.