Busy days and Showers to Love

Well after Judy Slaughter's study last night, I have rethought my perspective on how "tired" I have been lately. I do admit, every morning I have woke up with a killer headache for the last few days. I think it is evil allergies coming on. BUT Judy brought up a good point that really does apply to me. I can be sloth like. Since Nick and I work full-time I just like to cook and be a potato after. I did realize I could multi-task better in the free time I have. She really gave some good scriptures so here are some:)

Proverbs 18:9 (NLT)
" A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things."

Proverbs 18:21 (NLT)
"The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences."

Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
"Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them."

These are just a few I chose from our study.

This last Sunday, I went to a fantabulous shower for Aust! Less than 1 month she will be Austie Eckley;)















Above the shower group in "pink and black". Right, Jan, the host, and Austie!


So of course, her boss from Tres Fabu, Jan , threw her an amazing shower. It was fun and Jan is sure an amazing host. We had dinner, which was an amazing feast of beef filet, asparagus, julienne carrots, salad, and kalamata olive bread. For desert we had an amazing desert from St. Honore Bakery, Mille Feuilles aux Fraises. They are pastries with phyllo dough on the top and bottom filled with pastry cream and fresh strawberries. NUmmmy! It was truly a girly girl dinner complete with girly dinner setting, see below. We also played some games and such.
Sel and Helena got Austie this cute little apron and it even says, "Bride". Stuffed in the pockets are some cute little undies.












So it was amazing fun! I am so excited for Austie... and Justin:) I am sure the Bachelorette Party will be amazing too:)
There is a little pink and black note to end on. Now on to really good stuff. On May 1, there will be a Antioch Banquet. For everyone who doesn't know, Nick and some close friends started this house as a "Christian Fraternity". It has been a great place for guys going to college to live who want to live in a Chrisitan environment. By want to, I mean the guys have held each gent living in the house accountable. If there parents signed them up, they ask that they be living there out of their own will. It is really cool. Since dating Nick, I have seen such amazing things the LORD has done with the house. The house they live in is available to purchase and is in great condition. A donor, has offered about $250,000 toward the guys if they fund raise the rest. The house has some money, but will still need to raise $80,000 more. That is in small comparison considering the house is selling I think for almost $400,000. I am so happy to see what the LORD has done with the house. Therefore, I am even more excited for the banquet. The guys have totally put the house in the LORD's hand so it is very cool to see his works. I was sad I couldn't find a picture online of their house but below is a picture of the house gathering at OSU's Memorial Union.