Over already?!

I cant believe the holidays are over already. Time has just been flying by. First Thanksgiving with both families and a little cousin time in the city and then Christmas snuck up. We had so much! We had Christmas with the Schwenk's & Hope's on the 23rd. There were so many gifts. Scott got a ton of tools so hopefully now he can finish up his last few projects around the house :) I was def. spoiled. I got pretty much everything off my wish list.

Then, after working half a day Christmas eve, we made our way up to Cincinnati for our traditional Christmas Eve party. It was a blast! We played games and decorated ginger bread houses. My 3 year old cousin was the life of the party. He had us all rolling the whole night. For Christmas, I was so tempted to go and wake up Kristy like Eric & I did when we were kids but I didnt have too...all the dogs did it for me :) Mom & dad had their dog Macy and we had King Tut & Cleea. If Eric & Jes had brought their two, we would have really had a zoo :)

We finally got everyone up and moving and opened presents. Mom made her traditional brunch and we were pretty lazy most of the day. Later grandma, tata, and Carol & Andy came over and then the fun really started. We had dinner, played The Game of Things (and really learned a lot about each other) and then played the White Elephant game. It was so funny! Rich kept getting all the girly candles and Kristy opened up a scary fake sleeping cat. A few of us got an open box of hot chocolate and Scott got nuts.

Then the shopping began. I got up early and hit Target & K-mart while Scott went to Garden Ridge. We then made it to Walmart and the Mall. I found some great Christmas decoration deals but other than that, no one really found anything. Later that night, we met up with Uncle Larry, Aunt Betsy and the kids and went to the Cyclones Hockey game. It turned out to be a great fun game. They ended up losing but we still had fun.

I hated to leave but the weekend came to an end. Now I am not looking forward to taking down all the Christmas decorations :(

We have one last holiday of the year and we will be spending it with our friends from church. I cant wait!...

HE'S HOME!!!

King Tut is alive and doing well! whoot! :)

Scott picked him up last night from the vet and he is more playful than before...praise God!

<< I'm just glad Scott's christmas present will at least make it to christmas >>

& the bill wasn't as bad as we thought it would be...yay! :)


A complete Schwenk Family photo

King Tut

I talked to the vet today and Tut does have Parvo. They kept him over night last night and they said this morning that he was up and had high spirits...yay! He is still vomitting and has dirrhea and as soon as the vomitting stops, we can bring him home. Please pray that the vomitting stops sooner rather than later.

1st Snow

I love my family

This weekend was awesome! I dont get to see my cousins very often but I love when we do. Scott and I went to Cincinnati for a late Thanksgiving and it just so happened that my one cousin from Virginia was also in town...yay :) So Saturday, we all met down at my grandma's and we drove downtown for lunch. We ate at Skyline with dad and then headed to the ice skating rink.
Thankfully we did cuz SANTA was there! << go ahead & quote Elf, you know you want too! :) >> We were able to get a free photo with Santa...we made Halle sit on his lap cuz Jen felt she was too old :)
Then back to ice skating we went. It was a blast. It was Lauries 1st time and she did awesome! The best was when she was holding on to Halle and started to fall. So she let go of Halled to then pull down Jennifer along with her...it was hilarious. & Jobe was like a professional skater...he kept saying that he didnt remember how much fun it was...he was such a big kid out on the ice :)
We all got a little tired and headed over to Greater's for some ice cream when we ran into some more family.

It was great catching up with them. We then finally made it to Greater's where Halle & I discovered this heavenly ice cream called Buckeye Blitz. AmAzInG! It's chocolate ice cream, dark chocolate chunks (which I normally hate) and pieces of peanut butter cookie dough on top of a sugar cone.
Lets just say Scott and I were sharing and I wasnt even the hungary and yet I ate the whole thing :)
We still had some time left before Scott and I had to get back for our Thanksgiving dinner with mom & dad and so we jumped on the free trolly ride around downtown.
We boarded the Holly Jolly Trolly and went a few blocks up and then a few blocks down and then right back to where we started...but hey, it was free so who cares, it was still fun :) We also discovered that they were providing free horse carriage rides through town so we jumped in line for that too.
It too was just a few blocks down & around and smelled the whole time :)
It was a great time and now I cant wait for Christmas!

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth...

*Shark Vacuum
*Shark Floor Steam Cleaner (like yours mom!)
*GIANT SHOWER HEAD
*CD's
~Colbie Caillat cd's
~Kate Voegele cd's
~Bethany Joy (Lenz) Galeotti cd's
~Gavin Rossdale cd's
~Gavin Degraw cd's
~John Mayer cd's
~Goo Goo Doll's cd's
*Movies
~Disney Movies (classics like Little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty & the Beast)
~Inglorious Bastards
~All About Steve
*Board games
~Catch Phrase
~Battle Ship
~Trouble board game
*Nicholas Sparks Novels
*Bare Mineral Make-up
*Medium Thick Curling Iron
*Socks
*Candles (Vanilla or Coconut)
*Any good devotional book
*Gift Cards
~Restaurants (P.F.Changs)
~Movies
~Lowes/Walmart/Bed Bath & Beyond/Target/JC Pennys


wHaT?! Is that too much to ask for?? :)

Never Coming Home....

...with the love of my life...


















...loving life...

Beach bums...

...hEaDiNg To ThE bEaCh...

<< before crashing a wedding tonight >>

Don't waste your time...

We went and saw The Box last night....stuuuuupidddd! It was a waste of a few good hours of my life all cuz she pushed the button. None of it would have happened if she didnt....way to go Cameron Diaz!

Anyways, super excited about our vacation coming up this week!!!!! :)
The crashing waves & smell of a salted ocean is calling my name...SOUTH CAROLINA HERE WE COME! :) Although, I think I am more excited to see Charleston than anything. I love love LOVE the quaint little towns with so much character and personality. Who knows, SC could be where we end up in 5 yrs. instead of Texas :0
We only get a few day there so we are going to make the most of it. Leaving bright & early (4am) Friday and speeding all the way there :P I am so ready! < Now all I have to do is make it through the week > Which wont be too hard since Veterans day is Wedesday and I dont have to work...whoot! So of course I will be using my time wisely and heading up to Cincinnati for the day for a little shopping and spending time with the grandparents that I barely see anymore.

Alright, well, if you have any good food recipies, I am always looking. I am all about the Pumpkin Spice Bread right now, a good Chili recipie and whatever else you want to send my way. (I'm a little bored with food right now & I feel stuck in a rut with the foods we always eat)...so...hElP! :)

Happy Halloween!

Cleea's 2nd Halloween:


Cleea's 1st Halloween:


Sorry I havent posted in a while, not much has been happening. We have been working on the house here and there. Scott has a million projects going at once but I'm very proud of him cuz he is still able to get them completed.

Dad was awesome this week and used one of his days off to borrow a truck (thanks Phil!) and come to Lexington and pick up a washer & dryer and bring them down to London. Last night, we finally were able to get them up and running.


Last Sunday was crazy. We went to church and then I found out I had a Youth Dream Team meeting that I had to stay for. Then Scott picked me up, I ran home to get my icing supplies to decorate my AMAZING! Spider cake & cupcakes (pictures to come soon) and we went over to Momma Sharon's cuz Ariel got her christmas present early...a cute little weiner dog name Khloe (I think thats how she's spelling it). Then I headed back to church for the Chili Cook-off & Fall Festival. It was a blast. We had 14 entries of chili & our judges were hilarious. Then the games started and the kids AND adults had a blast. There were games, prizes, the cake walk, & our sunday school leaders brought a horse for the kids to ride. And to end a great night, the kids were able to go Trunk-or-Treating (what a great and cute idea!) :)

Last night, Scott and I stopped by Momma Sharon's but they werent there. So we were just sitting there eating our pizza when I got the bright idea to steal the new puppy and see how long it takes them to figure out it was us :) Well it took longer than expected cuz they were gone for quite awhile that Scott and I almost brought the puppy back....we dont make very good puppy-nappers apparently :P but finally, Momma Sharon called freaking out :) She thought she lost her and even said she checked the toilet in case the puppy committed suicide...hahaha I love it! :) We finally admitted and brought her back home safe and sound :) Just know to never leave us with a house key muahhhahaha :)

But today, we started out like last Saturday...Scott waking me up using his noisey tools. Once I finally got rolling, I felt like Monica from the tv show Friends cuz I was cleaning my vaccum cleaner :P The house is slowly coming together..cant wait for you to come & visit! We love having guests over so come any time :)

Address Cards

ok so, Ive had the hardest time with these stupid New Address Cards. It was either Scott not liking the design or having a hard time with the snapfish.com uploading & previewing correctly. So I have given up! << plus I figured everyone would just throw them out anyways >>

So here is our New Address Cards:






Also, this past weekend, we were able to come up to Cincinnati for Stephanie's Wedding. It was beautiful and tons of fun. Everyone looked great, had a blast dancing and it was great seeing old friends :)
Stephanie was truly a beautiful bride...here is the happy couple:
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Scott





Scott and I have been in the house for over a week now. It has been great. He says it's starting to feel like home but I'm not there just yet :) It's still just so unbelievable. But things are coming together. We have most of the basic things but I'm excited to get decorations up....I just need to find the time :) Today, I get off at 11am and I saw there are a few garage sales going on so I'm gonna go scope those out. I am looking for an entertainment center, coffee table or ottoman, end tables and a computer chair. If you have any of those and would be willing to sell, let me know!

Lately

We have moved into the house and it finally feels like home :)
Mom, dad & grandma were a huge help in moving and it was awesome to just hang out and spend time with them. We were able to get all of our big things from Cincinnati and then all the zillion boxes that were stored at Scott's parents into at least the garage last Saturday. Mom was like a working machines and was able to get most of the boxes into the rooms that they would be unpacked in. The kitchen took the longest but I think I have it almost done...just one more box of tupperware! Our bedroom & bath look amazing and today we tacked the closet. It's a big closet but I didn't realize how many clothes we had. We spent hours hanging up things and whatnot and still aren't finished!

But even with a lack of a complete home, we were able to make it look somewhat decent to host our very 1st game night in our new home...it was a blast! We were able to celebrate our new home and also our friend Randi & Warren found out they are going to have a baby! :)

Yesterday, we went up to Lexington to see the beautiful miss Nikki & her man. We got to hang out with Aaron and really get to know him and we are so excited for Nikki.

Its been a good weekend....check facebook for some updated pictures of the house!



<< This was the only shirt left in pink & we had to undress the manican >>

The Schwenk Residence

It's Official

We are 1st time home owners!


This is the link to the album on facebook of the house:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2147490&id=48204527&l=c2d20d2a8c

I cant believe its here...I dont feel ready :)

Can you believe it?!
WE CLOSE ON THE HOUSE THIS WEDNESDAY!
For us living out of boxes this whole time, I feel overwhelmed with the need to pack. I just don't feel ready for it to be this week << time flys >>


Scott and I stopped by today and they have the kitchen appliances in, door knobs on, base board up, electric on, and deck built! << and one bathroom had my OVAL mirror put up >> The carpet goes in tomorrow and just final touches to the house and one last paint job and then the house will be ours officially Wednesday evening....eek! :) But we must be ready cuz this is happening...our sofa set is being delivered on Thursday and cable & internet soon after.

So if you love us dearly, Wednesday night & or Thursday evening will be a time to put your painting skills into action and Saturday will be MoViNg day! :)

Getting Closer....

I hate bad news...

Today was such a great day. Mom and dad just bought a pretty cool RV and they came down to London for their very 1st RVing experience. We hung out, took them to see the house, hiked a little and became OBSESSED with 24. Then at the very end of the night, I got a very unsettling text from a friend. One of Turpin's Alum took his life today and I just feel awful. Jay was 2 years younger than me, but he was pretty awesome. If you didn't know, I helped out in the Training Room along side the beautiful Amy Whitman and Jay was always the life of the party in there. He was a great athlete and friend and I just ask for prayer for his family.

House Update

we have...COLOR...and...FLOORS! :)

they have layed down the hardwood & tile, painted the walls, and put up the garage doors.

Our 1st house (still under construction)

We found this house a little late in the game so we dont have all the stages of it being built, but they have done so much so fast already in just a few days. Just the other day when we first looked at it, they had just put up the sheathing and now it already looks like this:


Welcome to our home and we hope you come stay for a visit...





<< check out facebook for pictures of the rest of the house >>

Birthday Fun

This past weekend was a fun filled weekend....I wish every weekend was like this.

Friday---> fell asleep by 8pm << very needed >>

Saturday---> Hacker Brothers company picnic. It was soooo much fun. The owners are amazing. God really blessed us with a good company to work for. The owners themselves prepared & served the food. They had a ton of food, gift for the wives & enough door prizes for all the employees.
Then we headed up to Lexington to meet Randi & Warren. Their friend was playing in a band and we all went up to celebrate Warren's & Scott's birthdays by supporting him. We had great laughs and really enjoyed everyones company

Sunday---> time with the miss NICOLE ELAINE WALLACE
It was great catching up with her and Beth. We pretty much shopped as Scott just followed us around like a little puppy dog ;) No, we all really did have fun. We had lunch at P.F. Chang's (oh and breakfast at the amazing Dunkin Doughnuts) and spent the afternoon at the mall. We def. need to make more trips up to Lexington.

This up coming weekend is going to be exciting too! I got Scott King's Island tickets for his birthday and then sunday we are going to the famous Cincinnati WEBN Fire Works. Monday for Labor Day, we will be spending it at the wonderful Carol & Andy & parents :)

Me & Randi






Me with Warren, the birthday boy

Google Cake

Today is Scott's 23rd birthday.
If you know Scott at all, all he does is google. Whatever information that comes out of his mouth is most likely learned from google.
So I had decided a few months back that I would decorate his cake to look like the google web page.

It looked really good....until the disaster...

Here's the story:
Scott loves his Fun-fetti cake mix, so I got him that. I always buy the amazing cream cheese icing but just recently we were invited to a birthday where the cake had that whipped cream icing....tastes just like cool whip << yummy >>
So he mentioned that icing and with myself enjoying that kind, I decided I would make that for him. We found the recipie and sounded easy enough...however...it apparently was not.

I made the icing and the consistency just was not right. We chilled it and did everything it said to do but it just wasnt right. But Scott was ready for his cake and so I went ahead and decorated it. Which it looked aWeSoMe! So then not thinking, Scott held it up to take a picture for the blog and facebook when all of a sudden, the disaster occured:



the damage up close:



...sad day...sad day...

One great Weekend

This week has been a little stressful for me. They apparently hired me a week too early and so they sent me all over to different branches of the bank. Still being new & shaky on how to do things and not knowing anyone and being in different locations...I completely stressed myself out. But in the end, everyone was so nice and helpful and the other locations are actually not as busy as my home branch...so that was wonderful.

Friday was tiring. I was out in East Bernstadt, which is 30mins away. So I had to leave earlier in the morning and had a late night at work. So by the time I got home, Scott and Momma Sharon were waiting at the door to go look at a home. We looked and then rushed back to the house to change and drive out to Laurel Lake to meet some friends to go 4-wheelin' and hang out by a bon fire. We didn't get home until around 1am...lets just say, my bed was calling my name and had no plans of ever leaving it ever again :p

Saturday, I took my time getting up and moving but Scott was up bright and early to check on his job site. He had some guys that had to work a Saturday to be able to get ready for school to start this Wednesday, so he went out to make sure everything was going the way it was suppose to. Then we headed out to Gary & Stephanie's house for Gary's birthday. We hung out in the pool and grilled out and had some great cake. It was a lot of fun.

Then that night, we met up with a couple from church. They are so much fun. We were at the restaurant for probably over 2 hours and were cracking up the whole time....and they love having game nights so we are uber excited to start that up...once we find a house to host in.

This house thing is really stressing me out. I just wish someone would sell us their house...right now...at a really good price and with not much work needed. Is that too much to ask for?! :p

Then today, we went to Sunday school (which was really good today) and church. After, we went to lunch with the Pastor and his wife. They were really sweet. They were very interested in us and getting to know us and what we believe. And he was able to tell us more and give us a better understanding of the church and all the opportunities.

The rest of the day was relaxing. We chose to ignore all the things on our "to do" list.



<< August 9th = 3 years together >>
...3 years since the first "I love you"...
...& 3 years since the moment we knew we wanted to be with one another...
<< I love you Scott! >>

Prayer Request Update...

I talked to Nikki today and had some bad news she was just called with...

Her grandpa will not be able to come home like the plan because his heart rate is too low. Tomorrow, they will actually have to re-shock his heart in hope to get the rate up. She has no details and no more information about the situation tomorrow, please continue to keep him, Nikki, and the family in your prayers.





On a small side note about us lately, work has been great for the both of us. I survived the first of the month at the bank :) and Scott is starting to really get things under way on the renovations and additions and making lots of new friends out on the site.

And speaking of making new friends, Scott and I have really started to get involved with the church we have been attending. Everyone is so nice and Saturday, our Sunday School class had a dinner gathering that we went too. It was a blast! We had good food, good conversation, and really felt at home with our new friends. Then today, we attended a baby shower for one of the couples from Sunday School. It was so much fun seeing the joy and excitement on their faces as they opened the thousands of gifts...really, they got everything plus that is needed for one little human :) And please keep this couple in your prayers also. They have a neat, exciting, and stressful story with their pregnancy. This little baby girl Bella is one amazing miracle that proves only God is in control and everyone is so excited to meet her when she does finally arrive.

You can also keep us in your prayers...we are in the middle of buying a house. We have made an offer and now we are in the counter-offer stage. So soon you will either get an invite to come over for dinner or you just might end up seeing us on that HGTV show "House Hunters" :)

Well, it's on to another week of work...

Praise

I talked to Nikki yesterday and she said her grandpa is doing great. He was already drinking something besides water and was able to talk with them. Please pray for a fast recovery now. Thanks! & I will keep the updates coming as she sends them my way :)

Prayer Request

My good friend Nikki, and her family, really need prayer today. Her grandfather will be in heart surgery for 6 hrs today starting at 8am this morning. Nikki is very close with her grandparents and so I know this is unbelievably hard on her.

Thanks for praying!

House Hunters

We have decided that House Hunters needs to come to London, KY :p


For everyone who doesn't know, we are looking for a home....very exciting yet very stressful. We have been looking for quite some time now and actually made an offer Friday. Sad to say that we didn't get it but we know that it wasn't right for us. We are excited to see what God has in store for us. We are very interested in another that we just recently discovered and saw a few more cute ones today. Please be praying for us on this journey. It has been very stressful on me cuz if you know me at all, I stress more than is needed :)

We are very anxious and excited to find something and make it ours. We have been shopping here and there for decorations and what not to fill in the gaps that we didn't have with living in married housing on campus.



Scott's job is going well. They just demolished a few of the buildings and are getting ready to re-route utilities, put in foundations, & sewers to Keavy Elementary.

Tomorrow is my last day of training and then I will be an official Bank Teller. Please pray for me as I love this job, but am completely terrified I will give out way too much money or screw up something. I basically just need more confidence in myself :S


Well, on to another week...

Danielle gets HiTcHeD!

This weekend, we came home to Cincinnati for my friends wedding. Danielle and I were good friends in high school and she was able to come to my wedding and she just got hitched this saturday. It was a blast! It was great seeing her & Kevin on their special day and I was able to re-connect with some other friends from high school also. I danced the night away with Erin Alexander, Meagan Toothman, her mom & sister. It was fun to also see how much Danielle's brother has changed and grown.

~This trip home has really made me home-sick but now I can really look forward to coming, visiting, and hanging out with old friends~

Anyways, Danielle was a gorgous bride, in a stunning dress, that just smiled the whole night. Meagan Toothman, was her Maid of Honor, was also stunning & gave a beautiful toast to the happy couple. & Erin was a blast! We were able to catch up on life and dance into the night like in the old days of going to Turpin's dances :)
< oh the memories came rushing back >















Then Sunday afternoon, we went over to Carol & Andy's with mom & dad came a little later...they are always fun to hang out with. We cooked out and just sat by the pool the whole day, and thanks to Carol's obsession of Johnny Cash, we listened to him :)

All in all, it was a great weekend. Then it was back to work. I love my job, the people I work with are great and fun, the day flys by and I'm just really enjoying what I do and all the people I am meeting. I am still in my training stage, Monday will be my last day, and then Tuesday, I am on my own! :)

Weekend & 1st Day

Saturday, Scott and I went over to Scott's sisters house. We hung out, ate pizza, and played "The Game of Things" < Thank you Teresa for introducing that game to us...we love it! > and watched the UFC Fights.
I made some Dirt Pudding for a dessert...it was a big hit.








Sunday, we went to Sunday School before heading up to Lexington to hang out with the beautiful Miss Nikki. It was soooo good hanging out with her...life is always a blast with her around :)
We hung out and then went shopping...When Freddy joined us, we even went and saw Ice Age in 3-D...It was pretty awesome.




I survived my first day at the bank...but am totally lost on how to do anything :P I think I'm really going to enjoy it. Everyone was so nice and there is always something to do to keep you busy. I will be training for the next 2 weeks and then like a little baby bird, I will learn to fly on my own...little nervous but I know I'll be fine.



Tomorrow is mom's birthday, so if you see her, wish her a good one! :)

Finally Employed

I had a job "interview" today at Cumberland Valley National Bank for a Teller position. The two ladies were great and fun to talk to. I am very excited :) The hours will work out great for me and Scott. I was really worried that I would end up with a job and working a complete opposite schedule and never getting to see him. God is sooooo good. This job came by so fast and it was all of God's work. My amazing mother-in-law found out wednesday they were hiring and I had to rush to get my application and resume in before they closed. Only God was in control of the situation and even though they should have been closed, I got it in. The very next morning, I was called about an interview for today at 2. I was in there for all of 15mins and said that if my criminal check was ok then I would have the job starting Monday. They called me around 4 and said I wasnt a criminal :P So Monday morning I am off to my "Big Girl" job.



Our housing opportunities are looking good. We have our eye on 2 great homes and even though we have to wait...God is making it worth it and we are seeing the opportunity to get good deals.



Scott is still working hard. He survived his first week...he only had to be the superintendent, foreman, laborer, and everything else at one time or another...but he is loving it. I am so excited for him and to see the renovations and additions at the end of the project.


Well, thats it for now :)

And He's Off...

There he goes...

1st Day...

Scott's Big Day

Scott starts ToMoRrOw!
The newest employee to Hacker Brothers of London, KY officially starts his first day tomorrow where he is their newest Project Superintendent :)

He will be over the renovation and addition to Keavy Elementary School... a $2.5 million dollar project. << I am so proud of him >>





We are in the process of getting a home. We have our eye on a few but we have to work through the process of pre-approval to make an offer. We are hoping for the end of July or early August.




Other good news... I think we found a church. Everyone is so friendly and we are starting to get involved. We went to their Sunday School today and felt like we just fit right in. They have a ton of activities offered and have been invited too. We can't wait to continue to meet new people and make some friends.




Pray for me as I start to look for a more permanent job. Babysitting has been awesome but school will be starting soon and I will be left with no income and school loans :P

Pretty Pretty Princess

...so I was walking down the hall to my bedroom when I just so happened to glance into one of the rooms and this is what I see...






...so of course, I had to do a double take, and I found Ariel laughing hysterically with my Pretty Pretty Princess Cleea staring up at me as if to say "HeLp!" But instead I grabbed the camera and joined in on a good laugh with Ariel...

The Great White Hope

Last night, we went up to Lexington to support Scott Hope, our brother-in-law, at his UMA Fight (United Martial Arts---> Basically like UFC fighting) It was awesome! All the fights were quick and to the point but in a good way. There were 9 fights, One Heavy Weight fight, & then Scott Hope was the Pro Fight of the night.

He took a few good hits but then kinda realized he "better do something cuz I'm getting my butt kicked." :)

AND

THEN HE WON BY A VERY FAST


TAP OUT

Our Mini Vacay

Sorry this is a few days late...


But we decided to explore and be open to what is being offered around London....and we had the greatest weekend in a long time. We went down to Laurel Lake Saturday and it was beautiful. The weather was beautiful < we took the jeep to fit in since we didnt have a boat or anything :) > the lake was beautiful, everything was just right.


We hung out at the beach or what is called the "spill way". It was nice and relaxing. A bunch of guys were playing volleyball and the boats were very entertaining. And we even ran into Brad, my cousin, and one of his little girls. Needless to say, if you want to come down and visit for a nice weekend, we would love to take you out there anytime...and renting a boat for the day is very cheap! So keep us in mind!









The best/scariest part was since there is no lifegaurd, this is what they use to save lives...

God answered our prayers...

God is so good and we can't praise him enough...what a great day :)

Crazy Weekend

Scott and I had one crazy weekend but we were able to fit it all in and survived :)

Friday was just normal. We hung around and really didn't do anything cuz honestly I cant even remember what we did.

Saturday was full of travel. We traveled 2 1/2 hours from London, KY to Louisville, KY for Josh & Abby's wedding. It was beautiful and fun...they def. showed their personalities in the ceremony & reception. We were able to see old friends, eat good food & cake, and dance into the evening.
From there, we drove another 1 1/2 hours from Louisville, KY to Cincinnati, OH to our friends house for a cookout. More awesome food & smores and we survived the "tornatic" storms that surrounded our area < thankfully, we only had lightning >

Sunday was the reason for the extented travel of the weekend. According to Adam, we "traveled 4 hours for a bible???" Yes we did Adam! :) At my home church, they always celebrate graduations, high school & college and we wanted to be apart of it. We were up there for all of 30 seconds and it was so worth it. We got our bibles and I got to see my friends who live down in Florida and their two cute little babies. After church, we went to Tata's for an amazing Egyptian meal < which Scott's dad finished off the left-overs and left me with no lunch today :P >
We got to see dad for a little bit before our 3 hour drive back down to London.

Monday was filled with more travel < of course...story of our lives > Scott started early by printing out his resume and ironing his clothes as I slept in :) We headed out for our 2 1/2 hour drive to Bowling Green, KY. I spent the next hour sitting in a Burger King reading while Scott went to his interview. After, we drove around town to scope out apartments just in case...and we went to the mall where they had a Charlotte Russe store...I was very excited :)
After hours of driving around we finally made the 2 1/2 trip back home but stopping in Somerset for some yummy Donatos Pizza.

Lets just say that when we got home, we crashed! Thankfully, Scott & I don't have to travel for his next interview Thursday. I think we are done traveling for a while. We are thinking, people need to start coming to us from now on :P Esp. since we have Laurel Lake, that would be fun to go to one day...maybe this Saturday. We will keep everyone updated.

Oh and if you are looking for a good show to watch...I just discovered Cake Boss last night...amazing! < I cant wait to learn how to decorate cakes >

Interview

Scott has an interview Monday with the State Department in Bowling Green, Kentucky
< Western Ky out by Nashville, Tn >

Oh Snap!

I MADE THE DEAN'S LIST < 2nd time >

&

I ALSO MADE THE PRESIDENTS LIST!

go me! go me! go! go! go me! :)

Good News

Scott found out that his internship is for 9 months....not 3! yay!
Also, they are considering opening up a full time position using the GPS System (eventually), which Scott did for the past 2 summers and lOvEd

Scott is enjoying what he is doing with the internship and meeting a ton of nice people. The update on me: I have been getting my name out there and so now I am just waiting to hear back. Please pray for me that God opens up the right door...I'm pretty much bored out of my mind not having a job :/ (never would have thought I would be saying that) But I am excited to start something new and meet new people & co-workers. So please pray that someone comes across my resume and realizes I would be a great employee and hires me :)

I will keep everyone update!...

The Schwenk's go to Washington!

Scott and I just got back from DC visiting with Rich & Kristy on our last minute graduation gift/mini vacation. We had a blast! We saw so much and walked back & fourth so much that it was more work than a vacation :)



























The National Police Memorial at the Capitol Building










At Arlington Cemetery, we watched the Changing of the Guards






On the way home, we saw a War Reenactment! It was so cool :)