Hello October

Time if flying by. Can you believe that Christmas is just 12 weeks away? This excites me! 

Ethan and I have successfully made it to fall break at Southern. Ethan is working extremely hard right now and he is probably at the hardest part of the semester. He is taking 4 classes and one of them is Greek. This is tough and I am so proud of how hard he is pushing himself. He stays up late and wakes up early working on homework and writing papers. He is very diligent. He is enjoying his classes(well maybe not greek...haha) and he likes all of his professors. At this point in the semesters things are busy so we make it a point to have date nights and I also enjoy studying with him at the library.

 I am really enjoying my SWI class. It is pushing me and challenging me in my walk with Christ and I have been the opportunity to sit under the leadership of Maria Moore. Her husband is Russell Moore and he is the President of The School of Theology at Southern. I have loved spending time with her and the other 7 girls in my small group. 

We are excited because we are getting some visitors in about 6 weeks. Some of my family will be driving up to spend a long weekend with us! I am counting down the days :)

We have begun making our plans for Christmas. We are thrilled that we get to go home and see all of our family. There is nothing like being home for Christmas!

Prayer request: Ethan is looking for a new job. There has been some issues with flexibility at his current job and that simply does not work with his school schedule and his need to take as many classes as possible in order to finish in a timely manor. Please pray with us as we are trying to trust in the Lord and his timing. He is in control. He is faithful. He is always good and gracious.

The weather is beginning to cool down here and I have had my fall decorations out for a few weeks now!

I have been asking Ethan for a pumpkin for weeks now and the other night he came home with these little guys. I love them!

 Our house is currently filled with the wonderful smell of Apple Cider. Thank you Yankee Candle.

Our God has been so faithful to Ethan and I. He never ceases to amazing me and His Gospel continues to mold my heart. I am thankful that as the seasons change I see His purpose for the different seasons in our life. He is our creator and He knows what is best for us. He is the glorious Christ!

Fall is upon us!

Last night Southern hosted their annual fall festival. This years theme was Buffalo Bill's Wide West. It was amazing! The seminary went all out. There was all kinds of amazing food and activities to partake in. They even had a western show! Here are some pictures from last night!

Ashley and I!

They had wagons and hayrides! Ashley and I were extremely excited ride the wagon....Ethan and Brian weren't to trilled at first but I think they secretly enjoyed it :)

We loved our wagon ride!

They also had a stagecoach! The line was far to long to ride it though.

My new friend!

Today we got a nice cool front and it officially feels like fall here! I pulled out my fall decor and we bought a new Apple Cider candle! 

Tonight we went and tired out a new pizza place that just opened and it was great! We loved it. These next two pictures make my smile. I am so thankful for Ethan. He makes life so much fun! I absolutely love being his wife.

Apryl's visit to Louisville!

We loved our time with Apryl this past weekend! She flew in on Friday afternoon and was with us until Monday afternoon. It was her first time to Louisville and her first time seeing Southern! She is one of the easiest house guests ever! She is so chill and it was nice to just relax! Here are some pictures from our weekend! 

Right after picking Apryl up from the airport

No trip to Louisville is complete without a trip to Chuy's

We went bowling on Saturday night and I won both games :)

Go Apryl go!

Ethan's turn!

Another must do when you come to Louisville is trying Comfy Cow ice cream!

 On Sunday we took Apryl to church with us and then later that night we roasted marshmallows over the stovetop :) They were really good!

On Monday we took Apryl to see our good friend Kendall! Apryl requested to hang out with Kendall and meet her kiddo's so we were excited that it worked out for us to see each other!

We also grilled out with our friends Brian and Ashley and enjoyed our last little bit of time with Apryl on the way to the airport.

We really loved our time with Apryl! She is such a great big sister and has such a sweet spirit and a servants heart! 

We love you Apryl!