A Lovely Last Week

Last week was a little bit crazy...

I decided to not accept the afterschool care job - it was just too long of a commute to work for three hours. The staff there was great but I thought that maybe I would look more for something I am passionate about like TESOL or choir directing - who knows. However they did ask me to cover the position for two weeks - which is fine with me. But this week I am starting at St. Mark's ELCA as a part time DCE - Yay!

So last week I started covering the afterschool care job and on Wednesday Mike and Liz came into town! They got here Wednesday afternoon and left Sunday afternoon - during that time we ate at Schlafly's (the local brewing place), visited Betsey Nagel (Dr. Nagel's wife), had a pumpkin carving party, went downtown to Soulard's Market and the Cathedral Basilica, had a four hour choir rehearsal, had a mini Woodruff family reunion (Matthew's grandmother is a Woodruff and one of ten sibs) and a choir concert. Not to mention going grocery shopping and antique shopping and church. Quite the adventure. We were so glad they could come out and it was very nice to see a familiar face.

So things are just starting up for a job for me and slowing down for Matthew! He has finals next week (they are on a sort of a tri-mester schedule i think) (or maybe quarters i don't really know) which he should do well on and then a two week break for him! No big plans for Thanksgiving right now - we will probably meet up with another sem couple who aren't going home for the holiday either.

Other than that life is going great out here in the MidWest - we haven't quite come up with a "missura" accent yet and am hoping that we never do! The weather has been nice (well to me) rainy and cold - kind of like NorthWest weather - but all the deciduous trees are turning a nice burnt orange color. The real difference is the amount of deciduous trees here - on our hour drive to church every week we see a solid hour of deciduous forest - it is absolutely beautiful!

Love you all and I think this is all the news that I have for now! Some pictures will be posted on facebook of Mike and Liz's time here a little later this week!

Thanks

Well hello my friends

Another job flash!

Hey everyone I got a second job! I am now a Director of an Afterschool Care and a DCE at an ECLA church! so that is exciting I got the job last week --- I interviewed with the DCE position about three weeks ago and heard nothing back and then I talked to another SEM spouse who actually got the job (she graduated as a DCE) and she said she was going to turn it down and put my name in - the next day I got a call back - had another interview with the Pastor (who is a woman - by the way) and on Tuesday they called and offered a job! so now I have two part time jobs and volunteer and sing in a choir... I went from completely bored to starting to be a little crazy!


Other than that Matthew and I have recently become hooked on the TV show Bones - we are deep into the second season and I have mixed feelings of the show completely freaks me out and I love it... not exactly the ideal feelings...

Anyways Oktoberfest is this weekend at the Seminary - matthew and I will probably go for a little while this weekend - we just made German food last night so I don't know I will be ready to dive back into it tomorrow.

In classical music I recently was listening to: Brazilian Impressions by Ottorino Respighi which I really enjoyed ---

Well I am off to go hang up wedding pictures...

Much Love



Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:12

Actually about an exciting week...

I just wanted to share some exciting news - well that I had last week...

I got a job! Yay! It's only part time as an After School Care Director at a small church - but it is a job! Thank you to all who were praying - this was really an answer to prayer.

Second my friend Kristine got engaged! Yay for them.

Third I was asked to be in my friend Maria's wedding - so lots of exciting things this last week.

This weekend Matthew and I acquired the first two seasons of "Bones" and have watched around half of the first season - it's a little addicting - and I woke up this Monday morning with a sore throat - which means no singing tonight for me - maybe some movie watching though.

Oh and also Matthew and I don't have internet at our house (it really has come to this - I am not sure I thought I could part with beloved wireless - but somehow we are surviving :) so I have to come to the Richmond Heights library to get wireless - so internet communication might be a little slower than usual - just saying....

Love you all

Exciting Week - that was last week...

Well since Matthew and I are here in St. Louis for a little while and everyone else is not in St. Louis I thought I would enter the blogging world - refrain from twitter and everyone would be happy.

So the quick ten second present life story includes:

POlka Dots: I got married to Matthew Warmbier (yes like warm-beer) on August 15th 2009 in Cornelius OR

Blue: Matthew and I spent a week at the Oregon Coast (August 16-21st) and then had a little extra party at my parents house

ReD: We packed our bags - matthew packed a trailer and we headed out with Pearl (my Blazer) into the unknown east. we eventually (after 4 days) ended up in St. Louis MO.

GrEEn: Matthew is attending Concordia Seminary in St. Louis MO doing Pastoral (only metaphorical shepherding) Ministry which is a 4 year degree program the first two are spent in St. Louis, the third is spent in a vicarage church (it's like a one year internship somewhere in the country - we find out a few months before we leave) and the fourth back in St. Louis

Stripes: Halle has a part time job working as a After School Care Director in Illinois and Matthew and Halle both sing in the American Kantorei which is a professional choir which sings baroque music (The term Baroque is also used to designate the style of music composed during a period that overlaps with that of Baroque art, but usually encompasses a slightly later period. Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel are often considered its culminating figures. - wikipedia.com - now that I am finished with college I feel no qualms about citing wikipedia).

Thanks for reading...