What we are up to now...

So Graham semester is back in full swing! We are continually adjusting to the new schedule. Fortunately, this semester on Monday and Tuesdays he is home early enough to allow us to go to our small group together, which is a change from last semester. Yay! Sadly, before I knew his schedule I signed up for a Woman's Small group that meets twice a month and we get together as a large group one Monday a month. So we don't get to capitalize on that time time together, but it gives Graham some time to do his homework.
The woman's small group is going through the Beth Moore Study "Stepping Up".

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And let me tell you it is AWESOME! I'm don't normally like guided bible studies. The questions are normally super cheesy...but her questions guide you to the point she is trying to make out and her personal questions are really good ones. This study is on the Psalms of Ascents which I knew nothing about previous to this study and it has really opened my eyes!

Things have naturally been really tight for us money wise this past year. Graham is in school full-time so we are living on one income (and student loans are paying for his school). I feel that through Graham's diligence God has been providing for us in unexpected ways. He has received three Scholarships this semester! And one of the scholarships is allowing us to go here in April:

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This my Friends is the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort! In the BAHAMAS!! Yup, the Economists do it right and there is a Conference going on here and Graham will be presenting the paper/project he has been working on all year! He received a scholarship that decreased his conference fee and also gives him a little travel stipend. I am so so so proud of him. I also wasn't about to let him go to the Bahamas by himself. What fun would that be?!?! So we're calling this our 5 year anniversary celebration...even though it's 3 months before our actually anniversary. I am so excited!! We've been doing P90X for about two months, so we should be beach body ready come April! When the conference is going on Graham will be gone from about 8am-5pm so my plan....sleep in...eat breakfast..workout..lay out by the pool...read..eat...drink..move to the beach...read...eat...drink...take naps..repeat. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's going to be AWESOME!

Since I'm scheduling this post...by the time it posts I will be AT one of my dearest friend's wedding! Remember this post ? Well this wedding will complete the set of pictures of the roommates weddings. I could not be more excited for her! And I definitely plan on blogging about my time in VA (I will also be getting to see my niece) and you guys can bug me endlessly to make sure I don't wait another two months!!