Katrina and Words

Saturday, January 18, 2014

"Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Be, A Simple Kind of Free"

I have been worried about so many things and once again, I am reminded that there is no need. Tomorrow will worry about itself. My burden is light.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

JORDAN

After Christmas, Russell and I went to Jordan to visit a couple friends. When Russell and I told our coworkers why we were taking some vacation days to travel, many of them asked, "Jordan? As in the country?...Why?" I guess if you're living in America and tell people you are going to visit a country in the Middle East, a lot of them see it as an uncommon and even dangerous decision. I had a couple people tell me to be careful. To be honest, I started to worry as well but if you hang around Russell long enough, his everything-will-be-fine attitude kind of rubs on you.

Overall, I am thankful, even blessed, that we were able to go to Jordan. It wasn't dangerous; I think it's an American misconception that the Middle East is scary because of our media, the war we have going on, and a combination of these things. I actually saw quite a few European tourists. The country is beautiful and learning about the culture was insightful. Not only that, but we got to celebrate Jonathan and Erin's engagement!

Below are summaries of the different sites we saw. Warning, there are lots of pictures so loading time might take awhile.

Reflecting on 2013

Significant Events that Happened in 2013:

I got married!
Russell was in the hospital quite a bit last year, but!--he is fine and healthy now. Praise God.
We got a puppy :)
We also got a saltwater fish tank
I finally have my first sister. My brother-in-law got married in August to Kristen. Woo!
Exciting things/plans for Russell's work
Started as a Marketing Coordinator for a mortgage company
Went to a [short] trip to London, England.
Went to a great trip to Amman, Jordan (future blog post on this one).

2013 has been a year filled with blessings. It will always be a year I refer to since it is the year I got married. It'll have a special notch in my heart which I am ready to whip out anytime someone asks what year I got married in. It's a year that will never end :)

As for 2014, I'm eager to see what it holds. Where will Russ and I move to once our lease is out? Where will Russell's work take him? I also need to mention that there are a couple of AWESOME WEDDINGS that will take place this year.

2014 is also the year of the horse! 1990, my birth year, was the year of the horse. The number 14 is also my favorite number. I'm not much of a superstitious person, but I am excited for 2014 for a lot of mundane/silly reasons such as the ones I just listed. Hehe...

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Christmas Celebrations at the Sanga Home

While the weekend before Christmas was spent with Henry relatives, Christmas Eve was with the Sanga's. Here are a few pictures from that day:

Presentssss!!

Cousin baby Ethan walks now

Lewis

We wrapped one of Lewis' treats in wrapping paper and he smelled it out. This is him climbing presents to try to reach his wrapped treat at the top of the stack.

My family :)

Merry Christmas from the Henrys

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Annual Henry Christmas Party

This year, the Annual Henry Christmas Party took place in Uncle Jim's house.

Carson City, NV

The Henry Christmas Party consists of lots of Settler's of Catan, lots of food, and lots of laughter. Most Henrys also bring their pet dogs so even the dogs hang out with other Henry dogs.

Russell and I with three of the dogs: Kona, Bailey, and Zuri

It was 18 people in Uncle Jim's house. It was joyous and loud and all the proper ways a family Christmas should be. On Saturday, we ate lots of food and played white elephant. Russ and I managed to strategically steal the painting his dad did of the ocean view in Mexico. Woo! On Sunday morning, I woke up in the middle of a nerf gun war held by the kids. The weekend was too short and went by too fast.