It's Been a While!

Hello friends!
Just a quick update...

Steve and I are doing very well. :) We've had fun (probably me more than him) adding things to the house to make it more homey. It is turning out very nicely. There are projects (such as the bathrooms, spare bedroom and loft) that won't be done for quite a while, so we're trying to do the things we can fit in here and there. My parents gave us to dressers to use in the bedroom. My plan is to refinish them, but I can't do that until our spare bedroom is cleaned out, and that won't happen until we figure out some of our movie/computer/storage stuff.

We've already started thinking about how to decorate for Christmas. Our first Christmas as a married couple in our house! Woohoo! We both agree that we need to have a real Christmas tree, but have no idea where we'd put it.

It's only been about 4 months since our honeymoon and already Steve and I are thinking about taking a short vacation! Life is crazy! He is extremely busy with work projects, church responsibilities and other commitments. We've learned to love the weekend as we try to keep our commitments to a minimum in order to spend time resting and being with each other. Last Saturday we had a lot of fun eating a late breakfast, running errands, shopping, going out for dinner and watching a movie.

I work as a substitute teacher for Cinnaminson School district. So far, I've subbed at the high school and middle school. Oddly enough, I haven't subbed at the elementary level (which is where I have my degree!). When I am not subbing, I work in the church office, spend time doing house wife things and read or go to the gym. I am (hopefully) going to work for Arline, a tutoring company that educates students in impoverished school districts, starting in November.

A couple of weeks ago, we went boating with friends. Here is a picture of Steve water skiing. He was great! I was far more talented at tubing. The guys tried to rip me off of it by going fast. Needless to say, we were both very sore the next day!



Whew- well that is a small snippet from our lives! Hope this update finds you well!

-Steve and Bethany