Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Monday, July 6, 2009

GOING TO THE TEMPLE

YOU ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND
OUR SEALING CEREMONY
TO BE SOLEMNIZED
AT 12:00PM
IN THE NASSHVILLE,TENNESSEE TEMPLE
JULY THE 25th

PLEASE ARRIVE
THIRTY MINUTES EARLY

TEMPLE ADDRESS
11O GRAY FOX LANE
FRANKLIN,TN 37069

NEARDY HOTEL
FRANKLIN MARRIOTT COOL SPRINGS
700 COOL SPRINGS BLVD
FRANKLIN,TN 37067
PHONE 615-261-6100

WE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US.
STEPHANIE AND PATRICK

Thursday, April 16, 2009

GETTING READY FOR SPRING






looking good



Stephanie loves this flower

More flowers have been planted since this picture. - Two more azaelea bushes and some paving stones were put in.


After taking a foot of dirt out and putting good dirt back in I was ready
to plant more flowers.








This was from last year; had a hard time growing flowers.













All the flowers wer taken out and new flowers were planted.












Monday, March 23, 2009

Birthday Weekend

Friday was the first day of Spring and my 44th birthday! I had a wonderful weekend!

On Thursday night, my visiting teacher came by and brought me Starbucks pumpkin bread. That was my birthday breakfast. At work, some of my co-workers gave me a $90 Kohl's gift card. Shopping time!!! Patrick came to my office and brought me a miniature rose plant. We are going to plant it in our flower garden. On Friday evening, Patrick gave me an exercise ball (at my request). Then we went to our neighbor's house and grilled steaks, had baked potatoes and fun fellowship.

On Saturday, my mother and her husband came over. We went to eat at a home cooking restaurant out in the country called The Cookie Jar Cafe. They have a collection of cookie jars - over 100 jars. Thus the name.

It was a great weekend! Perfect weather. We went to church on Sunday. We had not been in a few weeks, as Patrick was sick, I was sick, Patrick was in Arizona, and we were both in Nashville. It was great to see our friends in the ward!

Patrick is at home today working on the flower beds. We dug up all the old mulch and horrible "top soil" that was put down originally. We are getting some "black gold" - combination top soil, mulch and fertilizer. We should have some awesome looking plants later this Spring and Summer.

Hope everyone is doing well. Let us hear from you!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Spring Fever!

Well, I have almost accepted the fact that we are getting no snow here in Chattanooga. Just the few flurries and showers we have seen so far this winter. Today it is a BEAUTIFUL day outside! Patrick came to take me out for lunch. I don't often leave my office at lunch time. It was nice to get out in the sunshine today! But, now I want to be outside! Going for a walk by the river, or a hike somewhere near by.

Oh well, guess I should get back to work. There will be a nice weekend soon that will allow for those activities!



This picture is on the Tennessee Riverpark. You can access the park behind my office. What can you do along the Riverpark? Fish, boat, bike, walk, jog, skate, or just people watch. With 13 miles of trails and 150 acres of Riverpark, there's enough room for everyone to pursue a pastime, solo or together. I plan to be hitting the trails when the weather warms up!

Hope everyone is doing well and has a great Valentine's Weekend! Do something nice for your loved ones.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

His Turn has Come...

Patrick will NOT like me posting this, but sometimes things should be known by others!

We have been active in the church since July (actually a little before then). But as you know, I was baptized in July by Marty! And Dave, Allison, Heidi, Katie, Nathan, Spencer, and Paige were all there to participate and celebrate on a very special occasion! Of course, Patrick was there, too!
Two weeks ago the second counselor assigned Patrick a Sacrament Meeting talk topic. He is speaking on Sunday, February 22nd. I am so excited for him and proud of him for giving a talk and his testimony. I will be sure to let you know how he does. I am sure he will be just fine!

I received a special set of scriptures from Jan, Allison, Jeannine, Paige, and Heather. We have gained so much from scripture study and reading together. I gave Patrick a Book of Mormon that "Dad" (Al) had given me when we were in Arizona for me to learn more about the Book of Mormon and the LDS church.

We are both on the Activities Committee at church and will be helping with a Valentine's Dinner on Friday, Feb 13th. We will have a great time!

Patrick wants me to listen to his talk. I will most more later. Hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day!

CORRECTION - Patrick reminded me, his talk is this Sunday - February 15th!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Christmas Decorations 2008

I know it is late, but here are a few decorations from Christmas 2008. We are still finding the best way to decorate in our new house. Next year we want to do much more!

Don't worry - the decorations are not still out!