Peace.

I have been looking for that. By that I mean peace. I have been searching for many months for a career that I could feel like a big girl in. And here I am still searching for jobs and sending my resume to anyone who has a half way decent job description. It was not until last week when I found out that I did not receive a job that I had worked so hard for that I found some of that peace. I am not going to say that I found ultimate peace because I am still searching for what I am suppose to do in this life but I have a new understanding of where I am currently. I was reading about the story that we all know from VBS, the one about the loaves and fishes that fed thousands of Jesus' followers. Jesus took the most common thing, blessed it, and it brought great peace to the crowds. I am looking at myself longing to be like those loaves of bread and pieces of fish. Something so ordinary doing the extraordinary. I am ready to take the leap of faith and see the amazing journey that God has in store for us. I am now viewing my current job as women's ministry. I no longer work at a school just teaching the abc's and changing diapers but instead ministering to women and families. Well, that is where my heart and mind is currently. I am physically on my way to Opportunity, Alabama to go to Dan's (John's daddy) family reunion! Can't wait to meet more of my new family! I'll make sure to document the experience! Love from us to you!

Winter Wonderland

Pure bliss. Just picture this moment. Beautiful, fat snowflakes falling down from a grey sky, heading home from work early, and they are playing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" on the radio. It does not get any better! I was as giddy as giddy can be! We woke up to this beautiful view on Wednesday and I threw open the blinds and gasped at sight. When I promptly alerted my sleeping husband of my discovery, his response was "I can't see it! I don't have my contacts in!" My timing was a little off. A sleeping husband does not care too much about the snow. I am learning all sorts of lessons as a newlywed! Ha! And too bad the roads are just too icy today that I cannot go into work. That is just a shame! Pshhh. Here are some pictures of our lovely view.

This is for you mom!

Hello Frosty

God, you are gooood!

So, so pretty! John and I are heading to Abilene tonight to celebrate Valentine's Day and his sweet mother's birthday! It was going to be a surprise but a little bird accidently spilled the beans. Do not worry, that little birdie was me! Ooppsss, it was even my idea to surprise her! Hate it when that happens! We are going to celebrate our first married Valentine's Day at Perinis! Go ahead, be jealous! It will be wonderful to spend some time with my sweet husband. I do not know what I did to deserve such a wonderful man, but God has spoiled me with the most precious soul for my husband. I am so excited to see where God leads us in the journey called life and I wait in giddy anticipation to see our adventure unfold.

I hope that everyone enjoys their Valentine's Day, the Olympics, and a wonderful weekend! Love from us to you! Peace.

You knew it was coming.

For all of you that know my sweet husband, you are fully aware of his great love for his red pumas. So, I know that you are not the least surprised that I have received my own pair of red pumas. It was just a matter of time. Mine are a little more girly and oh so comfy. I am officially John's wife now that I have red pumas!

True Love

Thanks Annika!

When we were up in Boston, Annika graciously shared some treasured family recipes with me and one of them was muesli. If you have never tried it, you are truly missing out. It is just a mix of oats, dried fruit, honey, and really whatever you feel like putting in it. It is great with milk, yogurt, or just by itself. I have always enjoyed to cook but I have started to realize what a ministry it can become. There is nothing more personal or intimate than sitting around a table with great friends, great conversation, and of course yummy food. There has been maybe one or two dinners that John and I put down the disposal but so far so good! So if you are ever in need of a hot meal, come on by!

Hope you week is truly blessed. Love from the Garrett's.

Lovely Boston.

New favorite place to go visit=Boston! We had such an amazing time hanging out in Boston with John's cousin Brian, his sweet wife Annika, and their precious bundle of joy Joseph. They took us on a great tour of Boston, went up to Maine to visit John's Uncle and his family, and spoiled us the whole time we were up there.

Joseph!

All of us! Notice Joseph's huge doughnut!

I love Boston houses. Right out of Anthropologie.

I think this picture captures how freezing it was up there. In the background is suppose to be downtown Boston. Makes me cold just looking at it!

Well that was Boston, if you ever are thinking of going there...do it! We will probably go in the summertime next but winter is wonderful too! Have a blessed day!

K & J

Christmas: Part 2

I am in denial. I cannot believe that Christmas is already over. I loved that I could turn on my radio and find Christmas music on every station and look out the window and see those beautiful twinkling lights. But all good things have to come to an end. At least that is what they say. We went home to the Woodlands for Christmas and the weekend was filled with way too much food, wonderful family time, and some sneakiness. My parents and us have this running joke of these gingerbread man cards. They are just precious but the are impossible to play with because of their arms and legs. So they are absolutely worthless. We have been sending them back and forth to each other and we were finally ready to be done with these little pieces of inconvenience. So we took all of the 52 cards and hid them in different places around the house. Bahahaha. I don't think we will be seeing those bad boys for awhile.

Here's a little picky from Christmas eve. We have traditions that I have done since birth. We go out to eat on Christmas eve and then to the candlelight service. Then on Christmas morning we open presents, have a yummy breakfast, and then open stockings. The rest of the day is spent napping, games, and just spending precious time with family.

Happy 1st Christmas!

Handsome men

So, the depressing day came when we had to return to work but then enjoyed a wonderful three day weekend for New Years. And now it's off to Boston on Thursday! Whoohoo! We are visiting John's cousin, Brian, and his sweet wife and baby for 5 days. We have our long johns packed and ready to face the cold! Hope all is well and that you are truly blessed in 2010!

Christmas: Part 1

Hi friends! So last weekend John and I made our way down to Abilene for my first Garrett Christmas!! Whoohoo! The weekend started out with John's middle brother's graduation from the police academy and Grant's graduation from UNT! We are so proud of both of them!

That was Friday night. Saturday consisted of the most delicious breakfast with the family, followed by Christmas! There was the normal giving and receiving of gifts but there the most wonderful surprise towards the end of our Christmas. Grant and Kendra passed out little ladybug magnets and calendars so that we can track the progress of their little baby!! Yay!! So excited for them and pray that their little ladybug will be strong and healthy!

The weekend finished up with Dan's Sunday lunch, some football, and lots of sweet family time. I am truly blessed to have married into such an amazing family. God is too good to me! John and I made our way back to Dallas because work was waiting for us on Monday. I now realize that I took for granted that nice, month long vacation while I was at ACU. Going from a month to two days is for real depressing. I'll just put my big girl panties on and get on living in the real world!

John and I also celebrated our 6 month wedding anniversary! We went to our favorite restaurant, Maggianos, and loved not having to cook for one night! Six months has flown by and I cannot wait to see what is in store for us! Have to run but I hope everyone has the most Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Much love from the Garretts!

So its been awhile..

So, obviously, I am still getting used to blogging. Sorry its been about 3 weeks since the last post but I promise to keep it more up to date! So you might be asking yourself what have the Garretts been up to for the last three weeks, well here it goes. We have officially joined Greenville Church of Christ in Allen! Even though we are apart of a small group and have attended many church events, we are now official and it feels so good! We have been so blessed to find an amazing young marrieds group at this church and we love getting to know them! I have also spent many waking moments applying for new jobs and God has been so generous to give me four interviews last week, whoohoo! So cross your fingers and say a little prayer and I will let you know how they turn out! Then Thanksgiving came around and we made our way to Abilene to spend the holiday with John's wonderful family. We were in charge of making the pies and here are some pictures of how they turned out!

Pumpkin Coconut Pie...delish!

Chocolate Pecan Pie

John ready for some serious pie making!

So we also made key lime pie but it was eaten before I could take a picture of it! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of my father-in-law's amazing cooking, watching football, and spending precious time with family. We do not even realize how truly blessed we are.

Well time to get ready for small group, post again soon. Hope everyone has a wonderful week!