Our New Address

We know it! God gave us a beautiful place to rent after we get married in October, and we have an address! It's perfect!

Picture this: You pull into your very own tree-lined driveway and find yourself in another world as you approach the gray/brown-sided house that used to be a barn. You park in your own garage (a carport created from a section of the barn) and climb the steps in the shade of the woods to open the door to what will be your very own house. If you look to the left, you can see the pool that the landlords said you could use for swimming (perfect for Kelly, who can only exercise in a pool!)

When you walk in the door, you see steps that have an oak finish circling up to the second floor on your left. To your right is a kitchen with dark green counters and cupboards with a light finish, complete with new appliances . Through the kitchen, you can see a dining room with two windows that opens into a cozy living room done in white and taupe that has another window! There is a gas fireplace in the living room, and all of the floors on the lower level are hardwood.

If you go to the left when you walk in the door and take the curving stairs up to the second floor, you find a full bathroom at to the right that has a tub that is low enough for Kelly to get into without a problem. Just outside the bathroom is the stackable washer/dryer combination. Directly ahead of you is the room that we will use for our bedroom, a room that has two windows that face east, so we can watch the sunrise! If you go to your right, there is another room with two windows that we are going to use as a study so Pete can have a place to do his work. This one has an interesting shape, with a small alcove as you walk in the door that opens up to a full room as you round the corner. The upstairs rooms have white berber carpeting and closets and extra storage in cubbies behind the walls.

Kelly: It's totally a God thing. Do you ever get the feeling that He has just blessed you beyond belief? I mean... I struggle so much believing that He would actually give me things I desire that I couldn't even ask Him for this, and yet... It's more perfect than I could have imagined, right down to the tub and the use of the pool! I didn't do anything to deserve this... didn't trust Him, didn't dare hope... But He is so good anyway. I get so caught up with trying to deserve what He gives, that I don't know how to be blessed or how to accept His gifts. But first He gives me Pete, now this house... My heart is opening with excitement--what is He going to do next?

Pete: I tried talking to God about it. I can't think of what to say other than "Wow" and "Thank you."

Our new address as of September (when Kelly moves in) will be:

36810 Stone Meadow Lane
Purcellville, VA 20132

Wedding Party

Our wedding party is an eclectic group of people who, for some seriously demented reason or another, actually LIKE us, and even claim to LOVE us, which seems unbelievable, except for the number of times they have proved it.

Seriously, though, there were so many people we wanted to ask to be a part of our wedding, but costs and practicalities run high at these things, so we had to limit ourselves. Thank you to all of you for your love and support for us, and for being willing to stand up with us, however embarrassing it may turn out to be!

(Kelly: Yes, you should take that as a warning!)

Here are the chosen.

Pete: Picture little green aliens... "Oooooohhh.... You have been chosen...."
Kelly: It won't be THAT bad.

Maid of Honor :
Kate Langner (who won't be walking the aisle without a miracle that turns her into Cinderella which, to Kelly's chagrin, is NOT likely in the next millienium. DARN for Prince Charming.)

UPDATE: It happened. She is now walking the aisle, hurray!

Bridesmaids:
Joli Chism
Christy Du Mee
Leeann Walker
April Quarto
Ashley Trim

Best Man:
Alan Sauer (Pete's dad. In case you were wondering.)

Groomsmen:
Courtney Canfijn
Gabriel JOHN Waddell
Fred Spielman
Corey McLaughlin
Joseph Moss

(How's THAT for an ethnic round-up?)

Pete: You forgot a large Atlantic Cod named Phil "Braintree, Massachusetts" Bankhead.
Kelly: THAT would be Prince Charming.

All in all, it appears to work out to twelve people who will be standing at the front with the couple. Who knows, though. Anything could happen.

And then there are the ushers...

Daniel Mitchell
Joshua Langner
Joel Langner
William Estrada

Welcome aboard, guys!