Why I Love My Job

1. Bulletin board decorating

2. Games like duck-duck-goose and red light/green light

3. Yesterday I left work at 2:00. Today I'm not going in till 5:00.

4. When I go to work today it will be to play laser-tag and Guitar Hero

5. Photography and Newsletters

6. Designing and Proofreading

7. Music and Skits

8. Children's Sermonettes

9. Christmas Musical

10. Small Group with Middle School girls

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Endurance Challenge

Patrick really loves endurance challenges. This is part of his reasoning behind his love for things like cross-country running, golf, stuffing himself full of food, going to work every day, and watching all three movies of any given trilogy or a whole season of any given TV show in one sitting.

I hate endurance challenges. This is part of my reasoning behind my dislike towards things like exercise, camping, going without a meal, and wedding planning.

That said, I WILL finish wedding Thank-Yous today. I WILL.

Vienna waits for you

I just got back from my honeymoon! Here are some favorite pictures from the wedding season...

We stayed at the Blackhawk Hotel in Cedar Falls on our wedding night, it was SO FUN!

Our Hotel in Vienna

Beethoven's Grave...we also saw Brahms', Schubert's, Strauss'...among others.


One of the many beautiful churches we saw

The Vienna Boys Choir's Pop Album.


The State Library


One of our favorites: Cafe Central


Lego Girl that looks like me


Cafe Schwartzenburg!


Famous Strauss Monument


I made a friend in the park and he took a picture of us!

Typical cafe treats

Almost A Burzlaff

Just a few more days!

Pictures from Home

The original Brant Kids: Amanda, Steve, Deborah, Elizabeth, Matthew, Paige

Samuel Roush

I love this picture...neither of them are running home!

Accidental twins

Mr. Nathan

Patrick playing baseball with the Roush kids

Clara trying on her "Princess Dress" for the first time!

Beautiful Anna

Brant girls, past and present (from left: Elizabeth, Amy, Paige, Amanda, Molly, Deborah)

Clara Roush, our Flower Girl

The Grapevine

The mountain pass from Los Angeles county to Kern county through the Tahachapi mountains is commonly referred to as "The Grapevine". I have probably driven through the Grapevine about 50 million times over the past 10 months (or about 4-6 times per month, anyway) but tomorrow will be the last time for a loooooooong time.

Today was my last day of work and tomorrow I am MOVING to Bakersfield, not just visiting. No more depressing late night gas fill ups and early Monday mornings, driving back to make it in time for work. Jess says she has never seen someone so excited to move to Bakersfield, but she said it best: "It's not the place, it's the people".

Being from Iowa, Bakersfield doesn't seem that bad to me. Californians hate it b/c it's not a typical southern California town. But I like it for exactly that reason. It is absurdly hot, however, and I'm sure I'll be cursing the move I've been longing for so much this time tomorrow, after all of the moving, lifting, heaving, and climbing in the 100 degree heat.

I am so thankful these 10 months are over. On to better things.