Happy Thanksgiving

Giving thanks for many blessings...


... and still waiting for one more.

Still Waiting...

Well, today is the Due Date, but I'm beginning to suspect that Stroopie didn't get that memo. So far he seems happy enough to continue looking like a basketball from the outside...while occasionally kicking me in the ribs. I beginning to wonder if I'm going to have to drape his "Baby's 1st Thanksgiving" bib across my belly for the photos on Thursday.

If you're looking for something to do while you wait, Dave and I have been enjoying the daily crossword at www.thinks.com recently. You can do it online, and you can check answers as you go (if you want). I usually wait till I'm stuck, hit the check button, and watch about half my answers disappear. Oh well, it'll help me stay sharp in case I'm 80 years old before this baby comes out.

3 Years and Counting

November 18 has always been a big day for us!

It was on November 18, 2005, during the lighting of Michigan Avenue that we began to develop a mutual interest in each other while attending Moody Graduate School in Chicago.


One-year later, Dave proposed to Erika (after a nostalgic day of scavenger hunting) and she said "Of course!" That means "yes."



Last year we celebrated the 1st Anniversary of our Engagement on November 18, married and just starting to look forward to the opportunity to serve the Lord overseas.



This year we celebrated with plans for moving to Croatia in full swing...

...and a baby on the way!