Make A Joyful Noise

Well I'm going into my second week of no sugar, and I'm still feeling pretty confident that I can get through the 15 days that remain. I have resisted sweets several times, and I hope I can keep it up for 2 more weeks =] I'll keep you updated on whether I last or not hehe

Two weeks ago it was snowing, then last week it was in the high 70's! So I decided to take a few pictures of the beautiful flowers that bloomed almost overnight. I hope to have more pictures later of our cherry tree when it blooms fully. :)

Well today it has been exactly one week since I started that no sugar thing. And I must say it seems like it's been FOREVER already...But I am still hanging in there, and so far I haven't cheated yet yay! To kinda of reward myself (and the rest of our family) I made some delicious fruit salad! It's so sweet, that I almost feel it's better then sugar (almost....). Well anyways these are some nice pictures of me making the fruit salad. We don't usually have any special recipe, we just add whatever kind of fruit we have :)

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
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Boston
North Central
The Inland North
The South
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Wow, I can't believe it's already March of 2009! The past couple months went by too fast. But I'm excited, because the faster the days go by, the faster we get towards finishing school hehe. This March is going to be different compared to any other March I've had before. For the entire month of March (starting today not March 1st :P ) I'm going to try to cut down on all unnecessary sweets, and sugar. This means, no ice cream, cookies, excessive white flour, soda, or anything else you can think of. All of this I have to avoid for the month of March. This won't be too hard considering the fact that we don't buy that kind of stuff anyway. I just want to cut down on the amount of sugar I'm eating each week, and try to make it a regular eating habit. So we'll see how far I can make it into this little challenge :)

Also, I added the follower gadget to my blog, so if you're a reader I know, please feel free to follow my blog! If I don't know you, I might have to consider removing you from my follower's list.

Well that's about it for now. The pictures are just some pictures I picked randomly. I hope to have more adventures of Sully soon, but we'll see =D

Well, today we have been in Georgia for exactly 3 years! I still have trouble spelling it too hehe. I can still remember what it was like to first enter the state, then to first drive up to our house. I had mixed emotions as I was about to enter a totally new lifestyle, complete with new friends, and new places. Being raised in the west for 9 years, then moving to the south was a crazy thoguht. Especially as we drove across the country to live in a state we had never been to! Life here as proven to be somewhat challenging, but knowing it was God's will for us, I wouldn't have it any other way. In this post, I'm going to recap what it was like for our first week in GA. So, I'll start with out first day here; Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.

It was about 2:15 as our family drove into our neighborhood for the first time! I was in awe at how beautiful everything was, including the trees, and even the houses. Finally, as we took the last right turn onto Summerchase Dr., I could never be prepared for what lay ahead for our life. We slowly drove up to our house for the very first time. Over at the Ellises's, Mrs. Ellise, Annie, and Bridgette were sitting outside on their driveway waiting for us. The week before, the Ellise's had graciously offered to keep our house key until we arrived here. So as we pulled into our driveway, and stepped out for the first time, I couldn't believe we had finally made it to GA! After getting all our car stuff inside, the Butlers came and explored our hosue with us. Later Maggie and Camille came home from Timothy. After knowing them for one year by email and letters, we were finally able to meet them in person. Later that day Rachel and Amy came to our house, and I was able to meet Rachel for the first time as well. (I had known her for one year too). That night we had a delicious barbecue at the Butler's house for dinner, and that was a great ending to our first day in GA. For the next two weeks, several families had us over to their homes, brought meals to us, and gave us some home essentials. I just remember feeling so welcomed for our first month here in GA. Our first Sunday at church, several people came up to us and warmly greeted us. Later that afternoon more friends came over including the Bauers! We had lots of fun that day, and it was the perfect end to our first week in Georgia.

Now 3 years later, I feel blessed to have good friends, a great church, and a beautiful home. I feel like I have gone from the western beauty of the Colorado Rockies, to the southern charm of the Georgia trees. I am grateful to God for his perfect plan for us to move here, and I can't wait to see how his plans unfold in the years to come! I now feel that in a sense, I can finally call Georgia home.