Dishwasher
It was a pretty good view
Dinner and dessert
The Hobbit and my lovely socks and sandals fashion statement
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Backpacking
So, not this past weekend, but the weekend before, Jake and I went backpacking. We had a lot of fun and it was a nice challenge for our bodies carrying those heavy packs the whole time. We read the Hobbit around the campfire while we heard an owl 'hoot' off in the distance, and made no bake pumpkin pie to treat our sweet tooth. It was lovely.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Smile!
Pictures taken with the Smilebooth from Nick & Lindsey's wedding. Those things are so much fun!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Rainbow Flapjack Flashback
Today is Jake's birthday! Woo Hoo! My wonderful husband turned another year older today. I'm so grateful to be apart of the years, and birthdays, to come. One day when Jake and I were talking about our "bucket list" of things we want to do around here, I made sure to let him know that I'd really like a big birthday party. I'll take any excuse I can get to hang out with all of my friends at once. He then told me, that his ideal birthday would be a backpacking trip with just the two of us. We are so different! So, this coming weekend we're headed to the Allegheny trail for some birthday celebration. But that's not all. The birthday festivities already started on Sunday morning with a wonderfully delicious surprise.
My dear pal Jadah had a whimsical idea for the perfect birthday breakfast for my hubby. I mean seriously, if you know how colorful this guy is, you'll understand why this is so fitting.
Here's Jadah putting all the colorful pancakes in ROYGBIV order.
Adding some sprinkles
Almost blowing the stack over
We each had our own stack and enjoyed eating all the different varieties (yellow had blueberries, blue had bananas, orange had walnuts, violet cinnamon, indigo chocolate chips). It was the funnest pancake experience I've ever had. Yay for the year 26! It's going to be a good one, Jacob!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Forever Begins When You Say Yes
I'm currently listening to the sweet sound of static on the baby monitor. Love it. About 10 minutes ago, Colin, (the 20 month old boy I nanny) was going "Ninnyyyyy!! Ninnnyyyyy!! I see yeww!!" Ninny means Lindy, in case you were wondering.
It's funny. Sometimes with this blog, I feel really pressed to figure out something to write. Mostly, if I don't have any pictures to show, I feel uninspired to blog. For once, that is not the case. I feel like I have more blog posts to share than I have time to type and more pictures to edit than I have the patience to go through. One thing at a time.
Saturday. Let's start with Saturday.
Jake and I decided to go to Philly for the day to see his co-worker play in a free outdoor concert.
Philly + free + concerts = we're in! We wanted to find something to do to pass the time before the concert so Jake started researching online. I heard squeals of delight coming from the living room (I don't think Jake would appreciate me calling them squeals. Maybe manly grunts of glee. That sounds good), as Jake found the perfect thing for us to do. We decided to take a self-guided 'tour' of Stephen Powers' "A Love Letter For You" project. Jake had admired this guys work for years and had no idea that all these awesome murals that he had been so smitten with were right here in Philly! So, we hopped on the metro and stared, pointed, laughed, and attempted to take pictures as they all flashed way too quickly past. At the last stop we decided to get off and walk the rest of the way so we could take better pictures. Here is a sneak peak into the perfect Lindy and Jake date. All we need is something off the beaten path, funky and unique, and a little bit artsy and we're thrilled. This is what we found:
(sorry, this may be a lot of pictures!)
(this was one of our favorites but sadly you had to climb up on a roof to get a good picture, so, this last one was not taken by me)
This isn't even all of the pictures we got of those fun murals! If I posted all of them, I would probably make your computer crash trying to load. It was so much fun.
P.S. Oh and we also made sure to get some cheese steaks while we were there. I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything, but we liked Jim's cheesesteaks WAY better.
P.P.S We also spent so much time looking at the murals and sitting in traffic that we missed the concert we came out to see! Funny how that works...
It's funny. Sometimes with this blog, I feel really pressed to figure out something to write. Mostly, if I don't have any pictures to show, I feel uninspired to blog. For once, that is not the case. I feel like I have more blog posts to share than I have time to type and more pictures to edit than I have the patience to go through. One thing at a time.
Saturday. Let's start with Saturday.
Jake and I decided to go to Philly for the day to see his co-worker play in a free outdoor concert.
Philly + free + concerts = we're in! We wanted to find something to do to pass the time before the concert so Jake started researching online. I heard squeals of delight coming from the living room (I don't think Jake would appreciate me calling them squeals. Maybe manly grunts of glee. That sounds good), as Jake found the perfect thing for us to do. We decided to take a self-guided 'tour' of Stephen Powers' "A Love Letter For You" project. Jake had admired this guys work for years and had no idea that all these awesome murals that he had been so smitten with were right here in Philly! So, we hopped on the metro and stared, pointed, laughed, and attempted to take pictures as they all flashed way too quickly past. At the last stop we decided to get off and walk the rest of the way so we could take better pictures. Here is a sneak peak into the perfect Lindy and Jake date. All we need is something off the beaten path, funky and unique, and a little bit artsy and we're thrilled. This is what we found:
(sorry, this may be a lot of pictures!)
This isn't even all of the pictures we got of those fun murals! If I posted all of them, I would probably make your computer crash trying to load. It was so much fun.
P.S. Oh and we also made sure to get some cheese steaks while we were there. I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything, but we liked Jim's cheesesteaks WAY better.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tid Bits from the Paurus Fam
Explanation : 1). Enjoying every chance I get to hang out with my nephews. This little guy has grown up so much! 2). Making a sign for my first (future) niece. I'm so excited! Actually, our whole family is a little overly excited and I have a feeling that this will be the girliest, most spoiled baby of all time. I've basically decided to paint her nails every chance I can get. 3)/4). Working hard on our, now planted, garden. I'm really looking forward to watching the progress of our little seeds and harvesting all the healthy goodness I can get! 5)/6). Well, there's really not a lot of explanation for these, I've just been drinking lots of tea lately. Also, the second one was mostly for showcasing my cool new ring! Oh, and I probably should keep this comment to myself, but I just can't resist; I sure look like some kind of criminal with all those mugshots!! (har har har. Yes, I know, that was pretty bad. But, I bet I'll at least make Emily Adcock laugh). 7). I absolutely love spending time in prayer and reading the Word with my husband. These moments are precious. It's been a process for me to let down some walls and allow him to come into this intimate part of my heart, but there is such a reward and a blessing waiting for me on the other side. We really do increase in love for one another as we grow together in the Lord. I'm glad for this partner that God has given me to run this race with. Oh, and you may be wondering, why the lawn chair indoors? Well, it's because we only have 3 chairs for our kitchen table and sometimes we have people over for dinner. Desperate times call for desperate measures. 8). My growing succulent collection in their new little bathtub home. Plenty of space for me to accumulate many more! 9). Our little apartment feeling like home.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Proposal
This weekend Jake and I went to a wedding.
During the wedding, the main message was given by the leader of Gateway, Jimmy Nimon. What he said moved me in a powerful way as I chewed on it the rest of the weekend. The worship during the ceremony was centered around the 'wedding to come' or the marriage supper of the Lamb at the end of all things. Jimmy then had the task of explaining that concept to those who may have never heard it before. He brought up how in Jewish customs, if a man wanted to marry a woman, he had to pay a dowry to her father. If the woman was a slave, then he would have to discuss the dowry with her master. During the engagement time the man would prepare the house he would live in with his soon to be bride. Ok, remember all that information as we relate it to what Christ has done. Next, he explained how when man first sinned, he gave over authority and dominion to Satan. He became a slave to sin, and the Devil was his master. When Jesus came to earth, as fully God and fully man, He lived a blameless life and was without sin. He died, a shameful sinners death, on a cross for the sins of all mankind (sins past, present, and future). He paid the ultimate price. He offered the perfect dowry. He went away to prepare a place for us but it's up to us to accept His proposal. So, here I am. Simple, nobody, Lindy Sara, singing a worship song the next day during church and it hits me. The Creator of Heaven and Earth, sent His only Son to pay the only price that would break off the heavy yoke and bondage of sin and death that enslaved me. I saw Him there in my mind, hanging on that wretched cross, blood dripping, skin pealed off, nail pierced hands, a crown of thorns drilled into His brow. And He looks at me, and he says "Will you say yes to me? Will you answer my proposal? I gave up everything for the sake of love, will you respond? I'm going away to prepare a place for you, will you be there?" I flop down in my seat and start crying. So many emotions sweep over me all at once, but the thing that prevailed was the passionate love that began to flood me toward Him. "I do love you! I will say yes! You're all I want!" And then, I felt His voice speak to my heart "This is what I mean by your first love." Revelation 2:4 "Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love." How can anyone ever be the same after understanding a love like this? There's no grander aim, no higher cause, no greater joy than to love and be loved by this Man. Remember that proposal. Never forget it. Return to it over and over again. Embrace the beautiful 'engagement ring,' so to speak, of the cross! So, what does an engaged person do? She makes herself ready! Revelation 19:6-7 "And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."" I must plan my life around that day that I may be pure, blameless, and arrayed in white (righteousness). Only this matters, this is my magnificent obsession, my Jesus, my God.
During the wedding, the main message was given by the leader of Gateway, Jimmy Nimon. What he said moved me in a powerful way as I chewed on it the rest of the weekend. The worship during the ceremony was centered around the 'wedding to come' or the marriage supper of the Lamb at the end of all things. Jimmy then had the task of explaining that concept to those who may have never heard it before. He brought up how in Jewish customs, if a man wanted to marry a woman, he had to pay a dowry to her father. If the woman was a slave, then he would have to discuss the dowry with her master. During the engagement time the man would prepare the house he would live in with his soon to be bride. Ok, remember all that information as we relate it to what Christ has done. Next, he explained how when man first sinned, he gave over authority and dominion to Satan. He became a slave to sin, and the Devil was his master. When Jesus came to earth, as fully God and fully man, He lived a blameless life and was without sin. He died, a shameful sinners death, on a cross for the sins of all mankind (sins past, present, and future). He paid the ultimate price. He offered the perfect dowry. He went away to prepare a place for us but it's up to us to accept His proposal. So, here I am. Simple, nobody, Lindy Sara, singing a worship song the next day during church and it hits me. The Creator of Heaven and Earth, sent His only Son to pay the only price that would break off the heavy yoke and bondage of sin and death that enslaved me. I saw Him there in my mind, hanging on that wretched cross, blood dripping, skin pealed off, nail pierced hands, a crown of thorns drilled into His brow. And He looks at me, and he says "Will you say yes to me? Will you answer my proposal? I gave up everything for the sake of love, will you respond? I'm going away to prepare a place for you, will you be there?" I flop down in my seat and start crying. So many emotions sweep over me all at once, but the thing that prevailed was the passionate love that began to flood me toward Him. "I do love you! I will say yes! You're all I want!" And then, I felt His voice speak to my heart "This is what I mean by your first love." Revelation 2:4 "Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love." How can anyone ever be the same after understanding a love like this? There's no grander aim, no higher cause, no greater joy than to love and be loved by this Man. Remember that proposal. Never forget it. Return to it over and over again. Embrace the beautiful 'engagement ring,' so to speak, of the cross! So, what does an engaged person do? She makes herself ready! Revelation 19:6-7 "And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."" I must plan my life around that day that I may be pure, blameless, and arrayed in white (righteousness). Only this matters, this is my magnificent obsession, my Jesus, my God.
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