Again, its been WAY too long............
Fall is here and we are loving it! Alec and I are both fall fanatics, we LOVE it! Alec has been making pumpkin pies every week just about, he has perfected it! He has always loved his mom's pumpkin pie and now that we live away from family he has had to make his own. Super yum though!
Last weekend we went to Grand Rapids to spend some time with our friends Catherine and Aaron. We had such a great weekend, we went apple picking at Crane's Apple Orchard. We stocked up on Honeycrisp apples! Which, funny thing, I had to write a paper on genetic engineering, and so I choose to write about genetically modified foods, specifically Honeycrisp apples! You could say I was inspired :) We also stopped at a vineyard to do a little wine tasting. This was an unexpected stop, and I did not have my purse on me so I didn't have my ID. Apparently I do not look 21, because the wine lady said I couldn't do it without showing ID. BOO! Too bad I just stood behind our group of six people and snuck sips here and there, haha, always looking to beat the system! On Sunday we headed up to Grant for church and to have lunch with Alec's family. Perfect fall weekend!
We had another busy Saturday today. We decided to drive north to a pumpkin patch and pick up some pumpkins and other fall decorations. We did a bit of research, and thanks to a friend, got a great suggestion for a place. It was the perfect place, really cheap stuff! We got two wagon loads of pumpkins, gourds, and squash. Also we got corn stalks and a hay bale to put on our porch. On the way home we saw a cheese factory (yay go Wisconsin!), so we had to stop and check it out. We got some really great cheese at the store there! Then in the evening we had a 20-Something activity with church. We played kickball, then grilled out, then played volleyball. Such a fun evening to hang out with our friends from church, we are so blessed to have such a good group of friends after only living here for a year! And yes I even got some homework done today!
School is going really well. I find the academic level extremely comparable to Calvin (lots of people have asked me about that). I am enjoying my classes for the most part, as much as you can enjoy microbiology, organic/bio chemistry, western lit, and Search for Meaning. The search for meaning class is a required Mt. Mary class that every student has to take. It is a mix of theology and philosophy. It has been very interesting, it is comparable to DCM (Developing the Christian Mind) for all you Calvin people. It is interesting though because it is a Catholic school, so I am enjoying seeing some of the differences from the Reformed view.
The only house update we have is that Alec painted the living room. It looks very nice, it is a nice neutral color that really warms up the room.
Well I think that is it until next time!
Fall is here and we are loving it! Alec and I are both fall fanatics, we LOVE it! Alec has been making pumpkin pies every week just about, he has perfected it! He has always loved his mom's pumpkin pie and now that we live away from family he has had to make his own. Super yum though!
Last weekend we went to Grand Rapids to spend some time with our friends Catherine and Aaron. We had such a great weekend, we went apple picking at Crane's Apple Orchard. We stocked up on Honeycrisp apples! Which, funny thing, I had to write a paper on genetic engineering, and so I choose to write about genetically modified foods, specifically Honeycrisp apples! You could say I was inspired :) We also stopped at a vineyard to do a little wine tasting. This was an unexpected stop, and I did not have my purse on me so I didn't have my ID. Apparently I do not look 21, because the wine lady said I couldn't do it without showing ID. BOO! Too bad I just stood behind our group of six people and snuck sips here and there, haha, always looking to beat the system! On Sunday we headed up to Grant for church and to have lunch with Alec's family. Perfect fall weekend!
We had another busy Saturday today. We decided to drive north to a pumpkin patch and pick up some pumpkins and other fall decorations. We did a bit of research, and thanks to a friend, got a great suggestion for a place. It was the perfect place, really cheap stuff! We got two wagon loads of pumpkins, gourds, and squash. Also we got corn stalks and a hay bale to put on our porch. On the way home we saw a cheese factory (yay go Wisconsin!), so we had to stop and check it out. We got some really great cheese at the store there! Then in the evening we had a 20-Something activity with church. We played kickball, then grilled out, then played volleyball. Such a fun evening to hang out with our friends from church, we are so blessed to have such a good group of friends after only living here for a year! And yes I even got some homework done today!
School is going really well. I find the academic level extremely comparable to Calvin (lots of people have asked me about that). I am enjoying my classes for the most part, as much as you can enjoy microbiology, organic/bio chemistry, western lit, and Search for Meaning. The search for meaning class is a required Mt. Mary class that every student has to take. It is a mix of theology and philosophy. It has been very interesting, it is comparable to DCM (Developing the Christian Mind) for all you Calvin people. It is interesting though because it is a Catholic school, so I am enjoying seeing some of the differences from the Reformed view.
The only house update we have is that Alec painted the living room. It looks very nice, it is a nice neutral color that really warms up the room.
Well I think that is it until next time!
Some Pictures:
At the wine tasting place, our friends Chuck and Krista were able to hang out with us all for the day as well! And their baby Isabelle was there.....she was asleep in her carseat though on the floor during the picture.
Picking the apples
Show casing our Honeycrisp apples, with Chuck and baby Isabelle in the background!
At Smokeybones for dinner.
Alec in the mud looking for the perfect pumpkin.
Pulling the wagon through the mud with our prized pumpkins
In the little store picking out gourds and squash
