No, We Are Not Dead!!!

Allie and I are very much alive and well. We have endevoured to be more consistent with this blog, but we are forever putting it aside. For that, we appologize. So, here is the long awaited update...at last.

Much as happened since our last post. We survived our first New England winter together.
Sadly, we did not get out to enjoy the snow as much as we would have liked, but Allie and I did get to enjoy a little snowshoeing in New Hampshire. As much as we both like the snow and the novelty of fires in the wood stove, we both grew tired of constant coldness, dead grass, and snow that looked like mashed up oreo

cookies. So, on little more than a whim, we decided to throw caution to the wind and visit the far-off land of Maui in February. We had saved a little travel cash and with Allie's amazing deal-finding, we enjoyed an amazing time in the tropics. Our only dislike was that we had to return to the tail end of a Massachuetts winter. For more pictures of our trip, visit either one of our Facebook pages.

During the winter, I (Chris) had applied to a graduate school here in the Boston area. From taking the GRE (God thought it would be a good idea to give me a stomach bug on test day. I did not think that was very funny.), to writing three admissions essays, to praying daily that God would look favourably upon my attempts at advancing toward our goals, it was a trying couple of months. With great happiness, on March 17th, I received notice that I had been accepted! Talk about relief! I will be starting on my Master's in School Psychology this Fall at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. In the meantime, I will be working for the US Census as an Enumerator (going door to door to the homes who did not return their census form in the mail), and for a summer camp (Summer Fenn) in their Adventure Program.

In the midst of grad school prep, Allie has continued to work hard at Planet Gymnastics and on her parents' house on her days "off." She has an amazing gift for designing aesthetically pleasing spaces that are both peaceful and beautiful.

Though moments of this last year have been difficult and trying, Allie and I are all the more convinced that this is right where we are supposed to be. God has continued to prove Himself to us as both faithful and full of grace. We often feel that we do not know how we are going to accomplish what God has put in front of us, but with confidence in each other and our King, we move forward.

It's an adventure, isn't it?