It has been a long time. 4 months from the big day. Lots has happened in the last four months. Phil changed jobs and is now a full fledged copier machine repairman. I completed my studies at SUNY Oswego and began my job hunt. We moved last month into our first apartment.

The Lord has been teaching us both through all of this how important it is to trust him. In the little things and in the little things and to the Lord they are truly little things. We know that we are where he wants us to be and that is what is most important.

Highlights. Well after the wedding we spent two beautiful days in Alexandria Bay. We returned to our temporary home which was Phil's grandmothers trailer. We were so grateful to have time to begin to adjust in a place that was familiar. She enjoyed some time down south and returned in April.

Phil enjoyed his first winter and I traveled each day to my student teaching placement. I also had a few snow days including one on valentines day. The winter was not especially kind to Phil but we survived, with snow on easter to boot. Thats the north country, green Christmas and White Easter...you figure it out.

We took a few field trips. Phil and I saw how maple syrup was made. We visited my Brother, his wife and my beautiful nephew just before his first birthday.

We started to get more settled in with our new church family in Dexter. They are all so amazing and have been helping us to grow in our walks with the Lord. Phil is looking forward to this summer when he should be preaching at the campground ministry his father started when he was just a boy.

His dad recalls that they used to tell the campers, "You don't have to dress up." One particular Sunday Phil accompanied his father and was reported to tell the campers, "You don't even have to wear clothes".

I have an interview with a local daycare, 4 blocks from our home, later this week. I am very excited about the opportunity to work there, one of the main advantages being that by taking this position we will only need one car which will really help out our budget.

In other news we had our first company over this week. It was lots of fun, even if Tom beat us at Settlers and our cookout with the girls got rained out.

Life is beautiful and Sweet.