Inside Out - Lisa Rugglesa thousand times I’ve failed, still your mercy remains

Today I get to celebrate my husband’s birthday with him!

Honey, I am so proud of you.  Each year you are just becoming more and more amazing.

I am blessed to have you as my friend and husband.

Each year that goes by you just get better, I love you so very much!  I would keep going but it may nauseate our friends.  So the rest will be in your card.  You Rock!

I believe in you!  Keep dreaming big!

I love you with all my heart!

Happy Birthday!

Last Friday, all of our belonging were delivered to our new place. Saturday morning when I got up I looked around at this:

and felt a little overwhelmed, happy that we were in our new home, but a little sad that we didn’t have any friends around. By noon we had two calls from friends. One of our students, Erika, and a couple that worked with us in the youth ministry, BJ and Cherith. They wanted to know if it would be okay to stop in and help us out. Hmmmm……. let me think about that! Well, I guess, if you twist my arm!

BJ helping put together an entertainment center in the office….

Cherith helping get the kitchen unpacked….

Erika helped in the kitchen but was also kind enough to take the girls to the pool……

By dinner time, we had the kitchen settled and Brad made us all a spaghetti dinner……

Cheers to our new home and enjoying it with our friends!!!!

A perfect day!

Over the last three months not having friends around has been one of the most difficult things for me. I’m looking forward to getting settled, making new friends and being able to hang with old friends.

How often do you hang out with your friends?

P.S Cherith just started her own blog this week.

We were so excited to have Uncle Jay and Aunt April for the 4th of July. Chloe and Emily gave up the pull out couch and we all fit nicely into our hotel room. We had a great time!!! They were the first “company” we have had in three months, since our home sold. I miss having friends and family over.

Waiting for the fireworks the girls had fun playing frisbee with Uncle Jason……..

hamming it up with Uncle J

and then the rain came, that’s ok we like to huddle under one umbrella…..

The rain stopped just in time for the fireworks, they were some of the best I have ever seen! We sat in traffic for an hour, even that part was fun.

Little people fell asleep before we could make it home…

Saturday morning we walked over to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. ALL Ruggles LOVE Cracker Barrel. There were many times during my pregnancies that I “lost my Cracker Barrel.” I mean puked.

It has taken me 8 years of marriage to actually be able to sit down and be enjoy a meal there. I always get the same thing, grilled chicken tenders. Can’t go wrong there!
The girls love to play checkers…. haha I mean, you can play with Emily, IF you play by her rules!

and off to the pool for more fun!

Brad couldn’t resist throwing April in…..

Paybacks……

and then the chicken fights began……

Even though we only had them for 24 hours, it was packed with fun!

Jay and April, thanks for coming to visit us!