Wow.. in just 3 weeks I will be leaving for NL once again! It's hard to believe that it is so soon. It really hit me a couple of days ago how short 3 weeks really is.. I'll be flying over New York and Canada and the Atlantic.. all in no time! There is so much to do!
This time that I've been back in the States has been mainly full of seeing friends and family, sorting through my house (one day at a tiiiiiiime... ), and doing some projects for the 'rents. Plus, a lot of resting and tv'ing. Maybe too much of that, sometimes I get carried away! Then I go months without hardly turning on the Tube, so I guess it all equals out!
The next three weeks are going to be more of the same: spending time with friends and fam, sorting, packing (oh JoY!) and so on. These things never change in life- at least in mine!
I am very excited to get back to NL and get involved again with the FireChoir and KIDZARK ministries. It is not unfamiliar ground to me this time, so that alleviates some of the pressure of going away from "home". I am going to live in a totally new place with someone that I haven't before- but I am SO excited to have a roommate again! I'm sure you'll hear more about that in the future ;)
Well.. It's sleep-time! Well, actually Bible time, then sleep time!
Prayer Warriors: Please pray for: 1) That I will get everything done that I need to before I leave; 2) For my Finances to come in; 3) For me emotionally as I transition again, and my parents as well, as we say goodbye once again.
Thanks all- Much Love
God bless~ A
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Raising Funds...
Here I am, back to the grind per se :)
One of the joys and greatest challenges missionaries of the denomination I am working with face is raising their support. As a short-term missionary, I am not at all exempt from this. I have much less to raise, but in a shorter amount of time. Some of my budget is fixed regardless of what the dollar is doing at that moment, but some of it is influenced by how well the dollar is doing. For example, if my rent is 600 Euros, it will be €600 whether the dollar is strong or not. So sometimes my rent might be only $800 but them some months it might be up to $900 or more.
This can make it easy to start worrying or to be afraid. But then I turn to my Father who says 'not to worry.. rather, in everything, with thanksgiving, (to) make my requests known to Him, and He will keep my heart and mind in Christ Jesus'... this is loosly translated of course- taken in a personal way. The same way you can too. God has never failed me. Truly. In fact, the moment He stops taking care of me here on earth will be the moment I am in heaven with Him-- probably wondering why I ever worried here on earth in the first place! :)
So back to my original subject: Raising....Funds... :) I really have very little to raise, in the grand scheme of things- less than $10,000 at this point. I believe that God will provide for all my needs- He says so in His word, and I take Him at it. I've seen countless times where He's provided when it seemed that it couldn't be done. He uses seeds that we plant, and that other people plant- for His glory and honour.
The point being.. NO amount is too little. I've had people come up to me and apologize for the amount they are giving to support me....! It doesn't matter how little or how much we give- God WILL use it for His glory! He will multiply it to meet all our needs. He has blessed me over and over for the small, little seeds that I have planted- and some of them weren't even watered with that much faith either- and I've seen Him do it in others too, over and over and over and over again... It's neverending.
So.. even if you think "How can I help impact someone 4,221 miles (give-or-take) away from me.. How could this amount help them".... BELIEVE ME.. it will! Give in Faith to GOD--- not to me- "put your faith in God and NOT in man".. miracles will happen. :)
If God is leading to help me out financially- please obey Him- I can't be more direct than that. He WILL take care of you- no matter what!
Email me and I'll get you the info: aicilalicia@gmail.com
If not, then that's ok. But PLEASE pray for me in every way. There can never be too much prayer!
Blessings
And... thanks :)
~Alicia
One of the joys and greatest challenges missionaries of the denomination I am working with face is raising their support. As a short-term missionary, I am not at all exempt from this. I have much less to raise, but in a shorter amount of time. Some of my budget is fixed regardless of what the dollar is doing at that moment, but some of it is influenced by how well the dollar is doing. For example, if my rent is 600 Euros, it will be €600 whether the dollar is strong or not. So sometimes my rent might be only $800 but them some months it might be up to $900 or more.
This can make it easy to start worrying or to be afraid. But then I turn to my Father who says 'not to worry.. rather, in everything, with thanksgiving, (to) make my requests known to Him, and He will keep my heart and mind in Christ Jesus'... this is loosly translated of course- taken in a personal way. The same way you can too. God has never failed me. Truly. In fact, the moment He stops taking care of me here on earth will be the moment I am in heaven with Him-- probably wondering why I ever worried here on earth in the first place! :)
So back to my original subject: Raising....Funds... :) I really have very little to raise, in the grand scheme of things- less than $10,000 at this point. I believe that God will provide for all my needs- He says so in His word, and I take Him at it. I've seen countless times where He's provided when it seemed that it couldn't be done. He uses seeds that we plant, and that other people plant- for His glory and honour.
The point being.. NO amount is too little. I've had people come up to me and apologize for the amount they are giving to support me....! It doesn't matter how little or how much we give- God WILL use it for His glory! He will multiply it to meet all our needs. He has blessed me over and over for the small, little seeds that I have planted- and some of them weren't even watered with that much faith either- and I've seen Him do it in others too, over and over and over and over again... It's neverending.
So.. even if you think "How can I help impact someone 4,221 miles (give-or-take) away from me.. How could this amount help them".... BELIEVE ME.. it will! Give in Faith to GOD--- not to me- "put your faith in God and NOT in man".. miracles will happen. :)
If God is leading to help me out financially- please obey Him- I can't be more direct than that. He WILL take care of you- no matter what!
Email me and I'll get you the info: aicilalicia@gmail.com
If not, then that's ok. But PLEASE pray for me in every way. There can never be too much prayer!
Blessings
And... thanks :)
~Alicia
Friday, January 9, 2009
Quick Update
Hello all :)
Quick update here- I have been invited back to work with the FireChoir again in Amsterdam, and hoping to get involved in a couple other ministries as well. I am working out how to get a visa and what that all entails (it's a lot of details and work and so on).
The two biggest things that I really need right now are:
1) Prayer. Can I ever get too much of that? No. Enough said :)
2) Money! With my parents back here in the US now to raise funds for a year, I don't have a *free* place to stay- so I need to raise more money than I had before for rent, utilities, and et cetera. And, as I mentioned, I'll most likely be needing a visa, which is expensive. The most important thing that I ask is not for specific amounts- but rather that people tap into what God wants them to give to this ministry! He has never failed me yet, so I am trusting in Him to bring it in. Yay!
Ok, I need to go, life awaits. Please feel free to email or call with any questions! My email is: aicilalicia@gmail.com
Blessings and Thanks!
~A
Quick update here- I have been invited back to work with the FireChoir again in Amsterdam, and hoping to get involved in a couple other ministries as well. I am working out how to get a visa and what that all entails (it's a lot of details and work and so on).
The two biggest things that I really need right now are:
1) Prayer. Can I ever get too much of that? No. Enough said :)
2) Money! With my parents back here in the US now to raise funds for a year, I don't have a *free* place to stay- so I need to raise more money than I had before for rent, utilities, and et cetera. And, as I mentioned, I'll most likely be needing a visa, which is expensive. The most important thing that I ask is not for specific amounts- but rather that people tap into what God wants them to give to this ministry! He has never failed me yet, so I am trusting in Him to bring it in. Yay!
Ok, I need to go, life awaits. Please feel free to email or call with any questions! My email is: aicilalicia@gmail.com
Blessings and Thanks!
~A
Monday, December 15, 2008
Not Done Yet!
Well.. we made it :) And our 7 suitcases too! In fact, we were not charged for our 7th piece (only allowed 2-per-person on international flights), so it was a total God-thing :) *"God-thing"= something only God can orchestrate... which is basically everything, but you get the picture*. Anyway, neither of our flights were full either, SO we all had extra seats next to us, meaning a more relaxing trip altogether. Nothing crummy happened- the flights were both great, and my friend picked us up in MSP and whisked us home! Well, actually my Dad drove because my friend and I do a lot of talking, and her husband didn't think she'd be able to concentrate and drive at the same time (HAHAHAAAA)... he was right, I think! All is good :D
The Journey Is NOT Over Yet...
I have been invited back to the Netherlands to help with the upcoming season of FireChoir! Very exciting, and I accepted. This means that I need a couple of visas, more money, and more PRAYER! But, I always need the Prayer, so don't ever stop that!
I'm not sure what my budget will be, but I want to get back asap... so if God leads you to support me in any way, please get ahold of me, and I will tell you how it can be done (IT Can Be Done!). :)
Tot Ziens for now- gotta head back out into the cold (YUCK!). Blessings and Love
~A
The Journey Is NOT Over Yet...
I have been invited back to the Netherlands to help with the upcoming season of FireChoir! Very exciting, and I accepted. This means that I need a couple of visas, more money, and more PRAYER! But, I always need the Prayer, so don't ever stop that!
I'm not sure what my budget will be, but I want to get back asap... so if God leads you to support me in any way, please get ahold of me, and I will tell you how it can be done (IT Can Be Done!). :)
Tot Ziens for now- gotta head back out into the cold (YUCK!). Blessings and Love
~A
Monday, December 1, 2008
December is here!
Happy December 1st!
Well here we are- we survived Thanksgiving and 2 birthdays all within 5 days of each other (we were described as people with "gluttons for punishment" and I think they were right!)! Haha. Wednesday I had several friends over to celebrate my 30th year of life outside of the womb! Then my "Sistah" from Spain (who is also from my home-church back in the States) flew in at 10:30 that night! Thursday was our Thanksgiving celebration-C'tal was here of course, and we also had 6 others come over as well- I think everyone had a great time, even though we had Chicken instead of Turkey! The Pumpkin pie that R&C made was the best I have ever tasted in my life! The apple pie was lekker too! Plus all the other food, heel lekker! We had a grand ol' time :)
Friday wasn't "Black Friday" here in NL... but C'tal and I shopped and shopped and shopped anyway... making up for being out of the US of course :D We had a blast! Saturday we went to Haarlem and Zaanse Schans, a windmill park- and then Sunday it was time to go home! So fast!! But we had a blast! (that rhymed).
Tonight we have our FireChoir party to go to. It'll be sad! But such is life :) Besides... well, more on that later.
OK, that's the quick update for the moment. We are in the process of moving out of the house, so please pray for all our strength and health- extra doses of it all too!
Hugs and Love to all- can't wait to see my MN peeps soon!
~A
Well here we are- we survived Thanksgiving and 2 birthdays all within 5 days of each other (we were described as people with "gluttons for punishment" and I think they were right!)! Haha. Wednesday I had several friends over to celebrate my 30th year of life outside of the womb! Then my "Sistah" from Spain (who is also from my home-church back in the States) flew in at 10:30 that night! Thursday was our Thanksgiving celebration-C'tal was here of course, and we also had 6 others come over as well- I think everyone had a great time, even though we had Chicken instead of Turkey! The Pumpkin pie that R&C made was the best I have ever tasted in my life! The apple pie was lekker too! Plus all the other food, heel lekker! We had a grand ol' time :)
Friday wasn't "Black Friday" here in NL... but C'tal and I shopped and shopped and shopped anyway... making up for being out of the US of course :D We had a blast! Saturday we went to Haarlem and Zaanse Schans, a windmill park- and then Sunday it was time to go home! So fast!! But we had a blast! (that rhymed).
Tonight we have our FireChoir party to go to. It'll be sad! But such is life :) Besides... well, more on that later.
OK, that's the quick update for the moment. We are in the process of moving out of the house, so please pray for all our strength and health- extra doses of it all too!
Hugs and Love to all- can't wait to see my MN peeps soon!
~A
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thank You
I just wanted to thank you all again for your supporting me to be here- both financially and in prayer! I am so thankful and amazed at God's provision for me through you. He will always take care of you, don't ever doubt His love for you! Amen and amen!
Hugs and Love to all- and Thank you again!
~Alicia
Hugs and Love to all- and Thank you again!
~Alicia
Concert!!
Well, it came and went. :) The concert was great!
Friday night we get to the church a little before 6pm. We wanted everyone there by 6:30, but I wanted to be a little early. Once I got there, I was getting nervous/anxious/excited, so I wished we hadn't hurried there- but then again, traffic can be a headache, so we may have been really late!
So, I sat there, after finishing off my make-up, and talked to people here and there. Most of us were excited, some were nervous. Director Doug was up front looking at all his music before everyone arrived and inundated him with questions and nerves. I think he was nervous too. A lot rests on a Director's head, that's fo sho!
We all got into place, and started going over some songs. It came my turn to go over one of my (2) solos. I got up there, sang the first line, and noticed the lights weren't set-up properly.... the lights were my responsibility... all of a sudden I realized that I didn't remember my next line to the song--- AAAAACK DISTRACTIONS!!!!!!! I stood there and all my choir peeps were reaaaaaalllllly nervous all of a sudden (HAHA)... nothing like feeling like everyone is depending on you, and you're suddenly letting them down! We got through the chorus, and the next verse was better... but it shook us a bit I think! But then I reassured everyone that I WAS FINE! And we moved on. Later on I ran to the lil' Girls' room and reviewed my lines, and was certain it'd be alright!
The audience starts wandering in. The place is filling up, and I'm getting instructions on using the Walkie to alert the guy who's gonna "announce" us once we're ready to come on stage, and relaying that to the girl who's leading the other half of the choir onto the stage... then I run back stage, and my side is all lined up, so I give them a "pep-talk" to kill time since we're all especially antsy now. Then I get the signal that it's time, so I relay that via Walkie to my guy, and we all walk to the backstage doorway. EEKEEKEEK..... I could almost hear everyones' hearts' pounding away!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for coming out on this very coooooold night. Introducing the all-new Amsterdam's Gospel FireChoir"!!!! Woohoo! Excitement. We walk out.
Whew... and it's done! Ok, so it seemed like it went *snap* that fast! We were shocked! Most songs went great, couple spots here and there, but everyone had a blast- including the audience!!! The choir Peeps surprised Doug and Jackee and me with flowers, cards and cd's at the end of the concert- that was so sweet. And Doug and Jackee surprised all us soloists with flowers too! So I was doubly blessed! I nearly cried after the choir thanked me for coming- what a blessing x a million!
So, now it is recovery mode... which isn't really happening, this week and next are packed full- almost more than last week! But such is life, and I'm gonna enjoy it.
God is good. You are wonderful. Love to all.
~A
Friday night we get to the church a little before 6pm. We wanted everyone there by 6:30, but I wanted to be a little early. Once I got there, I was getting nervous/anxious/excited, so I wished we hadn't hurried there- but then again, traffic can be a headache, so we may have been really late!
So, I sat there, after finishing off my make-up, and talked to people here and there. Most of us were excited, some were nervous. Director Doug was up front looking at all his music before everyone arrived and inundated him with questions and nerves. I think he was nervous too. A lot rests on a Director's head, that's fo sho!
We all got into place, and started going over some songs. It came my turn to go over one of my (2) solos. I got up there, sang the first line, and noticed the lights weren't set-up properly.... the lights were my responsibility... all of a sudden I realized that I didn't remember my next line to the song--- AAAAACK DISTRACTIONS!!!!!!! I stood there and all my choir peeps were reaaaaaalllllly nervous all of a sudden (HAHA)... nothing like feeling like everyone is depending on you, and you're suddenly letting them down! We got through the chorus, and the next verse was better... but it shook us a bit I think! But then I reassured everyone that I WAS FINE! And we moved on. Later on I ran to the lil' Girls' room and reviewed my lines, and was certain it'd be alright!
The audience starts wandering in. The place is filling up, and I'm getting instructions on using the Walkie to alert the guy who's gonna "announce" us once we're ready to come on stage, and relaying that to the girl who's leading the other half of the choir onto the stage... then I run back stage, and my side is all lined up, so I give them a "pep-talk" to kill time since we're all especially antsy now. Then I get the signal that it's time, so I relay that via Walkie to my guy, and we all walk to the backstage doorway. EEKEEKEEK..... I could almost hear everyones' hearts' pounding away!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for coming out on this very coooooold night. Introducing the all-new Amsterdam's Gospel FireChoir"!!!! Woohoo! Excitement. We walk out.
Whew... and it's done! Ok, so it seemed like it went *snap* that fast! We were shocked! Most songs went great, couple spots here and there, but everyone had a blast- including the audience!!! The choir Peeps surprised Doug and Jackee and me with flowers, cards and cd's at the end of the concert- that was so sweet. And Doug and Jackee surprised all us soloists with flowers too! So I was doubly blessed! I nearly cried after the choir thanked me for coming- what a blessing x a million!
So, now it is recovery mode... which isn't really happening, this week and next are packed full- almost more than last week! But such is life, and I'm gonna enjoy it.
God is good. You are wonderful. Love to all.
~A
Saturday, November 15, 2008
SeVeN dAySssssss...
...and it will all be over! Or, should I say, Season 1 of FireChoir will be over?! We are performing on Friday, 21 November at Keerpunt Church in Amsterdam- near the VU (Vreij University) at 20:00 hours.... come if you can!!
For those of you that cannot (due to large water-like ditches called the Ocean), please PLEASE PleeeeaaaSe pray for us: 1) That God will speak through our words to both the choir members and the audience; 2) For us to continue ministering to these wonderful people we have been able to meet through the choir; 3) For Doug (choir Director) during the last few days of rehearsal and preparations..
I am very excited!! And God is good (that's not ever circumstancial either!)! God is good and faithful and with us no matter what we are facing as person, family, country or world.
After the concert, we are still going to be very busy: 2 birthdays to celebrate, packing up (we have to move out of our row-house by Nov. 30th... and this includes removing ALL flooring and light fixtures that were put in here, PLUS packing up the house into a container for storage while my parents go on furlough!!); we also are celebrating Thanksgiving on Saturday the 22nd with the NL field missionaries; recording more for our cd; then my friend is coming from Spain (who is from MN!) for 5 days, and we get to sightsee, yay! .... :)
Life will be insane! Just like I like it! Ok, well not insane, but busy. Please keep all of us in your prayers throughout these next 3 weeks as we prepare not only physically, but emotionally, for another change in all of our lives. :)
Love and Blessings
~A
For those of you that cannot (due to large water-like ditches called the Ocean), please PLEASE PleeeeaaaSe pray for us: 1) That God will speak through our words to both the choir members and the audience; 2) For us to continue ministering to these wonderful people we have been able to meet through the choir; 3) For Doug (choir Director) during the last few days of rehearsal and preparations..
I am very excited!! And God is good (that's not ever circumstancial either!)! God is good and faithful and with us no matter what we are facing as person, family, country or world.
After the concert, we are still going to be very busy: 2 birthdays to celebrate, packing up (we have to move out of our row-house by Nov. 30th... and this includes removing ALL flooring and light fixtures that were put in here, PLUS packing up the house into a container for storage while my parents go on furlough!!); we also are celebrating Thanksgiving on Saturday the 22nd with the NL field missionaries; recording more for our cd; then my friend is coming from Spain (who is from MN!) for 5 days, and we get to sightsee, yay! .... :)
Life will be insane! Just like I like it! Ok, well not insane, but busy. Please keep all of us in your prayers throughout these next 3 weeks as we prepare not only physically, but emotionally, for another change in all of our lives. :)
Love and Blessings
~A
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Flying by...
Wow, it's already November?! Time is now flying by. I've had a busy week, and it's been great.
Last Wednesday, Oct. 29th, we had 3 of our colleagues over for supper- they are all MA's (Missionary Associates) here in the Netherlands. MA's are basically a step between what I am as a short-term MAPS missionary, and my parents who are career missionaries. MA's come for 1, 2 or 3 years to a country and work with a career missionary.
Anyway, the three of them are all 25-26 years old, and the 6 of us literally had a BLAST! I am thankful for these three wonderful, FUN friends that God has placed in my life :)
Sunday the 'rents and I were invited to sing and preach (my Dad) at a church in Zeist, NL. The people are always so welcoming- we sang there almost 2 years ago now, and had the same great reception.
Tuesday I hung out with two of my MA friends (from Wednesday), and one of their friends as well... it was an awesome day of sightseeing! I didn't feel like a tourist much, since I knew where we were most of the time, and we were all about equally lost when it came to reading signs! Actually, we're doin' pretty good, haha.
Tuesday night I had set-up and practice for KidzArk. It was a blast! We had students from an NL Master's Commission helping out- I'd met all of them before, and working with them was incredible! We had a great time at the Kids crusade the next day.
Today I babysat for my AWESOME friends (E and R) for their son (F). He's an 8+month old CUTIE! His Mom is in the states for a week for a wedding, and his Dad needed to go to class (he's not an overachiever or anything..... yeah), so I met him at the University where my parents teach, and watched Baby for an hour and a half. We had a great time!
Tonight was Fire Choir (WOO)! I am going to miss those peeps somethin' FiErCe!! Practice was great, but we are reaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyy getting close to our concert (21 November, EEEEEEEEEEEkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!! Scary!).
Well, those are my thoughts on this fine night. It's 12:44 am, which means I need to head to bed. Hugs and love to all
~A
Last Wednesday, Oct. 29th, we had 3 of our colleagues over for supper- they are all MA's (Missionary Associates) here in the Netherlands. MA's are basically a step between what I am as a short-term MAPS missionary, and my parents who are career missionaries. MA's come for 1, 2 or 3 years to a country and work with a career missionary.
Anyway, the three of them are all 25-26 years old, and the 6 of us literally had a BLAST! I am thankful for these three wonderful, FUN friends that God has placed in my life :)
Sunday the 'rents and I were invited to sing and preach (my Dad) at a church in Zeist, NL. The people are always so welcoming- we sang there almost 2 years ago now, and had the same great reception.
Tuesday I hung out with two of my MA friends (from Wednesday), and one of their friends as well... it was an awesome day of sightseeing! I didn't feel like a tourist much, since I knew where we were most of the time, and we were all about equally lost when it came to reading signs! Actually, we're doin' pretty good, haha.
Tuesday night I had set-up and practice for KidzArk. It was a blast! We had students from an NL Master's Commission helping out- I'd met all of them before, and working with them was incredible! We had a great time at the Kids crusade the next day.
Today I babysat for my AWESOME friends (E and R) for their son (F). He's an 8+month old CUTIE! His Mom is in the states for a week for a wedding, and his Dad needed to go to class (he's not an overachiever or anything..... yeah), so I met him at the University where my parents teach, and watched Baby for an hour and a half. We had a great time!
Tonight was Fire Choir (WOO)! I am going to miss those peeps somethin' FiErCe!! Practice was great, but we are reaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyy getting close to our concert (21 November, EEEEEEEEEEEkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!! Scary!).
Well, those are my thoughts on this fine night. It's 12:44 am, which means I need to head to bed. Hugs and love to all
~A
Monday, October 27, 2008
Happy Birthday Mom!!
Yesterday was my Mom's 60th Birthday! We celebrated on Saturday by going to a steak place in Amsterdam- wonderful food, but pretty sure we spent MY retirement money on that meal, and I didn't even pay?! haha. Ok so it wasn't so bad, we're actually pretty economical people, but I don't get how some of those restaurants stay open with their prices! Actually, I wonder about that all around the world with some places! The food was superb though!
Moving right along. Sunday morning we went to church, and my Dad and I had sneakily got some Cream Puffs and other assorted cookies into church on Saturday, and Sunday morning we surprised my Mom by having it announced that it was her birthday and that the cookies were in her honour for everyone! See, here in NL people have it right.. they have coffee, tea and cookies after Sunday morning services--- it helps since most people have somewhat of a commute home, no matter where they live and it takes time of course so it tides them over... PLUS it provides great time for fellowship... and above all, it's Coffee, Tea and FOOD! Who says no to that? Exactly.
So then we came home, had some hamburgers and brussel sprouts.. I've learned to eat those little cabbage-looking heads by some miracle, haha- and then relaxed for awhile. My Dad and I were tired from all the PLANNING we'd been doing. See, we decided to throw a little surprise party Sunday night- and one thing my Dad and I are good at doing is going overboard on food preparations. SO we had quiche which I made (DELICIOUS, I surprised myself, fo sho!!); chips and bread with 2 diff dips, chocolate fondue with fruits, marshmallows, cake, peanuts...., meatballs we'd bought already prepared (good thinking!), chicken from KFC... 2 of our missionary colleagues brought 1) a mexican dip with chips, and 2) the Birthday Cake--- and both were GEWELDIG (great) and LEKKER (great tasting!)- so thank you so much to you 2 ladies, Dar and Jackee!
And of course we had Pops, or Sodas as some of you call them.. or Coke if you call it that too. And not to forget, we had coffee and tea for everyone. When my Dad and I were out buying the stuff for the party, we were looking for disposable cups for the hot drinks. I found some glass cups that were cheap, and I told my Dad we should just get some to supplement the coffee/tea cups they already had.. and he said, well, why don't we buy these black/white ones, and get one for each guest, and they can take them home with them!! (all together now): *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww George*
How sweet is that? Very, I agree :)
So we gave everyone a "Murielmento"- it's like a "Momento" but, better :D
All in all, it turned out GREAT! Thanks to everyone for making it such a wonderful night for my Family and I! Love you all!
And hugs to all that couldn't be there! ;) Hugs and Love to you all too!!
That's all for now. 4 weeks -1 day is my Dad's 60th Bday, and 3 days later is my 30th, so we're celebrating 150 years together! Of course they want to average that out to 50 years old each, but I'm not agreeing to that one! haha :)
**A
Moving right along. Sunday morning we went to church, and my Dad and I had sneakily got some Cream Puffs and other assorted cookies into church on Saturday, and Sunday morning we surprised my Mom by having it announced that it was her birthday and that the cookies were in her honour for everyone! See, here in NL people have it right.. they have coffee, tea and cookies after Sunday morning services--- it helps since most people have somewhat of a commute home, no matter where they live and it takes time of course so it tides them over... PLUS it provides great time for fellowship... and above all, it's Coffee, Tea and FOOD! Who says no to that? Exactly.
So then we came home, had some hamburgers and brussel sprouts.. I've learned to eat those little cabbage-looking heads by some miracle, haha- and then relaxed for awhile. My Dad and I were tired from all the PLANNING we'd been doing. See, we decided to throw a little surprise party Sunday night- and one thing my Dad and I are good at doing is going overboard on food preparations. SO we had quiche which I made (DELICIOUS, I surprised myself, fo sho!!); chips and bread with 2 diff dips, chocolate fondue with fruits, marshmallows, cake, peanuts...., meatballs we'd bought already prepared (good thinking!), chicken from KFC... 2 of our missionary colleagues brought 1) a mexican dip with chips, and 2) the Birthday Cake--- and both were GEWELDIG (great) and LEKKER (great tasting!)- so thank you so much to you 2 ladies, Dar and Jackee!
And of course we had Pops, or Sodas as some of you call them.. or Coke if you call it that too. And not to forget, we had coffee and tea for everyone. When my Dad and I were out buying the stuff for the party, we were looking for disposable cups for the hot drinks. I found some glass cups that were cheap, and I told my Dad we should just get some to supplement the coffee/tea cups they already had.. and he said, well, why don't we buy these black/white ones, and get one for each guest, and they can take them home with them!! (all together now): *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww George*
How sweet is that? Very, I agree :)
So we gave everyone a "Murielmento"- it's like a "Momento" but, better :D
All in all, it turned out GREAT! Thanks to everyone for making it such a wonderful night for my Family and I! Love you all!
And hugs to all that couldn't be there! ;) Hugs and Love to you all too!!
That's all for now. 4 weeks -1 day is my Dad's 60th Bday, and 3 days later is my 30th, so we're celebrating 150 years together! Of course they want to average that out to 50 years old each, but I'm not agreeing to that one! haha :)
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