November flew by. We had some of our best friends come to visit, Thanksgiving, a board meeting, and adventures left and right. I didn't even have time to think about potentially sitting down to update this blog.
We have officially entered into the "we love it here but feel the weight of missing home" stage of moving. Maybe it is just that we are so close to walking through airport security to head that way, that it heightens that feeling - or maybe it is just been long enough that we truly feel how much we miss everyone back home. All that to say, we can't wait to see all of you Okies we will get to hug over Christmas!
We have been meeting people like crazy which has been so fun. From our apartment complex, grocery store, city police, other pastors, to business owners - we are meeting so many people. We love it!
Here are some pictures from the last month!
Katie and Jordyn came to explore our city and to see us! They were such an encouragement to us and we had a great time together. We loved having them here and wished they would stay forever!
Jason and Ashley Kennedy also came to visit - they taught in DTS and on Sunday morning. But, most importantly, we went with them to shop for a few things Ash wanted and they taught Christian how to swaddle a baby. I'm thinking that could come in pretty handy some day!
Toward the end of November, Christian and I decided to go hike at Forest Park on our day off. We had not been there before but had heard it is pretty cool. It is basically this huge forest just on the outskirts of Portland. We did "Hike Two" and loved it. We could have spent the whole day there except that it was drizzly and cold and I didn't bring snacks. ; ). We will definitely be going there again!
This is just ONE of the cool bridges in Portland. We are constantly in awe of the bridges here. For one - they are just cool. And two - the view from the bridges is incredible! I wish we could just pull over and stare at the city from the bridges but that would be a traffic violation and we can't have that.
