Space Available

The military has this nice little perk called "Space Available. " Essentially, what it means is if there is space available on flights, they will take passengers. So this last Tuesday John left for three weeks in Hawaii. On Wednesday, a flight came up for Oahu, Hawaii. So I jumped on it and flew down to spend a few days with him. He's pretty busy with work, but I got to spend Saturday (possibly his only day off for the next few weeks) with him. We partook of a hike to a very dry waterfall, some Dole Whip(pineapple ice cream), a drive around half the island, another hike to a lighthouse, and then rounded the day out with a nice dinner at Assaggio(Italian). Yesterday I jumped back on a flight to Elmendorf AFB.

I have an Announcement!

No, I'm not pregnant!

But God is SO good and SO faithful! This past week I was feeling pretty down about the whole job hunting fiasco. After five interviews, still no takers. I had had an interview at a school that I've subbed a lot at and also sacrificed a lot for(for example, not going with John to WA because I had a job there). I thought, of all schools this would be the one that would hire me. But I didn't get the job.

But God is faithful...

Back in April John had asked me what my first choice would be for a job. I told him Scenic Park(right by our house) would probably be my first choice, Ursa Major(on the base) would be my second choice and then Baxter(the school stated above). And I've always thought that first or second grade would be my ideal grade to teach.

Yesterday I got a call from the district office offering me a First Grade position at Scenic Park!

I still can't believe it! God has always been so faithful in this area, I don't know why I doubted Him. When I didn't get a job right out of college, I didn't know why or what He was doing, but then that led me to Sierra Leone. And once again He has proved me wrong, thank goodness!

My Nephew

Here is my little nephew Daniel Alexander or Xander.

The World Beard and Mustache Championships

Yes, it's true, it really does extist. And this year Anchorage was the lucky host!

When John first found out that he would be stationed in Anchorage, back in the spring of 2007, he found out that the World Beard and Mustache Championships would be held in Anchorage, May 2009.

Here are some of our pictures!

And the man that started it all!

Jack Passion, above, was the First Place winner in the natural beard category

I believe this guy came all the way from Austria

He won First Place in the Freestyle category, and he's local!

I'm an Auntie

Yep! My sister Katy had delivered a beautiful baby boy. His name is Daniel Alexander, 7 lbs. 11 oz. perfect and healthy. Hopefully pictures to follow once I get them!

Online Auction

My friend and former housemate in Sierra Leone is taking a team of teachers down to Sierra Leone this summer. To help raise funds, they are doing an online auction from now until Sunday, May 10th. Please check it out!