A Mix of our Mothers

I have so many things I should be doing right now rather than blogging, but I had to post this...

As I was looking at pictures I snapped of the girls today at the spray park, I noticed that something about this picture of Julia reminded me of my Mom! ...That's only unusual because people usually comment about how much she looks like Janice (Collin's Mom) and she does! But today, in this picture, she really looks like both of them to me.

Funny, isn't it? Usually kids are a good mix of their Mom and Dad in features... but Julia is a good mix of each of her Grandmothers. Precious.

We Have News!

As many of you know, Collin has been considering studying for his MBA for many years and this year he actually decided to send in an application or two! :)

A few weeks ago, we traveled to Oxford, England, because Collin had been invited to interview for admission to the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. (Said is pronounced "Sigh-eed") We had a wonderful trip! Oxford was breathtakingly beautiful. We stayed a few nights there, and then headed to London for a couple days of play. What a trip!

And now we can say with certainty that it was a life-changing experience! Collin was offered admission and he begins classes at the end of September! The girls and I will join him as we move to England for the year... What an adventure this will be! We have a mountain of tasks in front of us and much to do before we move, but we know that God has opened this door for reasons only He may know at this point... and we are definitely stepping out on faith and walking through. We're excited, but it is definitely bittersweet to leave all that is familiar and loved about home. I am SO thankful for the internet where we can stay close though we'll be far away. (What would we do without it?!)

More to come regarding our crazy adventure! Add us to your prayer list and start saving your miles to be able to come and visit us!

Dear Blog...

I have something to tell you, and this is not going to be easy. Before I say anything, you must know that you will always hold a very special place in my heart. But I'm afraid I'm in love... with Facebook.

But we can still be friends, right? Honestly, you should give me some credit for resisting the temptation to join Facebook for so long... And if we're really being honest with ourselves, we've lost our momentum over the past 2 years anyway.

Don't cry, peanutpoage.blogspot.com. I will never forget you. And our relationship will continue-- just in a different way. From now on, you will always be the one I come to when I want to share my heart, or to post my most random assortment of boring pictures and videos that really only interest the Grandparents, or if I want to write anything over 200 characters long... Those things will ALWAYS belong to you, my dear, sweet blog.

So, chin up! You'll hear from me again, blogger... But you might hear more if you get on Facebook. :)