A post from Elise?!?

10 Years ago:
I was 24, married 3 years and lived in a one-room apartment at the Wesley Foundation in Norman, Oklahoma. The apartment was in the back (front?) of the sanctuary. It was never meant to be an apartment--It was actually supposed to be a storage room, I think. We had a mini-fridge, a microwave and a sink in our room. To go to the bathroom, take a shower or cook dinner, we had to walk all the way through the sanctuary and through the entire rest of the building. I had to take a shower in the men's restroom before the building opened each day! (But, hey, we lived there for free.) Our plan was to be in seminary at Asbury Theological Seminary during that fall, but God closed that door in a major way, so we lived at Wesley. I worked at Foley's selling shoes on commission. Brett and I both job-searched all over the country, going to interviews in Silsbee, TX, Florida, Dallas and other random places. We ran up a lot of credit card debt, too. That fall was one of the hardest times in our lives, but God sure taught us a lot.

5 years ago:
I was pregnant with Maitlyn. I worked full time at Fellowship Bible Church for Student Ministries. Brett was in his second year of pastoring/worship leading the Grove. We were beginning to look for houses. We lived in a 2 bedroom duplex on Dawn Drive.

1 year ago:
Brett and I just got back from a trip to Colorado, which was supposed to be my first back-country camping experience. Because of weather, we only camped in the back-country one night, but it was still fun. Brett and I love to spend time in Colorado. (I heard he's from there.) I was in the midst of planning Mission to Mexico 2005, gearing up for the busyness of November through March.

Yesterday:
I did some laundry and rechecked a couple of library books online. The girls were unusally fussy, so I enforced mandatory rest time--they had to stay in their beds for an hour while I rested. (I told them that they couldn't go bowling unless they stayed in their beds.) We bowled with our cool Community Group at Ozark Lanes. The coolest people dressed 80's, but I couldn't find my sweater. Maitlyn and Elspeth had a great time bowling. Afterward we went to Fuddruckers for some dessert. It was fun.

5 snacks I enjoy:
homemade rice krispee treats
sonic diet coke
restaurant tortilla chips and queso or salsa
cereal
starbucks white chocolate mocha

5 songs I know every word to:
Little David, play on your Harp
El Shaddai
Jesus Loves Me
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Silent Night (all the verses)

5 things I'd do with 1 million dollars:
invest
travel
give--especially in fun and specific ways--like buying stuff for operation christmas child or meeting a very specific need
buy books, especially for my kids
buy good groceries--any kind of fresh produce or meat that we want, etc.

5 places I'd run to:
home
colorado

5 things I'd never wear:
a bikini
other than that, I'm old enough to know that you should never say never


5 favorite TV shows:
the 10 o'clock news
college football
friends

5 Biggest Joys:
teaching my kids something new, especially if it involves a field trip (going someplace cool)
sleeping late
reading just for the enjoyment of it
hanging out with Brett
eating at a good restaurant

5 favorite toys:
Hmmmm. . .do I have toys?

5th line from my 23rd blog:
I haven't written 23 blogs.

5 People I shall now tag:
Brett, Dave, Aaron, Gennie, Lafe