SOMA Fall Retreat 2009

This weekend is SOMA's fall reatreat to Lake Havasu!  Mike left today to get everything set up and ready for people who are able to go up today.  Unfortunately I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.  The blessing of that delay is the two jobs that God has provided for me, which by the way are going great!  Back to Lake Havasu, it's sure to be a great weekend of fellowship with memebers of SOMA and one of the really great things is that many people who are going are not very well connected into SOMA or are new to SOMA.  I'm driving up tomorrow with a gal that is new and we've had a chance to talk briefly a couple times, so I'm really looking forward to getting to know her better.

We're going to have all kinds of fun activities from waterskiing, banana boating, those big intertubes that are pulled behind boats, volleyball, some team games and awesome fellowship.  I'll make sure to post pictures when I get back from Havasu, now it's time to go pack because I'm meeting up with my carpool right after I'm done with work.  Wahoo!

A Bunch of Randomness

It's time I update with a bunch of different randomness.  I have a new favorite recipe blog which I did a short post on last Wednesday from my phone so here is the website: http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com  I decided to go out on a limb and made the Almond and Parmesan Baked Tilapia and the Garlic-Roasted Green Beans with Shallots and Almonds last night since Mike and I had our friends John and Tara over for dinner.  They brought a Boston Cream Pie for dessert and we concluded the evening with two stepping.  It was delicious!!!  So, go to the website and get ideas--they are yummy and healthy!!!

Thursday night I had the wonderful privilage of going to the Brad Paisley concert!!!  It was a blast!  Jimmy Wayne and Dierks Bently were also performing--excellent concert!  I didn't get any pics of Jimmy Wayne performing but here are several from Dierks and Brad.

Darci, Me, Jenny

Dierks Bently

 

Brad Paisley

Brad and his band

Brad Paisley

Saturday I went to this wonderful tea room called The English Rose Tea Room with Jenny, Sharon, Erica, Susan and Candy, Jenny's soon to be Mother-in-law.  I wish I had a picture of all of us, but I don't.

Candy and Susan

Sharon and Jenny (aka Bride to Be)

My tea cup, plate and tea pot.

Another large event this past month has been that Matt (my brother-in-law) got married in a civil ceremony on September 8, 2009.  So I now have a new sister, Holi!  Matt recently found out that he will be stationed in North Carolina, so hopefully Mike and I can go visit at some point in the near future!  Please pray for this huge transition for Matt and Holi as they are adjusting to married life and moving in the next several weeks.  Since Matt is finishing up his schooling, Holi has been unable to be with him, but thankfully she will be able to be in North Carolina with him.

 

Waiting at the courthouse

During the Ceremony--I love this picture!

Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Dearborn!