It's been a busy few days! I'm still looking for a job, getting things at the house done, and looking after our babies (pets) with more attention than they've gotten in ages. We've had a lot of catching up to do since Christmas/wedding/honeymoon vacation.

Jonathan and I are auditing a Minor Prophets class at Harding Graduate School- we're both loving it. Kevin Youngblood is teaching it and it's really a great class. We took him out to lunch on Saturday and had a great time catching up with him. He and his wife had a baby boy around September or October after being told for the past 10 years that they would never be able to have children again after their second daughter was born. She was born with sever defects and died a few months after she was born. They were obviously devastated. Now, they have Karissa (14) and Khyle, who was jsut born to them. I've never seen Kevin so happy in the 4 years since I've known him. It's funny, fired then unemployed through most of his wife's pregnancy- he was still ecstatic about their baby. He has a good job now in West Virginia and they're all great. I'm so happy for them all :)

Anyhoot- I'm out. I need a nap in the worst kind of way.

You could not PAY me to go back to middle school

Tonight, I am supposed to be helping two other women teach the middle school boys at church. They gave us annonymous questions and we are supposed to answer them.

Notice the pluracity of "supposed to's"

The boys asked a lot of questions on subjects that *obviously* have been pitifully ignored. They asked a bazillion questions about sex. Now, do not mistake me- I firmly and wholly believe that middle school boys have absolutely zero business dabbling in sex. I'm also not an idiot- I know that middle school boys are dabbling in sex.

I gave my lesson ideas to the other women- to talk realistically about the expectations of their peers when it comes to sex, the misconceptions they most likely have about what sex IS, the science of pornography and how they are being exploited by the industry (which I've done TONS of research on for projects in school), etc. I gave examples of how I would explain to them the damages of starting to have sex in middle school to them and to the other party involved.

How many times will middle school boys get to hear about the merrits of sex in marriage and the disadvantages of sex so young and so uncommitted from Christian women? I never heard about that from Christian woman until I was in college. COLLEGE. We have such an opportunity with these boys that they will hardly ever get again.

What did the other two women pull veto power and decide to teach? How to be a good boyfriend. In their own words, they want to teach the boys to open doors for girls, learn how to talk to girls so that they will like what they see in them, and learn how to attract nice girls. Those are litterally the things they are going to teach.

They're doing this because sex was "too uncomfortable" and "should be left to the men." What do even married men know about how sex is for a girl? What it would do to a girl to start having sex in middle school like I know a good percentage of these kids are already doing. I'm thwarted by two women who think it is good enough to teach them to be decent humans and send them back out into an unchristian world. So teach them how to be a good boyfriend but not how to understand why they should be having sex with that girlfriend? ugh

There is a REASON memphis has the STD stats of a third world country. The reason is that there are women like these two who are unwilling to actually teach what needs to be taught to kids who have never heard it. They've grown up in spiritual mediocrity just like the rest of their generation. They've been ignored because they're not old enough to be considered "real Christians." Like they won't make a difference until they're old enough to drive or vote or work or be married or something ridiculous.

anyway. that's why I'm not teaching.

Let's Get To Work!

I have a job interview today. I'm superbly ready to get back into the job force. I put in a resume at The Little Gym yesterday, which I would love to hear back from because it would be so much fun!!!! Today I'm interviewing for a receptionist job, which is less fun but probably better paying.

I've gotten a few nibbles from some nannying jobs, which I think would be great. We'll just see what happens though- I'd be grateful for whatever job will hire me.

I'm off to go make myself look like a grown up. Have a great day!

-The Desk Goddess

Love and Basketball

Indeed, I am now a basketball wife. Until New Years Eve, I can't say that I had ever really watched a full game of college basketball. I've now seen several, and it's really not as bad as I thought. I've always highly frowned on women that were as much or more into football than men (it just looks tacky when you see them with their jerseys and their beers. Enjoy the game like a lady, gah), and I sort of just lumped all other sports in.

Basketball has several advantages over football.
1. The games take nowhere near as long
2. Stuff is always happening, you don't have to wait half an hour for them to make progress.
3. You can see their faces.
4. They're all really tall

Now, that last one isn't really an advantage unless you're married to one of them. Jonathan is very tall, and that is just so darn useful.

Today has been our first day back in the real world. Jonathan went to work, I went job hunting and then came home and made dinner. It was a new recipe. We weren't crazy about it. I'll check that one off the "Make Again" list. It was Lo Mein, and mostly it was just the sauce... recipe needs to be less soy sauce, more teriaki for us.

It's a boy!!!!!!!!!

Well, a cute 9 year old Ethiopian boy with great big eyebrows :) Jonathan and I are the proud sponsors of one of World Visions children in need. I'll post a picture as soon as I plug my camera in, but we got home at 11 last night and I just don't feel up to walking all the way to my purse right this second.

Guld Coast Getaway was, as predicted, amazing. It's such a great worship experience with Christians of all kind getting together to deepen their love for got, meet new friends, and worship without inhibition. Earl Lavender from Lipscomb University is officially my new BFF- what an amazing old(ish) man! He completely changed the way I think about what it meas to be missional- I really wish I lived in Nashville so that I could sit at his feet all of the time.

We got home last night to a house that had not been well "sat," unfortunately. Foster Kitty (Jonathan's cat that I don't claim) had gotten outside and back inside several times by tearing out the dryer duct and escaping under the house and then getting back in the same way. As a result, there were muddy paw prints on the floors, beds, tables, counters, toilets, in the shower, and even on the drum set. Did you hear that I got home at 11? Guess what happened to all of those pawprints before I went to bed....

Apparently the guy sitting for us didn't come this weekend, only during the week. The dog had releaved herself on the floor (thankfully in was on the only linoleum floor we have) and all kinds of other nice treats were left for us. It's ok though, the sitter will still be our friend even though he's a crappy house sitter.

I have to go clean some more now that I'm actually awake. Good mornin' to ye!

old people

So, yesterday we went to church where we had already run into a few of the members around town here. It was great, we really liked the church and really LOVED the people there. We made friends with 6 or 8 people our parents' age and older and they invited us to Starbucks so we figured what the hay, and went.


We were chatting with them and had a really good time until they found out we were on our honeymoon. They were HOR.if.FIED that we were spending our night with a bunch of "old people." I'm surprized they didn't pick us up and put us in our car. I kindly explained to them that he and I had done absolutely nothing but stare at each other all day and it was nice to mix it up a little. They settled a little, but not much. Coffee was over shortly


I always like hanging out with people older than me- always have. There's just so many advantages to these older friends.

1. No friend drama. You're never going to wear the same outfit to a party. Or even go to the same party for that matter.
2. When they invite you over for dinner, dinner is always GOOD.
3. When they invite you out for dinner, they actually pay.
4. They never expect you to return that favor.
5. They 99% of the time have better husband stories than we newbies.

Just to name a few.


We're off to St. Augustine today, after I raid the fabric department that this Wal*Mart still has!!! Eek!!!

Yesterday, we did nothing.

It's true. We literally sat around the condo and read books and watched movies. I did actually cook for dinner (yes, please alert the media, I cooked on my honeymoon). We've been pretty good about getting out and seeing what there is to see here in Amelia, but not yesterday. Yesterday we participated in a Nap-A-Thon which lasted for- wait for it- 3 hours.


What can I say, we live a life of luxurious naps.


Jonathan has been battling a stomach bug since a few days before the wedding and I think he may finally be getting all the way over it *insert hallelujah chorus here* but now I'm working hard on some kind of bladder infection. I know, classic honeymoonitis. I've been taking those Avo pills that make you not have to urinate every 5 seconds, but on the downside, they make your urine various shades of orange, red, and yellow. I got up early this morning to use the restroom and when I came back, Jonathan (who, I interject, awakes with the vocal tones of a child- very precious) says, "did you have to pee-pee?" I confirmed. "Was it orange juice?" At that point I just laughed, kissed him on the forehead and snuggled him back to sleep. He awoke later remembering nothing.


Now, I really must shower.


-One part of a successful 4 day marriage