Old Ladies....here I come!

Hi Everyone! I know its been a couple of days since I last posted, but I have been so busy I haven't had time to write. I guess thats a good thing :) I want to start off by letting everyone know I went to the Old Lady Bible Study and it was GREAT! The women were so so so nice and welcoming. The youngest one in there (besides me of course) was about 55. The oldest, probably 80ish. haha....it was such a blast! They were all so interested in me and wanted to hear my story. They also fell in love with me when I told them I love mom and grandma figures! I told I enjoyed hanging out with older women and families and they freaked! When I told them I was engaged the reaction was priceless! They all gasped and said "We've got a wedding to plan!" I quickly informed them that the wedding was going to be in NC and not down here in Marathon and the response I got was "well, we have to re-marry you down here then!" They just started a new book and it talks about having the Holy Spirit with you at all times and not just at church. It was really interesting. At the end of the study, we did prayer request and then closed in prayer. But they didn't end just by saying "Amen," they closed all in song! It was the cutest thing ever! They all burst into song and then all together said "Amen." They call themselves sisters in Christ and even have T-shirts! I signed up to order one and what do you know, I was the only size Small! I just felt so great after going there. I really hope I can get to know these ladies and they can scoop me up and treat me like their own daughter! They are hilarious too! I really want to thank everyone who has been praying for me to find a since of community down here. Even though it isn't what I was picturing, God has a funny way of doing things and if I am supposed to be in an old lady bible study, so be it! This was an answered prayer! I also got to meet Pastor Peggy who is the pastor. She was so nice and gave me her cell phone number in case I ever needed anything. I can't wait to continue going and start building relationships with these ladies!

After bible study, I went to visit one of my good friends down here Jamie Stevens. Her and her husband, Patrick, just had a little baby girl on Jan. 6!! She is seriously the most beautiful baby I've ever seen! I hope when Tyler and I have kids (which will be a while, don't worry) they look just like her! Jamie and baby Abbey are doing great. Jamie and Patrick are so great and they have been there for me when I was doing my internship until now! They are such a great couple and I am just so happy for them! I think their family and Tyler and I will be hanging out a lot in the future:) Here is a picture of the sweet girl!





Work at DRC is going great! I am already checked off to feed dolphins on my own! I am getting to do more and getting more of a set schedule so it is helping me have a little bit more structured day. I am getting to do feeds with my boss Linda watching which has been so cool! She is like the best of the best and getting tips and advice from her is so helpful! I have also been narrating on the microphone more. Today I did a "Fun Facts" session and an "In Tune." I am getting pretty comfortable on the mic and getting better everyday!

Bear update: Bear has kept me laughing since I got home today. First, he is just so cute when I walk up to my door. He is always sitting there waiting on me and when he sees me, he just starts meowing and running around! Then he did this on his own...


He got all snuggled up in my blanket and only his head was popping out! haha...he was so cute!

Then! after I got out of the shower, he discover the shower could be fun, so he decided to sit in the shower and let the water from the shower head drip on him. He thought it was the coolest thing and he couldn't figure out where the water was coming from! haha...it was great!

Then! when i went to start fixing my dinner, he remembered how cool (literally) the fridge was! So he decided to jump in there and hang out for a while! What a strange little dude!

Ok, finally....this is the best! He got back in his comfy position in the blanket but the way he positioned himself was hilarious! The first pic is one of him up close....he had his paw stretched out and head propped up! But not only was he just laying there...he was facing the TV perfectly so it looked like he was watching E News!

If you look close and this pic, you can see the TV up in the top left corner. I tried my best to get a pic of him without disturbing his TV time! Oh man, this cat is great and keeps me laughing and smiling all the time!

I also want to say hello and thank you to Patty and Mitch! I hear you all have been reading my blog and laughing at it, so I thought I would give you a shout out! haha...also I hear Patty, you have been watching the bachelor! I watch it too and we need to compare notes! I really like Emily, the pretty blond girl whose fiance died, but I'm just not sure if they get along well or not. I also like the nanny from NC, and Shawntel! Michelle is the creepy weird girl and she def. needs to go! haha ok....we'll catch up on this later :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful night! xoxo