grad.

First it started to rain a little, no big deal. Then it started to rain pretty hard, okay we'll slow it down to 90kms. Okay, now its pouring ridiculously hard, we're doing 70kms. Now its hailing, 50kms, NOW IT'S REALLY HAILING!! We're pulled over on the side of the highway, and all traffic stops east and westbound.We were so scared of the hail, we thought it was going to smash the windshield. It all lasted about 60 seconds, enough to get the ol' heart pumping.

Thankfully the rest of the drive was much more pleasant, though there were storms on every side of us as we headed to Toronto. It has been a very intense weekend!

But it was grad!!!!

First we celebrated with a gourmet breakfast courtesy of Beth and Chris Ricci. I could not wait for these to come out of the oven.


SOOOOOOOOO good.

And of course, I HAD to drink out of a Tyndale mug.

It was a long ceremony with a ton of speeches, but there were a few moments that I'll cherish about it forever. Like seeing all our closest friends afterwards

And visiting with the professors who most radically transformed our lives and the way we'll live them from here on out.

Above is the hubby and I with Dr. Craig Carter

Above is myself with Dr. Richard Davis. He 'hooded' both the hubby and I, very cool

(The hood is the thing I'm wearing around my neck that is a symbol of the degree earned - the hubby has a thin yellow ribbon with his to symbolize that he graduated with distinction, which are high grades.)

Both these professors have actually become quite close friends! They're amazing people will a passion for teaching the Truth and for giving Glory to God. I'll miss them a lot. In fact, when the whole graduating class applauded the faculty, I was the first to stand up, and I almost cried as I looked at the faces of our professors. It was emotional.

From here on out, we're philosophers! Now we get to sit around and think all day. *laugh*

It was such a beautiful day, and it was a long 3 hour drive home filled with reflection, prayers and thanksgiving. It's so awesome that we did this all as a married couple and we'll always be able to share the memories together.

What was your graduation (high school or otherwise) like?

What I Love About the Country

It has been a hard time leaving Toronto, and the awesome life that God blessed Mat and I with there. However, as we've been here, I've started to see a few things that I've missed about being in the country (Quinte West to be exact) and a few new things that I am excited about being here for...like this for example:

I mean, really why would anyone want to miss an epic starwars battle?!

Sadly it was Cory's demise (his last words were "Avenge my beer!") *laugh*

Then there is this handsome guy (who cooks and everything!) But sorry ladies, he's spoken for by this beautiful girl (yay, wedding in June!!! *so excited* )

I am very much looking forward to getting to know her more. What's with this and redheads being so awesome?

Together they prepared a wonderful bbq dinner for us on Sunday night. And the drive home reminded me all over again of some of the things of the country I missed:

The horizon and sunsets you can see entirely without concrete buildings getting in the way.

And long country roads that wind around sharp corners and rise and fall with the landscape. It really is a beautiful country.

Do you love the country? What do you love about it? Let me know!