Crazy Day

So the other day we had really crazy weather. When I woke up to let Hugo out josh said there was some snow one the ground. Because that has happen before I wasn't to worried about it. So this is what it looked like around 8AM.


Then about two hours later we were leaving to get some breakfast and get Josh's pay check and this is what it looked like outside.



It snowed all day. Sometimes it was little flakes and then other times it was huge heavy flakes. The common question of the day was "is it still snowing?" It's just so odd to me. It was nice to take Hugo outside and watch him run around. Our video camera was at church but I'm sure this might happen again so I'll take some video next time. Now it's a day later and there is hardly any snow on the ground. I think we had about 4 inches and now there is nothing. Maybe next time I'll build a snow man just to see how long he would last.

Lets go Mets!

Lets Go METS!!!!!!!!!!



Just thought you'd like to see what I did to Hugo the other day. I don't think he was to excited to be dressed up. He kept trying to get it off but I just had to take a few pictures first. Maybe I'll trim it down so it's more a dog shirt rather then a little kid t-shirt. Hope you enjoy.

Easter reflection

I'm sure all of you know that this past Sunday was Palm Sunday. I enjoy this day because Palm Sunday was the day that I asked Jesus to come into my heart when I was 5 years old. I remember being in Sunday school with the felt board talking about Palm Sunday and what that all meant. I don't remember if there was an invitation given by the teacher or if everything just clicked in my head. But none the less, as a 5 year old I asked Jesus to come into my heart. I also asked on the way home from church and then again later that day while I was watching TV. I don't know why I remember this day so clearly, but I'm glad that I do. So Palm Sunday holds a special place in my heart.

This past Sunday, Josh had to take prayer requests and pray for the offering (a normal Sunday job for him) but before he did that He shared something that was on his heart that I have been thinking about ever since. He talked about how amazing it would have been to be there, in the crowd, watching Jesus humbly entering the city on the donkey and how we would be able to shout "Hosanna!!!!!!!" and be so joyful that He was there. But then.... fast forward just a few days.

You have Jesus being beaten and mocked, slowly dying. Would you be in that crowd as well? I think most of us would say I wouldn't want to be... but probably... yes I would be in that crowd. Why? because we are sinners. Even his disciples chose to say that they didn't know Him and watched. There was only a hand full that stood at a distance weeping because of what was happening. It really makes me upset to think that we can so easily change what "crowd" we are in. Church people we say "Hosanna Hosanna" others or in temptation we say "Crucify Crucify!"
Jesus died because I cry out crucify. He is glorified when I shout Hosanna. I hope and pray that Hosanna is more pronounced in my life. I thank God for his grace and mercy over me. I do not deserve it, but I am thankful for it and I will continue to use it to better my relationship with Him and to help further HIS kingdom. I wish all of you a happy Easter. Enjoy spending time with your family celebrating the greatest gift that was ever given.
Acts 1:4-10
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."

a small update

Hello everyone! Just wanted to give a small update on how things are going here in windy Winnemucca. We have now been in our house for one week. My days have been spent unpacking boxes and getting things all set up. I think it's starting to feel like home. In some rooms (the kitchen) there is so much space I don't know what to do about it. Others (the bathroom) are missing things (a medicine cabinet)that I am used to having. We are adjusting just fine. Hugo is doing much better. He was very sick and is now back to his old self. The other day we had a little scare with him and a horse. There are three horses behind us and there is only a barb wire fence between us and them. They seem like nice horses but I don't want to find out the hard way. Hugo slipped under the fence and when trotting over to one of the horses. So I start screaming at him because I have no idea what the horse will do. The horse started to nip at him and i freaked out! I am screaming at him to come back. finally he gets scared and runs back. I was furious! So mad i picked him up and carried him back to the house (he just got a bath so he wasn't wearing his collier). Other then that, I think he is enjoying it here. There are so many dogs. I don't think there is a family without a dog. One night it sounded like that scene from 101 Dalmations. The one where they are passing on the message about the missing puppies. Josh quoted it as we were walking into the house and it made me laugh.
Church is going well. Josh is spending long days at church getting things done and getting to know people. The Sr high and Jr high (i think) has been going very well. We had a leaders meeting to help plan out the spring and summer and I think it's going to be great. They have some good suggestions and seem really into helping out these kids. I think the kids are taking kindly to us. There are a few activities already planned and there are many more to come. With me not having a job right now, I have had the opportunity to help out with all kinds of stuff. I want to be involved as much as I can because I know the amount of help I will be able to give this summer will be limited. So if I can do more now, maybe that will lesson the load for the summer.
I am going to start working soon. I am going to be doing day care from my home. I put up flyer's on Friday and have one interview and another one this coming week. I am really excited about this. I feel like this is something I can handle and most importantly I can do this and stay home with my kids. From what I hear there is a real need for it out here and I can be flexible with Josh's schedule. I am trusting that the Lord will provide me with the families I will need to make sure that Josh and I are OK. He has been good to us so far so that is encouraging.
The pregnancy is going well. I am 29 weeks now. I feel the baby moving all the time and I really like the feeling. It makes me pray more and worry less. We are getting some furniture from a family in the church and I am hoping to paint some time soon. We have been blessed so far with what we have been given but there is still a list of things we are missing. This church is planning on throwing us a shower so hopefully that will help.
Once I am content with how the house looks I will take some pictures and have them posted. Or you can just set up a time and we can give you a skype tour of the house. Josh is really good at these and I think he really enjoys giving them.

NJ VS NV

For many of us it’s not until you leave something, its then when you realize how much you are going to miss. I have tried not to think of these things for the past few months. When I knew Josh and I were going to be leaving New Jersey I didn’t want to think of the things/ people I was going to leave behind. I didn’t want to face that reality until it was totally and completely necessary. Now, sitting in a bedroom of one of the church members house after making a 5 day trip across the beautiful United States, I have to think about it. Some things are small and will seem silly. Others are more important and irreplaceable. So in no particular order… here goes


Ocean City NJ- Last year I wrote a blog about how much I loved ocean city. Maybe its just out of ignorance because my family never vacationed on any other beach (other then a few random times in Florida). But OCNJ has some of the best memories of my life. Just the smell coming over the 9^th st bridge is enough to make anyone fall in love with the town. The beaches are beautiful and the company you keep when you’re there is never disappointing. You’re always surrounded by friends and family. The board walk is another perk to the town. It has tones to do no matter what your age. The mini golf will be missed. And of course there is always people watching. If you’ve never done people watching you can probably figure out what it is by the title alone. But its one of the best things to do on the boards while you are finishing off your Kohr Brothers Ice Cream or your nice and hot bucket of French fries. I’ll have to figure out a way to get a sweat shirt from the “Shirt Shack”. It because a traditions for me and Josh to get a new one every year. Now that we have a baby on the way he/she will need a matching one as well.

Driving convenience – I’ve heard people joke about NJ saying that it takes 30 minutes to get anywhere in NJ. It’s kind of true. When josh and I lived in Lawrenceville it took 30 minutes to get to work and my parents. Josh also worked 9 miles away from our apartment and it took him about 45 minutes. On the other hand everything you need is within a 30 minute. Sometimes there is more than one of the same store in that 30 minute radius. Sometimes the big question is “where do you want to eat?” and it’s too hard to decide because there are way too many choices. Plus there are a lot of city’s close by to go hang out in. That is not the case out in NV. One of the biggest adjustments is the convenience of food. Every morning (so far) I take josh to the church and he wants something for breakfast. How many places can you think of off the top of your head that you can eat for breakfast? Was Duncan donuts cross your mind? It does mine… every morning. Instead I have to go to the grocery store to get food. I think they are learning me by name which I thought would have taken a few years.

Dry!!!- it's so dry out here. I had a problem with dry skin for a while during the winter months like most people do. I think it was worse this year because of being pregnant but it was under control. NOT ANY MORE!!! I can put a bottle of lotion on and BAM I walk outside and I start cracking all over the place. There is just no moisture in the air. I guess I have to be one of those people that keeps lotion in there purse. Just something else to get used to.

Job- Right now I do not have a job. I've always had a job. Even when I was on College... I worked for the athletic department by washing the sports uniforms. Then after college I was a Nanny and then into retail. I have done a lot over the years and have had a lot of experience. Apparently that means nothing out here because I can't get a job. No one is hiring. I don't even get to tell anyone all the fun stuff I have learned or done. This is a humbling and faith building time for me. I am a hard worker and I can do anything you train me to do. This is a God thing. I have to trust that He is in control and that he has not forgotten me. I have to suck up my pride and understand that things are going to be different for me out here. You know when your at work and you day dream about what life would be like without having to work everyday....ummm not as great as my day dreams. Maybe if we were in our house or the baby was here.... but right now I travel the same three roads. The road to church, the road to the house where Hugo is staying and the road back the our temporary place. I am SOOOOOO grateful for God providing this Job for Josh. It is soooo great to see him in HIS office. And to know that he has a support system at the church. That he is happy being involved and getting the ball rolling with lessons and activities. I know he has a lot of work to do and it is going to take a long time to make this group of students his group but this is great for him. He is going to thrive because he is in his element and in the will of the LORD. We will always have a special place in our hearts for the students we left in NJ. But this is part of transition. This is part of Gods plan. I look forward to posting blogs of these kids so you all can get to know them. The Lord will provide for us.... this I know in my heart... it's my head that needs convincing.

City papers- I’ve never been a big reader of the paper, but I do know that my dad loves reading the paper. It was a good source of information and kept him in the loop as to what was going on. ESPN has better shows on while the news is playing (in my opinion). Anyway, it is nice when the paper is delivered to your door step every day or you can just swing by a store/coffee shop/gas station basically anywhere. Plus you have the option of many different kinds of papers; the local paper, the Wall Street journal, the Philadelphia inquirer ect…. Here in NV there is a paper called “The Humbolt sun” and it comes out on Tuesday and Friday. The paper is chock full of hot happenings of what’s going on in town. Most of the paper consists of about 3 main stories and lots of school sports. Then there is a page for jobs (which there are none) and places/ pets/ livestock and cars for sale. This paper is such an informative tool that Josh and I will soon be featured in it. Apparently we are hot news. They would like a picture of me Josh and Hugo to be added to the article. Yes there will be an article.

Family/Friends:-This section can be left unsaid because its so understood. But at the same time, it’s something that I need to say. With having spent 23 years of my life in NJ, all the people I know and love are there (or within driving distance). There is a small part of me that wants to cry everyday because being in Nevada is more then just a vacation or a visit to a church. This is my life now. I know that God brought us here and I do not regret it or question His will, but I am still human and I am still an emotional person. When we first got here one of the members on the church said "welcome home". I smiled politely but suppressed tears at the same time. Later I asked Josh if it was OK if I didn't think of this place as home yet. He reassured me that that was fine and I felt better. It's not that I don't want to make out here Home... I just have to much back in NJ to just drop it like that. Maybe I'm just a way to attached 23 year old but I don't care. I love my family and friends back east and I don't think that will ever change.

Mom and Dad- thank you so much for everything over the past 23 years. You have been such an example to me! I hope you guys know what an intricate part you have played in my relationship with God. With out your support and His leading I don't know where I would be or who I would be married to. I love you both and I can't wait for you guys to get out here!!!! I love you guys and miss you tons!

Crisp family- Leave it to me to move away right when you guys get back to NJ! I'm so glad that Lord has lead you back to NJ. This is a new season for you and your family and I hope I can still be a part of it just in long distance. Make sure you keep blogging even though the Entwistle family is around I still need to know whats going on.

Hulfish Family- Thanks for always letting me have a place to eat my lunch when I could not stand at being at work. Thanks for being an encouragement to me in ever aspect of life. I'm glad we have had more things in common over the years. Thanks for caring so much.

Entwistle family- You guys are so awesome! You have been such an instrument in my life. I love you guys so much and I miss you everyday. Thank you for all the words of wisdom and for being there for me whenever I needed a good cry or gross medical advice. Hope you guys can make it out here for some awesome snowboarding!

Like I said before... I look forward to blogging about all the fun happenings here at church. And then once the baby comes I'm sure you'll all get so tired of just looking at pictures of our new one. I miss you all and you are in my prayers.

Things to remember

Most of you who read this already know that my grandmother Entwistle went to be with Jesus on Monday night. It's something so bitter sweet because we are selfish humans and we want those that we love to be around. On the other hand, as members of the Lords family, we are happy to know that she is in Heaven. A place that we will all be. In heaven there is no more sadness, no more pain, no more med's, just rejoicing with the angles because our god is a gracious and good God.
For all who knew my grandmother they would say that she had a good life. She has a wonderful husband who loved her very much. I remember seeing them in church every Sunday. He would help her walk up the three steps in front while carrying her Bible for her. They would always sit to the far left side of the church and the pew with the same couples in front and behind them. When my grandmother was not sitting in service she was serving in the nursery. She has always loved kids. Even in her later days her face would always light up when she was around kids. I guess she would love kids because she was a fantastic mother to 7 children.
I love my grandmother, and I'm so grateful for the time and love she poured into her kids. Because she did, I have a fantastic father who loves the Lord, his wife, his kids and his gran kids (not to mention the grand dogs). I love my family and I am proud to have strong Entwistle blood running in my body.

Merry Christmas to all

This year here has one busy one. So busy that I did not have time to write a Christmas card so this is my pathetic way of writing one.
January- Josh and I Celebrated our one year Anniversary; we got our awesome dog Hugo who has grown so much in the past year; Josh started his second semester at grad school at PBU.
February- Josh and were able to go to an amazing youth conference in Ohio and it was exactly what we needed. We met some awesome people and made great connections. Hopefully it wont be the last year we go.
March.... April.... All a blur. I guess I was working all the time and so was Josh. He was working full time at a reinsurance company, going to school full time and working for our church as well. This was a tough few months because we hardly saw each other but we did have our weekly date night which I looked forward to all week.
May- Josh finished up his semester! and we were able to an AMAZING vacations to Disney world in FL. We got to go to all the parks and eat at the coolest places and ride all the rides we wanted. We always knew we wanted to go before we had a family so it's a good thing we did it when we did (We we got back from vacation I learned I had gotten a promotion at work)
June... another Blur
July- Josh and I had a great time in Puerto Rico with 14 teens and 2 other leaders. We went with Group Work Camps and met up with 4 other youth groups from all over the nation. It was amazing to see them work together as a youth group and also work with strangers. It was a life changing experience for a lot of the teens and for me included.
August- We spent some small time at the beach with the family. But the time we did get was a great time. Thanks to Josh, I got a beautiful camera and was able to take a million pictures hanging out and a millions more and beautiful families got together to pose for a family portrait. (all pictures available to be viewed on my Facebook)
September.... Yet again another blur
October- we found out that we were going to have a baby
November- Once again, we moved but this time to a house. No not our own but back to my parents. Just in case you lost track 06-parents 07-lalor in hamilton 08- lawrenceville gardens 09- back to parents.
December- just enjoying the craziness that comes along with this time of year.
For the year to come... who knows. The baby is due in June, and that's the only thing planned so far.
The Lord has been so great to us this past year and I thank Him for everyday even when they are difficult. I hope and pray that all of you are well and that the Lord will bless you abundantly this coming year.

venting

I was sick a few weeks back so I went to my family physician. When I was leaving they daïs I needed to be seen for a check up since I havnt had one since 2003. So I made one for today at 11:15. I was 10 minutes early and had my check and insurance card ready. I had to sit next to the tv where all they were talking about was the election and it was annoying me. I didn't get taken back till 11:45. It is now 12 I still have not seen the doctor and I have to go back to work. What gets to me is I didn't want to come. Im not sick or anything... They told me to have this appointment. I'm I was sick I would wait but I'm not and I need to get back to work.
My brother once asked me if I would pay more for the first few appointment of the day. In this case yes. I always try and get the early appointments and this is why.
Just needed to vent and I'm sure some of you have felt the same way. I wanted to ask the nurse how much longer but I thought that would be rude. If I wasn't so hungry it wouldn't be such a big deal
P.S. I wrote this entire blog on my phone. That's amazing!

the first snow

The weather has been so weird. Just a few weeks ago I was at a wedding and it was a beautiful day. This morning I was driving to work and it was raining really bad. After a while it started looking a little thicker. It started getting a little slushy like and then it was just snow!!! SNOW! Nothing was sticking but still snow in October in New Jersey. I took a picture but it didn't really show the snow. But I couldn't help but blog about it.
p.s. I'm pregnant

Nature walk

On Sunday afternoon Hugo and I went on a nature walk around the pond in the back. It was so nice because he could be off the leash and I could spend time taking pictures of God's beautiful creation. I love the fall. The colors are so rich and amazing. I feel sad for the states who don't get to see this beautiful transition of season. Here are just a few of pictures. Hope you enjoy.

What's your favorite?

Josh and I have made a plan to own all the classic Disney movies and some that are not so classic. We got a rewards gift card from our Disney credit card and decided that we we were going to spend it on the movies we do not own yet. We think it's a great idea because one day our kids are going to watch them. And since Disney decides to lock some movies up every few years we have to get them while we can. Last night we went to the Disney store and got the following...











Some we already own like Cinderella, Cars, Emperors new grove, the Incredibles, and all three Pirate movies. There are some you can find even if they are in the vault. Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Lady and the tramp, finding Nemo, Mary Poppins...ect. Anyway what I want to know is what is your favorite? And also what movies have I missed?
p.s. other then toy story 2 not stupid sequels.

Not that this is interesting but...

I have been sick for like 5 days now. It started with a runny nose and then my chest started to hurt. Once that got really bad then my ears were very clogged. Now, since Thursday, I have no voice. I think I should take off three days and not talk at all. but that is never going to happen. Oh well... Just thought I'd let you know that I wasn't feeling well. Now I have to switch the laundry but I don't want to get up because Hugo just fell asleep on my leg. He loves is mommy.

Hugo growing up

It has been way to long since I have written a blog. Now that we have a computer that works I can fill you all in. Our missions trip was awesome! I would write a blog about that but I have way to many pictures and they are already on Facebook so you can check them out there.
On to the next best thing. Here is Hugo. He is getting so big I can't even handle it. He is getting a lot better. For those of you who don't know Hugo got kennel cough. We took him to a dog park a few weeks ago and thats where we think he may have gotten it. He wouldn't eat or drink. We had to give him water by hand and he didn't really want to move. He kind of just plopped on the couch and didn't want to move. We also had to wipe his nose constantly. It was so sad because he was so down but he did want to curl up on my lap and that was nice. These pictures were taken before he got sick but none the less he looks awesome!

thoughts of the week

How many times do you read something and it never hits you. And then at the most random time, you hear someone else say it and it all clicks?!?!!?!?!?! A few Wednesdays ago josh and I were at youth group. We are doing a reality based serious for the summer. We got these DVD that is a reality "show" called the G.O.S.P.E.L journey. This pastor got 7 or 8 teens together and they talk about what they believe and how it's all different. He started out his talk in the book of Genesis. How many times in your life have you read or talked about, or even spoke on the creation story. I know I have. But it wasn’t until he read it that something amazing struck me. When God was creating something he would just speak it into existence. He wanted light…. So there was light. He wanted animals… BAM there were animals. But then it came to making man. First of all, he made us last. And I don’t think that it was by chance. He planned us to be last. And it think it’s because he wanted to take his time with us. We, as humans, require a little more TLC. The Holy trinity honored humanity by making us in There image. They took the time to design us and to form us like Them. They took their breath of life and gave it to us. God didn’t take something that was already holy, like an angle to live on the earth and to look after it, He made something like himself. All of that is so AMAZING to me. He did all of that so we could walk with Him and worship Him. How long did it last? Does it say in the bible how long they walked with God before we screwed it up? I don’t know, but none the less it did happen. I don’t like it when people blame the bad things in life on Adam and Eve. The truth is if any of us where in that position, would we have never eaten from the tree? Would we have taught our children not to eat from the tree? NO. My name might as well be Eve because I probably would have done the same thing. We do the same thing everyday. Everyday we are given new chances to walk with the Lord and talk with him. What do we do? We run him over with our business and idealistic ideas about what MY life SHOULD look like. I don’t know about you. But I leave Him out of a lot. Even church’s are leaving him out of a lot. It’s easy to say that we are humans and we make mistakes and God will forgive us. Don’t you think that that’s just a copout? He look the time to create us and to give us life. We screwed up and he gave us another chance. We take the time to…. What? Have our days filled with business…. Even if it’s business for God?
These are just my thoughts. It’s been a few weeks since I started thinking about God creating us and these are the spits and spats of thoughts that have come out of it.

How awesome are we?

On Wednesday night was had American Idol night at church. The leaders where in charge of picking a song and putting on a show. We had three judges and all the students could text in their votes. I found this awesome dress at a thrift store for $8 and it was worth every penny. I got Josh the short sleeved shirts and suspenders. The rest is all him. I sand the little mermaid song "part of that world" and josh sang The greatest Love of all. It was so great. It did get taped so maybe one day I'll post the songs. It was quite a show.

This photo was taken right after I was named the winner of American Idol!!!!

I mean no offense

I really don't like Philly's fans! Tonight Josh and I were able to get last minute tickets to the Mets Phillys game. We were in Left field 6 rows back. They were really good seats. Josh and I have learned to be good fans. We don't talk trash and we don't respond to the trash talk that goes on around us. Josh always wears a Mets shirt which is fine because he is supporting his team. Sometimes we are lucky and we get other good Met's fans around us. Not tongit. It rained most of the night so people were in and out the entire time. There was this incredibly obnoxious guy sitting a few rows behind us. They kept yelling stupid stuff to Reyes who plays Short stop but really they were yelling at Josh because thats who's shirt he was wearing. Anyway, Josh was really good ignoring them. I was not so good. It was getting really bad and I knew I couldn't do anything about it but I just couldn't sit there and do nothing. So one time he said something stupid and I spun around in my chair and stared him down. He got a big smile on his face and just waived at me. He was quite for a while, but the more he drank, the more he said. The dumber he sounded and the more he slurred. So stupid. Josh asked me if I thought the people knew how stupid they sounded. I said no because if they knew then they would stop. Anyway I was just feeling sad about things because I wouldn't even feel good about bringing my kid's to the games now a days. Anyway.... needless to say i really don't like Philly's fans. Even as we are leaving the stadium people are just screaming out "the mets suck" blah blah blah. Yes it's sad that they lost, but we did nothing to instigate that kind of talk. And one more thing.... man I hate the f word. Why is it everywhere all the time! It's just not right.
Hope you all had a great 4th of July. See you at the beach (or the end of August)

hugo in the sun

Today josh was playing around with Hugo out back and got some great pictures. Its been a while since some of you have seen how big he has gotten. Hope you enjoy! (stay tuned for pictures from Disney world)

LOL

After youth group on Wednesday night one of the girls and I decided it would be fun to play a game with our sack chairs. The object of the game was to only put one foot on each chair. We had about 6 lined up. Tim was able to make it once. I made it across 5 and josh.... well see for yourself.

Now thats funny. hope you all laughed like I did.

the hike

We all took a nice 4 mile hike this morning. I wasn't sure how well Hugo would do, but he did fantastic. There were two times when i had to pick him up because the rock was to high but other then that, he walked the entire way. when Doc and Jonnie were in front of him, he would try and pull so he could be up with them. Then we got to the water and he did great. He has been afraid of a lot of thing lately, so i wasn't sure how he would take to being in the water, but he dove right it. It was very cold and at some spots very slippery. Doc and Jonnie are pros at getting around, so it was cute to see Hugo try and keep up. Hope you enjoy some of the pictures. All of them will be on Facebook later on.