Memorial Day Weekend

God has blessed us more than we will ever be able to comprehend :)

Steven and I never expected to feel as welcomed and loved as we do here in our new little town. We had sort of prepared ourselves, as best we could, to slowly adjust to our new surroundings and find a few people to hang out with, although we thought that might take a little while. However, since moving to the little town of Asbury (the area that Weyerhauser housed Steven and I until we can find a place of our own in town), we have felt nothing but warmth, love, and God's hand upon our lives. The people here are wonderful. They truly care about each other, and long to see each of the members of the community grow closer to each other and to the Lord. I thought that it would be really hard to spend a holiday weekend without either of our families or friends, but the Lord has provided us with a group of people that have quickly become like family :)

Friday night, Steven and I went with Bryan and Bridget to their friends Sherry and Billy's house for a fish fry. Apparently, Billy is a big fisherman and "the best darn fish cook in eastern Carolina." After eating, I agree whole heartedly with that statement. Although the food was excellent, the company was better. We spent a couple hours getting to know Sherry and Billy and sharing a lot of good laughs.

On Saturday, Steven and I got out the GPS and drove around town until lunch time looking at "potential" homes in the area. We saw quite a few that we liked, and had a great time "house-dreaming" as I like to say :) Later, we went to a place called Smithfield's for a Bar-B-Q sandwich, which was good, but we both whole-heartedly agree that nothing will ever touch Alabama Bar-B-Q. After lunch we went downtown and took a long walk through the historic district and around the river. It was a beautiful day, so we did something sort of spontaneous (and if you know Steven well, then you know this is true), and drove to Fort Macon on Atlantic Beach, which is about 40 minutes from town. We drove down the strip and up to the fort. Later, we went to eat seafood at this place called the Channel Marker, and then went for a long walk down the coast before heading back to our apartment.

On Sunday, we went to church with Bryan and Bridget, and truly felt the spirit of God move in us while in our Sunday School classroom. It's funny how God can speak to each of us in a variety of different ways...Later, we went with a big group to eat lunch and found out where we could play a round of golf that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. When Steven and I made it out to the course later that afternoon, we found out why...the course was a little run-down, but it suited us just fine since we were both out of practice. We had a great time!

Steven was invited to go deep sea fishing for Blue Marlin with Bryan and some friends of his, so of course he jumped at the chance. The boys left at 3:30 this morning (ouch!) and made their way to the coast. While they were gone, Bridget and her mom, Marietta, took me to Greenville to eat breakfast and shop. When we got back, we layed out at the pool and cooked food for the family cookout they were hosting tonight. Everything was wonderful, and I felt truly blessed to be there.

All of this is just an example of God's goodness and faithfulness to us. He has blessed us to abundantly. We had a wonderful weekend :)