New Start!

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xoxox -The Hills

free wi-fi

jeff and i on our bike ride!!

the gum wall... amazing!!
my handsome man!

a windy easter !

hello blog!! sorry it has been awhile, still without internet so it makes things a bit harder to keep updated. but here i am at tullys soaking up some wi-fi!

life is wonderful. things are settling in now. jeff got a job at Ace Hardware right down the street from our house, he is loving biking to work!!! now that we have another source of moolie we might just invest in some internet, which would mean that the updates would be more frequent!!

work is wonderful! im actually really liking my job and am getting really nice compliments from the staff! its good to know that im doing a good job at me job :) the kids are hilarious, and like any job with children it is stressful at times and a stretch of my patience, but it is fun and rewarding! the staff is awesome, they really do take care of me! its a good place to work! im getting along great with my team members, keeping them laughing and such!

Jeff is loving his job too! its a smaller store then the one in CA so its a lot less stressful! he is getting his hours in and its keeping him busy!! i went into the store today, its really nice, and we get a discount on everything!! which is good because they have lots of kitchen stuff and home stuff!! YAY!! he gets to wear jeans and a t-shirt and hat!! he looks so handsome!! i walked in and thought, "ohhh, thats MY hubby!" hehehehe...

things are getting pretty regular here, developing a routine! we LOVE our church and our community group they are becoming our really great friends! its nice to have people in your life you can open up and get real with! thats what community is, sharing your life! we had a pretty sweet bbq last sunday with the sun shinin and the air filled with the delicious scent of fooooood!!! i hung out with my new friend katie this week, we went to molly moons for some YUMMY ice cream, i had lavender honey!! she is a real swell girl! its nice to start making new friends! :)

jeff and i do definitely miss our family though. it is tough not having them as close as they normally are. we are really hoping to have some visitors this summer!! moving away has really helped us realize how lucky we are to have such great families who support us, even through the hard stuff!

we are loving exploring the city, it is so fun! we are still riding bikes all over! jeff got a new fixie!! he LOVES it, it is exactly what he wanted a pretty sweet black and yellow color! we rode 22 miles one day! i didnt even complain!!hahahah we found a yummy sandwhich place downtown last week called local color http://localcolorseattle.com/ they have some local art displayed, it was so awesome!!! seattle is just a great place to live, it has so much to offer!!

welp friends, gotta get home and get ready for jeff to come home, oh and we LOVE LOST we are addictted we started from season 1 and are going through full throttle!! its a great show, if you dont watch it, you should start.

xoxox kate

Space Needle Love

Im so excited right now!! A couple of things are on my mind as I sit here in this coffee shop that I rode my bike to! 1. I am just so overwhelmed with Jesus, He truly loves me and has my best in mind. I feel so blessed and reassured that I can completely trust Him with everything. When we moved here we were stressed about finding jobs. Our plan was to either get a job and move from so cal, or save a certain amount of money and just go for it. We wound up saving the amount and now we are here. I found out last Thursday I got the job at Chestnut Hill Academy as an Instructional Assistant!! We were so excited!!! It was such a stress reliever, Jeff and I joked and said; "Yay, now we can keep our apartment!" and then today, Jeff had an interview at Ace Hardware and they absolutely LOVED him, we are pretty sure he is going to get the job!! I just feel so blessed. We knew that we needed to move, we felt a huge peace about moving to Seattle, but we were scared of all the "what ifs". We trusted in the Lord and went for it and He has taken care of us, FAR beyond anything we could have ever imagined!! It is a reminder to me, that God knows. He knows what we need. He knows where we are at. He knows where we are going and where we will end up. I can trust I can believe that we will be O.K.

It is becoming an awesome ritual that if you land a job when first moving to Seattle, that you have to go to the Space Needle for dinner to celebrate! It was actually pretty funny, well one it seems that Ali is always around for really exciting moments in my life, and she was there when I found out I got the job, happy dance all the way!! Well, Boston asked what was going on and Ali told him, Katy got a new job, he said; "Are we going to the Space Needle!!??" It was precious, well because when Willy got his job the celebrated by going to the Space Needle's restaurant for dinner... So, we bundled up and headed to dinner!

Jeff wore this awesome coat!! I think he looks like a sexy spy!! hahahah ;) They have an observation deck at the top where you can look out and see the beautiful twinkling city below! You can even peek into other buildings with these awesome telescopes!
Inside the restaurant it rotates as you eat. At first Jeff thought he might get sick eating like that but he got used to it and we had a great time! He had really delicious sea food alfredo and I had super fancy chicken, I sipped a Seattle Sunset and Jeff got a beer that tasted like teriyaki sauce :( It was REALLY overpriced but so worth it!!

Here she is all lit up (so pretty!) I got to smooch my husband on top of Seattle, it was so dreamy with the lights all around us!!!

I love this man so much and I am so proud of him, he is such a hard worker and I cannot wait to see as God prepares a way for him to travel down the path he has set out!

Which brings me to the second thing I am excited about... #2. I love my husband. Its funny I get all mushy right now, before this I was getting ready to leave and I was really bugging him, hahahdah, but even when Im buggin I know that he loves me!! I just think about life sometimes and cant believe where God has brought us. I remember being here and thinking about now. that I get to write this blog about me and Jeff having dinner on top of Seattle. God is good. I love my husband. I love what God is doing in our marriage. Easter, was amazing. Church was incredible. It reminded me that Jesus saved me. Jesus saved my marriage. Jesus is the reason that we are still married. I cant believe, but I can.

His love is something I cannot even comprehend or even begin to try to comprehend. He loves me, He loves Jeff and He loves our marriage. Im just at a loss for words. Im so thankful. I get to be married to Jeff, I get to love him, I get to live in Seattle with him, I get to ride bikes with him, I get to make his coffee, I get to fix him dinner and do his laundry, I get to laugh with him, I get to take walks to get coffee and talk, I get to go to church with him, I get to share my life with him!

Im also happy that we are really getting plugged into our church! Willy and Alison are gems, I love you guys! Thank you for helping us get connected! You are the very best friends ever! I love that Jeff is at mens group tonight, being encouraged and supported. I love that I got to go to women's bible study last night! We are making lots of friends too!! We had dinner with Shannon and Erin last week they are an awesome young married couple! we ate and laughed and talked about life!

I just feel full. not even full, overflowing!!

Thank you Jesus!

how is seattle?

Life in Seattle, well... its wonderful! We absolutely LOVE it here!! Lets see, the fist couple of days we got here, we meant business!!! we unpacked the whole house, cleaned and got settled, I burned my awesome new candle that my lovely Jenn got me! It fills my house with the delicious scent of soy so YUMMY!! we also got down to business, applying places, updating our resumes, and searching for jobs! We pretty much burnt ourselves out with all of the serious talk, we needed a fun day! So we went out on Saturday with our friends Willy and Ali and there boys (which we LOVE) to downtown Seattle! It was so fun, the day started with an lovely hike up 3rd! I know this might not sound like much but 3rd is the street where people train on the bikes, it is a really REALLY steep hill! I needed a puffer once we got to the top, but the whole walk was worth it when we made it to Cafe Fiore, it is a delicious organic coffee house! it is so cozy in there and the coffee is amazing!!! After our yummy coffee we caught the bus downtown! We cruised through the market, and walked down by the water! I love that in seattle you see all kinds of people!! people watching here is so much better then the Promenade Mall, seriously you see some awesome things! we saw a crazy lady jammin with her busted up boom box, another interesting lady with a mink on and shorts throwing bread to the birds, and a gang of gangsta ladies smoking somethin... but its fun! and really you only see the weirdos in downtown, our neighborhood is really nice, family friendly! anywhooo, we ate lunch at red robin on the pier, it was super yummy and the boys loved their balloons! its fun hangin with the brav fam, not only do we absolutely LOVE them (willy and ali) we also LOVE their boys!! Its giving Jeff and I a good lesson in kiddos! I love watchin Jeff with them, Jo loves him its pretty much love/hate :)

We walked around some more and found our way to Anthropologie where the sign read "Hiring Sales Associates" ding ding ding, wheres the applications???? so tomorrow Im taking it in with my resume, wish me luck!! who wants a discount!!!! :)

After finding some awesome new tights and three coat hangers at Urban Outfitters, we hopped on the bus and headed home!!

It was a lovely day of city seeing :)

Today was even better!! church at Mars Hill, what beats that?? getting some good foundational bible teachin, then on to community group gathering! We are so excited getting plugged in here, the people are fantastic!! We have met so many great people and have never felt more accepted and welcomed by a church EVER!!

I also got a new bike!! i LOVE it!!! I got to go on a ride with Willy and Jeff (they are Lance Jr's) to REI in downtown, there were two (GIGANTIC) semi big hills that I made it up!! all i thought as my legs were on FIRE was "be gone cellulite!!!" woooo, you all just wait im gonna get in shape!

Seattle=Love

toodaloooo xoxoxo

Seattle our new home!

Here is a brief picture update!! We have been SOOO busy getting set up and settled in! When we got back from Seattle, we took a week to pack up, say goodbye and move our life to this beautiful city! Im sitting in Willy and Ali's house weezing from their internet!! (thanks guys!!) So, our basement cave apartment is pretty set, we are going to get a couch today and I think we will be good! We moved with pretty much nothing so we have been finding some awesome things for pretty cheap! Just yesterday we found a pretty rugged blue dresser on the side of the road, we swooped it up and took it home. Took a quick trip to the hardware store got a can of black spray paint and made it look like new!! guess how much it cost= FREEEEEEEE!!!! It was sad saying good bye to my family, but Im so glad that we have their support, and i know how much they love us!!! They are all pretty excited to come to Seattle to visit! I went on a run this morning with Ali to the Freemont bridge, we got a good sweat going, we will get in those green running shorts... someday. hahaha Jeff and I can walk everywhere, last night we went and walked to get a coffee and see the city at night it was awesome and only a mile from our house! Everytime we go outside, we just cant believe we actually live here! We went to Gaswork Park and it was so beautiful!!! Jeff and I just looked out at the water and were thanking the Lord for all that he has blessed us with! Enjoy the pictures, we have to go look at a couch right now, I will give a better posting when I have a bit more time, but for now, look at our family goodbyes, the 22 hour drive up here, our new apartment, and some of the Seattle beauty!!!

Lots of Love xoxoxo