Wedding Fever
And yet again I haven’t blogged in some time. Oh well.
I’m in Harrisburg counting the days and fidgeting about till Saturday when Angela and I tie the knot! Amen!
We’ve been here for about a week and a half since my little brother Luke got married (congrats Luke and Ashleigh!). Here’s a pic of me and the future Mrs. from that event…
Aren’t we cute?
Anyhoo, things are moving right along as we gear up for Saturday. We’ve been making tons of shopping trips, writing vows, meeting with volunteers, making last minute changes, packing up and shipping to Texas tons of Angela’s stuff, and much more. It’s been a blast, but we’re ready for the party and a week of honeymoon before driving to Texas.
I’ll be blogging more after the wedding and especially in October from India, so keep checking back in. But for now, I’ve gotta get back to work!
SEZ
P.S. If you really want to get the scoop on all the wedding action though, just follow my Mom, Eric, Kristin, Luke, Katie, Hannah, or me on Twitter for pics and headlines along the way!
Curse of the Blog
The curse of having a blog is that its there. It needs to be updated. Its like a puppy that always needs to be fed and never does anything for you but look somewhat cute on occasion before mercilessly peeing on your floor. I haven’t been very faithful in blogging the last week or so. Here’s what I’ve been doing…
- I had to go back to Dallas after my month or so in Harrisburg with Angela was up, this was sad.
- I went back to work at Exponent Technologies, this was financially wise.
- I jumped back in at Grace Bible Church with all my old peeps, this was spiritually uplifting.
- I created a chart of the Old Testament Prophets, the second to last assignment for my last seminary class, this was academically stimulating.
- I added a guestbook entry and a thing or two to our wedding website, this was good for reminding me the wedding is in about 37 days.
- I ate sushi with my Dad, this was tasty and delicious.
- I, along with Eric, met with Dr. Ramesh Richard to discuss ministry in Delhi, this was profitable for future plans.
There was some other stuff mixed in there too, but that’s the jist of it.
This weekend is another crazy shower weekend. Angela is coming in town, my little brother’s fiance is coming in town, 20-some odd members of our extended family are coming in town for a dual Scott/Angela+Luke/Ashley shower… it’ll be tons of fun, I’ll try and post some pics.
Lastly, even if I hit a dry spell on posting, you can always subscribe to my GoogleReader shared items to keep track of what I’m finding particularly interesting from my feeds.
SEZ
How good and how pleasant it is…
Can’t write long… gots lots of things to do before I leave Harrisburg this Sunday:( I’ll be heading back to DFW to work for the month of July before returning to the East Coast for my little brothers wedding… oh yeah, and my wedding!
Speaking of which, Luke and I had a great time with Eric and our collective father in Boston Monday - Wednesday. Great little man trip in a fun city. We caught a game at Fenway, perused the map room in the public library, bought some cannoli and marzipan in little Italy, and generally had a sweet time.
The highlight for me though was definitely the time we spent fellowshipping in the hotel room over scripture. My dad had prepared some thought-provoking (aka intense) questions for Luke and I from Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3. These passages have become regular reads for me over the last few months as I look towards marraige, but how great to sit with my dad and brothers and talk together about how these scriptures impact our marraiges!! Woah. I loved it.
(from left: Me, my dad, Eric, Luke)
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. - Ephesians 5:25-30
A Happy Tuesday message to my wonderful fiance (via Flickr)
I miss you! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow!
(Made possible by this)
Weekend Update & Man Trip
Angela and I had another full weekend. This one was a little more subdued because she was feeling a bit under the weather, but we still managed to cram in a wedding on Saturday (which makes three wedding weekends in a row) and then today speaking in church, a visit with her grandpa, and a pre-marital counseling session.
One of the fun parts about going to so many wedding together this Summer has been debriefing afterwards about what we liked and didn’t like and tweaking our plans for our wedding along the way. I’m really excited about our wedding festivities (obviously), hopefully everyone will enjoy it as much as I think Ang and I will. Neither of us like doing things “just because” or “because that’s how you’re supposed to” and we’re both big on things being meaningful in our own way… so I think the whole thing will feel very “us” (but, maybe everyone thinks that).
Speaking at her home church (New Life Baptist Church) was a fun opportunity. She grew up there and her Dad has been the Associate Pastor since the early days of the church, so it was great to chat with that Body about the trip we’re taking to India this Fall. I was more nervous than usual for some reason and she felt like puking the whole time (thanks to the aforementioned sickness), but I think the Lord gave us grace to communicate well in a way that gave the people some ways to pray for us and encouraged them with the testimony of what God is doing in our lives as we seek to participate in His mission.
Now I’m sadly leaving Angela behind for a couple days while I head to Boston for a Zeller Man Trip. Can’t wait to spend quality time with my father and brothers. We’re planning on having some fun (possible Red Sox game) and enjoying some fellowship (possible Bible study/reflection), so should be pretty awesome!
