NYC with Friends

We met up with Wayne & Brittany Fixler (friends from Phoenix), who were vacationing in NYC. The big event was a game at Yankee Stadium...only 10 games are left before they tear the landmark down. Unfortunately, it began raining steadily around noon and never let up. We stayed in our seats for a good two hours before they officially announced the game was rained out (why people acted shocked when they made the announcement, I'll never know!) We're hoping to sell our raincheck tickets on Ebay:) We enjoyed playing around at FAO Schwartz, window shopping, and walking through Central Park on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Our feet are killing us, but it was a nice couple of days hanging out with friends. Thanks for inviting us up!

How cute is this?!...little kids playing on the giant piano in FAO Schwartz.
This is the piano (not the exact one) that was used in the movie Big.
The keys light up when you step hard enough...it can be yours for only $250,000!

Wayne, Brittany & J playing in the store

Gives new meaning to "he's got the whole world in his hands"

Rained out game at Yankee Stadium

Central Park

Chillin' by a pond in Central Park

This sign at a pizza parlor cracked us up!

Space Shuttle Video

Air & Space Museum

Jason was working up in DC this weekend (luckily, the night shift) - so we visited the Air & Space Museum on Saturday. Hurricane Hannah turned into a tropical storm and dumped loads of rain and gusty winds on the area as it passed by. Many of the other visitors in the museum were dripping wet after just running from the parking lot to the front door! This was a great facility with more than 80 aircraft displayed. There was even a full-sized space shuttle that had been used for run-throughs and simulations.

Very early helicopters...no way would I be caught dead in these!

World War II plane

One of the latest & coolest military helicopters

Space sector of the museum w/ the space shuttle

Labor Day

Jason somehow got the short end of the stick this year and his pilot schedule has him working many holidays. So, here I am, enjoying Labor Day by myself. It is a gorgeous late summer day and I'm relaxing on the screened-in porch. Question: why is it that my "Labor" day is full of laboring? I'm not sure I ever remember this holiday where I spent the whole day having fun! But the relaxing afternoon break from household cleaning is worth not going in to work. Here in Virginia, there is a 'hint' of impending fall in the air. Already, some of the birch trees have begun to show yellow in their leaves. I am excited for the next couple of months...fall is my favorite season! This summer has been a blessing - we lucked out and had next-to-no humidity, with temperatures in the 80s most days. To think of what Phoenix must feel like right now...actually, let's not!

Our fall is way busier than our summer. This weekend we are out of town concerning Jason's work and the following weekend we are in NYC. One of J's closest friends from Phoenix and his wife are vacationing there and invited us up for a few days. Considering the weather was in the 30's last winter when we visited, I'm sure this trip will be more enjoyable:) October finds us visiting Maine and all its glorious colors for a weekend. Then we trek out to Phoenix for Thanksgiving, followed by a few days with the Spencer folks in San Antonio immediately after Phoenix. (No, my parents do not live in San Antonio, but it's one of their favorite places, so we're meeting them there.) I think I'll be worn out before Christmas gets here!

Spiritually, we are about to start a study on Ephesians with our home group. Our pastor is doing a series on miracles. It has me thinking about how difficult it is for we in our culture to look for/expect miracles. Why would we need something extraordinary when our culture is built on the belief that we ourselves (and our accomplishments) are extraordinary? I am challenged to consider what God could do and wants to do for us personally that would break the bounds of possibility. Hopefully we have each experienced in our life a miracle...for me, it is my salvation. I also tend to look at the timeline of events in my life as miraculous. How all things fit and work together is beyond me!!

May all who read this be blessed with an extraordinary fall...and maybe, a miracle or two:) We'll be posting pictures throughout our upcoming travels, so stay tuned!

Dwell in possibility. - Emily Dickinson

He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
Job 5:9

And he (Jesus) did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Matthew 13:58