It’s about time for a depth of feels! I know it’s the end of the week but SO much has happened since my last post and I really wanted to fill you guys in! This last week and a half has been full of CRAZY good things. Last week we ran around like crazy people trying to get ready for Fall Retreat, and then it was finally HERE! We spent 3 days in the woods (in the pouring rain most of the time) and it was such an adventure!

I’ve got a little recap from Fall Retreat very, very soon, but what you need to know right now is that it was a blast! No one seemed to mind the rain and we just loved getting to spend the whole weekend unplugged, focused on something much bigger than our own lives. God showed up like He always does and we left more excited and in awe of Him. And we also got to see that happen for our students. Between that seriousness, and the fact that we just got to romp in the woods for a couple days and splash in puddles with rain boots…it was just good. That soul refreshing kind of good.

And then, as I’m sure you’ve heard, we finally found out that our baby is a BOY on Monday. So we basically got to go from really good thing to really good thing. It was such a fun experience and if you missed it then you should definitely head here to see the full post. Between the fact that I’ve got a solid baby bump and that we know it’s a boy, it’s definitely become a whole lot more real.

And if all this wasn’t good enough, we start our fall wedding season this weekend! Yay! It’s going to be crazy doing 5 weddings in the next 7 weeks, but so, so worth it! I love that we’re going out with a bang before taking a few months off weddings to be new parents (thankfully, december-march is already the natural off season).

NOW for feels:

• The best part of knowing the baby’s gender has been seeing everyone’s reactions! We feel so loved and so blessed. Especially by the image below. I laughed out loud when my friend Erin sent it my way and wondered why I hadn’t been so clever.
• It has basically been flood/monsooning in this part of Virginia. Literal inches of water standing on campus. It was insane! And it really made me happy that I didn’t have to leave the house that day 😉
• Leftovers are amazing. Especially when other people made them for you. We haven’t bought groceries since coming back for the weekend because between Olive Garden leftovers (buy one, take one! heck yes!) and Fall Retreat leftovers, we’re pretty much set! Hash brown casserole all day every day.
• I’ve got a special, FINALLY, type of announcement coming to all of my current and past bride and grooms tomorrow! Cannot wait to share with you all! Keep a look out :]

That’s all for now because I’m buried in work catch up. Packing supplies everywhere and a to do list a mile long :]