Its been a great weekend and early part of this week. The weather's getting a little wetter, but its springtime in Oregon so what's new? We've had a great time enjoying the rain together and enjoying our new apartment. Its a great location in Keizer and not too far from any place that Kealy has been substitute teaching. Our exciting weekend began on Friday when I got to go down to Monmouth and watch my brother Mark work out for some NFL scouts and he did a great job. Then, on Friday night, we had movie nights with students from our Church and watched some classics like Mr. Deeds and Transformers, as well as drank a lot of pop. Alex Noble and I did most of the soda-binging, as you can see below.
After recovering on Saturday from the late nights on Friday. We got to have lunch at two of our favorite restaurants; Red Robin and Olive Garden. Kealy's brother Casey had his birthday this week so we had dinner with the family. Sunday was another great day when we got to go see a Winterhawks game again with some new friends and the game went into overtime and a five round shootout...and there were three fights!!!
Last night, in celebration of St. Patrick's day, Kealy and I drove down to Papa Murphy's pizza and bought a shamrock pizza to have for dinner...okay, it was pepperoni and olives, but the shape was a shamrock!
I know am talking a lot about food, but it is mostly for the benefit of our friends in China, who we miss a lot, that said they would live vicariously through us as we get to eat all of the foods they miss while they are in China.
Another of my favorite things about Spring in Oregon (besides the rain) is the incredible cherry blossoms that are beginning to pop up around Salem this month. It reminds me of David Crowder's song about spring arriving to 'heal the ground'. This vibrant colors remind me of the beauty of God's creation and his desire to redeem our world from the winter we live in. I can't wait for that day, when every day will be spring and the vibrant beauty of cherry blossoms will be seen in everything as we worship the King together. Have a great Holy Week!
In Christ,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson
Some pictures of the beautiful cherry blossoms in the Salem area:
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Ryan and Kealy:
Nora and I have been talking about you two and wondering how the re-entry into the States was going! Glad we finally found time to check out your blog!
Give us a whistle when you have time!
Hugs,
Carol
great post of Spring in Salem - interesting. couple of pics (including the side-bar elephant riding - didn't show up this time. hmmmm. Hear you're headed for mission in Mexico - you two amaze me! Gma T
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