More pics from our flights on Sunday.....

Es, Dad, Andrew, Bek, Faith, Sam, EsGrace, Mom
Steven, Liz and Rach

Liz took some great pics, and they're on the Schatte's blog, 

so if you'd like to see them, head over there and take a look!!! :)

Guess what we did this morning?

We went to the courthouse and got our marriage license!!!!!!!

The happy day is getting closer...only 11 more days!!!!!! <3

Somebody has his wings....

A HUGE answer to prayer - on Saturday, Samuel passed his privet pilot check ride,

and now is an official licensed privet pilot!!!!!!

We are all so very thankful to the Lord for bringing Sam through the long hours he has been pulling studying, and sooooo very proud of Samuel!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

That afternoon, the girls and I met Sam at our little apartment, and put some things up and around! :)

(all these pics from Saturday were either taken by Faith or Liz)

That's our apartment....on the 3rd floor..... :)

in front of our front door...

me pulling lunch out the ice chest

Liz, Me and Es getting dishes out of the cubbards

Liz

Es in the rocking chair

Sam and I.....poor Sam looks so tired!

He's very thankful that he won't be having to stay up late studying for a while!!! 

We ate around the coffee table....

Mom

The Esthers washing dishes....I have no idea why I made that face........

and of course, we made a pot of coffee..... :)

Esther ironed our curtains.....

and she and Sam put them up

Liz enjoying her coffee! :)

On Sunday afternoon, Sam took his family and I up for short flights...soooooooo much fun!!!!!

Unfortunately this was  the only picture I took yesterday, but Liz took more, and I'm sure they'll be on their blog soon....hint, hint....... ;)

Me and my handsome sweetheart!!! <3

2012 Impact

An update from the ministry that we are hoping to work with...in the Lord's timing! :)

MAF website

Also, Please be praying for Samuel this week as he is studying for his flight test on Sat. And for me, as I'm having my wisdom teeth out this morning....Thank you!!! <3

Moving Day!!!

On Saturday, Samuel and I went in, got the keys to our apartment, and moved the stuff we've been collecting the last few months, and started to make it look like home!!! :)

This is the overall floor plan...480 square feet.... :)

loading the trailer

Many, many thanks to Daniel, Andrew, Peter, Dane and Kasey

for carrying the furniture over 3 sets of stairs total!!! 

Hannah was also pretty amazing keeping me focused all day on figuring out where all this stuff was going to go! :)

last minute walk around showed a light not working, so Samuel and Daniel very quickly changed it out with a new one...it such a blessing to have brothers and a fiance' that are handy with things like that!!! 

In the office signing the lease

After everything had been moved up, the guys left us girls to unpack while they went and got pizza! 

With Gram's quilt on the bed, and the banner from the shower up on the wall, it's already starting to look like home!!!

a peek into the bathroom.....

.....the closet.....

...from the bedroom looking into the living room...

...bedroom...

.....other side of the room....

...the washer/dryer closet...

my cute, little kitchen! :)

...the living room...

...from the front door...

Part of the fun of unpacking everything was remembering all the sweet people who gave us the gifts! :)

spices from Liz, sugar from Es, Containers from Bekah and Steven, and I don't remember who gave us the coffee filters..... ;)

Doily from Rachel, candles from Analiese, and the plaque is from Samuel :)

I couldn't help but set the table.... :)

clock from Mrs. Benner, salt&pepper shakers from Rachel, and dishes from Mrs. Babb, and silverware from Mark&Hillary!!! :)

My flowers from my sweet Valentine!!!!! 

<3 <3 <3

Happy Birthday to Samuel!!!

I got to go to the Schatte's last week to help celebrate Samuel's 22nd birthday!!!

Jamming on the guitar after supper

Dad and Mom got us matching coffee cups! :)

reading birthday cards....

a box that come in the mail that we waited to the last to open....

.....I think I like the look of 'Esther G. Schatte' ;)

there was a lot of  coffee related gifts... 

the tie I got him along with his own copy of  'Amazing Grace' 

Some adorable dishes from Es! :)

Opening the box.....

...the package inside...

It was an absolutely beautiful and gorgeous quilt that his Grandmother made and sent to us!!!!!!!

Thank you soooooo much Gram!!! It's already on the bed in the apartment! :)

the back of the quilt

Piglet and Pumpin playing in the paper...

Pumpin

Piglet...

Like I said...lots of Coffee gifts!!! :)

Trying on the tie...

Watching a appendectomy on youtube.... ;)

Rather than driving back late that night, They let me sleep over on an air mattress...and us girls took the opportunity to get a fun late night chat in!!! we started about midnight in Mom and Dad's room till Mom kicked us out at 2:30...so we moved to the kitchen and had hot cocoa...I think we made it to bed a little after 4.... that was sooooo much fun girls!!!!!! 

with our glasses....

and with out.... :)

<3