Thursday's Theme: Memory

For this week's theme, I decided to dig up a memory that wasn't attached to my children. I have fond memories of a trip Dave & I made between Christmas & New Year's in 2001. We went with 3 other friends to Split, Croatia (above, photo not mine, but I was sooooooo there!!). We traveled there from Budapest, HU by train. It was a long, long night on that old train!

At this point, Dave and I had only been together for about 4 months, and we were still getting used to one another. Our relationship was frought with long-distance woes, out-of-sight, out-of-mind miscommunications, and the usual twists & turns that two people face when they learn more and more about one another. I didn't quite know at this point if he was "the one", but I did know that I loved him. This trip was a great time of growth for us, I remember that. We had lots of good long talks as we explored the beautiful country of Croatia.

But back to the pictures. One sunny, chilly afternoon, we five friends decided to take several posed pictures amid the awesome backdrops we saw everywhere. We started posing for each picture like it was a record album cover. This one is my favorite. That's me in the foreground, feeling very sassy in my shades. And that's my Dave in the background. Steve & Danielle are in the middle. Neal took the picture. He is a very talented guy; I find myself modeling a lot of my photography after his.

One afternoon, we shopped in a cool outdoor market and had a picnic lunch overlooking the Adriatic. It was a great day (December 2001). See the full-sized version of this picture here (taken by Neal's camera on self-timer).

What other memories will you discover over at Theme Thursday? Check 'em out!

(In these photos, you'll see a jubilant Dave after a successful interview weekend, the sign for our new church home, and shots of Lucy at the Oakleys' house (she is being held by Shelton, watching Hal at the grill).

When we went to Huntsville, Alabama on Memorial Day weekend, we were going for an interview weekend. And strangely enough, it was really, really relaxing. Maybe because we've been "stuck" in our current small town with no money for travel for a long time. We relished the opportunity to hit the road and see someplace new. But we were blessed beyond just having an opportunity to "get away". Huntsville is beautiful. We had a great time of fellowship with everyone we met from Covenant Presbyterian Church. We stayed at the pastor's house and had a great time of conversation each night over dinner with his family. It was just plain nice. God's hand was clearly in it. Dave is headed back there for the next couple of days to do some househunting for us. We are scheduled to move there on July 31. I'll keep you posted about our new place.