Fall Time

It was great to see you girls at Fall Break! I've posted pictures of our outing on our website! Check 'em out!

Tomorrow...

I think I'll go buy a house tomorrow! :)

The House

Our house closing is set for Sept. 21st!! We're going to try and be out of our apartment by the end of September, which means painting everything and moving in over a 10 day period or so! I've started packing a little at a time, so our apartment is not looking cozy at the moment! Landon is such a 'put things away' type of guy that the extra boxes and bags are making him crazy! :)

Here are a couple of pictures... sorry, I don't have anything more recent on this computer! The front door is around the corner from the garage and is the same brown as the shutters. My kitchen has countertops, a sink, a faucet, etc. now! In the background of the kitchen picture is the living room... you can kind of make out the sliding door to the backyard.

Unfortunately, I don't think I can make Ashley's party on Oct. 6th. That's right in the middle of travel season for work and it's a softball recruit weekend. I would love to see you gals again soon, but it just won't work out that weekend. I miss seeing your smiling faces!

Love you always! Steph

Sister's Engaged!

Hey all! BIG NEWS! Kaicey is ENGAGED! Kyle took her on a surprise picnic this weekend by a waterfall in Southern Indiana and popped the question! Exciting! 2 Stout's down, 1 to go :) (probably won't be long for Cameron and Hali!)

Anyways, the proposal was caught on camera! Check it out below.

Also, Sean and I have updated our website with the latest travel and happenings in the White Family. Check it out http://www.seanandkaleena.com/

indiana bound

Hey girls! I just wanted to let you know that I'm flying back to Indiana tomorrow to suprise my parents for their 40th anniversary! I would love to see any of you if I can! I'll be in b-town Saturday (4th) through Friday (10th).

Let me know if you're gonna be anywhere near this next week! Love you girls!

Happy Birthday, Rachel!!!

Mrs. Fox

Do you girls remember Mrs. Fox that used to teach 2nd grade at Carroll?

Yesterday three girls from Faith Baptist Church in Lafayette came to visit. One of them was a last minute addition. When I mentioned that I had gone to Carroll, that girl said that her mom used to teach there! So... after they left I was thinking... remember I think we were in 4th grade and Mrs. Fox was pregnant? This had to be that girl!!!! Weird, huh? I told Faith, my co-worker, the story and she was cracking up... she said, "Steph, you sound like you're 50!!" Really... I'm only like 9 or 10 years older than the girl!

Just had to share the funny story! :)

Love you girls!

blogs?

hey girls,

i forgot to ask if any of you have blogs, journals, myspaces, photo sites, or any of that craziness (which i say totally tongue in cheek since I have most of them), that I could link on the side of this page. if you do, let me know. just one more way to keep in touch!

love you girls. praying for each of you.

Hi girls

Sounds like everyone is doing great.

We have a few new things on our end.

My dad is getting married...yes married in September. Please keep our family in your prayers as we enter this new territory.

Also, we have 6 kittens. They are cute as a button. They are the only babies you'll see at our house for a while. :)



Ryan has been helping Gary and Deb with some remodeling this summer. I spend my days doing various projects. Ryan built some storage for our bedroom that we just intalled. We also painted the bedroom and bathroom. We are just about ready to order cabinets for our pantry(the little room between the garage and kitchen). Ahhhh the joys of being a homeowner. Ok...do I sound like I am 40 or what.



Well, I miss you all very much.
Lots of love,
Ash

Joyners

Jon sent me a text at 6:30 this morning to say the babies were on their way! He also asked for prayer! Hopefully everything is running smooth with Benjamin and Isaac!

newses

Hey girls!

I hope everyone is having a lovely summer! It is swealteringly hot here (and I've heard we've been having a mild summer).

I just finished up being the camp missionary for a high school week of camp here in florida. it was stretching and growing and actually was wonderful! i was so nervous about it, but God amazed me once again.

As far as news, I just finished my first quilt! i have no idea why i thought i should pick up a new hobby, but i really enjoyed it!

Dyer and Joyner

Just a couple other people to say a prayer for...

-- Chris Dyer: Just got married on Saturday to Krystal! I have his address if anyone wants it... just email me: hochsts@bethelcollege.edu At his wedding I also saw Chris Parker, Joey Phillips, Tyler Ditson-Markwardt, Justin Henson, Shane Shaffaer, and a few others. It was weird to see people I haven't seen since hs graduation!

-- Jon and Robyn Joyner: Jon broke his shoulder blade last week, so he's one-armed for 4-6 weeks. Meanwhile, Robyn is having twins who will most likely be born before that 4-6 weeks is up! She's on bedrest now b/c she pulled a couple of muscles from the weight of the two boys. Both babies are weighing over 5 lbs, so the little ones are healthy at least! I think this is week 35, but she's measuring at 42 weeks for single baby. She's slightly large! :) She's so cute!

Hi Girls!

It is so lovely to hear everyone is doing well. Nala is so cute, Kaleena! Congrats on your new grad :-) Everything is going well in our neck of the woods. Brandon and I are enjoying the nice warm weather. We bought mountain bikes last year for our anniversary and have been trying out some trails this spring. I miss being outside during the week, so it's nice to ride on the weekends. Our jobs are going well. I'm still working for Grubb & Ellis, but I recently got a promotion. It will take effect in a few weeks (once my replacement starts) and I will be doing more design work and marketing for the company. I have started a few aspects of the marketing side of things, and am much happier.

Nothing super duper exciting is going on, but I'm very happy and hope you all are, too. It's so interesting to hear everyone's stories, since we are spread out in all different places. I love that! I think about you and pray for you all often. Love you girls!

Update from the White's

Hey girls! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I got Brooks n Dunn tickets from my hubby! :)

Steph-sounds like a busy time! Can't wait to see the new house!

Abby-Happy 24th Birthday on June 1st!

Hope you all had a great extended weekend! We went to Charlottesville, VA for a relaxing time of hiking, waterfalls, shopping, touring, and wonderful southern food! It was amazing!

Sean is busy traveling the next two weeks for work, so its just the girls at home :) Speaking of home...we will be back in IN this weekend for Sean's brothers graduation. It will be a very short trip so I won't get to see much of anybody!

Oh, and thanks for your prayers for Kaicey and Cameron. They arrived safely back from their mission trip in Africa!!

Here's one of the latest pictures of the White family:

Nala just graduated from Intermediate Class at Petsmart :)

Have a great summer girls! ENJOY THAT SUNSHINE!

randomness from steph

Abby... she's so cute!!

I'm home now! We actually got back from Alabama (NAIA Nationals) on Thursday morning a little after 5 am. I got to see Landon Thursday night, but then he left Friday afternoon to help his brother move and go to the Indy500. It just got over and was a very soggy race! I hope he had fun though!

Softball finished the regular season ranked 21st, started Nationals ranked 18th, and finished the tournament with an 11th place finish! Yeah!

They are supposed to start digging for our house this week!! The forecast is calling for rain all week, so we'll see what happens.

Kaleena... I hope you had an amazing birthday!! Abby... if I forget to contact you on Friday... Happy early Birthday!! :)

Love you gals!
Steph

some things you just have to share...

it's my niece Gianna's 1st birthday today...look, she has curls!

Ahhhh.....

I'm so not good at these things, but I'm really going to enjoy keeping up with you gals! I already told you about our house. That is what's keeping us busy these days! Tomorrow (Saturday) we meet for the final time at the design studio. I'm still at Bethel, working in the Admission Office and helping out with the softball team. The team did AMAZING this year and we're not done yet! We had a 25 game win streak, went undefeated in the conference, won the conference tournament, and won NCCAA Nationals! This next week is NAIA regionals which we have to win to advance to nationals. Bethel has never been to NAIA Nationals, so we're hoping to make history!! Sorry... I know all this softball talk is probably boring you! :)

Love you all! Thanks for being willing to keep all your long lost friends updated on your life!!

Life in the big city

Well girls - All is well out in DC. Kinda crazy all us country girls are using a blog to keep in touch now that we are spread all over the country...so far...until Abby moves over seas...then it we will be spread all over the world! Crazy!

Anyways, besides crazy work, Sean and I are enjoying the spring weather. Last weekend we took Nala to Old Towne (Alexandria) and sat and watched the sails boats go by for hours. This weekend we are going to the National Cathedral for the Flower Mart Festival. They bring in flowers from all over the world and sell them...they also have all kinds of craft booths and fun food! We're excited! Other than that...just keeping busy! We welcome any visitors! Come on out! Take care girls! Miss ya! Oh and look at our baby Nala :) She's getting soo big :)

here we go

well girls, i'll get things started. i'm so excited for a chance to be better connected with you!

i'm am still in ft. myers and i will probably be here for the next year or so before moving overseas. i'm doing video and web for new mission systems, which is crazy, i never saw myself doing tech-y kinds of things.

i, the sunburn queen, am finding myself really enjoying living where it's sunny and warm all the time. i still don 't like sand and that's all my yard is, but it's give and take, right?? i'm sure my feelings will be different in the summer when it is even hotter (it's already 95 out!) and pouring rain everyday. we shall see.

finally, here's a little pic of me. ben and jerry's does a free cone day 1 time a year. i had three...

some things never change... :-)