long time no see.

remember how i have a blog? oops. i'm not sure why i haven't blogged in almost six months -- maybe just flat out busyness (lame excuse). then, of course, somewhere in there it got to that awkward point that friendships get to sometimes -- like when you don't want to get in touch because you haven't talked in so long, what would you talk about? you know the feeling.

well for whatever reason, i think it's time to start it up again. but before i get into all my most recent profound thoughts (right), i think it's only appropriate to get caught up on the last six months. let's just say, a LOT has happened... we'll take it chronologically:

1. i spent one week in may at christ of the desert monastery in northwestern new mexico. it counted as a "wilderness theology" course for seminary credit. dr. gloer (a NT prof at truett) takes a small group of students each year, and this year, katelyn and i were lucky enough to make the cut! spiritually, it was one of the best weeks of my life.

2. this summer i did a mentorship with cindy wiles at GCPN (global connection partnership network). i learned so much from her and the people there about what it really looks like for mission to be done through the local church.

3. after living in longview for 30 years, my mom moved to dallas -- kinda crazy, but also kinda exciting. she's got a great place there and has already made it feel like home. i'm hopeful for her new life there.

4. i graduated from truett seminary with an m.div!! i'm DUNZO with school!! woohoo!

5. the wedding celebration began -- showers, showers, and more showers!

6. our WEDDING -- chris and i got MARRIED! i'm a BRISTER! (maybe i should change my blog address...?)

7. honeymoon in hawaii (read: paradise).

8. we moved to norman, oklahoma to help plant a church: providence road communities. norman is such a fun place -- cute college town with lots of local shops and restaurants, and only 20 minutes from okc! we really like it here and are really enjoying the prov road fam.

9. my beloved texas rangers returned to the world series only to suffer another loss. i can't really communicate how much this broke my little heart. maybe you can get a taste of it from a post i wrote last october. makes me miss my dad in a big way.

10. my sweet nephew is almost 6 months old and cuter than ever. i'm obsessed.

so those are the top 10 highlights of the last 6 months! whew! sorry for being long-winded, but it felt good to catch up. hopefully it won't take me another 6 months to write the next post, huh?