Picnic

Sometimes it's fun to do something out of the ordinary, so Russell and I took a picnic lunch to a nearby park and relaxed. I think this was our first picnic since our honeymoon!

It's kind of interesting, if not odd, actually----to leave a nice cool air-conditioned home with a table and chairs to go eat on a blanket in the roasting sun with insects. =D

I was capturing this lovely view when the local ants decided they hadn't gotten enough crumbs from our lunch and took a couple bites out of my foot. Ouch!

I'm sitting here looking at this picture and wondering what a salt pot is----maybe a pot for salt??? Duh, Hannah! Maybe I could have gotten an explanation if I'd stopped to read the sign. I'm a blond under cover! Ok...it was kinda hot out there and I wasn't thinking super clearly.

If I could think of one thing I really miss about Holland---besides my family and friends---it would be the birds' cheerful chirping first thing in the morning. There is nothing quite like waking up to that sweet sound. It's kinda neat---the other day I was talking to Papa on the phone when I mentioned how I miss the birds. A little later on I was eating lunch when I happened to look out the window and there were 3 different kinds of birds hopping around in the grass. It was like the Lord heard what I had said earlier and just wanted to cheer me up a little.

We saw crabs in the shallow water as we waded our feet. They were as scared of me as I was of them. Russell laughed at me when I dashed out of the water and came back in wearing my crocs. =D

I thought you'd like this picture, Dad!

It is still strange, even after 3 months, for me to realize that I'm married now. Every so often I'll catch myself thinking, "When I go home..." then I have to remind myself that this is home and there is no going back to what was once familiar to me. I guess maybe my mind has been programed all these years to think of the States as only a place to have a brief vacation before going back home--to Holland.

We really enjoyed our day together! This state would be a lonely place if I didn't have such a wonderful, sweet, and loving man walking by my side. God is good!