And yes, in case you were wondering, of course we live on the Hillside. Even Andy is displeased with the snow at this point. Thank god we bought a ton of wine on Friday. 12-18 inches? Seriously? Ugh.
Today has been a day of meeting new friends. First of all, we met our neighbors! They have a cute dog named Bandit that is Ripley's age, but perpetually looks like a puppy (and Ripley LOVES HIM). I need to get a picture of him...or steal him. The neighbors also have a cute 6 year old boy who was dying to check out our swingset. Of course we invited him over to try it out whenever he wants. (I have a feeling he'll be over here a lot!) They seem very nice and we hope this becomes a place where we actually hang out with our neighbors!
We also had many visitors today. First were the Jehovah's Witnesses. They had some excellent literature for us:
Doesn't Jesus seem awfully...white...in this picture? He's practically a ginger. We enjoy his multi-cultural entourage though. Andy said he reminded him of Gerard Butler. I didn't really see it until we flipped the flyer over:
Jesus has been hitting the gym! He really DOES look like Gerard Butler in 300. And these comments are a perfect example of why Andy and I are not generally welcome in most churches.
We must have really been putting out the heathen vibes today because then the Baptists came by. When I looked through the window, I saw two young guys in white shirts and black ties with name tags, and I was sure they'd be Mormon! Since I've always respected the fact that Mormons are like postal workers in that they go about their business no matter the weather, I was really nice to them at the door - even though they stopped by while I was enjoying a glass of wine and watching a "Say Yes to the Dress" marathon on TLC. I even stayed nice to them when I realized they were Baptists (nothing against Baptists, but I was actually hoping they'd be Mormons).
Their literature was less exciting:
The text makes it feel like they knew we just moved in. Is the USPS selling demographic info about people who request address changes now? Not cool, postal service, not cool.
Check out the inside!
I don't know that this is necessarily our crew. There are just no words for my reaction to that picture. Or there might be, but if I say/type them then I'll really be in trouble with God.
Well I think I offended plenty of people with this one. I'm going back to my wine and TLC marathons. Andy and I did a TON of picture hanging today. I plan on doing another post later today or tomorrow to show all of the progress. It really feels like we live here now!
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