Nerv-cited...

I made up a word...nerv-cited. Feel free to use it anytime (no charge).

This year, John and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our house, and a bunch of friends are coming over. I'm very blessed to have a good friend, Danielle, who is helping make some sides. I have never had a big holiday over my house, so I'm nerv-cited...nervous/excited!

Our Menu-

Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Squash Bake
Creamed Onions (sound gross, but are a Dorr tradition!)
Glazed carrots
Green Bean Casserole
Stuffing
Corn Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Blueberry Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Cherry Pie
Apple Crisp

I'm Edward's Favorite Teacher...

He's my favorite

More tree pictures

Payback???

Well, like most people...we are experiencing a crazy Nor'Easter here in Southeast VA! There has been insane rain, and wind for the last two days. My mom is visiting for a long weekend, so this has been an interesting start to the weekend.

The three of us were hanging out in the living room (with INSANE rain & wind in the background), when we all hear unusually loud noises coming from the backyard. I told John, with a serious tone, that he needed to move the deck chairs into the garage. I was worried that they'd be lifted by the strong winds, and do damage. John thought that maybe it was the neighbor's gate slamming open and shut from the wind. John opened the curtain to the back deck door, and seriously...AN OAK TREE CRASHED ONTO OUR DECK, AND PART OF THE ROOF!! YIKES!!!

Talk about divine intervention! If John had listed to me, and gone outside...he could very possibly had been crushed by the oak tree! Scary!

Both of us speechless, we decided to take photos of the damage, and call our insurance company before anything else. We did both things, and now we're going to just try and relax the rest of the night.

Our insurance company is sending someone first thing in the morning to look at the damage, and take care of it.

Maybe this is payback for us cutting the trees down in our yard. This could possibly be their way of saying 'Payback....'

Grosso Fam- not so glam :)

This is a really old picture of myself, and my two siblings, Jonathan, and Rebecca. This was taken on Easter sometime in the mid-90s. Look at our clothes...oh my goodness! I LOVE finding old pics!!!

Finishing strong

The series our church just concluded today is called DEEP. It's all about how to be 'deeper' in life, but specifically in your relationship with God. It's been a great series, because it's so applicable towards life!

Today's talk was about finishing strong, and focusing on the prize. Although I've heard this preached many times, it clicked today. Rob said that there are a lot of things in his life that he's happy with, but those things didn't start out easy, or good. He said that a lot of things that are currently going well may have had a rocky start in our life, which is true for me as well! Not everything starts off easy, or without effort being put in. Beginnings can be tough, and discouraging.

I find myself applying this to John and I trying to start a family. Although I know God will bless us one day with a child; our start to the journey has been rocky, depressing, tearful, and discouraging. Rob taught me today that it's far more important to keep my eyes on the end result, instead of the day-to-day 'stuff'. My version of the message is not nearly as eloquent as his, but it rang true.

I am so glad that John and I go to a church that is always challenging us in our relationship with God, and others. I like that my church tries to keep things spicy!