I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone! If you haven't heard yet, I'm ENGAGED!!!!! :) Landon asked me Thursday night, I said yes :)

We are very excited!

It's so humbling to think back to two years ago, when we met in Guatemala, and see how God orchestrated everything. Who would have thought that I would meet my fiance at the orphanage that I love so so much? God works in mysterious ways sometimes, and we're so thankful that He brought us together! Thanks to all of you for your support along the way! We really appreciate it! We don't have an official date yet, but we're looking at this June! :)

Here are some more pictures for you:

My ring! He did a great job :)

Yay for engagements!!!!!!
Bring on the planning :)

Love you all!
Looking forward to seeing everyone in June!
Kate :)

Pictures of our house! Enjoy :)

The front view!

Our lovely living room

The dining room and kitchen

My room!

My little reading nook! :)

Our African themed bathroom

The back hallway plus Landon :)
(Natalie's room is the first door on the left, and
Alesha's is at the end of the hallway)

Tuggs in her new Christmas sweater :)                        

Our gigantic Laundry room
      (which connects to the kitchen)                                    

Our "fire ring"in the backyard :)

My roomates and I at Natalie's birthday party!
(Natalie, Alesha and I)


I hope that gives you a good idea of where we're at! There will be a more detailed blog to follow :)
Have a wonderful Sunday!
With love,
Kate :)

Hey Everyone!
Just checking in from Bolivar, MO! I promised a few of you a way to keep tabs on me, so here it is! :) I'll try to keep you updated now :)

Well, I've been here in Bolivar for just under a month now! It's crazy how time flies! Everything's going really well! I'm loving my new little house, and am all settled in! :) We have our third roomate moving in this Friday! So that will make our little family complete :)
I'm an RN on a cardiac floor at Saint Johns, and am really excited to work there! I still have a while on orientation (thank goodness!) but I've been taking some classes and learning the ropes on the floor with my preceptor for the past few weeks. It's a really fast paced floor, and it will definitely take some time to transition, but I'm learning a lot!

Other than that, I've been spending time with Landon, bonding with Tuggs (Alesha's dog), finding some really great thrift stores, and decorating for... CHRISTMAS! (The most wonderful time of year ) :)

Here are some pictures from the last month :) 

A BEAUTIFUL Bolivar sunset :)

Tuggs and I!

Playing in the leaves!

Landon, breaking out of his leaf coffin :)

                                         Enjoying fall!                                 An awesome park near my house :)

 I went with Landon's family to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving!
The scenery there was amazing!

And finally, a source of much joy....

my mini Christmas tree!!!!! :)

And just so you know,


Christmas countdown:  

24 days! :) 

  

Have a happy day! 

Kate :)