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Sorry it has been so long since we have updated you on our lives! To your right is a picture of Luke and me at Edna Valley winery. We celebrated Luke's 28th birthday in November with many surprises! My family came to town, and suprised Luke at breakfast in SLO along with Luke's cousin Chad. We spent the day fartin' around San Luis Obispo and later wine tasting. That night Luke was surprised again at dinner with many close family and friends! Thank you to all of you who helped make his 28th birthday memorable. He was surprised and felt truly loved that day. :)

Luke and I are still living in Lompoc at the moment, but we are currently looking for housing in the Arroyo Grande area. It is closer to the love of our lives (SLO) and closer to Luke's job as the ASPIRE coordinator in Guadalupe. I, too, have a job pending in Guadalupe actually teaching at a site that Luke oversees! Although it is only part time, it is an "in" in the Guadalupe school district, and it is teaching experience! (The more the better, right?)

Unfortunately we have left the church we have been working with since the summer time. A series of events happened which showed us it was time for us to leave. Although it was a short season, we learned a lot, and are happy to have the experience of working together in ministry. It is something we will pursue in the future, when God opens those doors for us again.

Luke is prayerfully considering joining the Air Force reserves as a Chaplain. Please pray for him as he finishes his Spanish class and applies to Masters of Divinity Programs. We are so excited to see what God has in store for us!

We had a beautiful Christmas season, spending the weekend before Christmas at Luke's mom's house with his family including Nana and Grandpa Art. We enjoyed early mornings, coffee, and yummy food. Luke even cooked a full traditional turkey spread! It was amazing.

We spent Christmas day with my family up at Donner Lake for our first white Christmas together. Although the holiday was different than any either of us had experienced, we had a lot of fun, and have lots of pictures to prove it! (I will be posting some soon!)

Together we celebrated New Years in Paso Robles with Luke's sister Camille and some of her work friends. We had fun ringing in the New Year and hoping for a blessed 2010.

We wish you a blessed 2010 and hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends!

More to come... stay tuned!