i will update so soon:)

so much. since christmas. oops:)

enjoy this for now:

The Morning Benders - Virgins from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

soon:)

a new year!

happy new year:) a few days late is better than never, right? i have a great deal of holiday updating to do and hopefully that will all happen this weekend. for now, here is one update that is really near and dear to my heart. today was the first day of classes and they were really great and i am glad to be back. there is one new class that has been added to my schedule and it is one i have hoped to teach for a very long time and never could have imagined it would happen at MVA:) today, i taught my first Holocaust class and even though it was only the first day it was so good and i just can't wait to get to teach this class for an entire semester to high school students. i love all of my classes so much but this one has a special place in my heart due to the subject. God is so faithful in the big things and in the little things.

happy tuesday.

Merry Christmas to you:)

love,

the Piankos

so little time!

this one is just going to to quick and photos are going to do most of the talking:)

we drove to tennessee for thanksgiving to visit big sis and it was amazing...first road trip together... success:)

the scenery was just stunning...we wanted to stop every few minutes that passed!

thanksgiving is my favorite:) we watched the parade and ate cinnamon pumpkin pancakes...yummers!

spending thanksgiving with these three was perfect:)

we made lots of food...and ate it too:)

and we skyped with our whole family...and received a little bit of news:)

our thanksgiving miracle...i am finally going to be an AUNTIE!!!! hip! hip! hooray!!!

on our way back, we filled our tank with the cheapest gas ever!!!

when we got back, i started reading this, thanks beccers:) it is so beautiful. God is.

and just before we left for tennessee, i got a copy of this...my voice got to be a part of it. it was super. so grateful.

side note-> we love to spend time in the kitchen together:)

also at work:) i am so lucky to work down the hall from my sweet:) i recognized the penmanship;)

i love this man...so much:)

we finally took chloe in. she was fixed. completely different cat. in a good way...she's not crazy anymore:)

last night, he went out...and came back with "i love you" flowers. perfection.

and he had this too. red velvet? yes, please!

and then this morning at 3:30, something happened and it led us to the ER. my sweet fellow was feeling so horrible this morning and it turned out to be a kidney stone:/ he is so brave says me and the doctor who treated him. that darn thing is still there but it will be out of there soon!

the past couple of months have been just chaotic but i am so happy that my God is bigger than all of it. i can hardly believe Christmas is just days away. Cali, see you SO soon! saturday to be exact;)

spooky!

can't believe it's already that time of year:) i love halloween, even if this year zack and i are sitting at home reading and grading and basically everything school:) the lower school had a costume parade and oh my goodness, they were so stinking cute!!! the craziest part is realizing we are three weeks down the road from thanksgiving which is my favorite:) i love everything about it with the exception of note being with my entire family when it comes. that's what christmas is for:) i hope you all have a wonderful night. safety first and always, friends!

going home home:)

last weekend, zack and i took a very short trip home home:) where the families are, california. my little brother, who is not so little anymore, tied the knot and it was such an honor to be able to be a part of something so special. he married a gal who is perfect for him, i think we were all kinda hoping joe would make her our sister, and last saturday he finally did! laura is such a special girl and the way she loves my little brother makes all of us so happy and we know God is the reason for all of that:)

even though our trip was so short and we were not able to see so many special people, we were able to spend time with our families and that was so important for both of us. i remember just before leaving for california i told zack the thing i was most excited about was hugging my mom...i really needed a mom hug and i got one:) spending time with my entire family and zack getting to see his mom and spend time with her was so needed and such perfection and i am so grateful for the short weekend we were able to have together.

i know a lot of people say they have the best family. but i am so sure i do:)

now for some photo madness:

zack and i, love him:)
had to sneak this one in because they just celebrated 33 years of marriage!
my amazing sisters- and oh so gorgeous!
the happy couple and my sweet folks:)
the original six- love, love, love them:)
love:)
the gals and their mama:)
married!
our new sister:)

happily ever after:)