A Mini Vacation

Last weekend Ricky and I went on a mini vacation. It was a much needed one. We have both been very busy and stressed so it was fun to get out of town for the weekend.

We went to Des Moines, Iowa. We had never been in Iowa so it was fun to go and of course buy another spoon to add to our collection. The reason for our trip was a Taekwondo tournament that was being held there. Ricky wanted to participate in it so we decided to just make a weekend vacation out of the trip.

I didn't want to participate in it, just wanted to watch. And of course watching was just fine with me, I love to just sit and people watch. I was also busy taking pictures and video of the tournament when it was Rickys turn. They break the tournament down into different categories depending if you are male, female, age and belt color. So in Rickys category he did three different things while we were there. He preformed a form, he broke boards, and then he sparred someone. He got second place in forms and third place in board breaking. We were both very pleased considering it was his first time and we were new at all of this. The tournament was pretty much an all day Saturday event. We got there in the morning and didn't leave until around 4. It was really neat to watch others do different things, especially the black belts. For the rest of the weekend we went shopping! :) We also finally ate at a Fudruckers. Its is a really good hamburger place. All in all it was a good trip.

In other news, this upcoming weekend at our church we are having a Women's Ministry event called Harvest Celebration. It is a luncheon for the ladies and I am on the decorating team for this event. It is just me and another lady. It has been a lot of fun. We had to get decorations for the outside and then centerpieces for the tables. We are not making all the centerpieces the same we will have 4 tables that have fresh floral arrangments in really pretty containers that we found at hobby lobby. 4 other tables will have big candle holders and we are going to wrap leaves around the base. It is hard to explain, hopefully I will get some pictures of it all.

And to leave on this note, I know we are all disappointed at the outcome of the election but just remember that God is in control and the begining and end of times are in his hands. Ricky has this Bible verse on his facebook status and I love this verse. So I leave you with the words from, Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Have a great day!

Love,
Ashley