bekah, signing on.

Oh, Minnesota. There are so many things that I think about being here and everyday is a little bit more 'normal'. Before we left our wonderful family and friends of M-town I was so busy packing and worrying about Isaiah Grace's transition that I didn't have a personal emotion concerning the move. I knew that once i arrived here in MN and got settled I would realize that the sweet familar faces that I love weren't showing up in my life the way they once did. And sure enough about 4 or 5 days after being here I started crying, yep, couldn't stop, just cried.
So now we have lived in our new place for about 2 weeks and a dear friend has moved in down stairs, I am feeling better and more at home. I mean I still tear up when I think of time with the fam and such but I know what we experience here is setting us up for greater things with the Lord. I'm so thankful for the blessing of a supportive husband and the opportunity to take adventures with my best friend (it makes this life SO much more fun). We seariously experience a WHOLE NEW culture here and I don't just mean mid-westerners, but the cultural diversity here is HUGE. There is a huge Somali populationand there are a large number of Indians (people from India, not native-americans... but they represent pretty heavily also). So its a cool town and I look foward to spending some time in the city.
IGN UPDATE: She's amazing... are you suprised? She is loving community life and getting the attention she feels her life deserves:) She has won the hearts of young and old here on campus and parades around waving at everyone she sees (she's practicing for miss america, I guess). There are people from home that she misses when she sees their pics but for the most part she has embraced her new life and is loving it. There are 4 kids here in our building ranging in ages from 12 months to 2 1/2 years, so the girl has friends all around. She's walking around like a wild woman and learning how to make this whole "shoe-wearing' thing work. Basicly, she's perfect!
Well I better get a move on... i think I'm going to blog more in the future!

Bulldogs and Bottles

Yes my friends these are the words that my one year old princess can now say clearly, and I mean what else do you need to know, really? She can let us know when she needs a bottle, and when she needs her UGA fix, life doesn't get much better. We also have video documentation of this to prove it, but we gotta figure out how to download them on the computer.



In other news, I have finally found out my schedule while I'm up here at the house of prayer, as we have just been doing orientation until now. I am excited about what I will get to do as they are training me on the sound board/video. I will also be able to play bass and guitar in several different watches, which I am really looking forward to.

Everything else is good here, as the weather is starting to turn, and get a bit chilly, but we are taking advantage of the outdoors, as much as we can, before the winter comes. We are having to put Isaiah Grace in shoes now for one because its starting to get colder, and also cause she is cruising around pretty well these days. She walks a lot better without them on, but she is quickly getting the hang of it.

This weekend the group for IHOP (in Kansas City) is here for their onething conference in Minneapolis, and other than being gone from my ladies all weekend, I am looking forward to it. Last night I was the cash register dude at the bookstore, good times. More updates to come....

Home sweet home.

This was schmales favorite er I mean only position on the way up here, our ride was LOADED down.

This sunset was absolutely amazing, but I didn't quite capture it, at least I got the golden arches though.


I mean seriously what machine could use these freakishly large tires?

Okay so Minnesota is where we have landed, at least for now. It feels good too. I guess thats just one of the rewards of being in the center of Gods will. I never thought I would say that it feels like home here, after leaving all the family, friends, church back in Georgia, but strangely enough it really does. We have pretty well moved in, and are getting adjusted here good. I am still in Orientation for the House of Prayer, but I am really excited about what the Lord is going to do with us in this ministry. Bekah and Isaiah are doing well, as they are both taking a much needed nap right now. We had a bit of a scare as Isaiah Grace came down with the Croupe the other night and we had to rush her to the ER, but it turns out its normal here, and tons of other parents here have gone through the same thing with their kids. Thats about it for now, I will write more as it comes.


Isaiah getting a Bath with a sweet do.

The time has come...

Well this time tomorrow I will probably be "somewhere in middle America, getting right to the heart of matters, its the heart that matters more..."sorry I couldnt resist the counting crows shout out there. That song will without a doubt get some play time on the road trip to Minnesota, its a given. Right around the Illinois/Wisconsin area is where I always think of this song, even though its clearly about Omaha. Anyway, we will pack up our things into the trailer this evening and head out first thing in the morning with Schmale as my copilot. She is getting a new home in Minnesota, as Dwight and Janna offered to keep her up north (4 hours north of Minneapolis on Lake Superior). I think she will dig the snow, and if she doesn't well, yeah she doesn't really have a choice at this point.



This has been a crazy few week, as I got to go to the dawgs opener a few weeks back, to see them pull out a lopsided victory, sadly the trend didn't continue with Spurrier in town. Then we had a BD party for Isaiah Grace. Good times.
Thankfully the Bedingfields opened up their home again for a 1 year old throw down for our girl. Then of course we were commissioned at Riverstone on Sunday. God has been so faithful along the way, and we are blessed.







Tonight we are having my last supper at La Parilla on Cedarcrest/41. If you are so inclined please come and have some grub. Chips and Salsa and waters are on me, no really its something I want to do. I know its late notice but you can make it.

29 years and Im okay...I got no place to call my home...

I am very blessed. I had dinner with both sets of folks tonight, and Austin, Billy and the kids. The food was nothing short of scrumptious. Steak (w/mushrooms/onions on top), potatoes covered in butter, buttery bread, and cheesecake with cherries on top. There is a tradition in the Crisp family of making whatever meal the Birthday person wants. This was my choice. It was perfect, and I am full. I turned 29 yesterday and I am feelin young. Bekah and I went out for dinner at Red Lobster. Not too impressed. I used to love going there, but it was just kinda ghetto this time. I dont like spending a lot of money at a ghetto place. I think it was just a childhood love of that place, and I think it ended on my 29th birthday. It was everything from the food not being great to the waitress telling me that they couldn't even give me free ice cream cause they were cutting back. Lame. I mean like Wendy's would probably give you a free frosty if you told em it was your big day of the whole year. I may try that next year. We ended the date with the Bourne Ultimatim flick. WOW, that movie is, well its needing to be seen by you.

Dinner tonight was a good ending to the move that I've been trying to swallow for the last few days. It's been tough. Thinking of pulling the fam up north and dreading the day that Isaiah sounds like anything other her southern grandmothers when she talks. Im going to miss everything down here, but I must say, I know its right. I feel it in my bones. I dont know what all lies ahead but I know who is leading us, which I guess is all you really need to know, right? The Lord is stirring things up, and we are taking the plunge. I love that feeling where you know its right. I don't always feel it in our decisions but man I am feeling it in this one. I dont think its hit us yet, and it will be tough. We are almost out of our apartment, and are going to be fully at Mom n Dads for the next few weeks. We need your prayers. I am excited about what lies ahead in Minneapolis, but we are gonna miss so much here. Its late, Im going to try for sleep.

Saturday laughs

The funniest thing out there? I think so.

Nysewander, one more round?

Here is some music to listen to while your read our update....








I mean my girl loves her some Georgia Aquarium!


About a week ago Bekah brought in my daughter in the morning with a shirt on that said BIG SISTER. Yes yes its true the Nysewanders are going for round two. The showing of Chicken Monkey 2 (one of my fav names for Isaiah) coming to a theater on April 2nd. Kinda wierd, Isaiah Grace was born the day after September 11th, and this baby could be born the day after April fools. At least their friends wont forget their birthday. The other wild part is that Jenny (sis) is having her second baby too. Just like last time. Selah is about 2 and 1/2 months older than Isaiah Grace, pictured above. This time around these babies are gonna be even closer, like less than two months. Dwight told me that he and Janna were gonna adopt a three year old, just so they could be ahead of all of us. Crazy kids. Dad thinks that this round of babies will be boys. Make your predictions now and we will soon see who is right? Last time we got a bunch of "oh I knew it was a girl, I just said I thought it was a boy, but deep down I knew." That doesn't fly this time cause the blog will keep record.

By the way, I am gettin anxious for football season to start. A few more weeks and the Dawgs kick off the opener between the hedges, hosting Oklahoma State.



I know Caroline Bedingfield will be on the 50 yard line screaming her head off. What a sports nut she is! Go Dawgs!




If yall know anyone that needs a place to stay until January we have an apartment that will soon be vacated. You can also get a sweet deal on our Passat, and this thing is pimped out, except for the spinnas. Its not as pimped as say, the Livergood van, but its a close second. Why the change you ask? 'Cause we are the Nysewanders, and that's how we roll. Updates to come.