Life in the Axtell home

That's still weird to say...and to think I'm no longer a Snyder! So weird. Any way, just wanted to give a little update for us.
Ryan is super sick (and is currently taking his 2nd nap for the day). I'm starting to feel it too, so I hope I don't get laid out either. He is so busy with work lately too. He's taken on leading worship on Saturday nights for the children's ministry during this series in our church. He also leads Sunday mornings now too for the Jr. High & High school groups. Also, his boss and dear friends of ours just had their baby yesterday! So exciting. We haven't seen them yet since we're both sick, but maybe later this week. But on the other hand, that means that Ryan will have to do more of the load since Ron will be a bit preoccupied with the baby. He's also teaching quite a few guitar students and it seems like daily he is picking up more. Needless to say he's busy! :)

As for me, life doesn't slow down either. I've been working at the preschool MWF, then at the cafe & nannying TR. I'm really not quite sure how much longer I will be able to get up so early on TR (5am). It really throws me for a loop and I just get sick so easy. I'm going to think more about it after this week and make a decision on whether or not I will continue to work there, or even just switch my hours. The preschool has been going well, though the past two days the kids have been so testy and just wild. Sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming with 10 4 year olds all being crazy and demanding your attention, but hopefully it will get easier and easier, and they will learn how to listen! :)

Ryan & I as a couple are doing so well. Although we don't see each other some days until 10pm, the time we do have together is wonderful. We have become such great communicators with each other, and really just enjoy being in each other's company-whether that be reading together before we go to bed, or just relaxing watching movies, etc. It's amazing how you feel like you know everything about a person, then you move in together! :) We really love our house and have enjoyed working on it together. We are daily learning how to love and serve each other better too. It's such a great growing time for us, and we really love the married life!

We have a few prayer requests...first, that Ryan heals quickly and that I don't get any sicker. Second, that Ryan's truck continues to run for a few more years. He's had a lot of trouble with it the past few weeks and for about a week it just didn't run. It's working fine right now, but we just don't know how much longer it will last. And financially we can't afford for it to die on us! Thanks!

Hope ya'll have a great rest of your weekend! :)

Wedding Pictures

For those of you who haven't seen some of our wedding & house pictures, they are up on kodakgallery.com. If you haven't seen them and want to, please send me your email address and I will forward you the invite to see them.
Just passing that along :)

Shopping & Talking

Today I got some time to go shopping by myself after work. I spent about an hour meandering around Target, then the same in Kohls. I got a few new shirts, some scrapbook stuff at Target, and my new favorite Vera Wang purse. I spent 1/3 of that time on the phone with my sis, so it was really great to catch up. It was really good to just have some alone time and to actually be able to enjoy shopping, rather than running in and out of the grocery store.
As for the talking part of the title, I got to talk to two of my best friends this week. Since they are in Seattle, our one on one times consist of phone calls now. It was really good to just be able to talk with them each for a few hours and to really pour out our hearts, share some laughs, and get excited about Aubree's wedding!!! Oh yea, I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding in May!
Tomorrow morning (6am!) I start working out at the gym. Ryan and I got memberships this weekend. I'm really excited to get back into shape and drop these post wedding pounds!
Tomorrow is black & white day at the preschool so I have to go figure that out...
sweet dreams, everyone.

This is going to be a long day...

So I started working at the coffee shop at our church, and this morning was the first morning I opened by myself. I was here at 5:45 and opened the bookstore door (which leads to the coffee shop) and the gate between them wouldn't work! I kept turning the key over and over, then suddenly, I heard the alarm finally sound. So now I'm stuck in the bookstore and can't figure out how to turn the lights on, so I have my cell phone out for light looking for the switch. I called whoever I knew with another key but everyone's phones were off! Finally, 45 minutes later, as the church alarm is blaring, I'm shaking cause I don't know what to do, the maintenance guy comes because the alarm company had called him. So I finally got in and started getting settled, but the register would not recognize my password. So now I'm down to a good ol fashioned calculator. Then, I brought some cereal with me cause I knew I'd get hungry, so I pour cereal, then the milk, then see that there are only knives here for the bagels. I scrounged around the back closet for spoons but didn't find any. So I ended up using the massive spoon that you use to stir lattes. So I look ridiculous with my cereal in my tupperware, spooning it out with what's like a massive serving spoon, and practically pouring it into my mouth cause I can't fit the spoon in. And it's only 7:00am...we'll see what the rest of the day brings. It was crazy and I was freaking out this morning, but as I write it all down now, it's pretty funny. Leave it to me... :)