Anniversary Trip to Branson!

Last Thursday (9-16), Brent and I celebrated our 4th anniversary. I have been so blessed to have him in my life. We wanted to get away for the weekend and were so blessed with the opportunity to go to Branson and stay in an amazing condo at Branson Landing. We had such a great time. We decided that we could take our time and do whatever we wanted on the way down so we started the trip with a stop at Osceola Cheese!



When we arrived at the condo, we were amazed. The condo is in the middle of a shopping center with several fountains and people ever where! It was so fun to sit on the balcony and watch all the people! That is what I did most of the time! Friday night, there was a concert featuring Chain Reaction-A Tribute To Journey. It was amazing. There were incredible water and fire shows throughout the concert. We had front row seats from the condo. Here are a few views from the balcony and of the concert.








We ate dinner Friday night at Shorty Smalls on the lake. It is the best BBQ hands down and the sun setting over the water never gets old!!






Of course we had to watch the Michigan game on Saturday. We found a fun little bar and grill that was playing the game and had lunch there. Brent got a little chilly!

This is in front of the fountain in the middle of the shopping center.

After taking a few pictures, we went to a dueling piano bar for dinner on Saturday night. It was fun to hear some great music. After dinner, we went and got an carmel apple covered with snickers. It was so delicious. We took it to the fountain and watched one of the water and fire shows and of course, took more pictures!





On Sunday, there was an Ironman Triathlon taking place in Branson. It was just a half Ironman which is a total of 70.3 miles of swimming, biking and running. The running portion of the race went through the middle of Branson Landing with the finish line was in front of the fountains. It was fun to watch and cheer on the participants and be apart of the first Ironman 70.3 in Branson.

Year 2

The school year has started which starts our second year at MNU. This year has been easier for Brent since he has a year under his belt. He had some new responsibilities this year. He was in charge of the RA training week. He spent a lot of time getting ready for the week, putting events together and finding places for the RA's to eat. He did a great job. There are 2 new RA's to Uphaus and 1 returning for a total of 3. It is so fun to get to know a few of the guys well. Brent has built great relationships with the 3 RA. Its awesome to see him in relationship with not only them but with others in the dorm. Uphaus is full this year. Last year we had between 50-60 guys and this year we have 87. Needless to say, the dorm is really full! Marley has enjoyed welcoming each of them to Uphaus. Now that school is underway, things have slowed down. It's nice to have Brent back in my life after not seeing him for a week and a half. We are excited for this year and what God will do through our guys in our dorm and across the campus.

Brent and his RA's. From left to right: Josh, Ashford, Brent & Jordan

Some of the guys that live in Uphaus holding up the U!