We're not talking Freeze "Tag"

We were tagged by the lovely Samantha to talk about 5 interesting things about ourselves. I am saying WE because if you know me, listing interesting things about myself ranks up there with having a root canal so I am dragging my husband in on this post to make it more complete. As I started compiling this list it came to be a list of interesting facts about mine and Adam's relationship.

1. Adam and I were set up by his sweet sisters Lisa and Lori. Lori wrote the paper in my class about Adam being a "Servant Leader" which peaked my interest and Lisa had the epiphany that she needed to set up "Miss" Amy with her brother so she did all the leg work that led to the magic happening! Thanks sister!

2. What I like to label as our first date (Adam might disagree) was attended by the sisters, Lisa & Lori, Patrick (Lisa's fiancee) and my now mother-n-law. Yep. We do it right. They joined Adam and I after a brief first meeting for a fine cuisine at a campus dining location known as Elam Arms. Only the best. Needless to say great memories were made and I still tease my husband about this "first date". This is why he doesn't call this our first date but labels it our first meeting. Can you blame him?
This picture was taken on one of our first few dates. As you can tell we were already pretty head over heels.

3. Adam and I were in college down the street from each other and didn't ever meet. He was at The University of Southern Mississippi and I was at William Carey College (now William Carey University). Adam's uncle Steve is the basketball coach at William Carey University and we know that Adam came to basketball games during my time there but still we never met!

4. Almost every Christmas growing up our family would pack up the van and head south down I-59 from Gadsden to Hattiesburg while Adam's family would pack up their van and head north up I-59 from Hattiesburg to Birmingham for Christmas. We most likely passed each other every year and didn't know it!!!

5. In the past six months- Adam and I have: Got married, I moved to Auburn, started a new job, Adam wrote a dissertation and became Dr. Knight, I had surgery, and we are moving to Starkville to start new jobs! WOW life happens! and I love him more everyday. Its great to be Mrs. Knight!!

Christmas Picture Fun

While we were home over Thanksgiving we got to experience Christmas picture taking fun with both sides of the family. What other time of the year do you coordinate outfits and squeeze together in front of an inanimate object for a picture. Well I must say we got lots of laughs out of both sessions. I really don't know which was more difficult, wrangling a 2 year old in the picture or wrangling a bunch of adults (at the Knight household). I thought I would share some of the, should I call them, blooper pics. These are two of my favorite "silly" pictures because they show what the shoots were really like. Adam and his dad acting silly and Jackson waiting Uncle Ben to throw him HIGH!!

Allow me to introduce...Dr. Adam Knight

Its official....the countless hours of hard work have payed off. I was able to go to Adam's dissertation defense yesterday and he did a wonderful job. After about a 45 minute presentation (which was excellent and I am beginning to understand a little of what he is talking about) and questions from the audience (professors, students, the audience was dismissed and Adam met with his committee for about another 30-45 minutes fielding questions. I went and waiting in the lab with a student (Matt)that works with Adam and had a nice chat and then in walks Adam's major professor to say "Allow me to introduce, Dr. Adam Knight" He was all smiles!! I am so proud for him!!! He has earned it! I really have never known anyone to work has hard and diligently has my husband does!

Almost There!!

It has been an exciting journey but he is almost there!! My wonderful husband defends his dissertation TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 3rd. The title of his dissertation is "EFFECTS OF INVERSION PERTURBATION AFTER DROP LANDING ON THE LATENCY OF THE ANKLE MUSCULATURE" Did you get that? Yeah that's 164 pages of a lot of really important stuff that I can't really understand but he does. Better him than me! We both have our strong suits. He has worked countless hours, worked on thousand on spreadsheets, typed who knows how many words and tomorrow will be Dr. Adam Knight!!! Keep him in your prayers tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. I will keep you posted.

Who plans for pain?

I think, I hope, I see the light at the end of the tunnel in recovering from last weeks surgery. It really snuck up on us. Adam and I had planned out quite nicely the next few weeks: head to Birmingham, go to Jets game, head to Starkville to find somewhere to live, on to Hattiesburg to celebrate the holidays. Insert abdominal pain, insert unexpected surgery, insert change of plans. But who plans for pain. None of us do. But fortunately whether our pain comes physically as mine did, whether its a pain of the heart or of your spirit I was reminded again this past week that the Father is the Great Physician and meets us in our greatest hour of pain. There is purpose in our pain.

I will be back soon with Thanksgiving posts, we were able to spend great times with family!!

Amy's Recovery

As many of you know, Amy underwent surgery this past Wednesday. The doctor found adhesions in her lower left abdomen and was able to remove them laproscopically. The next step is preventing them from recurring again. Amy is doing well and is on the road to recovery. We really appreciate the support and love we have be given by our family and friends during this past week. If all goes well with recovery, we hope to go home for Thanksgiving. Amy and I have truly grown closer to each other during this entire process. She is the best wife in the whole world!!

Zipping by.....

Time is zipping by here in Auburn. Does it feel that way to you? I remember when I was younger being told that time goes by faster the older you get. How is that possible I wondered? I still wonder how it is possible as I watch the days slip right past us! But they do seem to go by faster and faster.

We are winding down our time here in Auburn. And it is hard to believe I have already been here for 5 months. As I continue to schedule trainings and meetings for work, I am reminded that we won't be here much longer. The next stop our journey will take us back to Mississippi. And it will be here before we know it. I pray that in the last 6 weeks or so that we take advantage of our last days here in Auburn and look with great excitement for what is ahead for us in Starkvegas! We know that Lord is with us and is going before us! What an exciting thing to know! May you be reminded of that in this moment too! What a mighty God we serve!!