Rocking in 2013 with the Fields

We have been fortunate to be able to see the Fields several times this year.  We were so happy to find out that they'd be coming through Savannah after their Christmas travels on New Year's Eve!

As I've probably told you before, Ryan is Curtis' best friend.  Probably the closest thing he has to a brother.  I love seeing Curtis light up and get so excited whenever he gets the opportunity to spend time with this godly guy.

They had a great time making s'mores together in the fireplace.

Here's one of our little family.  I thought this was sweet. :)

Here's Ryan and his wife, Emily.  Whenever I spend time with her, I love her even more!  She has such a heart for others.

Of course, our night consisted of playing Rock Band.  One of our favorite things to do with the Fields.

We named our band "2013" to rock in the new year!  We were getting high scores on all the songs we played.  It was a great start to 2013!  And we have many more things to look forward to this year. :)

All of Curtis' Roommates Are Now Married

Curtis had three close roommates in college - Ryan, Josh and Jeffrey.  They all took bets on who would get married first.  Everyone thought Jeffrey would be the first.

Here's how the weddings actually occurred:

6/7/2008 - Curtis and I

5/28/2011 - Josh and Alicia

10/15/2011 - Ryan and Emily

7/1/2012 - Jeffrey and Jessie

We are so happy that we were able to come to Jeffrey & Jessie's wedding!  Curtis served as an Usher.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures.  So, I've taken this picture from the official photographer (not trying to infringe on any copyrights) - if you want to see more pictures, please go to Valentina Glidden Photography.  It completes the roommates all getting married.

The wedding was beautiful and we enjoyed getting to meet Jessie.  Jeffrey first told us about Jessie at Josh's wedding...and by the time Ryan's wedding came around, he was ready to marry her!

We are looking forward to many years spent with all 8 of us (and their families as they increase).  I've never met such incredible, godly men before.  All four of them are very strong in their walks with the Lord.  Three of them have now graduated from seminary, two of them are pastors and the other two want to be missionaries in the future.

Fields Visit

After Ryan & Emily were married last year (see post here), Ryan & Curtis planned for the four of us to meet up in Savannah.  We couldn't wait for them to arrive, especially Curtis!  Although the three of us (Curtis, Ryan & I) have spent lots of time together, we hadn't had the opportunity to spend time with his new bride, Emily.  

One of the new traditions of spending time together includes playing Rock Band 1 & 2.  Here's some action shots:

Oh, the drama!

Lion-O just took it all in.

The next day, we went to Tybee Island to introduce the Fields to our beach.

The weather was amazing and so was the conversation.  Imagine - two young pastors and their wives discussing world issues at the beach. ;)

The water was really refreshing!

I really enjoyed getting to know Emily.  In the little bit of time that I spent with her, I could see her caring heart for others and her love for Ryan. :)  I look forward to continually getting to know her throughout our lives!

Of course, these two best buds were on Cloud Nine together!  

We also played mini golf, introduced them to Just Dance 3 and showed them all over downtown Savannah. 

Hanging out with Johnny Mercer

What a fun and memorable weekend; we can't wait to do it again!

Ryan's Wedding

In mid-October, Curtis and I headed to Chicago, Illinois to witness Ryan Fields' wedding.  Ryan is Curtis' best friend - they were roommates in college and have been best friends ever since.  I also knew Ryan in college through RUF, a campus ministry.

Ryan is about to be a College Pastor at Creekside Community Church, this was the church that Ryan and I both attended when we were in college.  

Here we have Curtis assisting the groom as he gets ready for his wedding!  They are a lot alike.  Both Ryan & Curtis are pastors, they have a similar sense of humor, and they are both INFJ's (if you know anything about the Meyers-Briggs personality test).  

In fact, they both married women that have the same birthday (not year): November 30th.

The other two gentlemen in this photo are Ryan and Curtis' other two roommates in college - Josh and Jeffrey.  Josh was married just five months earlier in May.

I'm not usually one to take pictures during a prayer, but this was just such a cool moment.  I thought it was beautiful to see all these godly men praying over Ryan before the ceremony, asking God to be glorified.  (I thought their wedding ceremony was beautiful and I couldn't help but worship the Lord for His goodness to Ryan and Emily.) 

 Off to the ceremony we go!  We somehow stuffed 8 people into Ryan's little Taurus.  (Side note: I hear this was one of the last memories that Ryan had in his Taurus before it died.)

 Here's 4 of the 5 of us stuffed in his back seat.

 Emily and Ryan make such a beautiful couple!  Here they are making their vows to each other, before God and all the witnesses.

Announcing for the first time:

Mr & Mrs. Christopher Ryan Fields!

 

The 4 roommates: Jeffrey, Curtis, Ryan, and Josh.

And here are all the wives with their husbands!  I had a great time getting to know Josh's wife, Alicia, while our husbands were performing wedding duties.  Alicia and I will look forward to getting to know Emily more in the future! :)

 Curtis and I were so happy that we could make it to his wedding!  Curtis was a groomsman and he was so glad that he could see God answer his prayers for Ryan to find a wife.  He had been praying this prayer over the past 4 years.  Praise the Lord for answering prayers, even if it isn't in the timing that we expect.