Bring it on, 2012!

Happy 2012!!! The Holidays were nuts and wonderful all at the same time. I will put up pics soon to show what made up the majority of our Christmas: babies:) I LOVE my nephews and niece! Anyways, like I said, I will talk about that later...

I just looked back at my goals for 2011, and I think I fulfilled maybe 4 out of the 10 goals. Wow, great job Janie. Plus, my goals were kind of lame because they weren't specific enough. You can check them out here..and see how lame they were. 2011 was a challenging year for both Scott and I. We were living in Greenville for most of the year, trying to figure out where the Lord wanted us next. Patience was not a virtue for me. Moving to St. Louis was a strong turning point for us. If I could use a few words to describe 2011, they would be patience, trust, and blessed. We had to be super patient waiting on the Lord, all we could do was trust him, and he has blessed us beyond what we imagined. The Lord is sooooo gracious!! I struggled a lot with God's grace this year, until the end of the year. It became more evident then ever and I'm thankful for that.

I'm really excited for the new year. I believe God has a lot in store for us and I'm ready for it:) I made goals again for the new year and I really hope I stick with it.

1. Read through the whole Bible (a goal every year:))
2. Memorize 10 verses
3. Monthly Challenges- January= be intentional
4. Read 5 books
6. find a mentor/mentee
7. stick to a budget
8. hang out with my brothers more
9. practice my guitar 1/week
10. run a full marathon in the fall (if my back is healed...my pelvis is out of alignment)
11. go on a mission trip with Scott

That's all so far...I'm still thinking of more, because I know I have more. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I'm pumped for the New Year and I hope you are too!

Christmas card 2011!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Love,
Scott, Janie & Carl Schneider

Carl-isms

In the beginning of October we got the sweetest and most handsome puppy, Carl Duane Schneider. We are both a tad obsessed...like he's our real child or something. I mean, I do hold him like a baby on my hip often. That won't last too much longer. He's getting quite large.

Carl also has the coolest and weirdest personality. Some examples: When he sleeps and you pet him, he grunts...a lot. He sounds sort of like an old man. When he eats, he doesn't chew his food. He inhales it. Sometimes he will puke it up afterward because it couldn't digest. I know, disgusting. He sleeps in any and every position he can. He still pees like a girl. He thinks he's a hound dog (especially when he catches moles at grandma and grandpa Schneider's). He can high-five. When he hasn't seen you for awhile he will cry, wag his tail, and stuff his face in your legs because he's so excited. And one of my fav's, he's really bad at licking. His tongue is so long that it gets stuck for a moment and then he tries to finish. It's weird and hilarious. You have to see it to truly understand.

He's our baby right now:)

from Greenville to STL

We've been living in St.Louis for a month this weekend! That's crazy! Time has already gone by super fast. We love it here so far. Me, being from here, it hasn't taken too much time to adjust to city life again, but my husband on the other hand....he came from Centralia, IL. Ever heard of it? Yeah, me neither until I met him:) It's a bigger town than Greenville, IL though! So we moved from Greenville, IL, population= 7,000 people to St. Louis, population= a lot more. I'm trying to get used to city life again. I think what I miss the most is being able to call up a girlfriend and tell them I'm going stop by in 2 minutes. No, here in the city, everyone is way busier and they don't live just 2 minutes away. You have to plan more. Ugh. We LOVE our apartment. Its in Richmond Heights, MO..nice and safe. Highway 40 is basically our backyard, but we are getting used to sirens, loud trucks, and people accidentally driving on the rumble strips. That first week I woke up a lot from loud noises, but now it's all good. Side note...I woke/wake Scott up a lot still from my crazy sleep talking and crazy actions I do in my sleep. I like to hear the stories every morning...I make me laugh.
We found a great church, we have great friends, we love our place, everything is convenient, but our jobs are just ok. Mine is getting a lot better, but it's just taking time to build the program. Scott is job searching again...yay!(said in a very sarcastic tone). God has still been so faithful and his provision never fails. Our awesome neighbor only made us pay him one small fee and now we have internet for almost free! Jered, my bro-in-law, gave us his bunny ears (antenna), so we get the 3 best channels (the Office, Modern Family, the news, Biggest Loser)! AND I have a sweet deal picking up kids from school everyday and taking them to sports practices or home to make some extra mula every week! Seriously, that all happened in one day. God is good all the time, for realz. Here are some pics of our new apt...it still basically looks this way except no white patches on the wall anymore:)