Good Friends

I feel as if Andrew and I are really coming into our own in Bolivar. We might not have a large friend base here, but we are getting to know a small group of couples from our church pretty well. We are all so different, but we have several things in common.
1. We don't have kids.
2. With the exception of one of us, no one is from Bolivar originally.
3. We all go to the same church.

This is the 2nd or 3rd time that we have hung out together. It's nice because the guys can talk about "rough and tough" stuff and the girls can discuss things that really matter.

Here are the couples:
Jessica and Cliff Russel
I met Jessica before I even started visiting Dixie Hills. I met her because she had set up a Pampered Chef booth at the fair. She was so nice and I wanted to randomly call her up because I didn't have any friends in town. She is a strong Christian, but so funny without meaning to. She is the queen of all things Domestic because she is OCD and loves to cook.
Her husband Cliff is really nice and is the one that was born and raised in Bolivar. Cliff recently lost his job because he worked at the Chevy dealer in town. He's trying to find another job, but until then he is the ultimate cleaner of the house while Jessica is working and going to school. Oh yeah, Jessica works at Western State. I like hearing her crazy stories about the creepy doctors and the creepiness of the building altogether.

Elizabeth and Andrew:
Elizabeth and Andrew are engaged and will be getting married this summer in a family member's backyard. Elizabeth is so excited about moving to Bolivar because she has already made friends with us. Elizabeth is really sweet and teaches Kindergarten in Lake County (Bless her heart).
Andrew is the middle school band director that my Andrew had met during college through band stuff. He's quite a character and always tries to see things in a different light. He is currently in Seminary and took my Andrew's place as the interim music minister when Andrew just couldn't do it anymore.

Last night we played Apples to Apples, which I had never played before. We had such a good time. The funniest round was when the green card said "Lazy" and Jessica put down "in a coma." She won that round with out a doubt! I laughed so hard with these guys.

It does a soul good to hang out with new friends in a new town and realize that you are enjoying where you live.