Mom's Birthday & Mystery Trip

As I was scrolling through my blog today, I realized that it looks kind of blah with just all of my typing, and it is time to post pictures.


Last Sunday(before Easter) we celebrated Mom's birthday. Heidi and I made dinner for her, but I'm not sure how good it was... at least the stuff that I made. I thought I was a good cook, but according to my family, I'm not sure. I think they were partly teasing me, but I don't know... they were probably serious. :)
One of the things I made was rice. I hate rice and I never eat it. So why would I ever make it? Well Heidi made me make it, and yes, it might have been a bit watery, but it worked... I guess :)

Anyways, it was a beautiful day out, so it was nice to just hang around the house with the fam. Especially Bridget. :)

These aren't the greatest pictures, but hey, they're pictures, right?

Little Miss Bridget seriously loves the piano. :)

Bridget was so helpful with the bow... I think she continued to chew on it long after unwrapping.

Uncle Luke & Bridget-- she ADORES him. She just laughs and giggles at this silly dude.



Ok, now I'm totally switching topics here. A few weeks ago our young group took a "Mystery Trip" and we had no idea where we were going. We got on a bus and we began to drive. We figured out it was somewhere in Iowa... and sure enough, we went to Bloomfield!

I was excited when I found out we were going there, because I already knew a couple people from there!

We got to the church in Bloomfield at around 2:00, and then we went and toured some Amish places because 1/4 of their population is Amish.

We came back to church and had a dinner, which was fun because they did some things kind of different, and then we had a singing.

Kendra L. and I got to stay with Kendra Wuthrich... which was super fun. We went into town and went power walking with Meredith and the girls staying with her.

Then we helped Kendra with her cat chores, and stayed up way too late talking.

All of us girls, + the little boy of the people Meredith lives with.

Sunday morning... with the 2 Kendra's. LOVE these girls!

Sunday church was really good. We sang at a home afterwards, ate dinner, and then headed back. It was a wonderful weekend... I want to go back again soon because I love the girls out there! Oh, and just the church in general. :)

Good Friday

I know, you probably know all of this, but I just wanted to share what I've been thinking.


Today is Good Friday. Although I have grown up learning the story of what happened on this day, it never really meant anything to me like it does now.


Even though I have always known and believed in God, and what Christ did for me, I never truly appreciated what event took place on Good Friday until I came to Christ and was forgiven for my sins. I realize that I DO NOT DESERVE THIS!

It just still amazes me when I think about what Christ has done for all of us sinners. Why did He do that for all of us? Because He loves us with a love that we cannot comprehend or grasp.

Something has really stuck out to me lately, that I've really never realized what happened:

Matthew 27:46 says,
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me?


Christ was forsaken by His father, in the midst of his suffering, because of us. Because Christ forgave us, and took all of OUR sin on Himself, was the whole reason God forsook Christ for those few moments.

THAT is just one of the few things that shows and proves Christ's love to us.

Thanking and Praising Christ for shedding His blood for us! I've never enjoyed the Easter season so much in my life!



Out onto Calv'ry's hill,
where Jesus died I'll go,
to hear the words He speaks,
to see him in His woe.

How great the pains,
O Lord, Afflict Thee on this day;
"My God, my God," He calls,
"Forsake Me not, I pray."

No vengeance fills His heart;
for them I hear Him plead;
"They know not what they do;
forgive them for this deed."

Now Mary weeps for Him;
In love He soothes her lot;
"See, mother thine own son!
Thou friend, forsake her not!"

The thief in penitence
is pardoned ere he dies:
"Today shalt thou yet be,
with Me in Paradise."

"I thirst," He cries in pain,
fot here is no distress,
which Christ, the Friend of Man,
endured not at His death.

He bows His head and cries,
"'Tis finished, all is done,
O God, receive my soul."
Life's victory is won!

~The Seven Words of Jesus On the Cross

Seriously Government?

So. I've been putting off doing my taxes for way too long.

Actually, I kind of forgot about them until last week.

But I decided I was going to do them myself... because after all, I AM an accounting student! And I took a tax class last semester, so I though I should use what I learned.

This week was crazy with school so I told myself I'd do it after Thursday's classes.

Well, turns out that mine are kind of complicated because I have to file Self-Employment for teaching, babysitting, and cleaning.

So I ended up sending them down to the CPA my parents use, instead of wasting my time and still probably have it totally wrong. And guess what... (even though my forms aren't done yet)... I have to pay A LOT, more like A TON in taxes.

Wow. Seriously Government?

My mom says I have no right to say anything because I'm not even registered to vote .
You'd think they'd be kind of nice to a college student though.

The point of all this is, I hate being an adult.... WHY DO I HAVE TO GROW UP ANYWAYS?

An evening happening

I only have two evenings at home a week, and I love those nights. This is just a random (but I found it funnier than it probably was) happening in the Pfaffmann household last night...

I was filling out my scholarship application form.
I told Dad I needed his AGI for the year.

My mom pipes in and says, "What's your AGI?"

Me: "Seriously? You don't know what AGI* stands for?"

Mom: "Nope, but I know what my AGE is."

Me: (totally serious) "What, Adjusted Gross Earnings?"

Mom then dies in laughter and says, "hahaha, you actually fell for that!"

Good joke Mom....
Why am I so dumb sometimes?

**....and for those who don't know, your AGI is Adjusted Gross Income. :)

Ok, so maybe you just had to be there. :)