study break

on my break i stumbled across these photos and now i want to redecorate our place... the rest of my study session is going to be greatly affected by this... {maybe ill just change around one room!}

{i love the simplicity of the plain white bathroom and barren walls}

{color color color color and more color}

images by james merrel

holiday

friday I took my last final {hebrew bible} and started my holiday quickly...

the husband and i rushed over to java station to have a cup

with these two lovelies, forgot to take photos--shoot! Then hit Alpha to begin the search

for ridiculous christmas sweater which failed miserably--shoot!! 

but we did pick up two strands of tree lights 

for under three bucks--steal!  

saturday we hosted a fun little party with some good friends, 

alas I forgot to take photos--you've got to be kidding me!

but we stayed up late while i worked on some christmas crafts that i had been putting off while i was cramming for finals. 

sunday went to the early service {so unlike us} because nick had invited a friend

then we went to the girls house for breakfast--amazing french toast with all the toppings including meg's homemade whip cream YUMMY!

we finished the weekend off with a bang at this guy's house...

being born in the 80's gives us an edge...

it's always a party with these girls!

week 10

So today is the last day of week 10 in my first quarter at UCSB-- which means I'm studying for finals which start on MONDAY!

After next week I will be posting more frequently... so stay tuned =)

where it started|| part one

part one|| of "where it started" is dedicated to me telling you where the name of our blog started.


January of last year we decided that we should venture into the world of blogging, a lot of our friends had created blogs and I (Kristen) felt left out...


We sent this email to our friends:


"we need your help thinking of a creative name for the blog nicholas and i are going to start...

so far chase offered 

"flannel panel", "the popes of righteousness", and "crock-pot"

so what do you think?"

other suggestions came flooding in...

"The Audacity of Pope"

"A Holy Experience"

"Relentlessly"

"Who said anything about easy?  But it’s Fun."

some were very... clever...

"Flannel is Sweet"

"Who’s Who of Whoville"

"Where in the world are the Pope’s (not San Diego)"

"The Flannel Crock-pot"

we picked well right?

flannel panel definition:

Oxford English Dictionary...

Flannel, noun.

slang. Nonsense, ‘hot air’; flattery, unnecessary ostentation.

Panel, verb.

To bring to trial; to try before a court; to indict.

we have recently found these definitions and cannot decide if they are fitting or not... will our blog be a place where we indict hot air? or will we bring flattery to trial? or will we hold a court full of unnecessary ostentation?