Sweet 16. Tribe!

2.00AM we finally pulled back to our house here in Sturgis and the morning work commute was quickly approaching, but to me that didn't matter. What a night it was... Actually I am not sure I could of handled any more stress than I had last night. Yes, this drama all came from watching a baseball game, but not just any baseball game. It's the Cleveland Indians!!!

The last time Hannah and I went to watch the Indians they won and had 16 hits in the ball game. Now, for those who don't track baseball, that might not mean a lot but that is a great offensive game by professional baseball terms. So in keeping with Tarantino tradition the Tribe once again put the sweet 16 mark on the board to beat the Detroit Tigers. We most likely spent more money on seats than anyone in our row, but it was worth every penny to see what we did last night. We watch an incredible game, but one that had me sweating like non other.

When we first got to the field we had an older usher man seat us. For 2 or 3 innings we sat in these seats enjoying a great view until two men came to tell us that we were sitting in his seats. At first I defended myself because I knew we had the right seats... Unfortunately I was wrong and we had to move a section over. The section we moved to was actually better than the one we were at so I was pretty happy. Just as we sat down at our new seats the inning ended and inter-inning entertainment began... all of a sudden over the PA they announce that section 123 row 28 is a winner... that was our row!!! I have never won anything before especially at a sell out 40,000+ game! We won a cd and a Starbucks gift card! It really made the night fun...

Nothing made the night better though than Cleveland winning the ball game. I was definitely the only cleveland fan in my row and the only one in my area clapping and standing when they did well.

Take a look at the pics! It was truly an amazing night!

Updates

There a few things worth noting...

Missions

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We can share that after this month we will be 100% finished on our cash budget! What an excitement for us! What does that mean now? Well, we have raised one of our two budgets ;) We are in the process of finding monthly supporters to help finish our Commitment Based Budget. This budget is actually what keeps us alive financially when we are overseas. We are just over 40% in support. For more information head over to this page... Let us know if you are interested in helping in this vital area!

Wedding Pictures

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In this digital age everything should be easy to come by right? Well, it's been over a year and we still don't have any wedding pictures in an album to share with people when they come over! We are bad I know! But this week we finally created a book, thanks to iPhoto ;) We hope to see them in the next week or so. I am really happy with how it turned out! I am just hoping now that the pictures come out as good as the preview! So when you are around next time we can actually sit down together and look over them!

Florida

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Next Tuesday is our last day at work! Bittersweet I think it will be. That will then leave Hannah and I with two-three days to pack up all our belongings up here in Sturigs, MI (which thankfully is not very much) to then begin our 20+ hour drive back down to Florida! Just in time to hit hurricane season straight on! We already have an apartment which is right across from the church. We are both ready for new life in regards to having more friends and people around, but I am not sure that the Florida beaches will compare to our life on the lake here! But, I think we will manage with the beach sunsets that we get. I guess those aren't so bad! It could be a lot worse... ;)

Cedar Point

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Two weekends ago Hannah and I and the Bukowski family were able to head over to Ohio to enjoy the theme park known as Cedar Point. For those who have not been to this park you NEED to go! It's awesome if you enjoy thrill rides. But beware, if you truly want to enjoy the park you need to go more than one day! We went and only took on 4 rides! Yes, that is right! Now, granted we took the park on a little later than we planned, but still, the last time I was there I was only able to hit up 7 rides. You really need to give yourself some good time to enjoy the park!

Danish Friends

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We were able to spend some time with Priscialla\Johanna\Stephen not to long back here at the house! It was so good to have some Danes around us. It was so good to see them and spend sometime on the lake. God was so good to us the day they were able to spend with us. Both Hannah and I took off work so we could be with them, but the night before it just was pouring down rain and that next morning we still had rain going on. That morning Hannah and I just asked God to give us good weather. Well... as the morning was passed, we were wanting to head to the lake and the sun just started to shine. The whole day we were down at the lake it was perfect. The moment we headed back up to the house for the day the clouds and rain came back! It was such a good day! The girls definitely took some sun!!!

Baseball Playoffs

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Ok, so tomorrow is the big day for the Cleveland Indians! I will always be a die-hard Tribe fan! Look for pictures! Best of luck to them!

Tribe Love.

   

   Ok, so lately the biggest issue Hannah and I have had to deal with is my lack of discipline when it comes to passion for the Cleveland Indians! For years I have been following the Indians, and each year has it's ups and downs. This year I have been able to watch most games that they play since dad and I went together and bought this package that lets you watch games anytime/anywhere.

   Well, when the Indians win my life is flying high, but when they lose... I guess I must show my attitude around the house ;) Anyways, I don't do so well on showing patience when I watch so Hannah is trying to help me become better disciplined. Lately the Tribe haven't done as good as they should be, and the season is coming to an end soon.

   Right now they are fighting the division against Detroit Tigers. And since Detroit is somewhat close I bought Hannah a present and we are going to a game next Wednesday ;) So... fingers crossed that they pounce on Detroit ;) Or else that is going to be one long drive home!!!

Birthday for Abe

We wanted everyone to know we celebrated Abe birthday this week! We aren't exactly sure of his birth, but we think that this week would be a good time to celebrate his presence to the Tarantino Family ;) This week has been a busy week for the little guy. His grandma came for his party as well as his second and third cousins from Ohio and Florida. He has had plenty of entertainment around the house!

Hannah is continuing to improve her cooking skills and this is what she came up this past week. Man was it good! The first night we had some cake she gave us good size pieces which were too big, so last night the portions were a little more bearable ;) Plus a side of is [danish for icecream] ;)

Our time in lovely Michigan is coming to a close. We will soon be on our way to Florida. I really don't want to share the days because I am sure time will fly to fast if we do. I am sure we will be posting more as times draws near.

Random Pictures From This Week