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We took advantage of the very cold weather by finding a pond to skate. Christy showed me her mad skating skills. I demonstrated why they called me alternately "Chief Wounded Knee" and "Blue-butt" in high school.

A short vacation

We visited Esther and Luis in Vineland, New Jersey, where Luis made us bacalau.

From there we went to Cape May, where we walked along the beach despite the frigid weather.

Wading...

...and retreat.

Oxford Circle gave us a gift certificate to the Melting Pot, so we had a fancy fondue dinner to celebrate five months of wonderful married life.

This aptly named shopping center ("Consumer Square") represents well the aura around Atlantic City.

Christmas Day

Andrew's gifts are always the most unique. This year he gave us a plastic explorer helmet for Africa, a singing Kermit the Frog doll, and a spider that roars when you squeeze green goo out of it.

He also gave me some Burger King hamburger-scented cologne that drives Christy wild.

At the Sensenig Christmas gathering we played our annual Trivial Pursuit game.

Christmas Party at Mueni and Angelica's

Christy talks with Frank while holding a friend's baby.

Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance.

The hostesses - the caps say it all.

After-School Program

This fall Christy started and directed an after-school program with the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association (which is affiliated with Oxford Circle Mennonite Church).

The program included components of nutrition:

dance:

and art:

Ordination

On Saturday, December 13 I was ordained to pastoral ministry at Oxford Circle Mennonite Church. Freeman Miller ordained me and my father preached.

The following day Christy and I transferred our membership to OCMC. That Sunday I also had the joy of baptizing two of the people who were in my new believers' class this fall.

Palmer International Student Fellowship Christmas Party

Yankee Swap Gift Exchange

Christy and Lydia

Christy's parents spent some time with us after their PA speaking tour in November, before heading back to Cote D'Ivoire.

Visit to Valley Forge National Park

Randy's birthday

Thanksgiving at Grandma Weaver's

Game time

Walk in the park

Christy at Bredenbeck's, the bakery where she worked two days a week this fall.

Celebrating Obama's victory, Nov. 4, 2008.

Party at our place

Pictionary

Apples to Apples

The aftermath

We celebrated our anniversary as a couple with a hike on the trail where I proposed both dating and marriage.

At the wedding of Christy's roommate at Eastern, Esther Gutacker, to Luis Cintron.

...IES!

Game 5: PHILL....

Game 4: PHILLIES

Game 3: PHILLIES

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