Getting there..

Hey everyone! I have been wanting to post a blog update recently... of the house and everything here. buuuuuuutt we haven't finished decorating the house yet exactly.  Because of A.D.D. and being bored.. I have started many projects and not finished all of them haha :D but i decided to make one anyways.  but i have gathered over 70 pictures to share... I'm gonna split them into two blogs. So the next will be about the house! But for now ...here are a few of the things going on here!! -----








Here are a few pictures from the shower the church threw for us. It was really for just the ladies... but I wanted Ruan to stay to translate hahah But the pastors Wife, Mrs. Luci. Which some of you may have met, shared a

sweet message for me and the other ladies.  encouraging me and sharing with me from her time when she lived in canada, and how it was hard to be in a place you don't know. And encouraged me with scripture on how to be a godly wife. it was really sweet. i really loved it! Also.. after gathering all the pictures for the blog... i have over 80 i want to share.... so it may be coming your way in 3 or 4 blogs hahha.. so be patient with me. :D Also... I'm still figuring out this blog. its not doing what i want it too...so .. yeah .. stick with me.












I wasn't a huge coffee person.. but we got a coffee pot from our shower... so i make it a lot now hahah :D plus its brazilian coffee.. so come on!

One of the first meals we made at home when the 

kitchen was finished. SPAGHETTI!! One of 

Ruan's favorites :)

Excited I found cantaloupe at the store! its one 

of my favorites! Ruan prefers Papaya but 

I hate it haha.. so i was very happy that day!   

Ruans' parents gave us this box with the screws in it for the wardrobe and said we could keep it.... SOOOOO i had a great idea to transform it and make a medicine box for the kitchen! And it turned out great! and works so well! we love it! 

J.J loves to be in the house with us. he wants to

be in all the time. i think he gets lonely. but one 

day when we were cleaning up the house, 

(cause the rain and mud was everywhere, 

before the roof was fixed.. ) we found him laying on our tiny rug.... he is so cute... ;D  

My beloved art room. Finally set up and going well. I have added a few more things since i took this picture. :D but you get the idea :D

My home-made shelves... out of foam board 

that I had made in  the states and collapsed 

to bring. And my 4-pack of monster boxes that I 

am using as shelves.. they fold up nice and flat. 

plus the look cool ;)    

My little wall of things I love :) 

A closer picture of one of my first things I made

in my new art room 

-Ps. 71:23a

J.J. can barely see in the window and it drives him crazy.. hahaha here is s picture of him peaking in to see us :D 

I made lasagna one night for dinner and Ruan 

LOVED it. He and I are huge fans of Italian 

food... we should have moved to Italy

...instead of Brazil haha 

J.J Spotted a St. Bernard .... hahah he was very confused.. ( this is what we do while Ruan is at work...) 

I know its not the best thing for you. But Ruan's 

family always had some on hand in case you 

need something quick to eat when you 

are out of food. ( which can happen a lot since 

they eat mostly fresh everything here so you 

run out of stuff quick. haha or at least we do.) 

But anyways.. the Brazilian "ramen noodles"

 are not too bad. :) 

Spotted this McDonalds the other day! and its in more of a suburb part of town.. so it had the feel of America.. the way the parking lot was.. haha I just had to take a picture! 

I got creative when i made pastels for Ruan and Mozart a few weeks ago. I added their initials to tell the different ones apart.. hah :) i was pretty proud!!

We found the typical "Jesus" from all the kids movies on the street hahahaha ... :D gave a us a laugh! 

I know I know... I take a lot of pictures of J.J ....but i spend a lot of time with him.. hahaha SORRY! ( he is cute though.) he has learned to stay on the porch when we open the gate for the car. I was SO proud of him. Like he always runs and sits on the porch every time..... so i guess we know he wont run away.. I guess that means he loves his family :D 

Mozart's mom made lunch last sunday and we had Lime Pie for dessert... I need to spend more time with her to learn how to make all the things she does.. she is AMAZING! it was seriously so good.. 

..oh yeah and we had chocolates too. ;) 

AND a very frequently asked question is... "have you gained weight since you got married??" ... my answer is NO.. ruan has a bit but I have lost some haha !" So I can have chocolate if  I want. 

 I stole a daisy from the churches garden.. it is like exploding with them... its kinda out of hand hahhaa .. anyways.. it looks cute in our kitchen ( pictures of the kitchen will be in the next blog.) 

OH!! i found this tea at the bakery we go to for dinner next to Ruans college! its a good replacement until my tea bags get here with Pastor Jorge form my mom... i am really missing sweet tea.. :\ I didnt drink it alot.. but just knowing you cant just go make some when you want it.... *tear*..but soon I can...

oh yeah. a cool shot of all my brushes... a lot of them were adopted.. :) 

J.J spotted me at church hhaha he was whining.. :)

WELLLLL I think this was all the pictures that were either random.. or had nothing to do with the house! I hope you enjoyed! I am gonna go write a blog about the house now! We miss you all and love you! :D

-Anna, Ruan & Joe James.. (J.J.) ...and Oreo... our stray cat who lives on the roof and fights with other cats all night...... heh. I will find a picture later..