Louisiana Visit Days 1 - 5

DAY 1 (Tues)-We had sucha wonderful time in Louisiana. The people all seem to be so friendly there and the architecture and the greenery are simply breathtaking. We landed in New Orleans on Tuesday night and Doug's parents picked us up at the air port and took us to the seminary where we spent the night in some guest housing.






DAY 2 (Wed)- In the morning we got up and loaded everything and drove for an hour to Baton Rouge where we met Larry from the convention. Larry drove us around and showed us different areas and then we all went back to his house (which is beautiful and right on a pond!) We all got to go fishing in his pond and I caught a 2 lb bass! I don't think I should take to much credit because I did not bait the hook (they were using live grashoppers! YUCK! and after I caught it I did not take the fish off the hook! Who wants to touch a fish with a big mouth! Some fish do have teeth!) Before fishing everyone ate shrimp and crawfish for dinner (not me ofcourse because I despise sea food but they made me some spaghetti! I think I will loose alot of weight if we live there- it is all sea food and spicy food in Louisiana!)



















DAY 3 (Thurs)- Larry and his wife were such awesome hosts! Thank you for welcoming us into your home!!! In the morning we woke up and got ready for Doug's interview and they made us a yummy breakfast. We then loaded up again and dropped Doug off at his interview and we walked around a dollar store. Then we picked Doug up and made the 2 hour trek to Alexandria, LA where Doug's parents live. When we got there Granny and Papa gave the kids gifts. Logan and Aila could not wait to play with all the new toys Granny and Papa had. Not to mention we were all glad not to be driving anymore!!!
















DAY 4 (Fri)- We hung out at Paula and Wayne's aprtment. We took a small trip to Good Will(Doug's mom loves to find bargains there). Then when we got back Paula made an egg hunt for Logan and then we played with bubbles and chalk. It has been nice just resting and enjoying eachother's company. Paula even took me to get a pedicure! You should see how nice my feet look! Then on Friday night Doug and I went out on a date and got to see a movie.













DAY 5 (Saturday)- We drove to Nackitish (which is spelled completely different- all these French words throw me for a loop!)to meet Doug's old college friend Sami and her fiance. Nackitish is the cutest little town. The entire place looks like it came from a story book! It is where they filmed the movie Steel Magnolias. We ate at a restuarant there (known for its meat pies and yet again sea food) and then walked aroung the town looking at the little shops. There was a jazz festival going on that day so we got to hear some awesome music too! And the town was right on this pretty river. It was sucha neat place and it was great to see Sami!

Moving to Louisiana...98% Sure

Most of you know that Doug and I went to Louisiana this past week for a job interview and to visit Doug's parents. We are still not 100% sure that we are moving but we are PRETTY SURE. We are just waiting for the official offer. Here is how the job interview portion of our visit went. I will post pics and more stories about the fun stuff we did later.

We went to Baton Rouge and had lunch with a man named Larry who works for the Southern Baptisit Convention in Baton Rouge. He then took us around Baton Rouge to see different places to live and different multihousing complexes where Doug would be doing his ministry. He also took us to meet a man named Roddie who works for the Baton Rouge Association and he would be the one interviewing, hiring and in charge of Doug. We stayed at Larry's home that night and then in the morning Doug had his interview. The interview was conducted by Roddie and a committee. Doug said the interview could not have gone better and by the next day we already had some inside information that the committee picked Doug out of all the people they interviewed.

Then things got complicated...

The Association was not sure they wanted this position and it seemed like they were backing out (there are alot of politics invovled that I won't go into). But the convention told Doug that he was the one they wanted for the job and they were going to make it happen- they might find another association or a church sponsor. To us this was not good news. Finding another association would be a lengthy process and if a church was involved they would expect Doug to work for them as well. Doug said to me "I wish the convention would hire me and that Larry would be my supervisor".

Then things got good...

It looks like what Doug was wishing is what is going to happen! Doug will work for the Southern Baptist Convention! His goal has always been to someday work for the convention but there aren't really any young guys in the convention. His other dream has always been to be a regional strategist. Well guess what... Now the convention wants to hire him as a catalystic regional strategist!!! And Larry would be his supervisor!!! They are having a meeting today at the convention to figure out all the details. Hopefully they will call soon and give us the "official" offer. They could want us there as early as June 1st.

So we are in waiting mode again... I'll let you know when things are "official" and when we know all the details!

Comming Home!

We are all done with our trip to Louisiana! Today we are driving from Alexandria, where Paula and Wayne live, to New Orleans. Then tomorrow morning our plane leaves! We have had lots of fun and have a lot to fill everyone in on! And if anyone has called me this week I don't have my phone so I will call you when we get back! C U soon!