Here is a list of things from the last few weeks, b/c that is all I have time for:
1. We went to TX for Matt's bestfriend's wedding. Billy and Clare Aslaner had an amazing wedding and the Stouts were able to get a little break from school and work. Here is a link to all the pictures from the trip. I don't have time to load all of them here, b/c I need to get back to work!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2164668&id=46200162&l=7726379cd7

2. We are officially moved in to our new apartment. We got everything moved in yesterday, thanks to Matt's parents, and a bunch of our amazing friends. Pictures to come after we get everything organized, b/c right now our house looks like a war zone!

3. We just signed up for our 4th semester of Seminary. Only 2 more after this Spring! Praise Jesus!

4. It is the end of the semester and we both have at least one assignment due per week so please keep us in your prayers.

5. Lots of people are having babies. I think the number grows each week. In the last 3 months we both know of at least 10 babies that have been born (4 babies were born just 2 weeks ago)! I think we can know of at least 2 or 3 babies due per month until May. There are babies everywhere. Soon I will post some of us with our friends Heather and Aaron Tiger's baby, Micah, and Amy and Matt Daughtry-Grubbs' baby, Ebenezer (Eben for short). We love them both so much and can't wait to see them grow!

I think that is it for now. Have an awesome weekend everyone! And Happy Halloween!

Pictures of the New Apartment

So here are some pictures of our new apartment. We will be moving in officially sometime the last week of Oct. Right now we are just moving a few things into the basement. I accidentally uploaded the pics in the opposite order than I meant too, but enjoy the pics!

Kitchen ceiling and light

sink, stove, DISHWASHER, microwave. don't you love the green and white? The kitchen also has lots and lots of cabinets.


Pantry to the right


looking into the kitchen from the living room

looking into the living room from the hallway. That is one large closet for storage and we are very excited about it since we have no real storage right now.





Walk-in closet!


Garden tub!!!!

looking into the hallway from the bedroom

the ceiling fan in the bedroom


our large bedroom

more of the bedroom

a picture from the outside

a picture of the outside from the street.

We are moving!

Here in the Stout house I believe we might be gluttons for punishment. We have just recently went through the process of buying a new car (well new to us) and now we have decided to move. There is this train track that is in our back yard and it is just so very loud at all times of the day, plus Mags has no where to really play so we found this new apartment and will be moving in less than 2 weeks. The apartment is actually a section of a house that also has a hair salon and a flower shop in it. The house has a large bedroom that is 2 times the size of ours now, a great bathroom with a walk in closet, garden tub, and walk in shower. The living room is about the size of ours with laminate floors that look like hardwood, and a kitchen with a dishwasher and oven that isn't 150 degrees off. Also, the basement where the washer and dryer hook up is will serve as Matt's man cave . It is almost the same size as the rest of the apartment! The apartment has a nice fenced in yard for little Mags to enjoy and for us also. We are very excited about the move. We are trying to get all of our school work for the next few weeks done so that we can spend all of our energy on packing in a few weeks. If you aren't busy the 15-20 of Oct you are welcome to come by and move a few boxes to the new place. Pray for us that we don't go crazy (ok that I don't go crazy, Matt keeps it together much better than I do). We really feel like God provided this amazing place for us and are so grateful for this opportunity to move into an even nicer place than we live in now. Pictures to come soon!

We found a new car

We spent Friday afternoon at the dealership trying to get a 2005 Scion that we really like. However, to make a long story short, we sat there for over 1 hour to be told that another couple had come in and looked at the same car 20 min before we did and they were approved for the loan so we couldn't have the car.
So yesterday we went back to look again b/c they said they would give us a deal since we were so patient to wait on Fri and didn't get the car. Well first we stopped and looked at a car at another dealership we passed and were just not impressed with any of their cars. So back to the dealership we go.
We got there and they recommended a car for us to try out and we did. It was amazing and so amazing that we bought it and brought it home with us! The manager followed through on his promise and we got a great deal! So now we are official owners of a 2003 Buick Rendezvous with only 84k miles. It is such a blessing! We love it and esp the love the roominess and the fact that there are 3 rows of seats. So the search is over and we are happy with our new vehicle. In the end everything worked out for the best! Below are pictures of our new crossover!
If you are ever in the need for a new car and are in the Lexington area let us know and we will send you to Don Jacobs to speak with our friend Harrison!

2nd Anniversary and new car

Yesterday was our 2nd anniversary. It is hard to believe that 2 years has already passed. So much has changed in those 2 years, yet watching our wedding video last night it seemed like we got married just a few days ago.
We spent most of yesterday either in class or at work. Matt had an 8 am class and then went with me (isn't he a good husband) to babysit. At 12 he went to work and I got a few things done like going to bank and then off to class at 1. The great thing what that while we both had to be in class at 2:30 we at least got to be in the same class. After class we went to dinner at the same Japanese steak house we went to last year and then off to look at some cars to replace ours. Then we went to our favorite little coffee shop in Lexington. Finally, we headed home and watched our wedding video. It was so much fun.
After we took the car to the adjuster to be appraised we were informed that our car was totaled. Yep, totaled! We have been diligently looking, but just have not decided on a car, but will hopefully make a decision sometime this weekend. Any suggestions?
Anyway, here are some pictures of the 2nd anniversary events:

Dinner at Azuka Japanese Hibachi Grill

Matt excited about Dinner!

Our presents to each other. I gave Matt 2 t-shirts that he has been asking for. One has a dinosaur from one of his favorite webcomics and yes the dino is flying through the air holding a bunch of balloons. The second t-shirt has the phrase "feelings are boring, kissing is awesome". I know it is completely inappropriate for the soon to be counselor and soon to be campus minister, but you have to admit it is kinda funny. Matt gave me an ipod and armband that is also my birthday present. I love it and hope it gets me motivated to go walking and get in shape!

Here is a close up of the t-shirt.

It was an amazing anniversary and I can't wait for the next 80 anniversaries!

And the semester begins!

So let's go back a bit first to the end of July/beginning of Aug. Matt's Great Grandmother, Mamaw Stout, turned 100! Her birthday was July 30th and then her party was Aug 2nd. Here are some pictures of the party.The great grand children that attended

the grand children and great grandchildren that attended.
everyone with Mamaw


Next we move onto the wreck. On Monday evening (Labor Day) Matt and I were on our way back from TN and a lady hit us. We were sitting patiently at a red light for 30 seconds after getting off the interstate and a lady was not paying attention and rear-ended us. All I can say is I am so glad she veered off and tried to miss us of that would have been even worse. We are all ok, but Peggy is not as you can see below!

Here is the new lamp that we will be using to put together our puzzles. Our livingroom is also much brighter and we like it.

Here is our final puzzle for a while. We are going to get settled into school and then start on some more. Notice that it is a picture of the Kentucky Derby.
Also, classes stared back yesterday. Matt and I have a class together, which I think will be good. We also have one other class each that meets once a week and then we both have a class that meets only a few times in the semester. At the moment we are not too stressed. Ok, I am not too stressed and Matt is not stressed at all which is the usual. That is it for now and I can't promise too many posts, but I will do my best for all of my 2 readers out there!

gross stuff

So on Wed afternoon we went outside and saw water covering the parking lot and it has not been raining. So we were curious as to what it was but didn't really think anything of it until Thurs morning. On Thurs morning it smelled awful! turns out the sewage was over flowing IN OUR FRONT YARD! I called over to our landlord's and by the end of the evening they had people out to work on it and as a matter of fact those nice men are still working to fix our sewage overflow but at least the smell is finally gone.
Since the sewage water was all over the ground we had to give Mags a bath. Here she is in the tub with her bone. It is the only way we can get her to stay in the tub. Our poor Maggs has been through it the last few weeks. 2 weeks ago she had a staph infection, yeast infection, urine scald (I will leave it at that), and was up to 19.4 lbs due to getting into the trash and eating some squash, watermelon, and coffee grinds. Anyway, I took her back yesterday and she lost 1.3 lbs and the staph infection is gone. Yay! Maggie has been through it since we got her, but we love her anyway!

Here is the second to last puzzle we are doing for now. We are planning to do one more and then take a break to focus on school since we start back in just 9 days.
Today we went to Boyd's Orchard for Silas's birthday! It was lots of fun to watch the kids play and in the next month or so we are going to go back hopefully and pick apples! I am really loving the Groth family even though last week Caroline got sick and I spend all Thurs morning cleaning up throw up. I didn't get sick and I love those kids so it was no big deal! So pretty much this week was spend with gross situations! All in all it was a great week and we completed one puzzle. Yeah I know we are nerds, but fun nerds, right?