Eventful Couple Weeks

Hello! We've had quite a few things going on for us. First off, on June 30th our friends Ashley and Chris helped organize and host a going away party for us at the city park in Iowa City. We had a great time catching up with those who could make it while playing bocce ball & frisbee and enjoying some great eats! While we realize that not everyone could make it, we were blessed by those that did.

The following Sunday we spent some time with Abby's family in Marion at Nick & Erica's house after a busy day of church, brunch with a friend and spending some time at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. It was good to see Dennis & Melanie (Abby's parents) one last time before they went to Kansas City for the month of July.

This leads us up to some sad news. Dennis and Melanie had brought the family dog, Sugar, with to have Nick and Erica watch while they were in Kansas City. Sugar had been recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure. That night his condition worsened and he passed away early in the morning. It was a heavy blow to the family as Sugar was 15 years old, so many fun memories and experiences were wrapped up in their lives together. But he was happy right up to the end, even as his condition was overcoming him. They were able to take him and bury him near the Glew's old home near Delhi, IA. We were thankful to have one last night with him as a family and miss him greatly.
We were also able to go to Cedar Rapids with Nick and Erica to watch 4th of July. We enjoyed the live music, games and of course the fireworks.

Finally, this weekend Abby's cousin Melissa came to visit. Abby and Melissa spent the weekend doing some packing, and of course made plenty of time for shopping, watching a movie, and chatting! Melissa even treated Abby to a birthday dinner at Old Chicago. Melissa teaches in Texas but has been home back in Iowa for the past month. Abby was blessed to have some time with her before she heads south again.

We continue to pack up for our move to Colorado. Our guest bed is now a storage shelf for empty boxes waiting to be filled up with books or kitchen supplies or photo albums or any number of things we have crammed into our apartments. Our move out date is July 21st, coming too fast! Keep us in prayers as we move through this exciting yet turbulent time. Thanks!