Greetings from Junction 3.0

Hello Family Greetings from Junction City!

Hope all is well with everyone.  We are doing awesome here in the wondrous flint hills.  We enjoy our regular updates from everyone and look forward to hearing about all the exciting adventures everyone is having come Thanksgiving.  

We have had many adventures of our own, however those updates can wait when we are all at the cabin.  One particular update that cannot wait though is Megan and I are.... well... a picture is worth a thousand words.

Update from the Houston Rivers 2.0

Hello Family,

I thought we would pitch in on the family updates. All is well in Houston, except that it is not really Autumn yet, so we are looking forward to having that for about a week or so.

We recently were in Louisville, KY for a business conference and spending time with our mentors. Lee has been busy traveling for work. The day we returned he was called to Austin, TX for a work-related emergency. The week before that we went to College Station, TX and spent the day on the A&M campus. Next week we are traveling to NYC. Lee heads out Sunday (work), and I join him on Tuesday (shopping and adventures).

Lee has been busy writing proposals and getting involved with a men's group both at our church and at Joel Osteen's church. He recently got a bike so he has been on biking adventures in Houston. He comes home muddy and with multiple scrapes and cuts.

I have been busy with volunteering with Big Brother/Big Sister, advocacy projects for domestic violence and human trafficking awareness months, training at the gym, joining book and social clubs and grudgingly completing my defensive driving (too many speeding tickets). I have been able to get a lot of reading in as well. I'm in love with my Kindle.

Of course we try to spend as much time together when he is not on the road. We took a painting class recently. That was fun. If anyone wants an original piece of artwork in their home, we have two available :) We spend our free time exploring Houston, growing our business, and reading.

In November we have a Leadership Conference out in Virginia, and then of course we will be making the drive up to the Midwest for the holidays. We are looking forward to spending time with everyone at the cabin.

Lee's only food request is apple pie with either A) whipped cream or B) vanilla ice cream.

We love you all. Have a fantastic weekend!!
~ The Houston Rivers

Thanksgiving Info

Thanks so much for the update 4.0!
The reservations have been made, so we are on for Thanksgiving!

 
It breaks down to 32.00 per person for the cabin.
If everyone could throw in 20.00 per couple or
10.00 per single- for food, that would take care of it.

What about menu choices?

Turkey Burgers anyone?

Quick Updates from Rivers 4.0

Hello Family and Greetings from Wichita!

I hope everyone is well! Since I do such a poor job touching base with everyone, I thought I would just send a quick update on the latest happenings for Rivers 4.0. October will be very busy for Ashley and I with various trips, projects and events taking place. Homecoming week at Friends University will be taking place from October 14 – 19, which will certainly keep Ashley busy! And the Grand Opening for the Kansas Leadership Center (our sister organization) will be taking place on the 14^th so things have been very hectic around both the Foundation and the Center in preparation for that event.

Also of note, Ashley will be travelling for work to two meetings in the next two weeks. The first will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Central Region Conference. She’ll be down there from October 3^rd – 6^th. And then after a short day-long respite, head east to St. Louis, Missouri to attend an International Student Arrival and Orientation Institute. I will be heading to Chapel Hill, North Carolina from October 24^th – 26^th for a special training in countering tobacco sale marketing and promotion in retail environments.

Other than that life continues to go well and we very much enjoy any downtime we can scrape up! We are loving our new home and learning more and more about each other! What all is happening in everyone else’s neck of the woods?

One final thought, I know it is still a ways off, but is there anything that needs to be done in preparation for Thanksgiving? Reservations or deposit funds needed or anything like that? Just want to make sure we plan accordingly J We are super excited to see everyone!  Any who, hope all is well!

Love you all!

Jonathan & Ashley