First, we had a little snow storm! Here are a couple of views from our window:
BEAUTIFUL!Last week, the staff association of Gordon Conwell had departmental Secret Valentines. Our office was decorated quite wonderfully and we received treats galore. The accounting office received a rice krispie treat in the shape of a dollar sign (can you say creative?!) and were serenaded by the admissions office.
This week, we had what my friend Jamie called "Global Weirdness" - this was the craziest week of weather.
First, we had about three straight days of rain (odd for February). Then came approx. 70+ (we heard a range from 67 to 80) mph winds. This wind downed huge trees on campus (our campus safety people reported 33 trees down just on our little campus!). I mean- whole big trees UPROOTED. It looked like a war zone.
A big tree branch fell on a student's car smashing in her windshield. Our power went out for about 6 hours on Thursday night, but others in towns nearby did not fare so well - some people only regained power on Saturday afternoon. On Thursday, we came back from Gordon and had to do some minor off-roading in our car to avoid big tree branches on the road. :)
Most schools on the North Shore were cancelled on Friday due to lack of power (sadly, the seminary had power - alas, no day off for the Morans!).
On Friday morning, Matt was supposed to have a 6am baseball practice indoors at Gordon. But because of the lack of power, they had practice OUTSIDE in the cold! Such dedication! He came home and suggested a Dunkin' run, but to our dismay, the Dunkin' Donuts had no power. Plus, we couldn't take our normal route because of downed powerlines and trees that fell on the roads. I heard tales of all these people driving all over the place to find coffee- Dunkin' was closed, Starbucks was closed...a North Shore disaster!!!!
Friday afternoon we had torrential hail. Since then, we've had snow, sleet and more snow (but not actually creating any accumulation).
In other news, Saturday morning Matt and I participated in the Gordon College pentathlon! It was indoors and involved a 2 mile run, a 5 mile bike, an 80yard dash, a 100 yard swim and push ups (as many as you could do). The hilarious thing was that only 2 other guys showed up to compete (so there were 4 of us total!). And due to the lack of any other female competitors, I was able to score the prize for the female division. :) It was fun and quite amusing.
We've been following the Gordon Fighting Scots men's basketball team throughout this whole season. This week, they beat their two biggest rivals in the quarter and semi-finals. The man sitting next to Matt in the second photo goes to our church. He has adopted us and loved on us since we came to MA. And he is a big Gordon fan. :)
Last night was the culmination of the season with the championship game at Gordon vs. Curry. The crowd was HUGE. See Matt and Chris at the scoring table?!
Some of our church friends came. Several of them have been faithful fans with us this whole season. :)
Gordon won by 2 points! It was incredibly exciting. The atmosphere was charged up with a HUGE Gordon crowd and a big Curry crowd. Check out my facebook page for the videos!
Curry had a chance to win at the end, but we pulled through. So Gordon goes to the NCAA tournament starting this week! The Gordon crowd stormed the court. There was confetti. The players got t-shirts and cut down the nets. "We are the Champions" was playing over the loud speakers. AWESOME.
Today we had a fun time with our soul care group from church. We went to D and C's house for delicious authentic Korean food! We had mandoo, Korean pancakes (I forget the Korean name!) and other delicious items.
Sweet times with sweet friends!Here's to a happy March!
