October 28th Snow Day?

That's right, yesterday we got our first snow of the year. I had not expected it to be this early but it was a nice surprise. The morning began cold and rainy, which I was very excited about. By 10:30 am it had turned to snow as you can see in the first video. 30 minutes later we had a nice dusting of the white stuff as the second video shows. From what I could tell it was no big deal for my fellow New Jerseyans but it was pretty good compared to a Tennessee snow, where it probably would have closed schools for a few days. I am looking forward to the "real snows" this winter. This has not historically been Laura's kind of weather but I think it is growing on her. I am planning a winter wardrobe budget for her that will consist of socks, long johns, mittens, scarves, and ear muffs. Hopefully she won't freeze. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

-rtp

Pumpkin Carving

Friday night Ross and I went over to the Lumry's for dinner and pumpkin carving. The Lumry's also moved from Tennessee to help start Jacob's Well. Amy is orginally from Alabama and Worth is from Seatle. Worth went to school at Princeton and Amy went to Auburn. They met in Tennesee and have been married for almost a year and a half. The Jones's also joined us. Scott and Sara live in Princeton. Scott works with a campus ministry called Faith in Action. Sara and Scott have been married for two years. They are now a part of Jacob's Well. We are excited to have friends who are newly married and without kids. It has been such a blessing to get to know them and start walking through life with them.

Worth carved "My Wife is Gourd-eous", Amy carved a cat, Scott represented Princeton Faith in Action, Sarah showed support for her New York Giants, and Ross and I carved the Jacob's Well logo.

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All you can carry for $14.99

Ross and I went to get pumpkins for our pumpkin carving party with the Lumry’s and Jones’s. We went to this cute little farm in East Brunswick (at least I think that is where it was) and spent time roaming the fields of pumpkins, walking through corn mazes and apple orchards, and visiting the turkey, chicken, and pigs. The farm was great, however come to find out the pumpkins cost 0.59cents per pound. We decided we needed a better deal and went to try our luck at local Nursery/ Garden store. The farm was worth the experience and I am glad we went but we found our deal at one little garden store. All you can carry for $14.99. Of course Ross was excited about this!! The rules were, you could only use your two arms (no back packs or such), and it had to be witnessed by a store employee. So we browsed the isles of pumpkins and picked the ones we liked. I loaded Ross up with pumpkins one by one, even resting some against his face. He carried SIX!!! And the store employee gave us an extra one for the great effort. With all this said, if you are looking for a great deal on pumpkins head down South down Route 130 and carry as many as you can!

-l.a.p.

Beach Date

Last week Laura woke me up very early one morning to take me on a date. She took me to Monmouth Beach on the Jersey Shore to see the sunrise. This was our first time to go to the beach since we moved up here and I must say it is nice living only 30 miles from the coast. We had a great time watching the waves crash against the rocks, seeing the sun come up over the ocean horizon, and eating breakfast at a local diner. We look forward to going back to the beach when it gets a little warmer to enjoy the water.

-rtp

Graffiti

A few weeks ago the city of New Brunswick allowed Graffiti artist to come and paint along the Raritan River Walk. The event was called Street 2K8 and was put on to showcase Graffiti artists and their work. Graffiti sometimes gets a bad wrap because of the illegal vandalism that is associated with it but this was a way to legally display Graffiti and make the concrete walls along the river look more appealing. We went with some of our new friends Worth, Amy, and Evan. It was amazing to see what the artist could do with a can of spray paint. Enjoy.

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Jacob's Well Update

After eight weeks of Sunday meetings God continues to grow this little mustard seed we call Jacob’s Well. Pictured above is our first meeting as a church. Since that first Sunday we have continued to grow as several new couples and single folks have come to join us in our mission. We are thankful for our small fellowship of believers and look forward to seeing God use us as we take the Gospel to Central New Jersey.

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60 Paterson Street Apt 1205 New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Well since we have been here almost two months now I thought we should at least give you some pictures and a little insight on all that is going on in New Jersey. The picture above is of our new apartment. We really are enjoying the views and the sunsets are beautiful! We live in the heart of downtown New Brunswick. The train station is one block from our apartment, and Rutgers College Avenue campus is also in downtown. There are countless restaurants including, Mexican, Italian, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Cuban, Indian, Thai, Mediterranean, Ethiopian, Japanese, and Chinese all within walking distance of our apartment. This really does not help when you are on a tight budget still trying to adjust to the cost of living in the northeast.

We have met several of our neighbors and one couple has even started to come to Jacob's Well with us. Our apartment building consists mostly of young or single professionals. There are a handful of college students and single parent families. Of course I have already met all the women with the babies.

We are enjoying the different culture and adjusting well to living here. We have plenty of room for guests, so let us know the next time you plan on being in the Central Jersey, New York Metro Area. :) - l.a.p.

Virtual Real Estate

As most of you know Laura and I have moved up to New Brunswick, NJ to help start a church called Jacob’s Well. To help us stay in touch with all of our friends and family we have decided to put up a blog. This seems to be the most effective way to update everyone. So we claim this little bit of virtual real estate as The Priddy Side of Life. We hope that you will visit often as we share with you our new lives in the Northeast.

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