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BIG NEWS!   We became parents on June 24, 2008!

 

 

www.magnificentmeredith.blogspot.com

 

If you’d like to read the details about our experience adopting Meredith from Russia, our adoption blog is at:

 

www.hamersmaadoption.blogspot.com

 

 

Hobbies and Interests

 

Music – some favorites: Ella Fitzgerald, Andrea Bocelli, & especially Rich Mullins

 

Ministry – my husband and I are members of Christ Community Church in Gainesville and I am involved with the Christian Faculty Fellowship

 

Scrapbooking – I make photo scrapbooks and homemade greeting cards

 

Board Games – We cannot get enough of the Settlers of Catan!

 

 

Pictures

 

Here are some pictures from our trip to Iceland (Summer 2003)

 

 

Here I am at an amazing crater (yes, the sky really was that white!).

 

 

A bird’s eye view of Reykjavik – they’re proud of their colorful rooftops.

 

 

Here’s Rob with some very responsible gnomes.

 

This is the amazing Gulfoss – an enormous waterfall (there is even more there that isn’t visible in the picture).  Notice the lack of obnoxious touristy development.  There was just a little building at the top of the hill with a small gift shop and an overpriced (but delicious) lunch special that is the same every day.

 

 

It is really hot underground in Iceland.  This is one of many geysers there.  The name “geyser” actually came from the Icelandic name for one of their most famous ones (called “Geysir”).