Brief recap of the last 6 months:
- 3 couples near and dear to our hearts have gotten engaged! Congratulations Amanda and Kenneth, Troy and Chelsea, and Madison and Billy! We are so excited for all of ya'll!
- Michael and I went on a cruise! We went on the Carnival Conquest out of Galveston, just the 2 of us, and had an AMAZING week! That trip may get its own blog a little later.
- Our second nephew arrived on November 22- Christopher is going to be so spoiled by his Aunt!
- We celebrated Thanksgiving at Michael's grandparents house down in Clear Lake. I was able to bring/make 2 sidedishes! I feel like I'm slowly gaining respect as a 'wife' and being able to put my new domestic skills to use :)
- More on being domestic...we had our first Christmas in our first home! We had family and friends over Christmas eve (homemade lasagna, Candle light church service, and games of course). Christmas day was spent with my parents and Michael's parents and little brother. We opened presents and ate A LOT. I didn't burn/ruin a single dish that weekend so I'd say it was pretty successful!
- My sweet doggie Spot that I've had since I was 8 was put down. He was sick and it was definitely the right decision but it was so hard to say goodbye.
- My beautiful cousin Melanie married the man of her dreams! Her wedding was perfect- the ceremony was filled with love and the reception with fun. People danced the whole night and the food was amazing- they had everything from sushi to cotton candy. I got to do a reading in the ceremony and I feel so honored to have been part of their special day.
- That wedding was in New York sooooo we got to take a little vacay up there! Michael has never been and I had so much sharing one of my favorite places with him. (this trip may get its own blog as well).
- Michael has been working like a maniac! I feel so bad for him when he gets called in a weekend or he works a 13 hour day but he is definitely WOWing the right people and I am so proud of him! I love that he works so hard to support our family.
- I got a new job! I had about a month off from work and was able to devote my days to job hunting. I also did a lot of cleaning, working out, and cooking :) I think Michael liked having a stay-at-home wife more than he thought he would! So the time off was nice but I was still so excited to start my new job this past week. I am working for a healthcare staffing firm that specializes in therapists- PTs, OTs, and SLPs. I've always wanted to work in healthcare- but me and science are NOT friends- so this is perfect.
Obviously I didn't mention everything that has been going on, but I'd say those are the highlights! More to come later!
Jenn
