The adventure is getting more adventerous...

Well folks. Stephen and I have made it a whopping six months and have been pretty much stoked about every minute of it. We have created a really cute apartment. Managed to secure really stable full time jobs. Stephen is on a Fire Department. I have auditioned at Disney. We have managed to keep our friends as friends despite living hundreds of miles from a lot of them. And we have enjoyed getting to know each other in this whole new way! God seems to be deciding that it is time to shake things up a bit for us.

There have been a few things coming our way lately that suggest we might be changing things up soon. OR things might stay exactly the same as they are now, WHO KNOWS? I can't write in detail yet about what has come my way because it has not been decided. I can tell you that if it comes to fruition, we will be moving. Ultimately, we don't even know where we may end up in the end, but we would be leaving our cute little apartment. So for now, I will leave it at that and update here soon.

For Stephen, he just found out that there is another Grand Rapids Fire Department recruiting test. For those of you who don't know the story, Stephen took this test last year sometime. At the time, the dept was hiring 12 new recruits. About 1500 people showed up for the test (it's a two day thing). Stephen made the first cut, which narrowed the field to 150 people I believe (maybe 200... not sure). The second test narrows the field to 30. Stephen's score made him number 31. Yeah. He was close. The next part of the exam would have been the physical, which I know he would do great at. So yeah, this has come around again and there is this whole new possibility in front of us. I am not sure how we would work this with my new opportunity, but we are pretty awesome at working things out.

So our lives are in complete upheaval right now. Both working hard still, lots of conversation, lots of love, and still a lot of fun. We are learning a lot about making these huge-ola decisions together and it is definitely nice to know that we are very good at communicating how we feel about all this. It's sweet! So we will let you know what is going on when WE figure out what is going on!

For now, life is good. And Happy Six Months of Awesome to my mega hot husband.

Jon and Kait. An Engagement Preview.

Jon and Kait are good friends of Stephen and mine and I am shooting their wedding this summer! They are so much fun to hang out with and they were so natural in front of the camera! Granted, Kait admittedly loves to have her picture taken, so this was pretty much just another day living the fabulous life! This was my first engagement session and it was absolutely wonderful! I hope I have the opportunity to do it again. Jon and Kait, hope you love em!

Festivus for the rest of us.

Let's start with Baking and Bonding! As per tradition, Stephen and I, and Liz and Jay, Brad and Ash, all the parents and Jord met up at the Ronketto's to commence with some SERIOUS baking. The gingerbread house building contest commenced. There were obstacles as the gingerbread houses were about 3 inches tall and 3 inches wide. If you would like to vote for the winner, feel free to visit Ashley's facebook page. Just keep in mind that Jordan cheated, Liz and Jay's hose was not even whole, Brad didn't actually do anything, Ashley commandeered both her and Brad's houses, and Stephen pulled the God card.... Just food for thought.  The rest of the night consisted of lots of sugar, dirty jokes, cigars, beer, and being verrry sleepy. It was a wonderful kick off to the Christmas festivities!

  

Then, Christmas Eve was a Stephen and me celebration! We spent the day relaxing, finishing up Christmas wrapping and such, and then we feasted! Grandpa got us a package of Omaha Steak products, so we partook in the Filet Mignon, twice baked potatoes, and some awesome Broccoli. It was an awesome date and a wonderful meal! Best first Christmas Ever together.

Then Christmas day came along and I had to work..............It got better though. After work, we headed over to Stephen's parents and had a real Christmas day! We feasted, we wii'd, we feasted some more, and we had a lot of fun. It was an awesome Christmas day! 

We stayed the night at the Eich's, went to church in the morning, and laid around watching some serious football then next day. Ahhh... life. The week was work. That's pretty much it. Then came NEW YEARS-MAS! I worked on New Years Eve, and then we headed down to my parents house. Had Thanksgiving dinner (don't ask), then off to the Millers for New Years Eve festivities! We played this game, that's not really Beer Pong, but it pretty much is, except there is not a table, it's more that you use your body.... and as that sounds inappropriate, I am just gonna put some pictures up. 

So, we got home late, slept for a long time, and then it was officially, Christmas (the second). We had an awesome breakfast of Mimosa's and Cinnamon rolls. Matt and Megs surprised us all and Christmas could really begin! It was so fun having Miles and Ramona there; Miles, because he is really funny and thinks every present is his, and Ramona because she is just precious. The day was spent eating, opening presents, and once again, watching football. (I have found that football has become an integral part of my life since marrying Stephen and it is actually really fun when you know what is going on.)

 

So, the Christmas of Oh-ten is officially over and Oh-eleven(?) has begun. It was a pretty great year last year, so we will have to see what is going to make this year even better.  Love to all and to all a good year.

Florida. In Pictures.

As promised: Here are the favorites.