Recently posted some photos from our early Summer adventures & from Todd and Caitlin’s wedding. Hope you enjoy them!

In honor of spring, I’ve given the site a little face-lift. All of this warm weather makes me think of the beach! Now all I need is a bottle of sunscreen, a soft towel, and my awesome hubby by my side. Welcome sunshine!

I’ve also finally posted some photos from our trip to Gore Mountain as well as a few fun cat photos from last Saturday. I also posted some photos from Kim’s Baptism a while back. Hope that you enjoy them!

Anthony and I just bought our first new car! It’s a 2010 Kia Soul Shadow Dragon:

Getting ready to drive off the lot!

This was such a fun, exciting experience. We were looking to get a really stripped-down model in dark grey, but there weren’t any available in the Northeast & it would have been really expensive to get one from far away. The dealer worked out pricing so that we could buy the floor model (which we didn’t realize was a special addition and has many great features) for $15 more per month that we expected to spend on the basic car.

So exciting! We are now blessed with a reasonable monthly payment, a great warranty, heated leather seats, a sunroof, Bluetooth capability, and a nice stereo system. I couldn’t be more thankful!

Yesterday was mom’s birthday, so I made Brown Eyed Baker’s Oreo look alike cake for the 2nd time. This cake is so good & it looks really pretty:

As you can see, I had a little trouble with the writing on top and smudged the chocolate ganache. Hopefully it will still taste good!

Brown-eyed baker has lots of good recipes (especially for baked goods). Check them out! : )

May 2010 bring you lots of love, health, and happiness!

Luke 10-14:
And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Merry Christmas everyone! Today we celebrate the greatest gift ever given: Jesus Christ. I hope that you are filled with His perfect peace and joy today!

On a less serious note, Cheshire and Chloe posed with the Christmas tree this morning:

Also, Anthony has some really cute photos of them on from Christmas Eve on his site.

There is always a shortage of blood products over the summer, but one of my colleagues advised that it’s especially bad this year. So, I’m encouraging anyone that can to go give blood! A few minutes of discomfort for you could save someone’s life...

Happy Father’s day to all of your dads out there. I just want to take a moment and express how blessed I was by my dad and how much I miss him every day.

I wish we could go for one more hike, one more bike ride, or even have just one more good laugh together. I should have told him how much I appreciate all that he did for me more frequently. I often think about all of the long, hot hours he and mom spent sitting on an the bleachers waiting for Travis or I to swim for 25 seconds. His life was such an awesome example for Travis and I: he worked his fingers to the bone every day and still had the energy to be there for us. He loved my mom so faithfully and demonstrated what true commitment was. He was a shining example of God’s love. He wasn’t perfect, but I couldn’t have asked for a better father. I love my dad so much.
Thank you, Lord, for letting me have him for 26 years and for the assurance that he is in Heaven with You now.