Seasons Greetings
Cross-posted in our Wedding Blog.
Seasons Greetings!
As we look forward to our first Christmas, we look back on how we arrived here. The best memory of our year is most certainly our wedding day in May. After months of preparations we are fortunate to have had such a great day with our family and friends! We honeymooned in Antigua, soaking up the sun and sea. We then returned to a Michigan reception in June.
We also returned home to find our new apartment move-in was delayed by a few months. Finally our building was approved for occupancy and we moved a whole two blocks from our original location in August. Though the move was a short distance, be assured that the packing and unpacking is no different than a move of hundreds of miles.
In September, Jeremy was accepted to and began his studies in the Masters of Computer Science program at Georgetown University. While he had to give up his love of coaching the Johns Hopkins University Ice Hockey team due to the constraints of classes and studying on his time, he seems to have found a new passion in relational databases. While she is not particularly interested in databases, Martha is envious of Jeremy’s ability to be in school and has lofty thoughts of pursuing a doctorate. Jeremy is envious of the travel Martha has undertaken for work in the last year and hopes they will be able to travel together in 2008.
October brought the carving of pumpkins, and November ushered in the great feat of hosting our first thanksgiving dinner! Not only did we get to use our new china, but Martha successfully prepared and served a 19 pound turkey and a tofurkey roll! Jeremy’s parents were able to fly in and join Martha’s parents and brothers at the dinner table. Unfortunately, Jeremy's brother Tom was not able to make the trip.
Our Christmas plans include an early celebration with Martha’s parents and then a drive to Michigan to spend the rest of the holiday with Jeremy’s family and friends.
We certainly hope that this past year has been wonderful for all of our family and friends and we hope you are blessed this Christmas, New Year, and all the days to come.
Peace,
Martha and Jeremy