Our second year of marriage has been eventful to say the least...
First off, we moved to New Bern, North Carolina, for Steven's new job at Weyerhaeuser. We lived for six months at a rental apartment owned by Bryan and Bridget. They instantly became like family to us, but we missed our families back in Moulton and Opelika so much. We began going to church at Asbury, which has been a blessing in so many ways. In the fall, I started my new job teaching English III at West Craven High School, where I met some wonderful people and made great friends. Fall was hard though because it was our first football season to spend away from Auburn in over eight years; however, we had a lot of fun introducing our new friends to our Auburn traditions. In November, we closed on our very first home, and immediately started the renovations. Later, we celebrated Steven's 26th birthday on Thanksgiving day at his grandmother's house in Madison, Florida. We spent Christmas snowed in at my parent's home in Moulton, Alabama, which was a wonderful surprise. In early January, we celebrated along with the rest of the Auburn family when our team won the national championship! Also during January, Steven and I took over the youth leadership at our church. In February, we took the youth to a conference called Acquire the Fire. It has been such a blessing working with these young people! April was a big month in the life of our marriage...we found out that we were expecting our first child!!! He or she is due December 16th. We could not be more excited! Also that month, I celebrated my 27th birthday and found out I got into the Educational Administration master's program at East Carolina University. The month of June has been a whirlwind of fun. We experienced our first trip to White Lake with Asbury, which was such a fun week. This past weekend, we traveled to Bruce, Mississippi, to celebrate Patrick Davis' big day! It was so great to see everyone again!
This past year has been such a wonderful time of growth in our relationship, and I know that year three will be an even bigger adventure!
Our 2nd year in pictures...
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| Atlantic Aquarium |
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| Betsy and Michael's rehearsal dinner in Florence |
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| dancing at Betsy and Michael's wedding |
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| haha...one of my faves |
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| The Meadows Inn in New Bern |
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| chaperones? |
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| date night at the Chelsea |
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| playing in the snow at Mom and Dad's house |
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| Christmas in Asbury |
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| Chritmas at Mom and Dad's |
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| Prince Charming |
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| Valentine's Day dinner |
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| on our way to Cape Lookout |
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| Patrick and Bethany's rehearsal dinner in Oxford, MS |
