Fun Stuff

So I promised pictures or something of Andrew's visit and lo and behold, here it is over a month later and no pictures.....aren't we awful about that??
We had so much fun. On Friday we got engagement pictures taken (which can't be posted online due to copyright issues), registered at Walmart, and saw a Columbus Clippers baseball game (the Clippers are the Div. III team for the Cleveland Indians, and their new park, Huntington Park was rated best baseball park in the country this past year). Saturday morning was our first session of pre-marital counseling with my pastor, and that afternoon we had a picnic supper and hiking with my family. Sunday was church, where he played "Great is Thy Faithfulness" for special music while I accompanied him. Sad Monday morning was taking him to the airport. :-( I cried off and on the entire day.
Well anyway, here are some pictures of our long weekend. Enjoy!

Before the Clippers game my dad took us to a cool restaurant in the Arena District (for those of you outside of Columbus, that is named after Nationwide Arena- the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Team- the entire area around is known in Columbus as the Arena District) that serves buffalo burgers among other stuff. They had Sprite in glass bottles (I love pop from glass bottles!!) and the straws were paper-ish. Apparently biodegradable.

This is the delectable strawberry shortcake dessert that Andrew and I split. Wow it was good! By the way- this restaurant also makes it's own homemade dill pickles- 5 stars in my book!
Andrew and I in our seats. We're smilin' because we're so much in love. :-)
Huntington Park sign- this park is highly recommended! Great family park with cheap tickets and lots of fun for all!

Come to Columbus sometime in the next 7 and a half months! I'd love to show you around!

Exciting Days!!

We just registered at Walmart on Friday for many of the things we’ll need for our home and life together. Go ahead, take a look!!

Next Week!!!

So, Andrew gets here in Ohio next Thursday!! We have a lot planned. We're getting engagement pics taken, registering at Walmart, celebrating his 23rd birthday (isn't he old?) :) and lots of other stuff. I'll try to add pictures of our fun extended weekend sometime in the next couple weeks!

Random Update on Our Random Lives

Just some updates on what is going on in our lives.

I (Holly) am working at a child care center as an assitant teacher, mostly in the 2 & 3 year old class. I really do love my job and enjoy the hugs and opportunities for laughter from “my kids.”

Andrew is working at Calvary Baptist Church in Elkins Park, PA, as a summer pastoral intern. He is currently helping with their Vacation Bible Time and is having an absolute blast with the skits!

We’re both keeping very busy and try to talk whenever we can. I’ll admit that being separated for so long is difficult, but we know this is what we’re supposed to be doing right now. And time really is going by pretty fast! Before we know it, next May will be here!!

"Save the Date" cards

Yay, our save the date cards arrived yesterday! We’re sending these to reletives that may not have heard the news of our engagement, and to reletives and friends who will have to travel a long distance for the wedding.

We both had ideas and contributions for the design, and I put it all together for what you see here. It’s so exciting to see visible wedding progress!!

Welcome to our site!

This is our little part of cyberspace dedicated to telling our story. And as we all know, every good love story doesn’t end with a wedding; every good love story ends with telling the “happily ever after.” That happily ever after may not be glamorous or thrilling, but it’s our life and we plan on enjoying it to the fullest! Keep checking back over the next few months so you can see how wedding plans are coming!