The Great State of Illinois

So Nathan and I have officially lived in Carbondale, IL for a month now. Things are going well and we have settled in nicely. Nathan is enjoying grad school (as much as one can enjoy school) and I am passing the time working my new job at Kohl's. I figured I would take the time to give everyone a virtual tour of our apartment. So, here you go Beth...:)


This is the view to the right when you walk in the door...our dining area


The view from the front door of our amazingly large kitchen


It is amazing that our kitchen could fit in one frame...it is just too large...and our sweet puke colored countertops


The view to the left of the front door...our family room


This is what is outside the sliding glass doors off of the family room...our very own porch of sorts...and as you can see Nathan's babies (his bikes) rest here.


The hallway that is straight ahead when coming in the door


When you round the corner into the "hallway" you see the bathroom straight ahead and our bedroom door to the left


This is our bathroom...and the only thing you are missing is...


The shower to the left


The view into our bedroom from the door...Nathan wanted me to insert here that this is where the magic happens...a la MTV Cribs :)


And our sweet little window

So now that you all have seen our cute little place...you are more than welcome to come visit. We have an air matress with your name on it...:)

So much has happened....

So there has been quite a lot that has happened since I last posted. I guess that is only fair since my last post was 6 months ago. I will try to update my faithful (but few) readers.

So I started my student teaching in January when I returned from Maine. My first placement was at Arlington Elementary in Kindergarten. That was definitely an adventure. My second placement was at St. Mary's doing 6th grade Science, English, and Reading. That was a great experience.

I graduated on May 3, 2010 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.

I married the love of my life and my best friend on May 15, 2010. The best day of my young life so far. :)

We honeymooned to Riviera Maya, Mexico for a week following the wedding. The Xpu-Ha Resort was amazing, we met some great friends, and we can't wait to go back!

We went to Maine June 13-19 to visit with Nathan's parents. It was an awesome experience and the weather was fantastic!

Not much going on these days. I am working at the pharmacy and Nathan is doing soccer camps this summer. We are going to be moving to Illinois in August so Nathan can start grad school at SIU. This will be an adventure for the both of us.

Here are a few pictures from the past 6 months...












Ok, so I my goal is to not let another 6 months go by before I blog again. Oh and I wanted to give Lauren a shout-out. Love you girl!! :)