Thirty-seven

Goodness gracious!  So much has happened since I last wrote...here are some of the biggies :)

• I married my best friend!  We had a lovely and well blessed wedding.  The day went more smoothly than I could have imagined and made all the months of planning worth it.  It was wonderful to be surrounded by so many family members and friends.  Here are a few pictures from the day: 

Michael's family

My family

Our wedding party (unfortunately my amazing personal attendants and beloved guestbook attendants aren't in this picture)

Bride and Groom

•  After our beautiful wedding, we went on an Alaskan Cruise for our honeymoon.  It was incredible!  We had a lot of time to relax, got to see a lot of God's majestic creation, and had some really good food.  I don't think we could have asked for a better honeymoon and we both are so very thankful to have gotten to take that trip.  here are a few pictures from that: 

After dinner one night

Enjoying the scenery around the ship

At the Mendenhal Glacier

Walking along the road in Sitka

Visiting Fortress of the Bear

Kayaking in Ketchican

The whimsical and romantic Butchart Gardens

After the wedding and honeymoon...

• We have spent a lot of time settling into our townhouse.  We are loving it!  I am planning to share a few pictures up here after we get a few more things finished up :)  
• We have gone to several weddings which has allowed us to see many friends and lots of family.  
• We spent last weekend with my family at a lake house further north in MN as they began their vacation.  It was a lot of fun to get to go and relax with them for the weekend.  
• Michael has been enjoying his job (Praise the Lord!) and I am still on the job hunt for the fall.  
• We have gotten to have several friends and family members over to visit our new place--I love getting to share our home with others so if you ever want to visit, let me know :)  

 There are many other things that have happened in the last 5 weeks, but as far as I can remember right now, these are the big ones.  Hopefully now that things are in more of a routine I will write more often, but we will see :)  And now I am off to bake some cookies and work on some thank you notes!