This year has gone by fast! The biggest indicator of this is that I have been tearing off pages on my desk top calendar by weeks at a time. Kris and I are still doing well. Since this is the first time I am using this thingy, I will go backwards and hit only the fun highlights.
We have been wedding planning for the past several months for the big day on March 7- yes, on my birthday. Maybe that way I won't forget the anniversary! (Though, I have been known to forget my birthday, so I don't know if that ploy will work.) Also in preparation for the honeymoon, we have gotten certified in open water scuba through a local outfit called scuba world; the final certification dives were done at this cool place in southern Illinois called Mermet Springs- it is a flooded limestone quarry that has a number of platforms and planes/boats/helicopters/ambulances/busses/etc sunken on the bottom. It was at the end of October, so that was pretty chilly!
Over the summer, we just kept on working. I believe this was the first time we didin't have a summer break at all. :-( We hung out around town and explored various local sites like the butterfly house and went to the Japanese festival at the Botanical Gardens. And we made peach pies from peaches we picked at Eckert's.
In the spring time, we went on a cruise to the carribean! We went to Cozumel, went snorkeling and kayaking there, then went to Progresso where we took a bus ride to Chichen-Itza. This trip was what inspired us to get scuba certified.
Also in April, the Belanos came out to visit. We went to see the Budweiser Brewery while it was still owned by Budweiser and of course we went to see the arch and had breakfast at Eckerts.
In January, we took a trip to Pere Marquette to go Bald Eagle Spotting. The eagles from all round the country come to winter in western Illinois on the shores of the Mississippi river, so we went down to see them in action. It was pretty much awesome!! And I think that takes us back to 2007!
We have been wedding planning for the past several months for the big day on March 7- yes, on my birthday. Maybe that way I won't forget the anniversary! (Though, I have been known to forget my birthday, so I don't know if that ploy will work.) Also in preparation for the honeymoon, we have gotten certified in open water scuba through a local outfit called scuba world; the final certification dives were done at this cool place in southern Illinois called Mermet Springs- it is a flooded limestone quarry that has a number of platforms and planes/boats/helicopters/ambulances/busses/etc sunken on the bottom. It was at the end of October, so that was pretty chilly!
Over the summer, we just kept on working. I believe this was the first time we didin't have a summer break at all. :-( We hung out around town and explored various local sites like the butterfly house and went to the Japanese festival at the Botanical Gardens. And we made peach pies from peaches we picked at Eckert's.
In the spring time, we went on a cruise to the carribean! We went to Cozumel, went snorkeling and kayaking there, then went to Progresso where we took a bus ride to Chichen-Itza. This trip was what inspired us to get scuba certified.
Also in April, the Belanos came out to visit. We went to see the Budweiser Brewery while it was still owned by Budweiser and of course we went to see the arch and had breakfast at Eckerts.
In January, we took a trip to Pere Marquette to go Bald Eagle Spotting. The eagles from all round the country come to winter in western Illinois on the shores of the Mississippi river, so we went down to see them in action. It was pretty much awesome!! And I think that takes us back to 2007!
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