Photo shoot with Brad & Britney

Brad and Britney are getting married in September and asked us to take a few engagement photos of them. Here are a few of our favs:

NASCAR visit

Brad, Wells and Adam had the opportunity to do an appearance at a NASCAR practice in New Hampshire. They got to tour the pits, the garages and had front row seats to the Sprint Cup qualifying. They even got to meet a couple of the drivers including Denny Hamlin, a product of Richmond and graduate of Manchester high school.

Holly & Jesse come to visit!

While Adam was away for a game, Holly and Jesse came to visit me from Virginia! We had a great time going out to dinner, visiting a beach in Rhode Island, and just being together. I miss these girls!

New apartment

The time has come for the love birds to leave the nest. Adam and I just got our first apartment. It's equi-distant to Adam and my work but it's a lot less of a commute for me. We live in a little townhouse community and couldn't be happier. We do miss the Love's but luckily we get to see them quite a bit at the games. And, to go with the new apartment, Adam got a grill! It's finally warming up in New England and Adam is taking full advantage of that. We live just a minute or so away from a little park so we go frequently on the weekends to play frisbee or walk. And, Adam's attempting to teach me how to golf (good luck!).

Melissa's Engaged!...

...and she's moving to Colombia! This past weekend, all of the Highrise girls convened again in Reston, VA to celebrate an extremely happy occasion, Melissa's engagement to Juan Perez. The party was so fun, but we couldn't help but be a little sad knowing that Liss would no longer be a short plane ride away (for me) and just a few minutes drive for everyone else. That said, it was so very obvious to everyone around that Liss had found a wonderful guy who was going to take care of her and make her happy for all her days. The proof: Melissa danced the whole night, and MELISSA DOESN'T DANCE :) Congratulations Liss and Juan! Thanks for giving us an excuse to take a vaca to South America!

Job update

So far, so good! I was hired as a conference coordinator, but I'm learning so much more than that. It can be exhausting but I'd rather be busy than bored. I'm learning a little html and graphic design -- both of which I wanted to study in school but just never had an opening in my schedule. It is taking some time getting used to commuting so far. It takes me about 45 minutes each leg of my travels to and from work but from what I gather, that's fairly normal in Boston. That's about all for now...I can't wait for this winter to be over...

Honeymooooon!

We're back from our honeymoon! Betcha didn't even know we were going, did ya? That would be because we researched locations on a Saturday, booked the vacation on a Sunday, and left on Monday! Again, not very typical but it was actually a lot of fun that way. We went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a week and enjoyed every minute of it. The hotel was all-inclusive and all of our meals were incredible. We enjoyed breakfast every morning under a canopy of beautiful birds and spent the afternoons playing card games and going for walks on the beach...just as a vacation should be :)

Now, it's back to MA and a new job! I spent most of the off-season looking online for jobs so that I could begin working soon after our return. Luckily, I found a few great ones and flew to Boston for interviews. I'm not sure how, but after my very first interview, I was offered the position! I was thrilled. It'll be nice to have a "work life" again. I kinda missed it!

Here are some pics from our honeymoon in Mexico: