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:

Christmas 2007 & New Years 2008

Here are a few pics from Christmas & New Years this year!

Home for the Holidays

With the season over, Adam and I traveled back to RVA for a little R&R (because I haven't been doing that enough already!). The Cristman's joined the Brennan's for a Thanksgiving feast and then Adam and I finally opened all of our wedding presents! How exciting! It's obviously not "normal" to open your wedding presents months after your wedding, but we left Richmond right after the wedding and never had the opportunity. I almost like it better this way -- it made our wedding seem to last a lot longer. A few days later, to keep with Brennan tradition, we posed for our annual Christmas picture. I was excited to have Adam included this year :) And then, not long after that, I was able to go to the Coleman's Christmas party with all my Highrise girls! Yay for the holidays (and parties)!

Back in DC

Well, the Revs made it all the way to the final but it just wasn't their game to win this time. The team was awesome enough to fly a few of the family members out and set us up with a hotel in DC. My family and almost all of my best girlfriends made it out to the game. It was a disappointing result, but fun to see friends all the same. Here's Melissa and her boyfriend Juan, Adam and me:

I might as well be in Alaska 'cause...

it's sooo cold here! I honestly don't know how these boys are playing in this weather. Just shows what a wimp I am!

Halloween

I wish I had taken more pictures of our Halloween adventure at the Leonard's. We had a great time playing a few games, handing out some candy, and cracking up over everyone's costumes. Anyone know what my husband (I like the way that sounds!) was?

JMU Homecoming / Highrise Reunion

I was lucky enough to fly back to Richmond near the end of October to attend my first JMU homecoming as an alumni. And, even better, I was able to reunite with my Highrise girls at Erin and Holly's apartment. Fall in Harrisonburg was one of my favorite experiences at JMU and it was so nice to be back for what I think of as true fall weather (it's FREEZING in Mass. already). Can't get enough of my girls either!