Catching up

I am SO behind in my blogging that I don't even know where to start.

The internet is still down at our house which explains my absence in the blog world.


First, Kirk passed his Structural Engineering licensing exam. Holy smokes is that guy awesome.  He spent a lot of our first 9 months married studying, which was a bummer for me at the time.  I am SO so proud of him though.  He had a goal, and accomplished it on his first time which was kinda amazing. Less than half the people that took the test this time passed.  The people at his work had a celebratory lunch for him and invited me to come.  It was very sweet, and well deserved on Kirks part. Words will never be able to describe how proud I am of him.


Second, we had a visit from Kirks mom and a couple brothers which was so fun.  We hadn't seen them in a while so it was great to be able to visit with them for a while and hear about some of the adventures they've been going on.


Second, we had our one year wedding anniversary! We made it through one year without killing each other. I'm so excited to take our anniversary photos. (Those are to come..) For our anniversary we took a trip down to Southern California for a wedding of a friend, and a trip to Disneyland and Universal studios. We were able to see some of Kirks family, and go to the Newport Beach temple. We were also able to spend time with Kirks friend Doreen who went to UOP with Kirk. 

Third, we just got home from a week long family reunion in Tahoe with my mom's Stone side of the family.  Out of 93 people in our family, 86 people were able to attend.  It was HUGE and it was a blast! There was roller skating, kayaking, bingo, and almost a full on carnival, complete with hot dogs, snow cones, nachos, a photo booth, and games with tickets and prizes (big thanks to Crystal)!


Unfortunately there is still no news of a baby coming anytime soon, but we're enjoying our time together and trying to stay positive about things.
Our garden isn't thriving as well this year as it did last year.  We should be getting some squash pretty soon!
We were able to go spend a day with Kirks sister and her family at their new house in the bay area.  She made some awesome bread, and some absolutely fabulous cheesecake. 
We've been to 2 UOP friend weddings in the last months, which has been awesome. For Kirk that means seeing friends he hasn't seen in a while, and for me that means getting to meet Kirks friends. It's been a ton of fun getting to know the people he spent so much time with.
In a about a week I get to go to Utah for another family reunion, and to see some friends I haven't seen in years.  I'm going to be gone for 2 weeks, and as excited as I am to go, I don't know how I feel about leaving Kirk for 2 weeks.  It's going to be hard but I'm looking forward to see friends and family.

I know it's not much, but that's a little update in our lives.