In an attempt to get everyone caught up on what we've been up to this past year we thought we would give a quick recap. So here it goes...
Christmas 2007 -
We love heading back to Michigan, especially for the holidays, because it gives us a chance to catch up with family and friends (or so we tell them). The real reason we go home is to catch up with our nephew Grant. Who can resist that face?!
Although Christmas was overall a fun time spent with those we love, strong sibling rivalries were stoked.
November 2007
Katie Nienhuis' wedding to Mike Stefanko allowed us to take a quick weekend trip home early in November. We had a great time catching up with college friends we hadn't seen for a while, unfortunately we didn't take any pictures. So, we'll show you another picture of Grant - this time from Thanksgiving (a pose his parents will be more proud of).
October Camping Trip
One of the best parts of Happy Valley is the church we've found. We are a part of a Life Group that meets weekly and, quite often takes trips like this weekend excursion to Black Moshannon State Park.
New York City
Jason and Molly Martin were our tour guides for our first trip to the Big Apple. Molly had spent some time doing mission work in Queens and used some of her connections to find us a few beds in the basement of her friends house to make our weekend outing less expensive. We probably saw all of Manhattan in one day (our dogs were barking at the end of that day from the mileage).
Disappointment at the Big House
Our Nittany Lions played dismally and gave away the game to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. The only thing more annoying than spending a weekend surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Michigan football fans is having to face those same fans when they've just beaten you with an inferior team. The weekend wasn't a total failure, though, as we spent the night with Chad's sister and her ten housemates downtown Ann Arbor and tailgated with family and friends. We also saw her score a goal for the Michigan women's club soccer team as they routed the University of Dayton.
Summer 2007
We trekked to the Jersey Shore for a weekend of fun and sun. The weather didn't cooperate for very long, though. We had fun, but not much sun at the coast.
Andrew and Andrea VanEngen invited us down to their house in Bowie, Maryland, and showed us around the Naval Academy in Annapolis and Baltimore, where we took in a rainy Orioles game.
We celebrated the weddings of Mike VanHekken and Laura Vaughn (Aug 3), Colleen Corey and Sam Martin (Aug 3), and Corrie Durham and Phil Hillary (July 7). We don't have any pictures of any of the brides and grooms together, but here is a fun one from the Martin wedding.
We met Grant (and Mom and Dad G., Kim and Eric) in Cleveland for a weekend and took in an Indians-Tigers game. We had great seats down the right field line that overlooked the massive television screen on the Cavaliers stadium (who happened to be playing the Pistons in the playoffs that night). So we watched two games for the price of one.
Cherry Blossom Festival
We went against our better judgment and trained for the Cherry Blossom 10 mile run in Washington DC. We ran with the VanEngen's and Kim and Eric met us there for a great weekend of sightseeing. Since Andrew works in the Secret Service, he was able to get us into the West Wing of the White House.
Spring Break 2007
Chad literally found Jesus on his trip out to Los Angeles. Just kidding, that is his buddy and college roommate and college teammate, Cody, who was mistaken for any number of Biblical characters during this trip.
Chad literally found Jesus on his trip out to Los Angeles. Just kidding, that is his buddy and college roommate and college teammate, Cody, who was mistaken for any number of Biblical characters during this trip.
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