Summer Update

I figured since Jeff took on the task of updating the blog for the many things that have been keeping us busy this summer, my contribution would be pictures to go along with his posts. This is officially the year of the wedding, and we've been to 4 so far- the 2 most recent being E&Y weddings. Much to the dismay of two huge UofM fans, we had yet another wedding where Sparty made a guest appearance (which also means yet another wedding where Jeff led the group in singing The Victors). Here is the E&Y gang at Tim & Beth Barrie's wedding in East Lansing.

The next wedding was Todd & Megan's at Windmill Island in Holland, and the weather couldn't have been more perfect! Here is the E&Y gang outside with Todd.

Jeff & I have another wedding this weekend- my cousin Jenny's, and we're very much looking forward to celebrating & spending some time with my family (I think Jeff is the most excited to see Louis!).

The other big recent event was the bachelorette party of Kim soon-to-be-Guider, one of my good friends from high school. After making a foam cooler full of jell-o shots for the occasion, Natalie and I headed to Chicago on Saturday morning to meet up with Molly & head downtown to spend the evening with Kim and the rest of the girls. We went out for a delicious dinner and spent most of the night cruising around the city in a limo singing Spice Girls and enjoying the cooler of jell-o shots. Here is a pic of the FHC girls and the bride-to-be. It was great to see Kim and celebrate her upcoming wedding- we can't wait for the big day!

Weekend

Just to let all the fans of this blog know, Eric, Ryan, Tim, and I finished second in the campground golf outing this past weekend. We ended up at an ugly +2 (none of us golfed very well) and the winners ended up at +1. We later found out that one of the guys on the winning team not only worked at this golf course but was also a member. We ended up winning $28 with the winners getting $40. After golf we had lunch with the rest of the golfers and then went to The Meat Shack (a butcher shop, get your heads out of the gutter!) to pick up ribs to grill for dinner - our winnings from the golf outing almost paid for the ribs... After 4 hours on the grill, they were done and delicious! It was fun hanging out with Ryan, Eric, and Tim and hopefully they will be up to the trailer again soon. Maybe next time we'll snap some pictures as well. Also, as a FYI, next years golf outing is on August 15 and the group will reassemble to this time win the outing and bragging rights for the following year.

And now, the puppy update. Riley turned 5 weeks old on Friday, July 18. Below is her 5 week picture. Also, if you count five weeks back from July 18, you'll notice that Riley was born on Friday, June 13. Hopefully this doesn't mean she'll be even naughtier than I was originally expecting! Something tells me she'll be able to get away with murder, just look at that puppy face!

Update

So yeah, it's been a long time since our last post. This hasn't been because nothing has been going on it's because too much has been going on. Joani and I have both been putting in a ton of hours at work - Joani is still hanging in there at E&Y and kicking butt along the way and my new job is going very well but some very long hours. We've also had two weddings since our last post (Congrats Tim & Beth and Todd & Meagen!) and have been busy planning our own (ok, Joani has been more busy than I have with the planning). We had our engagement pictures taken last night at Townsend Park and we should be able to see them online sometime this weekend - what can we say, we have a great photographer - Thanks Ashley! We've also spent quite a few weekends up north since our last post. We have been enjoying the trailer and the campground we're staying at. I have a new love for splitting wood for fires (I think it helps me get some stress out) and Joani loves playing with the fire once it gets going. We also had a weekend at the DeWitt's cabin. I loved this place in high school when we went up there all the time and it's great to go back to that place. It truly is one of my favorite places I've ever been. During our weekend there, we went tubing on the Muskegon River, grilled out, show bow and arrow, and played various indoor and outdoor games. We have also been preparing for the new arrival to our family - Riley. Joani will be picking her up in two weeks (August 1). I won't be going along as I have a canoe trip planned with my buddies from E&Y. I can say Riley is already spoiled and we have yet to meet her. And lastly, Joani and I both have fun plans for this weekend as well. Joani will be in Chicago for a bachelorette party for Kim (one of her friends from high school) and I will be heading north with Tim, Ryan, and Eric for a golf outing tomorrow. Yeah, we're golfing in the campground golf outing and I'm sure we're going to get crushed. Those old timers golf every day and this will only be my second trip of the year! Well there you go, you have been updated on what's going on in our lives, I hope you enjoyed it!