A great 2009, on to a great 2010!

2009 was a good year for James and I - we took a late January trip to a cabin in the Poconos with some friends...

Sister Jessica came to visit us in Princeton in March...

we finished up a very busy spring schedule and took off to Japan for 3 months...

we had a great two weeks at home with family and friends at the end of summer...

James and I worked like crazy this fall on school stuff (James applied to seven grad schools, I narrowly made it through a whirl-wind French course), we made it home for a very busy yet fabulous Christmas break...


and we rang in the new year with good friends! (Photos snagged from Rachel's blog--the host of this party).

James and B.J.

Working hard on a trivia game...

God has blessed us immensely, and we have been afforded many wonderful opportunities in our young marriage together. I know that 2010 will be another big year for us, as we both graduate from Seminary and prepare to move to a new place for James' Ph.D. studies and, for me, a new job. I pray that this year we learn to grow in the love and guidance of our great savior more more. Cheers to the new year!

The Ol' TImers...

Back in our high school days, a group of our friends started having a "formal" dinner every summer and Christmas. The menus started off with 4-5 course meals, and we all dressed up quite formally. We've kept up these get-togethers for quite awhile, although the last several gatherings have been less of "formal dinners" and more of appetizer parties. But with people spread out and increasingly busy with new life responsibilities, I'm always happy when we can get together at all. This year we had a somewhat fast and furious get-together (hopefully next year I'll plan ahead a bit more), but it was great to see everyone that could make it.

The group shot:

Jay, Leah, and Trisha:

Carly and little Noah.