So a lot has happened since the last blog. An entire wedding was planned and has passed. School has started. Becklynn is working at the Cafe.
The wedding was absolutely fantastic! We say a HUGE thank you to all that took part in the wedding planning, ceremony, and reception, and everything else that went into the big event. Held at the Rail golf course in Springfield, GOD provided the perfect wedding weather. We had some great shade and breeze to keep the long expanse of picture taking time and ceremony cool. The outdoor wedding flowed smoothly into the reception that was held in the air conditioned tent on the Rail's grounds. It was wonderful getting to share so much time with our family and friends with things like a slide show, toasts, eating awesome food, and DANCING! I must give props to Lizi (bridesmaid) who spent hours in the car, hours standing, hours taking pictures, and more hours standing on a torn ACL. Ouch.
Now, school has started for me (Nathan). I am taking Elements of Electronic Music, Elements of 20th Century Music, Choir, Piano 3, Oceanography, Exceptional Children (Psych), Perception (Psych), and Music in World Cultures. It is going to be a full semester! I am also working part time at the Music Library on campus.
Becky is the Music and Arts Manager at the wonderful Cafe Aroma in Macomb, IL. I am currently sitting in the Cafe listening to Dr. Matt Warnock play jazz with some other professional musicians from Western Illinois University. Anyways, Becklynn LOVES her job. Along with this job she is teaching piano and voice lessons and is a full-time wife! She can make some great lunches for me!
The apartment is coming along very nicely. We got a nice TV from her parents which fits great in our living room along with the Wii that Josh and MJ got for me for my bachelor party! What great brothers. We are very glad that we decided to paint when we first moved in because it continues to feel very homey! We found a great arrangement for the living room and are working on getting everything else in its place after the whole wedding and honeymoon thing. We just did eight loads of laundry today including clothes, towels, blankets, and sheets and cannot put them away yet because the closet is full of things that need to find a home. We bought some curtains to put up in the bedroom to cover the area above the window. The paint is peeling and a poor spackle job exists there. What Becklynn does not know is that I finished painting the wall tonight and hung the curtains when she went to work. Shhh...don't tell her for another 2 hours. The curtains look great. I, for some reason, could not drill into the wall far enough to get the anchors in, so I just screwed the rod holders into the wall and hope that it will hold. They seem solid enough. Well, thanks for your time. Hope you enjoyed this tiny update...
Mr. and Mrs. HOLLAND
