Finally Finished!

     Well, after two years I have FINALLY finished scrapbooking all of the amazing wedding photos. I have also neatly organized the extra photos into different albums.  I really did not think it would be possible - thought it would be left unfinished forever, but I have had some time on my hands waiting for Baby Oslin to arrive!  So, two full albums later, 88 pages, and starting from the engagement and ending with the reception - I am happy with the final product.  Here are just a few of my favorite pages.  

A Few Updates

     The end of July passed very quickly and a new school year is fast approaching. We have been a little busy in the last couple of weeks, so here are a few little updates.

     After the baby shower, the next two weeks were pretty low key. I spent time in Scarborough around the house doing some cleaning and working on a few projects. One of those projects was finally starting our wedding album (only took me a year to get started).

 

    Elliot was here visiting for three weeks while Danielle was in Greece, and Prescott was here with us off and on. We went on many walks/hikes and Sage and Elliot even managed to get locked in the bathroom at one point in time. Thankfully everything turned out all right. But, I think Sage is missing her puppy pals!

     At the end of July Mike and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. Because it was the paper anniversary we decided to incorporate paper into different activities throughout the day. We started with a scavenger hunt, watched our wedding video, read through some of our old cards/letters, and then enjoyed some champagne and a nice quiet dinner. We didn't get to the crossword puzzles or paper mache. Afterwards we decided to give our year old wedding cake a try. Surprisingly it didn't taste as bad as I thought it would! We had a few bites and then tossed the rest. 

The flowers Katie had left for us when we returned home!

Many clues...

The last week in July I headed to NYC with my mom and Jon. I will post more pictures and info about the trip in a separate post.

     Now it August already (CRAZY)! In the first two weeks we have spent some time with family. Mike and Dave participated in a homerun derby at Marshwood to raise money to fight breast cancer (article). My cousin Sam came and visited for a night.  We enjoyed some Wii and a little disc golf with him.  Mike has had some vacation time the last week and a half to spend with his sister Kelly while she was home. We have been to Peaks Island, visited here in Scarborough and spent some time at the Oslin home in Littleton. I am sure we will be making a few more trips to Peaks in the next few weeks before school starts.

Mike and Dave relaxing before their turns to hit.

    Finally, since Mike had some time off we have worked on a few house projects. We have started to power wash the deck in hopes that we will be able to stain it soon. We also finally stained the shed.

Oh and I almost forgot, Mike got a new car (very exciting)! Toyota Highlander.

     Well, I think those are all of the quick updates I can think of for now. Looking forward to enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation and hopefully more blogging to follow!

It is about time!

The guestbook is finally finished!  It has only taken me ALMOST a year to complete, but I am really happy with the final product.  

Remember When (2000-2009)

Another year has come and gone, and 2009 was a truly amazing year for me! It is even more amazing to look back on the last ten years and to realize how much has changed and what has been accomplished. It has been filled with fun, fights, happiness, sadness, love, laughter and sweet memories! I look forward to what the next year and decade will bring! Happy New Year to everyone!

2000: While I was enjoying my last year at Hampden Academy and all other senior activities, Mike was surviving his freshman year at UMF. I looked forward to starting my freshman year in the Fall.

2001-2002: Amanda and I were room mates in Dakin Hall for our freshman and sophomore years. We had a lot of fun and made some really great friends! In Mike's sophomore and junior years he continued to play hockey (we went to all of the games). He and Caleb became great friends and were room mates in Mallet Hall.

2003:

Amanda and I moved into Mallet Hall next to Jen and Amanda B. We started hanging out with Peter. Mike and I started dating! He graduated in May and went back to Littleton, MA. He worked for Sully and Littleton Lumber for the year. Over the summer I continued working at McLaughlins and moved into my first apartment - Quebec Street in Farmington! Ashlea graduated from good ole HA and headed to Lyndon State!

2004: We had a lot of fun at Quebec Street during our last year at UMF. Student teaching in the Fall and we graduated in May. It was my last summer working for McLaughlins and Mike got a job working for Clean Harbors. By the end of the year he had found an apartment in Quincy, MA. In the Fall I started my first teaching job at Somerset Valley Middle School - 8th grade Math & SS.

2005: I finished my first year of teaching, moved to Biddeford and lived with Megan for a year. I started teaching at Marshwood Middle School - 8th grade math. Apparently I traveled a lot that year: back and forth to Quincy to see Mike, Quebec City, Sugarloaf (skiing for the first time) and NYC/Jersey with Amanda B. It was also the year that my Oldsmobile died and I bought my first car.

2006: We started the year celebrating Gram's 70th birthday. I moved into an apartment in Kittery with Katie. Jon graduated from HA and headed to UMO. I started coaching field hockey at MMS and began the graduate program for education at UNE. I went Fenway for my first Red Sox game. Douglass Starkey was born! Amanda and Tony were married in June, followed by Cam and Sarah in September! The family went to Disney for Christmas and enjoyed a four day cruise to the Bahamas!

2007: Katie, Danielle and I had a funfilled summer vacation, which ended with an unforgettable week and a half on Martha's Vineyard! Owen Moran Wild was born. On November 3rd Nick and Ashlea got married in St. Alban's. Then Nick was sent to Germany, while Ashlea stayed in Vermont to finish school.

2008: In January, Mike proposed at Nubble Lighthouse! Mike transferred from Braintree to the Clean Harbors in South Portland. He found an apartment in Scarborough, ME. Ashlea graduated from Lyndon State and then she moved to Germany to be with Nick. He was sent to Iraq in November. Mike and I took our first trip together and headed to Florida for Corenna & Chris's wedding. We had Kelly's graduation and going away party in August. Kate Starkey was born! In December I received the cutest Christmas present: SAGE!

2009: This was certainly a very busy and exciting year! Ashlea came home from Germany and was able to be here for all of the wedding festivities. I went to my first Celtics game with Sarah & Katie. I finished grad school! Liam Wild was born! Mike and I were married on July 25th! We went on a honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. We bought our first house (August 3rd)! I moved three times: Kittery to 40B apartment and finally into our new home in Scarborough. Went to Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun for the first time. Mike started working on finishing the basement. Nick came home from Iraq and both he and Ashlea were able to come home for the holidays. Mike and I enjoyed our first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together with our families.