I'm still here

Hello blog world. I thought I would do a little post here to let everyone know I am still around and still trying to stay updated on everyone's lives. I think I just went so long without blogging that it seemed hard to start it up again.

Anyway, my laptop died a while back, so I haven't had one place to store photos, so that's my excuse. Although I haven't been taking as many photos as I usually do anyway. I will start storing pics on John's laptop after we get married and start sharing everything. :-)

So just a quick list of things we've been up to this summer so far, more pics maybe to follow:

-fun trip to Vancouver, WA the first of May to visit John's sister, Keri and her family and to be there for our niece Amy's baptism.

Oregon/Washington Coast

-my job at Deer Valley ended in June, and I was sad. I miss all of my great co-workers and the sweet babies I was watching every day. I'm currently looking for a nanny job in Massachusetts.

-John and I are planning to move to MA. For reals. Plans are being made and we will leave Sept. 1st for this grand adventure!

-I turned 30. It was rather uneventful, but a fun weekend with friends and family.

With Carly, Linda, and Alisha on my birthday

-John is working like crazy but loving his current project and happy to only have to travel to CA instead of Amsterdam.

-wedding plans are coming along great. Everything is pretty much done, yay!

-we had a busy July full of fun family time, fireworks, and a quick trip to Boston (work meetings for John and checking out neighborhoods we want to live in and checking out the city for me/both of us).

-I got bridal photos taken, but I will not post any for now because John doesn't want to see my dress before our wedding day. If you want to see them, search "Jessica Janae Photography" on Facebook to check out a few samples, just don't share with John. :-)

-Sadly, my Uncle Les passed away this last weekend-he had a heart attack while competing in a triathlon. It was sudden and has been a heartbreaking loss for our extended family. Please keep the Chariton family in your thoughts and prayers.

Things to look forward to this month:

-My bachelorette party in Vegas this weekend with my best girls.
-My cousin Brian's wedding next week and seeing a lot of my family.
-Wedding showers and wedding prep
-Packing and getting ready to move
-Getting married to my best friend and the love of my life in just 18 days!

Our engagement photo :-)