Back again! (update part 1)

So, the intention of this blog was to write little notes every day every once in a while to document our life, starting right before we got married... Well, we see that lasted for a very short time. Life has been busy and a lot has happened, but I'd love to come back to the blog world and see if we can continue this now!

Happenings in the Jackson household over the past year:

I know it seems like a while back, but let's start with December, since that's where we left off. Here is our first little Christmas tree. We decided to buy a real one since we both grew up with real trees. Don't worry though, it's only about 4 feet tall... That's why it's on a coffee table!

Our ornament we bought in Asheville, NC on our honeymoon

 

January - Audrey and Dennis Greeson's wedding. Sorry, forgot my camera in the car during the wedding, so all I have is from the reception.

February - Cameron Park Zoo in Waco!

March - Eli got to go play paintball with some of his friends. He was in Heaven! The teenager inside of him definitely had a blast! I've played before, but this time I just played photographer.

Time for church softball! 

Spring Break in East Texas with my parents - PineyWoods Baptist Camp (sorry for all the photos...this could be a whole post in itself! The camp is gorgeous!)

Fishing:

Horses and a farmhouse:

Canoeing:

May - Camping at the lake for Eli's birthday

 (don't worry... I am wearing a shirt, the straps are just light!)

Ok, if you've made it to here, then you are either dedicated or stalking us... either way, we're glad to share what's been going on in our lives. More to come very soon!

Holidays

With this being our fist set of married holidays, we have been all over the place visiting every side of our families. For Thanksgiving, we went to see Elis family in Olney. The tradition goes, that the boys all go hunting and the girls all go shopping. Fair enough!

This year Eli shot the biggest doe he's ever shot AND his first grown buck! So proud of him! We didn't get a picture of his doe, but here is the mighty hunter and his buck!

 

  

Eli and his cousin Lance

All the boys and me!

I didn't get any other pictures, but we had such a good time with family.

One thing I really got excited about during the week was getting to cook alongside Eli's aunt (who, by the way, is a phenomenal cook!). She made everything for the week from scratch and it was all so good!

Next holiday on the calendar is Christmas with my family. I'll be sure to get good pictures!

Lately (long, picture-filled post!)

Well, it's been four months since we have a) gotten married b) written a decent post c) showed any pictures to tell about our life or d) all of the above.

Yes. Four months! I would make excuses and blame it on being busy, working from 7 am - 7 pm most days, cooking dinner most nights, being married, and yes, being busy again... but I shouldn't make excuses. I'll just update what I can!

In the past four months we have:

Gotten married!

Honeymooned

Moved into our cozy little apartment

Started school - I teach sixth grade math in a tiny district (more pictures soon!) and Eli is finishing up his last year at UMHB (hooray!)

Gone fishing

Spent time with Little Sister

Tailgated

Halloweened as Miss Congeniality (and Eric)

Lead at the youth Fall Retreat

And now, we're getting ready to spend our first holiday together (married). Every other year, Eli's family goes to his aunt and uncle's house for Thanksgiving. The boys hunt, the girls shop, and everyone eats. A lot. So that's where we're headed first!

I'll try to take good pictures and make this updating thing a regular happening!

Happy Thanksgiving!