Jamie and John's Blog

Meet Abby! She is 4 months old, about 20lbs, and sweet as pie. She likes to chew on rawhide, snuggling, and is desperately trying to make best friends with her big brother, Jackson. She has big shoes to fill but we are confident that she is the perfect addition to our new family! We can't wait for you to meet her!

Dominican Republic was a perfect place to honeymoon! We had the best time at the beach in hotel Riu Taino . We spent most of our time soaking up the sun and watching the waves. John took a stab at wind surfing, we both went kayaking and one of us got pretty tan ;) Some of the natives make a living by climbing the palm trees, knocking out the coconuts and selling them as (warm) drinks to people on the beach. We decided to buy one and it was actually really good!! We thought it was a good time to snap a picture. By the way, yes, I did cut off all my hair. It was the most convenient beach hair cut ever! I love it!

It's official! We are married! Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gillispie. We have finally settled into our new house with new dishes, cookware, fresh sheets and towels- Thank you for the gifts, we love them! We are anxious to have guests and explore Cincinnati, so give us a call if you are coming our way. I posted a picture from our wedding at the bottom of the blog. There will be many more later, and we will update our slide show. We thought our wedding was perfect and we couldn't be happier. Thanks to all those who attended and made our special day even better. Check out Jaclyn Johnson photography if you get the chance, she has our picture posted with a congrats.

Less than two weeks until our wedding day! We are getting very excited about seeing everything put together. I dragged John out to get our marriage license yesterday ;) We have been busy trying to organize our new house and get wedding arrangements secured. Engagement pictures should be posted soon! Also-keep an eye out for our wedding announcement in the paper. It will probably be announced the Sunday after our wedding :) :) :) Can't wait for the big day !

John has officially started working at Momentum as the campus ambassador to UK, Ohio State, and Kent State Universities. Our new house is only about 5 minutes from his new office! He will go to Atlanta for official training in a few weeks. After that, be sure to hit him up for free Coke. I will be teaching freshman Biology at Conner High School next year. I just got the offer today and we are very relieved to know that we both have found good jobs for next year! We are looking forward to not being students (finally!) and beginning our new lives together. Wedding is only 5 weeks away!!

We went up north yesterday for the third time and finally settled on a place. Check out some pics of our new house .

That's right.. we both have our Master's now! 6 years of dating and 6 years of college-not sure which is more impressive! Sunday is Graduation day and will mark John's masters in communication as well as my masters in secondary science education!! John will begin his job in Cincinnati June 2nd! We are looking for a place to live, planning a wedding and searching for a teaching job. I had an interview yesterday and hopefully I will know something in a few weeks. Finding a place to live is not easy when you don't know your way around.. our life together is going to be an adventure! As far as wedding plans go- Church/pastor: check Dress: check (and it is beautiful!) reception: check photographer: check Florist: check DJ: check Invitations: check To do list: Send out wedding invitations Get married Live happily ever after.