Jamie and John's Blog

John surprised me with a carving set and pumpkins yesterday! Look at our creations! Can you guess which one is John's and which one is mine??

We recently traveled to Centerville, Ohio to watch Jenny conduct as the Henry Clay High School Drum Major! Even though it was about 55 degrees outside, Jenny braved through wearing her beautiful dress- only a thin satin cape to keep warm. When I first met Jenny, she was a tiny 12 year-old girl in middle school. Things have really changed over the past few years. Jenny- you have become a beautiful, talented, young lady and leader. You were amazing out there! We are so proud of you!!

I am officially a teacher! I teach forensic science (grades 9-12) and integrated science (9th grade). So far everything is going great, I think. Who knows what the students are saying behind my back?? I am fresh out of school so I'm still in the mind set of "do what it takes to make the students learn" and less of the "get through this year/survival mode" which I'm told is sure to come. Hopefully I will get to create a class website soon. If anyone is interested, I will give a link and you can learn along with my students. Basic science, you may already know, but the forensics is actually really cool to learn about. I pretend to be an expert in class, but a lot of the case studies we are reading are new to me too. The dogs are doing great together, by the way. Jackson has warmed up to Abby and Abby has grown about 5lbs since we got her a month ago. She may out grow Jackson soon.. Life is busy here; I leave for work at 6:45am, John travel...

We had our honeymoon in the Dominican Republic! Check out some of our pictures! Click here .

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.