Nick & Nicole's wedding!

We came back to CA to celebrate another beautiful wedding with our friends! We had lots of fun and miss you guys tons. Now, you guys need to start planning your trips to come see us!

Our First Anniversary

Aaron went ALL out and surprised me with a chauffeured tour of the Texas wine country and a picnic that recreated our wedding day on our lot where we're building our new home! It was so sweet and thoughtful and we had a very special day. Thanks for all our friends and family who thought about us on our anniversary.

Lucy is enjoying summer

Jeff and Melissa's Wedding (& my b-day!!)

Went home the weekend of 6/15-6/18 to attend the beautiful wedding of Jeff and Melissa. Everything turned out perfect and you could really tell that the bride had thought of every last detail. Melissa looked stunning and I was so excited that my wedding veil got to make a second appearance! Jeff also looked good with his pretty spray tan! It was a perfect day and I know that they will continue to share the amazing love they felt that day, everyday for the rest of their lives! awwww.... :)

We bought a house!!

Yaaay! We contracted on a house with Plantation Homes in the Belcara section of Steiner Ranch. The lot has a nice view and is only 11 houses down from the new community center with olympic size pool, kiddie pool, club house, soccer, baseball, tennis, and basketball fields. We are very excited!! Here are some pics of the lot and our view...

Steiner Ranch

We have always loved the master planned community called Steiner Ranch. It is really perfect for families and has 3 schools, community centers, and a private boat ramp, day docks for your boat. It is surrounded by "Lake Austin" (the Colorado River) and right across from Lake Travis. We love all the nature trails and the canyon views! We hope to buy a house in here soon!

Visit from Uncle Neal, Ray, Rianne & Janeal

Over Memorial Day weekend my family came out and we had tons of fun seeing the sights and enjoying great food! Thanks so much for coming to visit. We loved having ya'll here and hope that we convinced you to move here! Haha...
PS. Happy Birthdays Uncle Neal & Ray! :)

Aaron's New Job! :)

After evaluating all of his options, Aaron has decided to take a position at MORGAN STANLEY!! He is excited about the new venture and I know he is going to do great things with the company and of course for his clients. Aaron is working in downtown Austin at the Frost Bank Building...the coolest lookin' building in downtown!

Enjoying Austin

Austin has so much to do and we're trying to get out and see and do as much as we can this month. We've been out to eat a lot--finding lots of good restaurants (!!) and enjoyed a hike along barton creek and the view from Mt. Bonnel. We've also explored the night life on 6th which is a lot of fun!

Our new little baby!

After lots of research we found a great breeder here in Austin and we bought a sweet little Old English Bulldogge from www.lonestarbulldogges.com. We named her Lucy and she is such a good puppy! She is sure to be spoiled rotten :) Our family is growing...