Nick and Maggie's Wedding

As most of you know, Michael and I went to KC this weekend to see Michael's brother Nick marry his beautiful fiance Maggie.  :)  It was a wonderful couple of days celebrating their new life together!  We are so excited for Nick and Maggie!  I'll let these pictures tell the rest of the story.  :)  I might have gone a little overboard on the pictures...  Just know that this is only 27 of the over 200 pictures I took!!

Rehearsal

Bridesmaids and Junior Groomsman (who kept the ring bearer and flower girl in order)

Maggie and her dad rehearsing

Giving away the bride

All done!

My studly hubby looking fantastic in his tux!!!

We celebrated our 2 year anniversary the weekend we were in KC for Nick and Maggie's wedding.

Groomsmen ready for pictures to begin

The bride and her bridesmaids (Can't wait to see the pictures of Nick and Maggie first seeing each other!!  We all had to leave for that part.)  ;)

Getting on the bus to go get pictures taken.

Beautiful bridesmaids

The man and woman of the day.  :)

Getting pictures taken.

The whole wedding party getting into place to have their pictures taken.

Very good looking group!!

My hubby!  I love him sooooo much!!!!

The bride and groom

The groom, his groomsmen, and the ushers

Everyone together

Some artsy wedding party shots

Looking good, guys!!

They were just glowing all day!  It was so fun to be a part of their special day!

Getting back on the bus for more pictures back at the church.

The bride and groom.  :)

Cropped a little to focus on Nick and Maggie

Doesn't he just look smitten with her?

The bride with the groomsmen

Maggie and her parents

Nick and his family

All of the wedding party!!

Gorgeous!

The ceremony, Nathan walking in.

The ceremony, Michael walking in.

Beautiful bridesmaids

Maggie and her dad walking down the aisle.

The ceremony

Michael had a great view of Maggie through the whole ceremony and said she was looking up at Nick all starry-eyed the whole time.  It's obvious they are very much in love!

The kiss!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Nick and Maggie Voss!!!

Cutting the cake

They did not smoosh it in each other's faces, but in this picture is looks like Maggie isn't so sure Nick isn't going to do it.  :)  He was nice, though.  Good job, Nick!

Maggie's 2 sisters were both her maid's of honor, so they gave a joint toast.  :)

Then, Garrett, Nick's best man, gave his toast.

And the final picture I took for the evening was Nick and Maggie's first dance as a married couple.  :)  Perfect.

Baked Chicken and Roasted Potatoes

i figured that now that i have a kitchen again, all of my appliances, and a dishwasher to help clean up the mess, i can cook again.  im very excited about it.  so today i thawed out some chicken breasts, cut up some potatoes, and added one of those seasoning packs from the store.  this seasoning packet had garlic, pepper, rosemary, and paprika.  i added olive oil and salt, threw it into a bag, and mixed.  then i added the chicken breasts, cut in half, about four ounces each, and the potatoes, cut into half inch pieces.  i tossed the chicken and potatoes into the bag and coated them with the olive oil and spice mixture.  i was very excited to find that the recipe on the spices was perferated and came out as a recipe card, especially since the dinner turned out so great.  im going to experiment some more with spices, because this was an excellent meal.  also, i hadnt made a lot of roasted potatoes before, but they are awesome.  if you want the full recipe, just give me a hollar.  love you all.

We Live In Wichita!!!

hello friends.  this is my second attempt to write this post and make it work.  just wanted to update you on our lives.  we made it to wichita safe and sound and we love it here.  we are slowly getting unpacked.  i will put pictures of the apartment up here on the blog as soon as we get internet access and i can use the computer.  the phone doesnt seem to want to upload pictures here.  harlee is enjoying her new home.  she has lots of new smells to check out.  she seems very confused by our bedroom window.  in our other apartment in our bedroom there was a balcony.  harlee seems to think that in our new apartment she should be able to go out the window.  hopefully she will get it figured out.  we are exploring wichita more and finding what all there is to do, its been a fun time.  will keep you posted about all the goings on as life gets more exciting.  love you all.  let us know if youre in town, we would love for you to come see our new place.

Interview in Burrton - How Did It Go???

well, ive had a lot of people asking me about the interview, so i decided instead of sending out fifty different texts, id just blog about it and you can all hear the same story.  my interview in burrton was yesterday at ten thirty.  for those of you who dont know burrton is about an hour north west of wichita between there and hutch, its east of newton and about an hour southwest of salina, basically the middle of nowhere.  it seems like it would be a really nice place to work.  its a small district with only one class at each grade level and those classes averaging around seventeen students per class.  they asked me a lot of question, four pages worth, about what i thought about teaching and what i would do in some different situations.  i feel really good about the interview.  i was comfortable with the people there and felt like they would welcome me into their school.  im glad i already have two years under my belt, i think those years have really helped shape who i am as a teacher and made me all the better.  they said they were going to finish up interviews this week, then by either friday of this week or tuesday of the following week they would be calling the candidates to let them know one way or another.  so keep your fingers crossed, keep praying, and keep sending those good thoughts my way.  while this isnt the ideal job because of the distance, the rest of the aspects of the job seem very good.  we will just have to wait and see what happens.  stay tuned, and i will keep you updated as i know more.  thanks guys.

2 Years Together! (...and final day in Manhattan)

Michael and I are celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary today!!  Hooray!!  No big plans, just enjoying our last little bit of time here in Manhattan.  We're going to finish up our packing today, then both of us are headed to Wichita tomorrow for my interview, then to get the moving truck and bring it back to Manhattan Thursday.  This morning we went to Panera for bagels and coffee for breakfast (we've been eating out more and more the last few days as we don't have any food here anymore!!), we sat around and chatted for a couple hours, it was a nice relaxing morning.  Then we went home and got Harlee and went to Pillsbury Crossing for what I assume will be the last time.  Then to the dog park.  Finally, we stopped at the Kansas State University sign to get another picture to go with our Manhattan collage.  Our evening will probably just be more packing, then going to bed early so we can get up early and drive to Wichita.  See you all soon!

Living room and dining room are looking very empty.

More and more boxes stacking up in the second bedroom.

Even our cluttered bedroom is looking empty.

Playing in the water at Pillsbury, before my shoe broke.

Harlee is a model.

It was a beautiful day out at Pillsbury!

Harlee was always on the lookout for a good stick.

Yummy!!

She would have just laid down and ate it, but she doesn't care to get her belly wet.

Tasty!  And with my new car, I can actually pull out into the water area!

Such a fun place to spend a summer day!

Another picture to add to our Manhattan collage.

We will miss you K-State.

Our Alma Mater.

Life Updates

i realized its been a few days since i posted, so here i am again.  michael and i are continuing to pack and are getting ready to move.  school ended friday, im pumped but also very exhausted.  glenn and linda came up today to get a couch for nathan and chelsey that michael and i found.  they also took us out to lunch.  thanks again, guys.  tomorrow if our anniversary, woohoooo, two years.  no plans yet.  my interview in burrton is on tuesday.  after my interview im going to help sis in her classroom the rest of the day tuesday and all day wednesday.  thursday we will bring the moving van to manhattan. we will do most of the moving van packing in the evening, the afternoon is too hot.  friday morning we will clean and check out of our manhattan apartment.  we will get to wichita around two or three friday afternoon.  we will unpack and try to get settled before we have to leave for kansas city for nick and maggies wedding.  it will be a busy couple weeks.  cant wait to relax.

Thursday, May 19

8:15 - Morning Work (Math Worksheet)
8:45 - PE
9:15 - Restroom Break
9:25 - Writing (Poetry)
10:15 - Wii Party!!
11:45 - Recess/Lunch
12:25 - Teacher Read Aloud
12:45 - Spelling Sentences
1:00 - Desk Clean Out/Pack Up
1:30 - Junk Food Party/Watch the movie "Sounder"
2:30 - Recess
2:45 - Restroom Break
3:00 - Computer Lab
3:40 - Go Home

It's a good day to be in Mrs. Voss' 4th grade class.  :)

2.5 days left!!!

Just wanted to alert you all to the countdown...  There are only 2.5 days left of school!!

(In other countdowns....)
6 days until our anniversary!
10 days until we move to Wichita!
16 days until we head to Kansas City for the wedding/vacation!
17 days until Nick and Maggie's wedding!
29 days until Sis's birthday!
7.5 weeks until Sis and Adam's anniversary!

That's about all going on right now. :)  Love you all!!

Job Interview - Burrton

Hello loved ones!!  I have some exciting news!  I have a job interview next week!!!  It's in the Burrton School District, USD 369.  This is an hour away from our apartment according to GoogleMaps.  While the drive is not ideal, I'm not really in a position to turn down an interview as Michael and I are both currently without jobs for next year.  So please pray my interview goes well and that more interview opportunities come up that are a little closer to home.  :)