Updates :)

     We are officially in Maryland and have been for 2 months and some days. Our little apartment is very quaint, sitting above a boutique and a coffee shop. But when I say little....I mean tiny. That and we have a lot of stuff. We literally unpacked and then packed up a good 7 boxes to take to goodwill- including our couch because it wouldn't fit!!! My Mom LOVINGLY drove across the country with us- we were in the moving truck and my Mom braved our cats in my car. It was a rocky trip to start but, HEY- we got here! My Mom is amazing. She helped us unpack and made the transition from being around all our family to being hours away from anyone we know! We are lucky that my Uncle Jon and Sheba live about 2 hours away and my Aunt Kimmie and Ron, Grandma Judy and Grandad live about 4-5 hours away and my Grandad's cousin (I'm not sure what she would be called in relation to me) and her husband live about an hour away from us. We met with them for dinner for the first time since I was (4-6?) and had a really good time. It's nice to know that there is family near by and we do have geographically close support!
    So we live in a really small town. It's a farming town and we are pretty much near the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay (we've visited both and LOVE being near the water!) It's about an hour drive in either direction. John went to a workshop in June where he met about 12 of the 30-something students that will be in all of his courses for the 3 years he's in school. It was definitely worth the time and money as he had the opportunity to get a good review and get a taste of what it's like to work with a cadaver (feeling queazy). He would come home and just smell gross. But, he got used to it (mostly) and is absolutely stoked about starting his courses. He begins August 20th. :) I am SO proud of him and excited (and a little sad because I'll be seeing a lot less of my amazing husband). It will all be worth the hard work and effort in the end!!!
    Seeing that we are in a small area, jobs are really tough to come by. I've been starting to wish I had majored in something more 'professional' as I call it. A major that had a direct occupation vs. Human Development where you can basically do anything but are not qualified to do anything. I've resorted to applying to retail jobs in the mean time (and I have one! It's 10hrs a week but, it's a start) and have been getting those fun rejection notices left and right. I'm not qualified to be an Office Administrator OR an employee at Target. Hmmm....something seems wrong here. Anyways, the talk of me going back to school has come up here and there but, it will just have to wait until John is done. :) Mostly because I'm pregnant!
     I figure close friends and family are the only people who really read this (and I'm not posting on facebook yet...if at all) so, who cares if it's too early to tell people- WE ARE EXCITED! Little baby is 8 weeks 5 days along and is due March 10, 2013! We had our first Dr. appointment on the 31st and got to hear the baby's heartbeat and the Dr. bumped it with the ultrasound piece and made it wiggle. In the picture you can see the little arm bud and the two little legs and the heart. AMAZING! A big concern of mine was miscarriage but, the Dr. said it goes down from a 15-25% chance to a 3% chance once you hear the heartbeat and it's strong. My heart is all a flutter and John and I could not be any happier! This wasn't exactly planned seeing as it's really bad timing (we had just decided to wait a year or so) but, like they always say, "no one is every fully prepared to have a child." I'm SO excited to get over the first trimester "hump" and be open about it. So far the only symptom that is pretty much continuous is fatigue. The kind of tiredness that makes your eyes heavy and your body totally limp. I hear it goes away and comes back during the 3rd trimester. Nausea comes and goes but, I haven't gotten sick yet!
     That's the news we have so far! I'll start posting pictures when the news can be freely spread :) Here is a little bit of our wedding- what an amazing, perfect day!