Time Again

Wow its been over 2 years since I have posted anything! I am terrible at this!

Well I figure its time to start again. An update:

We have been married now for 2 1/2 years. We are due to have our first Child mid-October 2012. We are super excited! We find out hopefully on June 12 if it is a boy or girl!

We will share with everyone the gender but will keep the name a surprise!

We are hoping to buy my parents house this fall. We tried last fall but I hadn't been in my job long enough. I work at a local bank as a teller. I have been there for almost 1 1/2 years now.

Troy graduated from NIU one year ago! He is working as a Quality Assurance Tester for an outreach of NIU, IIRC(Illinois Interactive Report Card).

We are excited about the new things happening in our lives! The last year definitely brought some hard times and changes but God is faithful in all things!

I look forward to trying to keep up with this as the summer starts and as we plan for our baby!

Cooking/Baking

So those of you who know me know that i love to bake and cook. That has been a fun side of marriage! i love cooking dinner and such for me and my hubby. I just recently got to by a Kitchen Aid mixer which makes baking a lot easier :-)

Here are a couple meals i have cook since the new year...(sorry pictures are kinda blurry)

Venison Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans & Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Lemon Basil Pork Chops, Yellow Rice & Salad


Usually we have spaghetti, and sloppy joes at least every other week. Sometime soon i'll post my recipe for the sloppy joes. I'll try to post recipes and pictures as i make meals!

I made Chili this weekend as well as Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, & Snicker doodles.
Yummy yummy! :-)

Headed Out

Troy and I leave around lunch today to head to Grand Rapids, MI. My brother and his family lives there. We will spend a few days with them before heading up to New Era, MI to spend a couple days with friends.

The weather is suppose to be nasty here, they are calling for ice. Please pray for safety as we have a 4 hour drive ahead of us...at least normally its 4 hours we will see how long it takes us today.

Have a Merry Christmas!!

Wedding Bliss

So the day finally came....this past Saturday November 14, 2009 i married my best friend!! It was a beautiful wedding. Our friend Lynn and my mom did a wonderful job decorating the auditorium and the chapel. What sweet memories we have!




It was fun to open all of our gifts but now where to put everything :-)

Troy is going hunting this weekend with the guys in his family so i am going to get started on putting things away and organizing the house! I love being married especially being able to spend every moment with the man i love! No more having to say good bye at night!



Once we have things organized I'll post some pictures of our little house!

signing off for now.....

Jessica Harkness :-D