OUR BRAND NEW HOME!

The day after we got home from ANTIGUA we closed on our brand new house! We absolutely love it! It's been's a lot of work moving in (even though we had movers) and decorating, but it's been fun! I'll be getting some more pictures of the inside, but here's one to get started. The rest will come soon! We can't wait to have the housewarming party...when Durbin has a day off:))!!

ANTIGUA

Durbin and I went to Antigua for 2 weeks on a "Last Vacation/13th month anniversary trip!:)" We decided to bring Pat the first week for extra entertainment and had an absolute blast. We stayed at Sandals and although it was a beautiful beach, I would never recommend any Sandals. Thank God it was all inclusive!
Nevertheless, we had a great time!!! We managed to hit the casino 12 of the nights as well as the Cricketer's Pub for some purely amusing Karaoke! We met a ton of couples either on vacation or honeymooning! We can't wait for them all to come visit! Here's a few pictures for everyone and we hope to see our vacation buddy's soon!

The General

On Saturday, Durbin and I attended the General's farewell party! It was one of the those "must attend" events and we are so happy went went! It was a great time and we all definitely had some laughs from those who gave toasts to the General! Here are just a few pictures from the evening!

My in-laws

Col. Boening, Stephanie and I

I Love HOWIE!!!

Last weekend my Sorority sister, Dixie, came in town for work! Since she has a great job working for Epic Records, she invited us to meet Howie Day and watch the show. He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, not to mention he is unbelieveably talented. Here are just a few pics from the night! It was so much fun....Thanks Dixie!

How warming up

Howie, Dixie & I

Howie, Durbin & I

Howie & I...of course

Dixie & I...end of the night!

Our First Year of Marriage!

Durbin & I can't believe it's already been a year! We've had the most wonderful time just trying to get used to being married....it's actually fun! Although we haven't even picked out our pictures for the album yet, we have some from our friends to just remember our special day. We wanted to thank my parents for the most amazing wedding....and stressfree! We couldn't have asked for more. Oh, as many of you know, our wedding was in The Ladue News a while back. Well, as of tomorrow, it will be in Season's Magazine. You can always log onto www.seasonsmagazine.com and click on "in this issue" at the top. Then click on "26 St. Louis Weddings" on the left hand side. To make it easier, you can always just scroll to page 45!

Thanks again Mom & Dad....we love you!

DIAMONDS for our 1 year!

I was totally surprised when Durbin gave me more diamonds for our 1 year anniversary. I thought Vegas was going to be so wonderful and before we left he gave me the most beautiful 3 diamond necklace to wear while we were there. There's not much more of me left to cover:) He's covered by ears, neck, wrist, and hands! It's hard to see but it's three 1 ct diamonds standing for the past, future, and present! Thank you Durbin!

VEGAS Anniversary Weekend

For our 1 year anniversary, I surprised Durbin with a weekend in Vegas at the Bellagio. This is part one of our celebration since next month we're going to Antigua for 2 weeks to continue the celebration! Well, Vegas was amazing! We had an absolute blast. Although we spent most of our time gamling, we did find some time to visit Old Vegas down on Freemont street as well as The Little White Wedding Chapel to attempt to renew our vows:) Elvis was sleeping at 4am so we didn't get to see him:) We had such a great time meeting everyone from Canada to North Carolina to LA! It's definitely a great thing to leave Vegas a winner! We only took about 50 pictures, but here's a few of our favorites! Happy Anniversary Durbin!

BINION'S...Old Vegas

Bellagio Blackjack!!

The Venetian Lobby

A Blue Man!:)

The Venetian

Old Vegas

Old Vegas at 4:30am!

A Little White Wedding Chapel in Old Vegas! Elvis lives here!

The watershow at the Bellagio

The Olive, a restaurant overlooking the watershow

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY....VEGAS THAN ANTIGUA

We can't believe we've been married for almost a year! Time has flown by so quickly! Although we're going to Antigua for two weeks next month, I wanted to surprise Durbin with a little quick getaway on our actual anniversary weekend! So....I thought the Bellagio in Vegas would be a nice last minute trip. We're leaving next friday and will hopefully return with lots of money:) We're hoping for great luck and a nice stroll through that Elvis Wedding Chapel. There's nothing better than renewing your wedding vows in a Vegas Chapel, right?

It should all be quite entertaining!

Dr. Durbin....Stayin' in St. Louis

Well, Durbin and I would just like to thank all of our friends and family for their continued support through the waiting period for Durbin's Residency!!! We are so happy to say that we will be STAYING in St. Louis!!

As a 2nd part of our 1 year and a "last vacation" for a while we are headed to Anitgua for 2 weeks coming up in May. It should be a blast!
So, before we have to grow up, he's to one last "adventure!!":)

St. Pat's Day

Durbin, Cory, Staci, Tom and a few others decided to celebrate our Nationality! Whether we're all Irish, we celebrated! We didn't take a whole lot of pictures, but here are a few from our extravaganza!

Durbin, Corey and I

Durbin & I

Durbin & I

Staci & I