>Aaron has been working at Cat since February of this year. Thursday the company announced that they are laying off over 800 workers at the engine production plant. Unfortunately, this lay-off affects Aaron. February 23 will be his last day, and we've been a little stressed out but still at peace about our further job … Continue reading >Roll with the changes.

>About Honduras...We were gone for a week, August 5-12. We visited an orphanage in La Ceiba, which is right on the Caribbean coast. We were able to spend some very quality time with kids from ages 1 to 21. It was amazing, and hopefully we'll be able to afford to go back next year for … Continue reading >Honduras.

>Life has been busy, of course. Last Friday was my (Elizabeth's) last day working at Yankee Candle. I worked in my classroom this week getting everything cleaned out... I ended up with eight BOXES of junk. Not measly shoe boxes, mind you. Aaron came and helped me on Tuesday, which was awesome. I ended up … Continue reading

>Life has been stressful, wonderful, rewarding... all at once! The wedding and ceremony were beautiful and everything went smoothly. We were given a one-night-stay at Stoney Creek Inn in East Peoria from the ladies I work with in the church coffee shop. We were at the hotel by 3pm, and we went to dinner at … Continue reading >Life as newlyweds!

>For those of you who follow (not sure how many of you there are), lots of exciting things are happening in the next few weeks.Aaron and I signed our lease this weekend and we get keys on Friday the 9th. I'm moving in first, and I am excited to have my own space. My car … Continue reading

>Here you go with some updates... Aaron's full-time at Cat, now, with full benefits, paid vacation, all the goodies. We found an apartment in north Peoria, a great location for us since we still want to be able to easily visit our families but also need to be closer to our jobs.We don't want to … Continue reading >On my way…

>Um, wow. LOTS has changed since my last post. First of all, I'm home sick today from school and therefore I actually have TIME to post.Aaron's working in Mossville now, at CAT. He's making good money and I think he's enjoying what he's doing.I'm five weeks away from my last day of student teaching. We … Continue reading

>as always, things change constantly. that's the only immutable thing. in a few weeks, aaron will be looking for a new job; his internship with the church ends at the end of january. the great thing is that pastor has gotten it approved to have his car paid off (appx. $1500).i am student teaching next … Continue reading >only six and a half months!!

>aaron and i have been able to make some plans regarding our ceremony and reception... we want to buy a house instead of renting an apartment or house. we want our own place (we have TONS of furniture and just stuff that we need space for!) and we're going to stay in the area for … Continue reading >things are coming together…