Baby Shower on July 9, 2011

   I am so very thankful for God's gift of amazing friendships.  And, I am thankful for these ladies who held a baby shower for us this past weekend.  Here are a few pictures of the event:

Ladies of Parkwood Community Church 
(and funny that the two ladies holding newborns are not the mothers :)

One of the few pictures where I am actually looking at the camera

Photos from June 2011

I have not taken many pictures of my ever-changing belly during pregnancy.  But here are a few.
    These are from a Sunday in June before church:

    
     And, here is one from mid-June when Tom and I went to a Cub's game with Fletcher and Mary Elizabeth Maynard (she is due in mid-September).

How it all began

Catching you up on how we got to where we are now...
* April 19, 2008 - first matched on eHarmony.com



(www.eharmony.com - if you are single, give it a try.  We are proof that it can work)

  * May 2, 2008 - first email from Tom to Carole
     "Carole  - I want you to know that your answers have definitely been some of the most interesting and inspiring ones that I have read on eharmony or for that matter anywhere in a long time. Do I understand you correctly, are you in China right now and not in Georgia? ...."


* June 8, 2008 - first phone conversation


We become very thankful for the world off Skype.  http://www.skype.com/

 * July 11, 2008 - Carole travels to Chicago to meet Tom
    On the agenda:  Lots of talking, Giordanno's pizza (Carole's first of many chicago pizzas), the Baha'i temple, the musical - Wicked, church at Parkwood Community Church, Josh Sato telling Carole she shouldn't let this one go, fun Sunday afternoon of tennis, birthday dinner for Eury Choi

    
* August 8, 2008 - Tom travels to Georgia

* August 20, 2008 - Carole returns to China

* October 15, 2008 - Carole back to USA for a week.  Tom & Carole attend a Family Life Conference in Colorado.

* December 13, 2008 - Carole leaves China and moves back to USA
* January 16, 2009 - Carole moves to Chicago, IL

--------------------- LONG WAIT :) ----------------------


* April 17, 2010 - Tom proposed and Carole says YES!


Chicago Botanical Gardens



* August 28, 2010 - Tom and Carole are married at Epworth By The Sea, St. Simons Island, GA

New to Blogging

I am trying to get things ready so that we can show off our precious baby girl when she arrives.  And, I love visiting the blogs of several of our friends, so I thought I would give this a try. 
So, here's to seeing how this goes!