With love, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Well that time of year has come, when one reflects on the many joys and challenges of the past year. The year 2011, while difficult for so many, has been a blessing for us. In January, Gerald had a successful surgery on his right kidney. Later, we both began the final process of applying to be foster parents, and of course the biggest news of all, our May 21, 2011 nuptials. Life has truly been grand and we feel so blessed by all that has happened. For pics and video, log onto www.weddingwire.com/GeraldandStephen. Following our Battle Creek ceremony, we went on a 10 day honeymoon which included stops in Hershey, PA., New Jersey and New York city, where we boarded a cruise ship for four days to Saint John’s, New Brunswick. Upon our return from the cruise, we continued our journey to Boston, where we got legally married, before heading off to Buffalo, NY before returning to Canada for a quick visit to Niagara Falls. It was an amazing venture to put it lightly.
Professionally, things are also going well for the two of us. Stephen started a new job as a database administrator, and also completed his first year of graduate school at Texas A&M with their online program for Statistics. It has been a difficult year, but one full of growth, rewards, and discovery.
Gerald is in his 8th year as the Director of Vocal Music at Kellogg Community College here in Battle Creek, MI, and loves the challenges and rewards it continues to bring. One of the upcoming highlights for 2012, will be a choral tour to Ireland with his choirs. This will be the school’s first international choral tour.
We are both looking forward to a major change in our lives with the addition of a foster child into our family. We’ve completed the paperwork to become foster parents, received our foster license and are now just awaiting on “the call” from the Department of Human Services with a placement. Once that happens, we’ll both be proud papas! We intend to give as much notification to you our friends, as possible, but keep in mind that we are required by law not to post any pictures or too much information online. So, no FB pics…Sorry! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers during this time of change!
Happy New Year!
Gerald & Stephen….& Buddy too!
