Well ALOT has happened in our lives since the last update! Last weekend, Shawn, my mom and I flew to Chicago for two wedding showers up there. The first one was given by Shawn's mother's friends, Marge Galvin, Judy Wisnasky and Janet Christein. The second was given by Shawn's mother, Joyce. It was really fun to meet a lot of Shawn's family and friends that I had only heard about before. We had a lot of fun and got a lot of great gifts.
In other news, Shawn recently got a few great job offers, and thanks to Shawn's brother Scott, he has decided to accept a job working at Texas Instruments for a company called Harte Hanks in Dallas. So, as most of you know, Hurricane Ike dominated Houston yesterday, so me and Shawn came to Dallas a little early to look at apartments and thankfully missed most of the storm action. My parents and sister, however decided to ride out the storm and were left with no power. So they have driven up to Dallas as well. The plan is for Shawn to stay up here for the next month with his brother's family, while I stay in The Woodlands and continue to plan the wedding and save money. After we get back from our honeymoon, November 9th, We will both move into an apartment here in the Allen area near Dallas. So, today we are going to be doing most of our final apartment searching and hopefully will have a lease signed this weekend. As one of the apartment leasers said to us, we are facing a lot of "newness" in our lives. New job, new city, new apartment, new marriage!! Please pray for us that everything works out pretty easily and that we are able to stay in the will of God. Also, please keep Shawn in your prayers as he begins his new job at Texas Instruments. Also, Congratulations to my brother Cary and his wife Melissa who just recently gave birth to their third son- Carter David Yocum!!
Love,
Emily
Here are some pictures- Our flowergirls Anna and Juliana, Shawn and I at the first shower-
