New name, new town, new blog...

Well, I don't really have a new blog, but for those of you who frequently stop by STEPH'S ADVENTURES, I will be blogging more on Jeremy and I's site now! Just FYI to check our blog as well! 

Secret Santa exchange

So, I finally found my camera cord and got some pictures downloaded! Here are a few pictures from our Whitsbury Court Secret Santa exchange! We all had a blast buying very appropriate and "PURRFECT-inside-joke" gifts for each other!

Here are just a few of the gifts....

1st picture: Scott LOVES Olive Garden breadsticks and he got 30 of them as his gift! (That is how many you can buy for a mere $10!)

2nd picture: Derek is from Indiana and we have a little inside joke about the HOOSIERS!

3rd picture: After his beloved Marble Slab ice cream store shut down, I called and got the pictures that were hanging inside the store for Brandon! He was shocked, but very excited! (and they better be hanging up at the house when I come visit next!  haha!)

4th picture: Mike got a drinking hat...need I say more?! 

Maverick and Louie take on the beach

When I got back into FL today, it was 80 degrees out! A little different than the 20 degree weather that I had just experienced in KC! So, my brother and I took advantage of the beautiful weather and we took Maverick and Louie to the beach. It was so wonderful to see Maverick come alive and enjoy playing ball and running again. Him and Louie did not want to stop as they ran back and forth from the ocean chasing the tennis ball. What a fun time and a wonderful memory as this will more than likely be Maverick's last trip to the beach before we move back to the snowy Midwest. 

Our First Christmas!

Jeremy and I enjoyed our 1st Christmas together in KC this past week. We felt incredibly blessed to be together and to be able to spend time with our family. For more Christmas pictures, visit our blog; http://stephanieandjeremy.blogspot.com/. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a happy and healthy 2009!

The Elf and her reindeer

Aren't my little reindeer cute?!

It is so great to see Maverick happy in these pictures! He still has his good days and bad days, and I am very thankful for the happy moments. Unfortunately, the vet said this past week that the cancer is progressing and he is showing more apparent physical signs of that. But, we will certainly cherish the time that we have left with him, no matter how long that is. The vet said that we should be able to get through the holidays which is what we are hoping. 

Please continue to keep my baby boy in your prayers! 

Santa came to the YMCA!

....and I was the perfect ELF!

It was really fun to have Santa at the YMCA and I took my ELF responsibility very seriously! 

It was really funny though to see the kids walk in to see Santa and they were all wearing shorts and T-shirts! I remember that was strange in Arizona as well when everyone was wearing 

flip-flops in 80 degree weather! We had to put a fan near Santa because he was 

dying of heat in that suit! haha!

Top Story in STL news

Now that more details have surfaced, I want to share a very sad, scary, and unfortunate story and ask for prayer for my family. On Tuesday evening in STL, my stepdad's ex-wife was found murdered in her home. It is believed that she interrupted a robbery taking place inside her home around 4:00 in the afternoon. Thankfully my stepbrother and stepsister were not there too during the time of the crime, but my stepbrother was the one to find her. The story is making headlines in STL as more details have emerged. Please, please, please pray especially for my stepbrother and two stepsisters. I cannot imagine the pain and trauma they are going through and will go through due to their loss of their mother. It is so maddening to think of such a senseless act of violence. Thankfully the cops/crime unit have been working on this day and night since it happened and it has been reported that two arrests have been made. Hopefully they have found the right people and have gotten them off of the streets. Thank you for keeping this situation in your prayers.