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.

PRAYER

This is definitely a time to get down on our hands and knees and pray. We have a failing economy, a new and upcoming presidency, people addicted to drugs, lives cut short, and more and more people wrapped up in buying the biggest and best Christmas gifts rather than take time to understand and cherish the real meaning of the season. Where is God in all of this? Many people often wonder about this and even make this particular statement. God IS in all of this and even though it may be hard to understand why certain things happen, we know that God is faithful and just to those who believe in Him and will pray to Him in accordance to His will. Sorry to sound all preachy but I am writing this here as a reminder for myself as well. It is so easy to get caught up in life and then something bad happens and we are like, "What the heck?!!!" Unfortunately I was unable to attend my church service this past weekend, so I went online this evening to our internet campus. Ironically, Pastor Craig is in a new series called PRAYER. If you have ever wondered about unanswered prayers and have asked yourself, "Where is God in all of this?" you may want to check out this series, especially tonight's message. Go to www.lifechurch.tv and experience it for yourself. 

Memories in pictures....

We have so many fun pictures to share from our wedding, and they are just Kodak shots that my friend took with my camera! We still have about 700 professional photos to view that our photographer took! To see all of our personal pictures you will have to go to Jeremy and I's blog at: 

http://stephanieandjeremy.blogspot.com/

It took me awhile to upload them so I figured I would just put them on one site! Hope you all are having a great week! Oh, and if you need our new home address, please email me, I do not want to put it on the internet! 

Thanks! :)

Mrs. Stephanie Dulin!

Well, even though it is not legal yet (I still have to go and get my name changed officially), Jeremy and I's wedding was this past weekend and we were blessed with an incredible day! If I tried and share every detail about our wonderful wedding weekend it would take forever so here are just some highlights........

mom dancing on stage. a hilarious comic. great food. the most amazing wedding party. snow. snow. snow. a first dance to remember. personal message and ceremony. an amazing tribute DVD. wonderful photographer. laughs. love. lots of kisses. a little family drama. a fun limo ride. beautiful wedding colors. a blessed day. 

I will share pictures soon! For all of you who were able to attend, thank you for being there to celebrate our special day!