a bit of alison and tony

Here is a quick, albeit long, recap of what we were up to in 2008!

Tony and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary at the beginning of January.

We celebrated Tony’s 27th birthday in February!

My 27th birthday weekend in March was celebrated with family at my Uncle Tommy’s house up north. We skiied Schuss Mountain, sledded down the deck stairs, and enjoyed our time together.

My Yiayia and I took a very last minute trip to visit my Aunt Wendy and Uncle Billy in warm, sunny Florida in April. We spent a wonderful few days laying in the sun, walking on the beach, and spending time with my aunt and uncle.

Our beautiful neice, Ellyssa, was born in May on her parents 4 year anniversary! Tony and I first met her when she was just a couple hours old and fell in love with her instantly.

A few days later we had family over to celebrate Ellee’s homecoming.

Tony played with two different bands at the Grand Rapids arts festival in June. This was the beginning of many different gigs, including a small group leader’s celebration, a wedding, and an ex-prisoner’s retreat!

Tony was a groomsman in our friends Jeff and Jess’s wedding on June 13th. We had a great time celebrating with them!

During a bad storm that caused our power to go out in July, Tony created an alarm to let us know if the water in the sump pump gets dangerously high.

We also saw some amazing 4th of July fireworks in Grand Haven with Jen, Phil, and the kids. We decided next year we’ll try to camp in Grand Haven over the fourth of July to avoid the traffic after the fireworks, and because it would be fun!

We took a trip down to Marshall in August to attend an annual summer party hosted by Tony’s college friend Amy’s family. Tony was asked to sing a couple songs with the band!

After leaving Marshall we headed to Silver Lake to vacation with our extended family. We had a blast camping for the first time together. We went boating, climbed to the top of a very tall lighthouse, drove Jeeps on the dunes, rode bikes, and had some hilarious conversations around the campfire.

Over Labor Day weekend, Tony, Dana, and I spent a night with my Aunt Cinda and Uncle Kenny at Crystal Lakes. Tony and my Uncle Kenny spent a lot of time fishing, prompting Tony to buy his (our) own canoe a few weeks later.

We also enjoyed hosting family who came to visit and see our house for the first time.

We celebrated a beautiful fall day in October with Jen and Phil and the kids. We carved pumpkins and made fall-like soup and dessert.

In November we spent a fun filled day in Muskegon with Jen and Phil and Phil’s extended family. We took a walk through the woods, took a tractor ride, ate amazing caramel apples, the men did some shooting, and we cooked our dinner on the fire.

In November Tony had the opportunity to sing with the Grand Rapids Evangelical Choral Society. It was fun to see Tony performing, even if I did struggle to keep my eyes open during the concert :)

We traveled down to Kentucky to spend time with Tony’s family for Thanksgiving and had a wonderful time! Tony skillfully conquered the Gordion’s knot puzzle, impressing everyone.

In December we shoveled A TON of snow what seemed like a couple times a day! Tony perfected the art of making faux round ball soup, and we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family in Detroit.

We have been so blessed this year, and we looking foward to seeing what God has in store for us in 2009!

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