No snow yet.....

Well...we have gotten a lot done the past few days.....I am officially Amanda Mae Dishmon! I got my military id....changed my name through social security.....and attempted to get a new Connecticut drivers license but we have to wait until Tuesday for that. We went to our little christmas party at Justin and Jen's house on Thursday night. It was a lot of fun. There were about 4 couples there. Yesterday we got cable......FINALLY! We spent the rest of yesterday shopping for christmas gifts for each other and a birthday present for Josh. Then last night we went on our first date as a married couple to celebrate Josh's 27th birthday. Today was a special day......one of my college friends Ashley Ray-Tondu came to visit us from Boston. She was our first house guest.....plus it was really exciting to get to see her again. I plan on going to stay with her for a few days when Josh leaves. It is only an hour and a half drive to her house. That is about it for us for now. Josh has duty tomorrow but should get singled up pretty early.....hopefully in enough time for us to go and try out this church that we want to see if we want to start attending. It is called Groton Heights Baptist Church. They also have a candle light service and caroling tomorrow night for christmas eve that we are going to go to.....it will make me feel like I am at home at the good ole LBC that I love so much with all my family and friends.....I'll just have to imagine that they are all there! Hope everyone has a great chrismas eve! We love ya'll!

Honeymoon!!!

Just thought I would post a few pictures of our honeymoon......for anyone who doesn't know we went on a carribean cruise leaving out of Ft. Lauderdale and stopping in key west, cozymel, grand cayman and montego bay, Jamaica. Hope everyone enjoys!!

Almost done....

Well....we have been really busy yesterday and today trying to get all the boxes unpacked and everything where we want it. Yesterday was our shopping day! We went to Bed Bath and Beyond and went on a shopping spree with all of our gift cards that we got at the wedding! It was really exciting....although it would have been more exciting to be at the mall on a shopping spree.....Josh wasn't much up for that idea! After we finished putting together all the stuff we bought we decided to relax and watch some movies.....but we couldn't seem to decide on one of the millions that we have so we went and rented Batman Returns and You, Me and Dupree....both good movies. Today was freezing so we decided not to go outside and stay in and get things done. We have all but 3 boxes in the 2nd bedroom unpacked and put away. The big thing now is getting things on the wall and getting those final things we need to complete our home! I took some pictures of the apartment but Josh said that I can only post pictures of the areas that are pretty much complete so that is why there are only pictures on the kitchen and the living/dining room. I hope you all enjoy. I will post more pictures as soon as the rooms pass Josh's approval....and you all thought I was the picky one! Haha! Oh...and don't mind the rabbit ears on the TV.....we don't have cable til this friday.....ask my parents and sister about the great channels we get with those things up there! Oh and before I forget.....Josh and I are going to a christmas party with a few couples from the boat and we are all suppose to bring something from our heritage so if anyone has any good ideas or recipes....send them my way!

On our own....

Well.....Its the beginning of true married life now! My parents and sister left yesterday morning to go back to Texas:( It was really sad and felt so weird all day! I still kinda feels like I'm up here visiting.....but with all my stuff. It hasn't set in yet that I'm not going back to Grandma's house to live! Things are coming right along with the decorating and unpacking! We took a quick day trip to New York City yesterday with Justin and Jen to see the christmas tree and look at the windows that were decorated at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Sak's! We got up early this morning and got Josh's hair cut and went on our first grocery shopping trip as a married couple! After shopping we came home and watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory......unpacked the study......I made dinner for us for the first time....(it was very exciting)......now we are unpacking some more.....well I was and now Josh is doing all the electronic crap! I promise to post more wedding....apartment......and New York pictures as soon as I figure out how to post them on here! I miss all of you soooo much! I'm ready for visitors anytime! Gotta go back and help Josh!