Reminder to Self

This time of the year is one of my favorites. The atmosphere, decorations, and joy that seem to eminate from every person you interact with. I know I tend to get lost in the shopping, travel, and busyness, but this year I would like to remember the real reason for this time of the year: Jesus Christ. He was sent to this world as a tiny baby and born in the most lowly of places. God sent His son, His own flesh and blood, to the world to become the greatest sacrifice possible. This year, I want to remember what the true meaning and purpose of Christmas is: to honor and remember that God gave so much for me and I need to be joyful and remind myself how blessed I truly am.

Merry Christmas to each of you! Be joyful in the stress and remember there is peace to be found.

Love,
Jackie

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello people! I am awful at updating but I wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hope that food, friends, and festivities are wonderful :) Let the holiday season begin!

A Day of Pumpkins

We spent Saturday with a group of friends picking the perfect pumpkins and carving them. It was a wonderful reminder of how blessed we are to have these crazy, wonderful people in our lives. Enjoy a snapshot of our day!

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch! 

Us at the patch

Marty & Liz trying to choose the perfect pumpkin

Zoe petting the goats

Jen feeding the goats

Let's get this carving party started :)

Zoe & Micah getting started

Brittany, Liz, & David digging in

Yang, Jeff, Jen, & Marty starting the process

My perfect pumpkin :)

The "Clean Up" Process 

David's final product

My final product :) 

Up up and away

Hello friends & family-

Just wanted to say hey to all of you and let you know David and I are headed to Mexico for 10 days to celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary. See you all later! (with pictures of course)

The Burns'

Wine Tasting In Santa Barbara

Here are some photos from our couples weekend away. It was a great time and I learned a lot about wines and what to look for/what I enjoy:

Carter, Zoe, Myself, and David in Santa Barbara

Our hotel (Parkside Inn)

Zoe & Carter @ Presidio's tasting room

David & I 

All of us @ Presidio

In front of the windmill in Solvang

Ostrich Land on our way out of Solvang

Us with the scary, huge ostriches (we were both a little intimidated)

The bus tour we took wine tasting

Our first winery of the day (and my favorite)

@ Roblar (the 2nd winery of the day)

My attempt at being artistic :)

@ the last winery of the day, Shoestring (2nd favorite)
Somehow we didn't get any pictures at the 3rd winery, Folley

Oops...

I know I said I was going to keep up on my blog, well that has failed miserably. I want to keep people up-to-date on David and my life, but it's so hard to stay motivated to come up with interesting and read-worthy things or not make people snore about how normal our lives are :)

I promise to try and keep this blog moving along with updates. I know I want to do this, it's just hard to not let it fall by the wayside like other things in my life. So stay tuned...there's more to come.

Happy Birthday To Me :)

Yesterday was my 24th birthday and it was terrific! I want to thank everyone for making my day special and making me feel important. Thanks again family and friends.

Much love,
Jackie

SURPRISE!!!

Yang's birthday was this past week and we threw a surprise party for him. The ladies set up stuff at a park and then the guys brought Yang there on the pretense that he was attending a concert...low and behold, he was not :) Then we headed to an all-you-can eat Brazilian restaurant in Beverly Hills called Fogo de Chao. It was a wonderful evening :)

David & I at the apartment getting ready to head over to Zoe's to meet up with everyone.

Setting up at the park

Liz & I 

The Ladies (Jen, Zoe, Liz, & I)

The guys heading our way (Yang was clueless)

Happy Birthday Yang!

The Men (David, Yang, Marty, & Carter)

The Restaurant (YUM!)

Our Group

So much food :)

Liz & Marty

Jen & Yang

Zoe & Carter

David & I 

Yang's Birthday Dessert

Hello There

Hello dear friends & family,

David has encouraged me to create a blog to keep everyone up to date on our lives and what is happening. Today's post is just going to be a welcome for myself and you. I hope you check back to see the developments in our lives.

Much Love,
The Burns'