Christmas Comes Early

Christmas came early at the Rice residence this year. After hearing that our plans for our anniversary got canceled we decided to cheer each other up by opening our presents early. It was fun but everyone is saying that we are silly for not waiting. We just couldn't.

I bought Joo Lin a new watch. She loves it. She is randomly telling me the time throughout the day. It's extremely cute when she does it! She also got some cool socks, she loves socks. I also got her the game Apple's to Apple's. She also got that for me but it was for my stocking so I hadn't unwrapped it yet. We both got a good laugh about that. Don't worry, it wasn't a laughing fit.

I will let her tell everyone what she got me. I am trying to have her make more entries in our blog so I will give her the assignment of writing about what she got me. She also has one more writing assignment too, it's about Jasmine :(

Well, I wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. Merry Christmas everyone!

1st Anniversary

We had our anniversary this past weekend. I had a wonderful weekend lined up for the two of us but we ran into some bad luck. I got a call Saturday morning after running some errands from the Hotel in Seaside and they said that they informed us that they still didn't have power because of the Great Wind/Blackout Storm of 2006. Since they didn't have power, they canceled our reservations. I broke the news to Joo Lin and we decided to stay home and had a relaxing weekend.

I had planned to take Joo Lin up to Astoria for the day and we were going to take part in a "Goonies" tour that I had put together. I found a couple of websites that said where everything was and I was going to go off of that for our tour. We were also going to see places from "Kindergarten Cop", "Short Circuit", "Free Willy", and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III". It would have been awesome!!!

Hopefully when the weather clears up we can take a trip out to Astoria and hang out in the Goon docks together.

Wedding Website

We slacked off on the wedding website but it's up and running again with some new additions. The website will soon have some pictures from the wedding and also some pictures from the honeymoon. So please check it out if you get a free minute. Our family would really appreciate it.

If you forgot where the wedding website was, it can be found at
http://www.kelleyandjoolinforever.com/

The Great Wind / Blackout Storm of December 2006

Oh, the drama! Windy and rainy yesterday, we knew it was coming... total blackness. Around 7:00 pm in our little area of Corvallis, with Kelley in his office and me in the living room, it happened. All power went out. I called for Kelley; he found the flashlight and came to find me. We lit all our candles and... realized we were hungry. So off we went to find food. We thought the other side of Corvallis or Philomath might have somewhere up and running. Nope, everywhere was pitch black. There were limbs, trees, and signs down. Back home Kelley thought of the great idea to use our propane BBQ to cook up some chicken. So, don't worry - we didn't starve :) While we ate chicken, we played the game of Life and had a grand old time.

Sometimes I tend to have laughing fits. Kelley times them, silly guy! Somehow Kelley brought up the idea to take a photo of the "great wind storm / blackout of 2006" and said it would be a black photo. It apparently hit my funny spot because I laughed hysterically. I could picture it in my head and it was the funniest thing ever. Oh, the silly times we have.

Christmas at the Rice's

Joo Lin and I went to a U-cut Christmas Tree farm on Saturday and we picked out and cut down the perfect Christmas tree for our family. It barely stands 5 feet tall, so it is a cute little Christmas tree.

We decorated it with our red and silver ornaments and we added a few touches of our own. We purchased a Disneyland ornament on our honeymoon with the intention of having it on our tree so that we could remember our trip each year.

That was the first ornament that we put on. Also notice that there are presents under the tree. They are all for Joo Lin. I don't think I was good this past year.

December 17th 2006

So it has almost been a year since we got married. How the time flies.

Joo Lin and I have decided that we need to get our blog back up-to-date because we want people to know how we have been and this is the easiest way to accomplish this.

Joo Lin's favorite thing to do these days is read other family's blogs, so that is the motivation behind this.

So please be patient with us and check back often for more updates.

205 days!!

Well, they say the first 205 days are the roughest but if you can make it past those you will make it forever. Ok, maybe i made up that saying but I thought that it would be funny to say.

Joo Lin and I just got back from North Bend. I took her to my ten year reunion and showed her of to all the old friends. I think everyone thought that she was adorable and cute!

I have been told by many that I need to update some photos so I will be posting some in the near future.

Kelley

Honeymoon Candids

Temple Pictures

Here are some cute pictures that everyone might like to see. There will be more coming soon.

Wedding DVD

I just received an email from Aunt Bubbs and the DVD of the video of the wedding weekend is on its way to my mother. If you would like a copy of this please email me at J.Kelley.Rice@gmail.com and I will get one sent out to you once I receive them. She said that it turned out really cute and I can not wait to see it. Thanks for all your hard work Aunt Bubbs for making our weekend special.

I am planning on compiling another CD/Dvd of all the pictures that I have and have gotten from others and I will include that once it is finished.

Disneyland

Here is another picture that everyone might like. It is from Disneyland.

Enjoy

We're Back!

We made it home safely from our honeymoon extravaganza. We nearly ran into Santa on our way home Christmas Eve. Luckily our pilot was experienced at dodging reindeer from past experiences.

Here is a picture from our honeymoon. Don't worry, It is G rated.

1 MORE DAY!

16 hours and 45 minutes till I am married! How cool is that? I never thought that this day would come but I guess it is coming quicker than I thought.

Things are going smoothly so far. We have our rehearsal dinner tonight and that should be a great time had by all.

I picked up my tux yesterday and, Dang I look hot it in. Hopefully it still fits tomorrow.

This will be my last post until after the honeymoon. Hopefully I survive.

Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party was a success. No one went to jail and no one froze to death at the game. Thanks for everyone who made it to this event and sharing a special day with me. It was awesome.

Temple Endowments

Joo Lin and I had a wonderful time at the temple this past Saturday. It was an amazing session at the temple and we thank everyone who made it out to the temple to be with us on this special day. Thanks!

5 days and 4 hours and 59 minutes!!!

Reception

The wedding reception will be at 6 pm on Saturday, December 17th. We will be having the ring ceremony at 6:15 pm and we will be eating shortly after that. If you need directions please go to the wedding website (www.kelleyandjoolinforever.com).

We are also registered at the following places. Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Target. Just put in our names at the stores or you can access the the registrys at the website that was mentioned above.

Temple Sealing

Just a reminder that we are getting sealed next saturday (December 17th) at noon at the Portland Temple. If you haven't RSVPed for that event you still have time to do so. Go to the wedding website, www.kelleyandjoolinforever.com or email me at december17@kelleyandjoolinforever.com if you would like to attend this portion of our wedding.

TEMPLE

Joo Lin and I are going to the temple today to get our endowments!!!! What a huge step to getting married that we are taking. One more week until the big day!

Joo Lin's Bridal Shower

Joo Lin had her last bridal shower on Friday. She had a great turn out as 20 or so people showed up for it. She would love to thank everyone that showed up. Special thanks to Dori for making her look like a cheap hooker.

Marriage License

Joo Lin and I got our marriage license yesterday. It looks like they will allow us to get married now. Lucky us!