2007 was our first full year in St. Louis and aside from the horrible drivers and a nasty, hot summer it has been a great year. The creative juices are nowhere to be found so we hope you enjoy the rundown, despite the typical sound of a Christmas-card letter.
Some of our highlights have been: a couple of summer trips to New Jersey to celebrate the weddings of some wonderful friends and Larissa’s college graduation, Calie’s first trip to the beloved Jersey shore, and a Mother’s Day at Shea Stadium. In September, we welcomed Drew to the Seitzer family as he and Tressa got married on a beautiful weekend in Birchwood, Wisconsin. Not long after in October, we celebrated the birth of our second beautiful niece, Mallory Macy Langer. We look forward to spending our Christmas this year with both Mallary and Megan this year--and the rest of our Seitzer family too!
Over the past year we have also become unofficial tour guides of St. Louis. Whenever we have guests arrive, we enjoy showing them the sites of St. Louis. In January, our good friends Luke and Megan came down for a visit and to help us ring in the New Year. In April, Calie’s parents and sister (Dave, Sue, and Tressa) came to celebrate Easter with us. August came and so did Steve’s Grandma and Uncle Carl. We snuck away to spend a weekend with them in Branson and then came back to the St. Louis area to show them around. Finally, Steve’s parents and sister (Dave, Debbie, and Larissa) came west to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. Calie made her first Thanksgiving dinner and loved entertaining almost as much as the rest of us enjoyed eating the fruits of her labor. As you can guess, all these visits meant a number of trips to the Gateway Arch, Budweiser Brewery, Ted Drewes, and even a winery or two!
Calie continues to work at the LCMS International Center. She is an administrative assistant for the School Ministry office. Though she really misses teaching she is excelling at her job and really making her bosses dread the thought of losing her. Steve continues his studies at Concordia Seminary. Between classes, sport intramurals, working and studying there is little time for much else. There is still so much to learn but he can’t wait for April when we will learn where we will spend the next school year on vicarage (internship). Calie is hoping our future takes us no further south than St. Louis, but a place like Hawaii sure would be nice!
That’s a quick run-through of our 2007. We hope this past year has been just as full of memories and good times for you as it has been for us. We thank God for all of our friends and family that make each year a blessing. May the truth of this Christmas season hold fast in your hearts: “And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, because I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord.’”
Some of our highlights have been: a couple of summer trips to New Jersey to celebrate the weddings of some wonderful friends and Larissa’s college graduation, Calie’s first trip to the beloved Jersey shore, and a Mother’s Day at Shea Stadium. In September, we welcomed Drew to the Seitzer family as he and Tressa got married on a beautiful weekend in Birchwood, Wisconsin. Not long after in October, we celebrated the birth of our second beautiful niece, Mallory Macy Langer. We look forward to spending our Christmas this year with both Mallary and Megan this year--and the rest of our Seitzer family too!
Over the past year we have also become unofficial tour guides of St. Louis. Whenever we have guests arrive, we enjoy showing them the sites of St. Louis. In January, our good friends Luke and Megan came down for a visit and to help us ring in the New Year. In April, Calie’s parents and sister (Dave, Sue, and Tressa) came to celebrate Easter with us. August came and so did Steve’s Grandma and Uncle Carl. We snuck away to spend a weekend with them in Branson and then came back to the St. Louis area to show them around. Finally, Steve’s parents and sister (Dave, Debbie, and Larissa) came west to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. Calie made her first Thanksgiving dinner and loved entertaining almost as much as the rest of us enjoyed eating the fruits of her labor. As you can guess, all these visits meant a number of trips to the Gateway Arch, Budweiser Brewery, Ted Drewes, and even a winery or two!
Calie continues to work at the LCMS International Center. She is an administrative assistant for the School Ministry office. Though she really misses teaching she is excelling at her job and really making her bosses dread the thought of losing her. Steve continues his studies at Concordia Seminary. Between classes, sport intramurals, working and studying there is little time for much else. There is still so much to learn but he can’t wait for April when we will learn where we will spend the next school year on vicarage (internship). Calie is hoping our future takes us no further south than St. Louis, but a place like Hawaii sure would be nice!
That’s a quick run-through of our 2007. We hope this past year has been just as full of memories and good times for you as it has been for us. We thank God for all of our friends and family that make each year a blessing. May the truth of this Christmas season hold fast in your hearts: “And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, because I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord.’”
2 comments:
Yay! I'm so glad to read the Christmas letter and know that y'all have a blog. We'll be in touch. :D Happy Holidays.
helloooo!! i just discovered your blog via inga (apparently, I'm a little slow)!!!!Merry Christmas, dear friend!!! I haven't even read your blog yet because i wanted to comment first and say "I miss you!!!!" I hope you are well and PS.. the next time you're in NJ, let me know, cause I'm in MD!!!
Lots of love and wishes for a blessed Christmas!
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