Last night we had the privilege of seeing two very dear friends of ours from Willamette get married in a beautiful ceremony ordained by God Himself. Dan and Carly Kenagy are a lovely couple and are now husband and wife. We enjoyed seeing them, of course, and also enjoyed seeing many other Willamette friends at the wedding. Some of the people we were delighted to see were Tom and Lindsay Regan, Jeff and Tammy Poush, John and Kari Konrad, Kevin Hall, Josh Ray and Katie Bruhn, Tommy Balcolm, Doug Allan, Tyler May, Jun Zhang and Michelle, Israel Zurich and Becky, and many more. We had a wonderful time celebrating with Dan and Carly and we pray they will have a joyful life together. To view more pictures click here.

I (Scott) had the opportunity to celebrate with a bunch of guys from college the upcoming wedding of my friend Dan Kenagy. That's right, a Bachelor Party! The festivities included some intense basketball at the Tualatin Rec Center on the outdoor courts. Then Dinner at the Mongolian Grill. Video games at Wonderland, and Milkshakes at Jack-in-the-Box. It was a blast seeing these guys who I haven't had a chance to hangout with in a couple of years. The attendees were John Konrad, Tyler May, Joel Flachsbart, Jun Zhang, myself, Josh Edson, and of course the Groom-to-be Dan Kenagy. One of the highlights was getting giant gumballs at Wonderland! They were so big it hurt our jaws just to chew them. We had a great time together, and we are looking forward to Dan's upcoming marriage to Carly Smith. Congrats Dan! If you want to check out more pictures click here.

While Scott was enjoying time with the guys for Dan's Bachelor Party, I (Heather) was spending the weekend with nine women in a music therapy assisted childbirth course in Portland, provided by Sound Birthing. As you may know, I am currently doing my music therapy internship in Portland with Earthtones Music Therapy Services. This Music Therapy Assisted Childbirth Training (MTACB) was a continuing education class that I chose to take. I learned so much more about childbirth and the many ways music can be used to enhance the childbirth process. I will soon be taking another certification training course with DONA, which is the largest and most recognized doula association in the world. I am really excited about music therapy assisted childbirth and I’m looking forward to using my skills to assist many women in labor and delivery. On Saturday evening while Scott was with the guys I went to my dear friend Bethany’s house for February's Fantastic Fondue Fiesta for Friends. I had such a wonderful time with Bethany, Corey, Brad K., Annie, Aaron, Brad C., Andrea and Amanda. We ate cheese and chocolate fondue (of course), played Taboo, and laughed jovially at all manner of conversations. Scott had the camera at the Bachelor party so I did not get any pictures of the fun. Trust me, there would have been some great picture taking at this get together.

Oh man, the joys and trials of life in the "real world". Heather is realizing what it is like to work full time and commute at least 100 miles a day. She is now full-swing in her music therapy internship with Earthtones Music Therapy services in Portland, Oregon. This is a six month unpaid internship that is required in order for her to become a board-certified Music Therapist. Scott just began his second semester teaching at McMinnville High School. On top of all the Algebra and Pre-Algebra classes he was teaching last semester, he is now teaching a geometry class as well. That is a lot of lesson planning every day! That's what he gets for being a first year teacher. He does like it though. Today was Superbowl Sunday. We had a young marrieds meeting before the game and we stayed at David and Rhonda's house to watch the game on their big screen TV. It was a good game to watch (our one game a year) as it was fairly evenly matched. The Colts controlled most of the game and ended up beating the Bears. It was fun to have an opportunity to hang out with friends and make some new friends as well.