tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80612255756139749132012-02-16T20:04:36.041-08:00"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Mat 5:16The Jennette Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853701010790789474noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061225575613974913.post-17201243032953601382009-08-06T19:12:00.000-07:002009-08-06T20:09:08.686-07:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">So with the</span> soon arrival of Baby J...(yes we are ready!), I've decided to update our page before our bundle of joy arrivals by highlighting our past and giving you a glimpse of our story.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367049180164878450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuWyyPHcHI/AAAAAAAAABw/H9A7TfFfng8/s200/Scan3_0003.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Brian and I met at The University of Alabama in 1995. Our first date was to a football game and this picture was taken after a PiKapp band party. We ourselves were babies and little did we know then that our relationship would grow and flourish over the next 5 years while studying at Bama.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>For any of you that know Brian, he absolutely LOVES football! BAMA football has been in his blood since the day he was born. A native of Tuscaloosa and with family ties that bind him to the University, he knew from a young age he'd attend college there. This is one of my favorite pictures of him in college. What could be better, him and Big Al. This picture was taken when Brian served as an ambassador of the Capstone Men and Women for the University of Alabama.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuWzO-FtYI/AAAAAAAAAB4/r2IGnY6pYyc/s1600-h/Scan2_0002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367049187878090114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuWzO-FtYI/AAAAAAAAAB4/r2IGnY6pYyc/s200/Scan2_0002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We'd made many friendships throughout the years while studying at Alabama and some of those friends remain our closest today. Two of my closest friends--Jennifer Derreth Smith and Holly Hunter Durham looked to Brian as their big brother, and he made sure we were all taken care of while living in a townhouse my parents had bought while I attended school. Great times not only were had in school, at the townhouse, but in Germany too! For two summers we all traveled to Germany (my home town) and worked as camp counselors for military kids. It was great fun. One of our trips (featured here) was to Munich, Germany and we took a adventurous Bike Tour throughout the city. </div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuZXndBneI/AAAAAAAAACg/fobTll4zz4g/s1600-h/Scan6_0006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367052011948842466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuZXndBneI/AAAAAAAAACg/fobTll4zz4g/s200/Scan6_0006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Brian proposed to me in the summer of 2000 following his graduation from undergraduate school and my junior year at Bama. We would continue to live in Tuscaloosa through the summer of 2000, before getting married in New Orleans, LA at the end of July 2000. It was a crazy, busy time for both of us as we were not only finishing our degrees (mine in Education, his--Masters in Accounting), but learning what live would be like outside of Tuscaloosa (our home).</div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuZXywP5DI/AAAAAAAAACo/xErnMa92m8Y/s1600-h/Scan4_0004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367052014982259762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuZXywP5DI/AAAAAAAAACo/xErnMa92m8Y/s200/Scan4_0004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>We moved to Atlanta, Ga following our wedding and started working immediately (well...Brian's job in Public Accounting didn't start until September...but mine started the Monday after we tied the knot!!). </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367052305160702386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuZorwLibI/AAAAAAAAACw/zwPhrycDR8M/s200/Scan7_0007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Since that time, we have learned to love one another, spend time with our family and friends, and most importantly grow as a couple. We are continually thankful for God's many blessings and appreciate his grace and forgiveness as we strive to be more like him. </div><br /><br /><div>I will continue to highlight and update our blog when I have time and I hope to post some pictures of our past. I can't wait to highlight the changes that are soon to come with the arrival of Baby J. Stay tuned.......</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuY_8mn-GI/AAAAAAAAACY/cdBckyUEbSc/s1600-h/Scan11_0011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367051605309388898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/SnuY_8mn-GI/AAAAAAAAACY/cdBckyUEbSc/s200/Scan11_0011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8061225575613974913-1720124303295360138?l=emilyjennette.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Jennette Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853701010790789474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061225575613974913.post-2834679638204507292009-06-17T16:14:00.001-07:002009-06-17T16:24:26.513-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/Sjl6rW8F_EI/AAAAAAAAABI/u6NKs8qOVYc/s1600-h/IMG_1362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348440917789768770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/Sjl6rW8F_EI/AAAAAAAAABI/u6NKs8qOVYc/s200/IMG_1362.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/Sjl6q9XDzhI/AAAAAAAAABA/lXEpxdpx1sM/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348440910923550226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4IL4qJe0EH8/Sjl6q9XDzhI/AAAAAAAAABA/lXEpxdpx1sM/s200/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Brian and I met in college at the University of Alabama in the fall of 1995. Little did we know then that thirteen years later we'd be married and expecting a baby. Our sweet dog Gracie lives with us in Marietta, Ga. Check out a few pictures of our past that highlight our lives together before finding out last December that we'd become parents in August of 2009. </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8061225575613974913-283467963820450729?l=emilyjennette.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Jennette Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853701010790789474noreply@blogger.com0