Yesterday we had a thunderstorm sneak up on us. It had strong straight winds, and we even thought a tornado had touched down near our house. The storm destroyed half a dozen power poles and damaged lots of fences, roofs, and trees.

We had our first ultrasound! From the looks of it, the baby’s healthy and just hanging out in Sarah’s uterus. We are both excited – and relieved – that everything looks good so far.

We’re hoping to learn what the gender of B2B is at the next appointment in a couple of weeks.

About a week later, we had our formal wedding ceremony at an outdoor venue in Oklahoma City. We had a great time, and Sarah looked incredibly beautiful… I was speechless! Afterwards, we stayed the night at the Colcord Hotel in downtown OKC. The hotel was glamourous and nice, and we enjoyed having a slow night to ourselves.

Sarah was supposed to start school for the Army in two weeks, but her orders have changed, and now we’re staying here for at least another 11 months. I started a job with the OU ROTC Battalion, working as a recruiter – active duty pay and benefits! The job is dull and unexciting, but I’m happy to have somewhere to work and gain experience.

We have a ton on our plate, including the wedding ceremony and moving to Virginia for Sarah’s school. But, we’re taking it a day at a time!

Sarah and I spent our last Spring Break in Texas. We stopped briefly in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, then went to Round Rock for three nights. We spent a lot of time with Braeden, ate great food, and saw the Shamu show Believe at SeaWorld. Then we headed to San Antonio for two nights on the Riverwalk. We shopped, ate good food, and relaxed. The weather was great, raining only once, with temperatures in the mid-70s.

Here are some pictures from the trip.

Sarah and I went to visit Ashland Gardens, a wedding ceremony place in the city. We booked a date for a small ceremony – May 22. We’re both excited about being able to share this with family and close friends.

Sarah got a preliminary date for training: July 6. It’s good and bad – good because she won’t be going back to Ft. Lewis to chaperone cadets for two months; bad because she has to report on Braeden’s birthday. This will be the second consecutive birthday that she’s missed, but we both understand that it’s part of the job. I haven’t got my dates yet – I still have to place a call to my branch manager and figure some things out.

It’s Super Bowl weekend, and we’re having chips & queso, Buffalo Wild Wings, and plenty of beer. Go Colts!

Needless to say, we’ve been listening to lots of John Mayer lately just to make sure we’re 100% ready in March.

Yesterday afternoon, Sarah & I tied the knot. We’d been talking about doing this for months, and we’re really excited to finally be legally married.

We plan on having a ceremony for friends & family in May.

2010. Wow. It’s a little surreal.

My intersession classes are almost over, and I’ll be relieved. Between my 2 classes, I have 2-3 quizzes, 4 papers, and 6 forum posts due per week. This week I also have 2 term papers and a 50-question cumulative quiz due. Then, I get a 3-day weekend to get ready for my biggest challenge yet: 24 credit hours.

Sarah & I have been trying to plan our Spring Break. It’s our last SB, so we want to do something relaxing and fun. We decided on driving to Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio – see some friends, go to Sea World, hit the town. Both of us are already excited to get away for a little while and catch our breath.

Here’s Braeden from Christmas Day: