This summer was great! Chris got an internship at the Department of Commerce working in the international trade administration, in Washington D.C., so Missoni and I didn't want to sit at home alone all summer, so of course what did we do? We got on a plane and headed around the country. I counted up the number of one way flights that Missoni has been on since she first flew at 5 months, and it was 30 flights. She is a pro, that is why I do it so much. (not to mention she is still free!) No really, flying with Missoni is a breeze, she just falls right asleep. Chris and I were sad to part this summer. I took him down to the Grey Hound station, and off he went to D.C. Later that week on May 29th I headed back down to Fl. After arriving, I met up with Tif to go over to Sam's baby, Gaby's, baptism. It was lovely getting to see all of the Andisco family. Missoni and I then spent 2 1/2 weeks exclusively playing with Oma. She took us to the mall, beach, green cay, pool and lovely restaurants. It is always such a treat to stay with her. Then we spent a week with my parents at a resort in Weston. That was great, we went to the pool everyday and spent time playing with Londyn and Grandma. Grandpa came down on Thurs and then Brandi and Gary came in on Friday. We were all there for the celebration of Brock and Tiffinie and baby Bryce. Brock was graduating and little Bryce was getting blessed. After the whole Allen side flew out that Monday, Grandfather Thompson and his lovely wife grandmother Hanna drove down from Alabama with Les. So Missoni got to spend a few days with them before we were back on another jet heading into Washington D.C. to see a very lonely daddy! So that was our busy 5 weeks in Florida. Oh how I love Florida!
Eating at IHOP with Hanna and Grandfather!
Missoni is getting to be a real pro at brushing her teeth!
This was the view at Brock's graduation dinner. It is Ft. Lauderdale, the city I love!
This is the girls and baby Bryce at the dinner!
Mom and dad and Tif!
Tiffy and I
Brandi and Gary
Cute little Londy
Cute little Londy again before her hair cut!
Missoni in her swimming gear! "Lets go swimming"
Tiffinie and Sam at Tiffinie's birthday dinner!
Sab's and me at Gaby's Baptism
Missoni doing one of her favorite things digging up sand on the beach!
Sam's baptism
Missoni with her friend Baylee they are 6 days apart!
Missoni at the mall with Oma! She loved this fountain!
I love her in this dress Oma bought her!
Missoni and Colin, they are having so much fun can't you tell!
Hmmm so enthusiastic!
Tiffy with the two water babies.
We went to Orlando Temple!
Chris and I were sealed to eachother and then to Missoni in the Orlando Temple. I have no words to describe the wonders of the temple and how we felt on this day. They brought Missoni in to the sealing room in her white dress and the entire room burst into tears. Even people who had come into view the sealing that didn't know us were crying. It was amazing. My mom and dad were there, Chris' bro, Les and his wife Kim, and Tiff and Brock. It was a very special day. I love my family so much and so grateful for the great sealing power of the temple.
Boy meets girl in South Florida!
This is the Thompson Family love story. We should have started our blog a long time ago. So to make up for it, I am going to start back to the time I met Chris and move forward to now! Enjoy reading about our love story and how we are now doing as we make the LONG journey through Law School in Syracuse, New York! We now have a wonderful, beautiful busy 18 month old. We love her and she is the light of our lives!
We had a wonderful time down in South Florida......
We loved living in Ft. Lauderdale. Chris and I had nothing but a shabby studio apartment when we got married, but we loved it. It was so nice to see Chris ever day, while I finished up my degree at the Art Institute. He was working for Franklin Templeton and I was so busy with my thesis but we still found time to get away to the Botanical Gardens in the Gables, and Naples on the west coast. We had so much fun together our first year of marriage. Maybe too much fun, thats when I found out I was pregnant about 3 months after being married, with the biggest blessing in our life, Missoni, our gorgeous, lovely baby girl.
Art and Graduation
I graduated from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale in March, 2006. I am now and Interior Designer and worked for a very established and wonderful Italian kitchen company for over a year until we moved to New York. Here is my thesis and some graduation pictures.