I'm so bad at this.

Dear family and friends,
Anyone reading this already knows all of our exciting news that we have had lately. We bought a house in November and enjoyed our first Christmas in our own place. Ian's sister Rebecca, her husband Chris and their son Aubin shared their Christmas with us and it was great fun. Fall semester flew by and before I knew it I was in my last semester at UVU. It was a really tough semester with several emotional breakdowns. If not for Ian, I would not have completed the semester alive. He is truely my best friend for helping me so much through the last of my schooling and I can't wait to focus on him.
We planned a cruise to Mexico as a graduation present. Due to the Swine Flu, they re-routed us the other direction. We visited Astoria, Oregon from the deck of the ship. The next stop was Victoria, Canada. It was a beautiful day and we walked all around the city to take pictures and enjoy some land time. Vancouver, Canada was pretty but we were too tired from our previous day's trip to want to walk anywhere; even to a cab. We dined with 2 lovely retired couples who loved Ian and watching all he ate at dinner. We exchanged information with them so we could keep in touch. They live in southern California, so we will most likely see them again at some point. Ian and I enjoyed relaxing together and not having to stress about homework, work, cleaning or cooking. It truely is the best way to vacation, though we have plenty of tips for any first timers thinking about going on a cruise.
After our 7 day cruise we stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Stites, and it was great to see them for a few days. We went out for ice cream one night with Aunt Kath, Kaelyn and Natalie after Natalie showed us her original choreography with a friend of hers. As a professional I must say she has quite the potential. A trip to Southern CA would not be complete without visiting the Magic Kingdom, so we played at California Adventure one day and Disneyland the next. My best friend fro high school, Lisa and her husband Bill, joined us at the parks both days. It was so fun to be able to spend time with them again. Lisa sends her love to all the Wyckhuyse clan and always asks how we are doing. Ian treated us to the Blue Bayou resturaunt, which is the one you see while on the Pirates of the Carribean ride. It was fun to see him enjoy it so much.
Though I couldn't wait to see Tribby again, it's been hard to be back home and go back to work. When we get tired of it, we just take a deep breath and remind ourselves to be thenkful that we both have a job. We have worked hard for what we have, but it is not without the Lord's help that we have the things we do. We are making arrangements for an insurance plan for a baby McCarter soon, though we have no announcements at this time. Sorry. I have to get a real job that has benifits so we can have some kind of income from me when we do have a baby. We couldn't be more excited at this time in our lives and can't wait until we have great news to share!