2009 sent out letter

So some of you who read my blog will be getting this letter in the mail in the next couple of days but I thought I’d post it as well

 

 

Dear Friends and Family:

 

We would like to hope you all a joyous and wonderful holiday and a happy new year.  Both Courtney and I are hoping to make this an annual thing by sending out letters each and every year now that we are farther away from most family then we are use to, though we will get them out sooner next year.

 

As most of you know we moved to Orlando, FL this past September in hopes of a fresh new beginning.  Courtney is still working for Office Max though she isn’t sitting up in the front of the store having to ring everyone out but is now in the back of the store working for Impress which is their print department.  Courtney has been with Office Max for over a year now, though she is looking for something else that better suits her ability.  Brandon was hoping for better beginnings but is working for Kodak at Wet N’ Wild here in Orlando taking photographs of the guests that come to the park.  Brandon also is looking for something that better suits his ability.  He did work for an advertising firm back in Chicago for a few months, as well as working at the Brookfield Zoo during the summer for the Motor Safari.

 

The two of us added a new member to our duet back in January.  This big ball of heat is known at Jynx, a Miniature Pincher/Chihuahua mix.  She just turned 2 this past December.

 

During the week of Christmas, we spent our time at Disney World here in Orlando.  Brandon spent all year planning for this trip, even when we were back in Chicago, where he made the original plans back in January of 2008.  We did stay on property at Port Orleans: The French Quarters.  We were able to visit each park during the week, making Disney’s Magic Kingdom the place to go all week for some odd reason.  We think we probably went there almost on a daily basis but Christmas itself. 

 

The big surprise during that week at Disney came on December 23^rd where we had dinner at Artist Point which is located at the Wilderness Lodge.  Being his normal self and being nervous about what was about to happen – we had dinner which was amazing, by the way – Brandon had the waiter bring the dessert menu and the two of us looked at that for a few, though decided not to get anything since we were meeting up with Brandon’s mom and sister at Down Town Disney shortly after dinner.  Though after we received the check, Brandon started rambling on and on about the last 2 and a half years.  Courtney knew something was up due to this, and shortly after Brandon was finished blabbing, he got down on the traditional one knee and proposed to Courtney.  After a short cry, she did say yes.  We have a lot of work for the wedding, so that is the big thing we have to plan for in the future.  We do have a date set, and a few minor details for the wedding set already, you will just have to wait for the save the date cards in the mail. With planning for the wedding and hoping for bigger and better things to come in 2009, we both hope the best for you in the year to come. 

 

                                                                                    With Love,

                                                                        Brandon Popper and Courtney Barton