January

We got hitched.

Por fin!

Then we hit up St. John, which we highly recommend for the best snorkeling we've ever seen.

Corre Corre!

Team Looch has decided to run the Baltimore Half Marathon in October!

Not only have we been feeling like we could get in better shape...but also we talk so frequently about wanting to accomplish things together more often. We we lived in the Dominican we felt like we were working towards the same purpose and working towards the same goals together. Since Steph's been in school the past year, in many ways we've felt like we've had different goals and directions professionally. And as cheesy as it is...running the race together is a great start to accomplishing a shared vision and goal again!

Annnd...training started last night. 2 miles. DONE!

And since we suck at updating our blog...this new pretty set up has gotten Steph motivated and we'll sum up the past 6 months in pictures.

Pedrito turned 3 last week! This was one of the first families I met when I moved to Baltimore and began neighborhood work in the SE.

Pedrito's parents have become very dear to me, as well as his older sister.

Ben and I were invited to the big birthday party which included Salvadorian food, bachata, and of course...the oversized over sugared cake!

Let's get this thing going...

Ben and I have been really sruggling with this whole blog thing going and actually keeping it updated, active, and interesting.
I was inspired today to get working on our blog again after seeing our friends, The Rhodes' new blog. (Posted under "likes")

We hope to actually keep this updated from now on with pictures, happenings, and all that jazz.

Quite honestly, for me, this is the first time my life has slowed down and settled in for many years. And maybe it's time to share our enjoyment of the simple things with our community.

On another note...we're buying a dog.




Fooled you.

Oh Yeah, we got married too!

Going Back

Steph and I are so excited to be going back to the DR for a week! We are taking a work team with 13 students from College Life here at Towson. Steph and I are excited to be going back and seeing friends as well as being able to share some of our story with other people.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the trip! It's been a great experience to be planning this trip and trying to raise funds.

We carved a punkin