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I have not posted anything in a YEAR on this site. There is just no time for blogging anymore. A full time working mom, sometimes I feel as though I am just barely staying above water.
I have been posting tons of pictures and videos on Haley's special blog, so check it out if you get a chance. She's already 10 months old, and we just love everything about her. She is such a sweetheart.

Maybe one day I will start posting on this site again, but until then you can follow Haley's website.
www.haleyprew.com 

A lot can happen in 5 years

Going back to December of 2005... I had just graduated from TCU with my BS in Engineering.

It was always my dream to work for one of the "Big Three" automotive companies in Detroit. I always assumed that I would work for GM, because I wanted to buy myself a Corvette and thought that I would get a better discount if I worked for the company, ha! What crazy logic. Well it turns out that God had something else in store for me. When I was at the Society of Women Engineers National Conference in the Fall of 2005, I got my first interview with Ford Motor Company. Chrysler and GM were in the middle of a hiring freeze at the time and were not even conducting interviews. To my surprise, Ford liked me enough to fly me up to Michigan for a second interview. I did everything that I could to prepare for that interview because I wanted the job so bad. Long story short, I got the job! I had zero hesitation about taking a job in a scary city where I didn't know a single person. It was the right thing for me, and I just knew it. I have known it all my life.
So I packed up and left Texas to move to Michigan and take the job with Ford Motor Company in May of 2006. From there, it has just been one good thing after another, and life just keeps on getting better. I cannot even believe that I have been here for 5 whole years! There were definitely some difficult times after moving to a city far away from home, but looking back on it, I needed that change in my life. It helped me grow as a person. I got used to hanging out with myself pretty quickly. It was my first time living alone, and completely off daddy's payroll. =)

I met Steve (who also happens to work at Ford, in the same department as I do) in the early months of 2007 while we both were on temporary work assignments in Phoenix, AZ. We didn't start dating right away, just emailing, texting, flirting, and building a friendship. We went on our first official date August 2nd, 2007. Two years later, he took me back to the same restaurant where we went on our first date and asked me to be his wife (June 2009). I love him with all of my heart, and was happy to accept the proposal. We set a date for the wedding (May 2010), and then immediately started planning the honeymoon, haha.  I didn't realize that two people could get along so well, and make each other so happy. I am so very thankful for such an amazing loving husband.

Icing on the cake... we are expecting a baby girl in August =)
I am having so much fun getting ready for her arrival, and we are so excited to meet her. I hope/plan to blog more frequently about all of our experiences along the way as we welcome another member into our little family.

So many other exciting things that have taken place in the past 5 years...
- Bought a house in February of 2009.
- Became an aunt in October of 2010.
- Bought and have fully paid for my first vehicle on my own, my awesome Ford Explorer, which I still love to this day.
- Vacations - Vegas, Hawaii, cruise to Bermuda, London (first time overseas for both Steve and me), road trips - Ottawa Canada, the UP (upper peninsula) of Michigan.
- Got to live in downtown Chicago for 6 months on a temporary work assignment.
- Taking up golf again (Steve and I play in a league together and really enjoy the sport)
- Shelby went to doggie heaven. She was the most awesome and loving black lab in the world. I miss her.
- Adopting our dog Rocky. A spunky lab/pit mix who brings so much joy and happiness to our lives.
- Many friends and family getting married and having babies.
- Building new friendships.
- Lots of work on the house (ongoing). Including a fully remodeled kitchen (LOVE!), which has opened up my world of cooking. I think my cooking spree in the past 6 months is part of my "nesting" to get ready for the baby. I have even taken some awesome cooking classes.
- Fulfilled a lifelong goal of working in the auto racing industry - glad I got that one out of my system. It was an amazing experience, and I got to travel all over the states and work with NHRA (mostly John Force Racing) and NASCAR (Wood Brothers Racing), but a way different lifestyle than what I want for myself now. 

All in the past 5 years!!

I hope I didn't forget to include anything.

So much exciting news!

A lot of huge milestones are happening in my friend's lives right now. We are becoming such grown ups! 
Yesterday, my friend Amanda closed on her very first house. Welcome to the world of never ending debt, Amanda!
Some other big news from yesterday is that my friend Dana got engaged! Welcome to the world of wedding planning, Dana!

June is also going to be an exciting month for some of my closest friends. My friend Vanessa and her husband Scott are expecting their first baby on the 21st, and they just found out earlier this week that it is a GIRL!!
Also in June, my friend Sarah is getting married in Austin, and she has asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. Steve and I are looking forward to making the trip to Austin for the special June 18th date.

I get so overjoyed when such exciting things are happening in the lives of the people I care about so much. I love, love, love you guys!! And miss you all so much!

Miles Edward Banse

Robin delivered her baby this morning at 6:36 am (London time).

Miles Edward Banse

October 13, 2010

7 pounds 8 ounces

19 inches

He is absolutely adorable, and I can't wait to shower him with love. Welcome to the family Miles!!

Proud parents Robin and Chris...

Steve and I are so excited to spoil our little nephew!!!

Sharon Prew =)

What am amazing month! I got to spend time with my family and some of my closest friends on the most wonderful weekend of my life. It was such a special and beautiful ceremony, and we are so happy to be husband and wife.

We had so much fun with the wedding party in the limo in between the ceremony and the reception as we drove all over downtown Northville with the photographers to take pictures.

The reception followed later that evening and we have so many great memories from the night during the celebration. A couple highlights... one of the bridesmaids caught the bouquet (Dana - you're next!), my 6'8" cousin Bryan did "the worm" and some awesome break dancing (I'm hoping to get some video of the performance from my sister's video camera when we return from our honeymoon), and I heard that Steve's cousin's were also doing some break dancing, but I missed seeing it, so maybe someone got that on video also.

We are on our honeymoon right now. Steve is taking a short nap, so I thought that I would blog since I have had no time to blog in the past 6 months. We are in Maui, Hawaii and it has been so amazing. We are so blessed to be able to be here for two weeks in the most beautiful place that I have ever seen. So far we have been to Mama's fishhouse (sooooo good), flew to the island of Oahu to visit Pearl Harbor, played 18 holes at Waleia Gold golf course, spent time at the beach and the pool, and we went to the Old Lahiana Luau last night. Today is our day to relax and do nothing (because that's what a honeymoon is all about), and we plan to go shopping this afternoon and grab dinner on the other side of the island while we are out. We got a little too much sun yesterday at the beach so we had to go out and buy some aloe today, and that is another reason we aren't heading out to the beach again today. The sun is definitely stronger out here close to the equator. I love that I can be just as content laying in bed, drinking a corona light, and blogging. I am easy to please. =)

We are looking forward to our next week here in Hawaii, and we plan to visit the road to Hana, do some snorkeling, take a helicopter tour of the island, and fit in another 3 rounds of golf. One of those rounds will be at the Kapalua plantation, one of the courses that Steve insisted that we play while we are here. I'm happy to play golf anywhere with him, but he knows all the fancy places that the pros play.

I am so happy to be his wife, and so thankful for such a good man to spend the rest of my life with.

It has been a while...

I have been very busy with wedding planning, so I have not put a lot of time into blogging.
We haven't done much work on the house since this summer, but we are getting ready to host Thanksgiving dinner so I'm sure we'll fit in some more projects to get ready for our guests.

Steve installed a brand new sink and faucet a couple weeks ago, and I LOVE IT! It is so much nicer than the previous. I will post pictures soon, but I haven't taken any yet.

I also need to post some pictures of our wonderful puppy, Rocky.

Post again soon (hopefully).

Some kitchen photos.

Steve did the "bead-board" or whatever it's called, and the crown moulding. It really added a lot to the room. It also helped lighten things up with the deep red color we picked.

Had to try a couple different locations for the wine cooler, but this corner seems to work best for now. (Until I get my peninsula, and I can have it built into the cabinetry) A girl can dream, right?