Sweet Summertime

Well, this year's summer is shortly coming to an end with Labor Day upon us!! We have been so busy this summer and I cannot believe how the time has FLOWN by!

In June, Allison celebrated her 24th birthday! The Chance's came into town and we went to one of our favorite restaurants in Jacksonville, Marker 32. This restaurant is owned by the Groshells who also own Palm Valley Fish Camp and North Beach Fish Camp! So yummy. Fresh, local ingredients and the menu is always different, but they always have a few staples like the Fried Green Tomatoes! :)

Allison also stayed busy with planning a wedding in 18 days that was moved from October 6 to June 30! She spent lots of time in Orlando and was able to visit with her mom who just bought a new house! Kyle was also out to sea during this time and when he returned, he was granted a few days of leave for 4th of July so we headed up to North Carolina for a few days! It was absolutely heavenly and the weather was wonderful! We were able to meet up with Ashley, Bob and Baby Robby in Black Mountain one day! We had some great meals and we were able to just kick back and relax! We even tubed down a river one day!

July was another busy month as Kyle is currently in a training/evaluating cycle and it seems like he is always working! :( Sometimes, I look up and I don't understand how we get to the middle of the month so quickly!

In August, we went down to Miami to attend Robby's Baptism. Kyle and I are the godparents and we really enjoyed being a part of this experience. Robby is truly an angel!

Now, tomorrow is September and we look forward to football season and enjoying fall! Kyle will go out to sea for a bit this month and Allison will be traveling with her family! In October, we head to Rhode Island for 3 weeks while Kyle completes training for Surface Warfare! We also look forward to having the Florida/Georgia game in Jacksonville!

Lots of love, Go Gators and Happy Fall! :)

Updates!

To say we have been busy at the Chance household is an understatement! We are at a point in our lives where on the weekends if we aren't doing yard work or home improvements, we are probably at a friend's wedding! It has just been crazy busy, but we wouldn't have it any other way!

Our first big piece of news is that we welcomed our nephew on April 1. Robert Henry Hux Thornburg is the most precious thing ever and we love him to pieces! He was absolutely perfect and is such a good boy! Allison got to spend the first week of his life with him in Miami and it was heavenly! She goes down next week to visit and she can't wait!

The next day, April 2, Kyle and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary! Although we were in different cities, memories of the day still played through our heads! We will never forget that day! Allison had planned to re-create our wedding dinner as well have an anniversary cake from the bakery that made our cake, but all of that fell through when we got the call that Ashley's water had broke the morning of April 1!

The past two weekends we attended weddings of our friends. One in Tampa and one in Jacksonville! Congrats to Ali & Eric Wilbur and Katie & Daxx Terry! We had such a great time!

Have a great weekend! 

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Today is a special day for Kyle and I as we met on the 13th of February just 4 years ago! Kyle and his fraternity hosted a Valentine's Day Party at their "Penthouse" apartment. Their fraternity was "on probation" that year and unable to host socials, so the guys decided to have an unofficial party at their apartment. What a fun night! I will never forget it!

Well, what can I say... We have been busy over here! Kyle went out to sea for a couple of weeks to fill in for another ship to do training exercises and I stayed busy with work in Orlando and in Jacksonville. For those of you who don't know, I have started my own event planning company, Chance Events! You can like our facebook page and also visit our blog, chancevents.blogspot.com! I am also working part time in events department at a country club here in Jacksonville! Between work and yoga, I am a busy girl! Oh and I am finally able to be a wife to my husband! I have enjoyed cooking some yummy meals and being able to actually share them with someone!!

Kyle celebrated his 26th birthday on the 23rd of January and we headed to Tampa that weekend for Gasparilla! Gasparilla is the celebration of Jose Gaspar. It is quite a fun time! We were able to visit friends in Tampa and that is always fun!

This past weekend we made the trek to Miami! I must say, the drive wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be! Kyle refused to let me drive but gave in and let me drive for a little bit on the way back. It definitely helped to pass the time! We had a great time in Miami! My sister and her husband just purchased a new house and we got to see it for the first time! It is a great house! We also celebrated their new baby, who will arrive in April, with a shower! We had a great time celebrating Baby T!

Yesterday Kyle and I celebrated Valentine's a little early since he had duty tonight! We went to one of my favorite places, The Melting Pot! It was delicious! But, we couldn't even move after we ate!

I hope you have a great Valentine's Day! :)

Happy Birthday Macey Jane!

Our precious girl turned "2" on January 2nd! We celebrated her birthday the following daybecause Kyle was on duty! I made her a little cake and she loved it!

Her yummy "Peanut Butter Delight Cake"! Click the link for the recipe.

MJ lovin' her daddy!

What can I say? She loved it! :)

Have a great weekend!

What a Year!

Well, much has happened since I last wrote! I stayed incredibly busy with work through the months of October-December! As this year closes out, I am confident that 2012 will be a GREAT year for us! Kyle and I were only "together" about 2 1/2 months this year! So, we are looking forward to spending much more time together now that he is back! We have some fun things that we would like to do this year and we are welcoming our nephew into our family in April. We cannot wait!

We moved into our first home in Jacksonville!(Well, I should said I moved in, with lots of help from family!)

Kyle returned from his 6 month to deployment on December 14! It truly was a fabulous day!! I can't even describe the emotions that day! Truly unbelievable!

Kyle was on leave for 2 weeks and we were able to visit Tampa for a friend's wedding as well as celebrate the Christmas holiday with our families.

In Tampa, at Josh + Tori's Wedding

Santa Macey Jane

Our house with Christmas lights! My favorite!

Our tree with lots of presents!

We wish you a Happy New Year from our home to yours!

xoxoxo-

Allison

Busy, Busy, Busy

Wow! I can't believe it is almost October. The time is flying and I am so grateful for that! Over

the past month I have stayed busy with a few trips to see friends and family. At the end of August, it was back up to Jax for a framewalk with our builder. The house is really coming together and should be complete next month!

Over Labor Day weekend I went down to Tampa to visit my friend Liz who recently got engaged. We had fun boating and celebrating their engagement! I came back to Orlando on Sunday because I had a wedding that afternoon.

The following weekend it was an impromptu trip down to Miami to visit my sister and brother-in-law.

We had a great time watching football on Saturday and then had a great dinner at Smith and Wollensky for a

special restaurant week thing that Miami was running.

This past weekend we ventured to Gainesville for the UF vs. Tennessee game! It was a great time! We tailgated and made hot dogs! The game was great and it was definitely nice being back in the Swamp! My only complaint was that I didn't get Dragongly or Rolls-N-Bowls! :(

I am looking forward to the next month with lots of things to keep busy! Work is picking back up and I am staying busy packing up our apartment in anticipation for the move!

Have a great week!

xoxox- Allison

The Countdown is On!

Ahh! So much has been going on over the past month! :) The Hux girls took a trip to Longboat Key and had a fabulous time! We shopped, laid out and even crashed a wedding! It was great! :) We have decided that we are going to make it a yearly trip for sure!

We are now down 2 + months of deployment and thin

gs are going great! Kyle is staying busy with his mission and Africa Partnership Station and I am staying busy with work and the building of our new house!

About 2 Weeks of Progress!

My mom, Kyle's dad and I made the trip to Jax about 2 weeks ago to see the slab. Everything is going up very quickly and we already have a roof! I am so excited I can hardly stand it!

I'll be visiting Jax quite frequently while the house gets built, but I am hoping to call it my new home by the end of October! I can't wait for Macey Jane to have a back yard to run in!

Have a great week!

xoxox-Allison