Homeowners!

Yesterday, we closed on our new home- a 2 BR/2BA condo in Jersey City/Hoboken! The process of closing was a lot more complicated than we thought it would be... With getting the mortgage, dealing with our finances, packing and moving our stuff, and then finally doing all of the closing paperwork, we realize that it's a very laborious process! But, it was all worth it. We are now enjoying being new homeowners!

We are rapidly unpacking and getting settled into our new place, and will be furnishing our home over the next several weeks. Our goal is to be completely settled in by Thanksgiving. Stay tuned!

Back to the Real World

The honeymoon has officially come to an end! Check out the pictures online at http://picasaweb.google.com/jen.j.kohl/TheHoneymoon#. We had such a wonderful and relaxing time, but we've got plenty of things to look forward to as well.

Now it's back to the real world, but we are glad to be back with friends and family. Our next big project is closing on our condo and moving in! We will be closing on Sept 26 and moving in on Sept 27.

Honeymoon: Day 5

Today is our last day here in Miami! We are very excited about boarding our cruise ship, although we are unsure if the planned stops will be the same as we originally booked. With the forecast of hurricanes hitting Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos, it looks like we may end up missing most of our original stops. However, we are sure that it will be fun regardless, and are looking forward to this next week.

This will be the last post until we get back into the US next Saturday, so farewell! We are packing up our stuff and getting ready to head over to the port.

Lots of love,
Jen & Jeff

UPDATE: We just boarded the ship and found out our new cruise itinerary. We are on the Carnival Liberty and will be sailing to Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize, and Isla Roatan. We haven't been to the last 2 locations, so we're pretty excited! :)

Honeymoon: Day 2

We've now been in Miami for 2 days, and it is total paradise! Despite earlier forecasts for possible hurricanes and storms, it's been nothing but sunny and beautiful here.

We left home yesterday at 4:45AM to catch a 6:40AM flight at Newark Airport. We arrived yesterday morning at 9:30AM to a rainy Miami airport, but as soon as we arrived at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, it was perfectly sunny. Being on our honeymoon immediately started to pay off-- When we checked into the hotel, we were upgraded to a balcony room with a pool view! Yesterday was spent exploring the area and scoping out the local restaurants and shops. When we returned to our room in the afternoon, we received a pleasant surprise of chocolate covered strawberries in our room along with a card of congratulations from the hotel staff! After a brief nap, we went to dinner at Barolo, where the highlight of dinner was the amazing calamari and yummy molten chocolate cake.

This morning was spent sleeping in, since we were exhausted from yesterday's travel. We then relaxed by the pool for an hour and then headed out for lunch at a local pizzeria. We wandered around some shops and galleries and then spent the afternoon on our balcony reading, relaxing, and napping. Later in the evening, we enjoyed a lovely dinner in South Beach at Oriente, an Asian-Cuban restaurant. We enjoyed delicious calamari, wine, and skirt steaks.

We're looking forward to checking out the beach tomorrow and spending some more time relaxing!

We're married!

In the after-glow of our wonderful wedding, we are looking forward to embarking on our relaxing honeymoon and beginning our new life together.

Thank you to all our family and friends - each of you have been (and will be) an irreplaceable part of our lives. You have each touched us in a different and unique way, which has shaped our lives for the better. Thank you all for your kind wishes, thoughtful messages, and love.

Please check back here at http://the-kohls.blogspot.com for future postings and updates. We will post our wedding photos when we have them!

We're off to Miami at 6:40AM tomorrow (Tuesday) to begin the honeymoon! See you soon!

Love,
Jen & Jeff

P.S. To view more of our wedding photos online, visit http://my.bellapictures.com/Wu-Kohl08312008