Happy Holidays from the Jenson household! Hard to believe we have only been married for a few months now, as we have settled into a routine, and it feels like we have always been together. A first Christmas letter as a married couple feels like a big step towards adulthood…I’m sure we will feel like real adults someday!
We feel like the past few months have flown by. As many of you know, we were married August 1 of this year. After months of planning, we were so happy to have a relaxing, beautiful day at the Gibbs Farm in St. Paul. We really loved the time we spent with friends and family, eating good food, listening to beautiful music, and becoming an official family, in the eyes of the state of Minnesota. After the wedding we spent a week in Door County, Wisconsin, staying in a really cute little cabin in the woods. We got to hike, bike, paint, talk, laugh, and sleep in! It was beautiful, fun and relaxing, just what we needed before we dove head first into lots of other changes.
Desmond quit his job at Wells Fargo Investments and started his first semester at William Mitchell College of Law, a long time dream of his. It has been a challenge but it has also been fun and interesting. Desmond is particularly enjoying his Property class and has been excelling at legal writing and client interviewing. He has already met some interesting people and has been really enjoying his new career direction. Hard to believe the first semester flew by so fast!
Allison is already halfway through her school year! She is teaching Special Education and is working with some of her same students from last year which has been both a joy and a challenge. This year, she is also the head coach for the debate team which has given her a chance to meet lots of new people. While exhausting, it has been a fun endeavor. Allison is excited to be on the home stretch of her Master’s Degree! She hopes to finish classes at Hamline this summer and to finish the degree next December. Needless to say, we are both excited for the extra free time—and the extra income—finishing the Master’s degree will provide.
Walt the cat has settled into married life as well. He is enjoying life in suburban Saint Paul, now that he has much more room to explore and play than he ever had in our little Minneapolis apartment! He is recovering from a bout with bladder crystals that were causing him a lot of pain. A quick trip to the vet and some medicine and he is on the mend. He’s really enjoying having Desmond home on his break—6 whole weeks of someone to play with all day!
So, what’s next for the newest Jenson household? We have been learning how to cook new dishes together and really enjoying taking on new things together. Desmond already has changes planned for our vegetable garden next summer. We are hoping to find time for a trip out to the East coast this summer, and are looking forward to exploring some new places, seeing some family and friends, and finally trying the famous New York pizza. We are gearing up for another semester of classes and work and really excited for a break to see our families and celebrate the holidays with them.
We hope this letter finds you well! We are sending warm thoughts your way, all the way from chilly Minnesota! Please enjoy the pictures, and check back often, as we will try to pass on our life happenings to our loved ones near and far here on our blog.
Much love!
Desmond and Allison
