Newlyweds in Blog
I'll stick with you… like white on rice.

Welcome to our blog! We decided to start a new blog together for a few reasons: 1) to have a record of the exciting, early days of marriage 2) to have a forum to discuss issues we’re concerned about and interested in 3) to engage old friends and new friends in those discussions. Some of the issues we’ll be discussing are environmental stewardship, sexuality in the Church, and interpersonal communication. We would also love to have ideas on topics, so please submit any ideas or questions!

Our first post will be a cursory introduction, mainly directed to those who don’t know one or both of us, but also to give those of you we haven’t had chance to catch up with in awhile an update on our current lives.

We were married this summer on August 1. After a honeymoon at a rental house on Lake Michigan’s shore in southern Michigan, we settled into a new apartment in Naperville, IL. We love the community we’re living in and look forward to making new friends here.

Since the beginning of the summer, I (Matt) have been working as the Social Media Marketing Specialist for Simple Truths, a company that publishes inspirational books and movie clips. I get to do fun stuff like maintain our company’s Facebook fan page, blog, and Twitter account. I’ve also really enjoyed getting to know my co-workers. I really take pride in who I work for and what I’m doing.

I (Angel) am in a bit of a hiatus as I trust God for the next step in my career path. After graduating from Wheaton with a rather useful degree in English literature, I took several part-time baby-sitting positions. Before the wedding, I was baby-sitting about 50 hours a week and finding that the charm of children (or perhaps playing the weird role of “nanny” in children’s lives) was beginning to wear off. After some hopefully providential words of advice, I am beginning to pursue a master’s in counseling psychology. I am currently taking prerequisites at a community college and baby-sitting part-time for a couple of awesome kids who still have charm.

A few other random facts about us: We have an odd, lazy, old dachshund named P.S. We are multi-racial and multi-cultural. (Matt is 6% white, 6% black, and the rest Hakka Chinese. His parents were born and raised in Jamaica, and he was born and raised in Wheaton, IL. Angel is pretty much all white with a touch of Native American and was born and raised in LaPorte, a small town in Northwest Indiana.) We want to live in Hong Kong for various reasons. I’m sure we’ll chat about that at some point on our blog. We love China. We love the Middle East. We love learning about people and cultures and God. We like watching episodes of “The Office,” “Lost,” and “Batman.” (Okay, Angel doesn’t get into “Batman” so much, but she’s happy to read a book while Matthew watches it next to her.) We try to eat organic and natural food as much as possible. We’re learning how to live a “green” life, not because it’s trendy, but because Angel is paranoid about humans causing the end of the world (and dreams about it often).

We look forward to blogging with you!