April and Kevin

We have been married 3 weeks, but we have only been home about 6 days! From our honeymoon in Aruba, we were home for about 5 days before Christmas, then we were off to see April’s family here in GA and on Christmas day we flew to Michigan to see all of Kevin’s family!
We spent 5 days there with his family and it was wonderful to be with his mom, dad, Laura, Eric and Greg while they were still here! We also were able to attend Grandma and Grandpa LeCureux’s 50th Wedding Anniversary on the 28th. It was such a special time and we are really thankful for such great examples and wonderful legacies for our marriage. Family is so important and it is so amazing to have such great families and marriages on both sides of our families. We are so thankful!!
We want to thank all of you for being at our wedding and helping in so many ways! It was a wonderful day and we are grateful for all of you in our lives! The wedding may be over, but we want to continue to update y’all on our lives! Stay tuned for what is next!

Prayer Requests:
1. Pray for Kevin’s grandparents–for peace and health and protection
2. Pray for Kevin’s new job that he begins on Monday January 9th. It has been soo nice for him to be home for 7 weeks, but he is ready to get back to work!
3. Pray for all the changes being made in the children’s ministry and with April’s job in the next month!

We love you all! Blessings to you!
April

We are so excited to see all of you in 2 weeks for our wedding! Kevin officially moved to Georgia last weekend and I took him to his first ever college football game! It was so much fun! Especially when the Bulldogs win!!

If you have not reserved a hotel room, our block is full, but the Holiday Inn Express has rooms available and their rate is similar to the Country Inn and Suites rate. Call the Holiday Inn Express to book your room this week! 513 WEST BROAD STREET
Athens, Georgia 30601
United States
Hotel Front Desk: 706-546-8122
Hotel Fax: 706-546-1722

We are getting down to the wire and doing the last minute planning! We hope you all are excited about being here! We are putting together the details and also wanting you to have a fun weekend here, too! Here are some ideas of how you can spend your time while you are here! There are lots of Holiday Open Houses and fun tours to take while you’re here! Also check out Visit Athens website.

Saturday: Of course you’re not going to miss the wedding, but there are a few other things in Athens to check out before the big wedding!!
Treehouse Hollyday Artist Market from 10am-5pm: all local handmade artists! Location: 815 W Broad Street, Athens
R. Wood Studio Ceramics Holiday Sale from 9am-4pm: handmade, beautiful pottery! Some of my favorite pottery ever!! (we happen to have a small list of items on their registry) Location: 450 Georgia Dr, Athens, ga 30605
Also, check out all the fun downtown shops and yummy restaurants!
Some of our favorites:
Last Resort: wonderful lunch and amazing brunch Saturday and Sunday!
The Grit: great brunch Saturday and Sunday!
Farm 255: all local, seasonal food! It is amazing!
Clocked: Great burgers!
Five Star Day Café: Homemade with a twist! Soo yummy! Also, a great brunch!
Mama’s Boy: if you didn’t get enough at the rehearsal, go back for breakfast or brunch! You won’t be sorry!
A great place to get coffee: Jittery Joes Roasting Company

Enjoy the fun shopping and great food! I know it’ll be hard to choose where to eat!! See you all in 2 weeks!!!

If you tried to call Country Inn and Suites and it did not work, everything is all fixed on their end and they have our hotel guest room block set up and ready! If you are staying there or somewhere else, would you please let me know? I want to make sure you get your “out-of-town-guests” gift!!

Have an awesome week!!!
April

Hi Everyone!

We do have a block of rooms available at the Country Inn and Suites in Athens, Georgia for our out of town guests. Call 706-612-9100 to reserve your room now! Reserve under the Roland-LeCureux wedding and you get the rate of $90 a night!

Country Inn and Suites

If you need more information, don’t hesitate to call me (April)

Love to all!!! We can’t wait to share our special day with you!!!

Hey, look, it’s our new house! This house comes complete with white picket fence, hardwood floors, three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two-car garage, and real wood fireplace.

We look forward to having people over. We are saving up for a new dining room set and porch furniture, so some of our wedding gifts will go toward that.

We both really like this house, and can’t wait to start our lives together in it. Here are a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Last weekend, my mom’s Jazzercise buddies threw me an unforgettable shower!!

I walked in and had flower petals thrown at me–as the flower girl (Monique, the hostess) greeted me at the door! Then, I walked in and saw all the ladies, all dressed up in bridesmaid dresses they wore in weddings!!! Soo much fun!!!

They had a game ready for me to play, as well! They had each submitted a picture of themselves on their wedding day, but the faces were left out, and I had to arrange all of them by name! It was such a hard, but very fun game idea!!

And even as I left, they threw bird seed at me on the way out! It was such a fun and memorable shower! I am so thankful for these women who have been my mom’s wonderful friends for 15-20 years! They are incredible women of the Lord, and also know how to have a realllly good time!! Enjoy the pictures!!

There’s a picture of the game they had for me to play, a group shot of all the ladies–including my mom and my sister, and also a picture of me as I walked in–taking it all in!

More updates to come this weekend! Including pictures of the house, and Kevin’s JOB UPDATE!!!!!!!

Blessings,
April

I attended my first bridal shower this weekend and it was amazing! Many of my Athens-based bridesmaids were the hostesses: Kelli Baumgartner, Rebecca Finn, Alissa Heil, Holly Avera and Kyndal Stanley. It was a crafting shower, in which we all made something that I could take home to decorate the new house!! They gave us such nice gifts, the greatest one being the prayer time they had for me. I was so blessed by that time, and it just made me even more thankful for the people God has placed in my life “for such a time as this”. It was also great to have my mom there to celebrate and spend time with my friends! I am constantly in awe and thankful for His goodness in our lives.

A few pictures to share:

Blessings to all,
April

Last weekend, April moved into the house we’ll be living in. It’s right outside the Athens perimeter, and not too far from Classic City. We both really love this house, and we hope to use it in serving the Lord in lots of ways. Once we get more set up, we’ll share some pictures and hopefully have some of you over to visit.

Also, I had a job interview last Monday, and am waiting to hear back from the company this week. We would appreciate your prayers over my job situation. Thanks!

Love,
Kevin and April