Back again....

Ok, first of all, I apologize for being such a slacker when it comes to updating this! But to my credit I did clarify in my first post that I would most likely not be a very consistent blogger :)
There has been so much going on with us these days, so in order to keep this short and sweet, here is a list of our most recent events :) ....
1) We moved out of our apartment and are temporary living with Andrew's brother and his wife while we are in the process of purchasing a home! So our current address is in Holly Springs.
2) I have been out of school for almost a month now and am enjoying my summer sooo much!!!
3) We feel like wedding hoppers... In recent weeks, congratulations to Mary Kate and Jayson Humphries, David and Sarah Lewis, and Jonathan and Sara Margaret Page
4) We just got back from a week at Corolla Beach with Andrew's family and we had a blast!! The weather was gorgeous :)

God has truly blessed us by allowing us to both be able to keep our jobs and by providing us a wonderful place to stay for a couple of months. Please continue to pray that we would have clarity and wisdom in making the right decision about which home the Lord has for us!! I never realized what an intimidating decision it can be!

Well that is all for now :) Below are a couple pictures from some of our adventures...



Maybe one day I will also be better at taking more pictures :) Till then...

One year!!?

Yesterday Andrew and I celebrated our one year anniversary. We went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (DELICIOUS!), went to the movies, and did lots of house hunting :) During the past year, Andrew and I have had so many changes in our lives... We graduated from college, got married, and started new jobs! It has been a wonderful year and we have truly been able to see the Lord working and providing every step of the way! God is soooo good :)

Here are some pictures from big events!

Rehearsal Dinner

Graduation

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

Us in 20 years :)

This weekend Andrew and I got to go to Rocky Mount to see my family :) Andrew also had a concert in the area on Saturday night, so it was very convenient! Ok, so here's the "low-down" on my family... My parents live in Rocky Mount - a hotspot along I-95 :) I have a sister who is 20 and a Junior at Liberty(Jana), a 16-year brother (Zachary) and a 12 year-old brother (Luke). It's always so great to be able to see them!!

This particular weekend Zachary had a basketball tournament for his conference... and they won the championship! He also went to the Debu-ette Sweatheart Dance (the girls ask the guys). So I have posted some pictures of my wonderfully handsome brother and his eventful weekend :) (He's the one in the bright red tie)..... All my single ladies (as Beyonce would put it), yes he is single, yes he does love the Lord, and NO I'm not letting him date until he's at least 25 :)

Strike a pose and painting :)

So this evening, Andrew calls me into the bathroom, where I find him posing in front of the mirror in his new shirt. His immediate, and serious, question was "Do I look cool when I stand like this?". He then provided a couple of different poses for me to choose which one was my favorite, or which one was the "coolest". Personally, I found this to be quite hilarious. Above is a picture of Andrew's posing.


Also, I have recently tried my hand at painting and I'm really enjoying it :) I have listed below two things I have recently done. Also the picture at the top of our blog is one a did as well. Hopefully with practice I'll get much better!

continued...

Here are a couple more that wouldn't fit :)

The apt

So, it's Wednesday night and the long anticipated Carolina/Duke game is on, but I am sad to say that I am a very poor supporter of College or Professional athletics. I am finding that as Andrew enjoys the game, this blog is a great time filler :)

Below, I am posting some pictures of our apartment. It's nothing fancy, but we love it :)

Wacky Day!

This week at school is "Spirit Week"! I'm not quite sure what we are "spiriting", but regardless, we are to be full of spirit every day :) Today was "Wacky Day", which is characterized by the wearing of an accumulation of wacky clothes. Above, are people that are doing a wonderful job of sporting their "wacky" best (I'm not sure who they are, but it provides an adequate picture of how my day was).
My outfit consisted of black hose, tall purple socks, teal capris, a hot pink long-sleeved shirt with a button up short-sleeve black and white polka dot top, tennis shoes, and one earring. Unfortunately, as each of the children entered the room they all asked why I had not dressed wacky. Most of them assumed that the only effort I made was to wear one earring... they were not impressed. I guess your average 6-year old would have really enjoyed wearing my outfit... go figure :)
Although, one of my students did say that my purple scrunch socks made me look like Chuck-E-Cheese. I let her know that wasn't really the look I was going for. But, hey, you take what you can get!

Our First BLOG!!!!

With great joy and excitement, I welcome Andrew and I into the world of blogging. I am certain this will begin the start of a new journey in our lives! I have waited and waited for the right time to begin sharing our lives with you... and it appears that the time is now right :) I am going to go ahead and apologize for my lack of consistency with updated posts. But I hope that with time and a little encouragement Andrew and I will be able to provide you with the latest news from our lives.

As a part of this first blog, I would like to give a "shout out" to my sister-in-law Mrs. Natalie Felton for her encouragement in this endeavor. I can only hope that we will one day be as diligent and as informative a blogger as you :)

-Yours Truly