iPhone photo dump

I should really start taking more pictures with my ACTUAL camera.. It's just so easy to pull out my phone! I'll try to get better.. for now these will work. 


This sums up the month of January. Our trip to the Biltmore with Chad and Lauren and life in Tennessee too! :) 

Enjoy. XO

looking FORWARD>

Well... I must say the past few months have been very hard.. I've had bad news after bad news.

 So i'm looking forward to my future, hoping everything only gets better. Including a stress FREE weekend with two of my best friends and they just so happen to be my brother and sister in-law (insert jumping for joy here) yahooo!!

So like I said.. My hubs and I are going to the beautiful state of South Carolina this weekend to visit my brother Chad and sis in-law Lauren. (But really she's my sis).. Can you believe in almost two years we have NEVER seen their sweet home, cute little city, school, work place, church! None of it.. Only pics. (No excuse at all.) They moved there for my brother to begin his years of medical school. They just simply graduated college, married, packed up and moved to a place where all they had was each other. I LOVE THAT.. They learned to depend on each other and deal with life as adults. Hours and hours away from all family, friends, and all they had ever known. They are brave! I miss them a lot.. Being young and married you find not many of your friends are there yet.. So I think of my sweet brother and sister in law who are doing the exact same thing as us. 

They are such great influences and I only wish we could be closer oh so closer! But this is life.. AND it makes the times we are together very special.

I plan to take many pictures of our adventurous weekend with them.. I'm almost positive that Lauren will do the same. So watch out for her blog posts as well, you can find it HERE

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend XO

hope santa treated you oh so well..

Finally.. December 25th has come and passed! THANK YOUUU> 

Crazy wacko driving fools will go back to sleep for another year..

And just MAYBE next year I'll get my shopping done way before they wake back up.. 

I really do love Christmas...I promise! The meaning can get so twisted and REAL fast.. Even I get a little caught up myself through the hectic weeks leading up to the big 25th.. 


I hope and pray that everyone understands the symbol that CHRISTmas represents. 


And for the record, it's not even the gifts that cost $$$$ that are the remembered, but the memories we cherish with the loved ones we are surrounded by.



I hope you have a fabulous New Year as you welcome 2013!! 

-XO

just a little throw back.

Well it's December and the temp reached to about 75 today here in TN.. Seems kind of crazy to think Christmas is right around the corner.

It got me thinking... Feels like beach/summer weather.. Christmas at the beach is always a thought.

Any reason for going to the beach is OHHHKAAY by me...

THEN came the thought of the last time I was at the beach.. Honeymoon in Jamaica! Then, I of course had to pull out all the cute pictures of that trip that was taken not too long ago.. Makes me sad and happy at the same time.

I never wanted that trip to end.. All you can eat, drink, sleep, swim, layout, and eat and eat some more is always a good thing. Not to mention being by your new hunk of a husband 24/7 for all week is kind of awesome.. I remember the week we both went back to work once we were home.. Ohh geez it was awful, all we did was cry.. Not because of work. But because we didn't have each others company throughout all of the day. Oh alright, I think I was the only one boo-hooing. Can you blame me? He was sad too (he said so in our 8,000 text messages the following week).. just goes to show you how that one special person can make you feel so right at home, anywhere you are.

John and I reached our 6 month mark on November 12. Doesn't seem real at all.


I love him like mad..

Enjoy a few of our Jamaica pics from the summer.

These Bob Marley Jrs. were the best.. They could play just about anything.  

he is tatted.. and i love it. STUD

i love us

so peaceful 

only the best of the best..

Bon Iver - Towers

NOVEMBER is here!!!

I've been so crazy busy with traveling, working, and being a wifeyy! Life's crazy.... I wanna take like 5 minutes to breath and take in this beautiful time of year! Not only is it my birth month.. It's one of my favorite holidays! Thanksgiving :) I love spending time with my family and eating way too much! I'm thankful! GOD IS GOOD..

Enjoy our Michigan pics..

p.s. it was real cold. you can tell by my facial expression! Brr..

oh crickets..

So we have this issue at the house we are renting.. A large colony of crickets are finding their way inside now that the weather is becoming chill! I can't stand it, and I don't think the husband likes it much either! That is because I yell and scream the word "CRICKET" every time I see one! It HAS brought us many laughs I will say.. Seeing John swat and miss over and over cause they hop around so fast! Not to mention they like water... Yeah WATER, so every once in a while ill be minding my own in the shower when all a sudden I find a little jiminy cricket checking out the view from below! Dear little crickets find another home to invade. I'm sick of you!