Just Call Us The Griswalds

My Husband, Clark Griswald

And we are not even finished. This picture (iPhone) really doesn't do justice. Justin LOVES Christmas. He decided last year that he was going to go a "bit crazy" with the outdoor decorating since it was our first Christmas in our new home. Each year he wants to add something to the lights. The cross is our "something new" for 2009. Justin made the cross himself and hung it himself. He cracked me up by saying "Christmas is about Christ, not Santa, and we need to display this".

And I do know that it is taboo to decorate before Thanksgiving, but with Justin's schedule & going out of town for Turkey Day, and if we wanted the decorations up before the middle of December, we had to do it now.

More pics to come! Happy Holidays!!!

To Keurig or not to Keurig

I LOVE COFFEE. It's true. I am thinking of buying a Keurig, but am unsure of the high pricetag. I am not sure of its quality. I am also not sure of the other single-cup coffee makers such as Taissamo. Does anyone have suggestions??? My coffee maker at home sucks. And I no longer have my illustrious coffee club at work [as seen on: http://leslieguinn.blogspot.com/2009/08/water-water-everywhere-and-not-drop-to.html]

I can't function in the morning without coffee!!! Help people!

New Job!

I received word last week that I got a promotion at FedEx! I will now be a Senior Education Specialist in Sales Development & Education. Kind of a long title, but I am sooo excited. I will get to teach, which is what I have wanted to do since I was 5! I used to make Abby come home after school and play school with me. She knew about direct objects and even how to diagram a sentence in kindergarten. And I will get to use....

Yep that's right! A dry erase board :) Ask my parents... for some reason I love writing on dry erase boards! Whenever I had to wait for my dad in his office, I again would pretend to teach and of course write all over the dry erase board.

I am not sure exactly when I will be starting my new gig, but I am truly excited about a new adventure and challenge. It is nice moving on up as well! I will be travelling a lot more, which is great b/c the past 2 years working in a cube has definitely tested my patience.

More details to come!

June & July

Oops! I have been a bit absent from blogging. June started off with Catherine & David's beautiful outside wedding in Franklin, TN. Catherine was stunning & I am so happy she has met such an amazing guy.













Then, I visited Ashleigh in Orlando! We got some great girl time including dinner with our other teammate from Missisippi State, Janet, who also lives in Orlando. It was so great to catch up and have a girl's weekend!


July we ventured down to St. Pete Beach, FL for the Fultz/Centella wedding! This wedding was so amazing & the week was so much fun!

Relaxing in a hammock on the beach

Memorial Day Weekend

Justin & I ventured up to Missouri for a loong weekend! It was very much needed for the both of us to spend some time together & get away! We spent the first night in Springfield and visited with his dad & fiance. Then, we headed down to Branson & Table Rock Lake to spend a few nights with Justin's mom & husband, Ron. We had a cute, tiny cabin right on the lake & enjoyed time boating & catching rays. It was great to see everyone and it was a fun jump start to summer! This picture somehow got very fuzzy when I uploaded it and it is tiny! Oh well!

Joey

I am a proud new mommy to a yellow lab puppy, Joey! She was Justin's birthday present (he had literally been begging me for another dog since we got married).

She really has been amazing this weekend. We have gotten to spend a lot of time together. Let's just pray these horrible allergies this weekend are not because of her!

Jackson is not the biggest fan of her, but he should warm up to the thought of having a sister soon.

This pic is at my parent's house. She is going to be very spoiled by her grandma.

27 Years

Happy Birthday Justin!

This is one of my fav pics of us when we were in Charleston last year.

We are going to Carrabba's to celebrate with the fam tonite and El Nopal tomorrow with friends! I think they have missed our business since Justin does not live in Cordova anymore.

It's hard to believe this is Justin's 27th birthday! We are getting so old!

I am so thankful to have married my best friend and I love you very much hubby! I hope your day is fabulous!