One Year of Marriage

We definitely celebrated our one year anniversary as we should! We told eachother that since we got married in Feb. we should try to take a trip every year to escape the cold & celebrate our anniv! It so happened that my former travel buddy while I played golf, Tina was getting married Feb. 21 in Miami to Rhys Lloyd. They were in a previous blog as Rhys plays for the Carolina Panthers and I stayed with them in Nov. travelling for work. Then, we decided to stop in Orlando to make a visit to Mickey. We had such an amazing time and Feb. is a great time to go to Disney-hardly any lines! This is our pic on the Tower of Terror-

Then, we ventured down to Miami where we played golf with Tina & Rhys at Don Shula's (I had a hole in one there in a college tournament- so I enjoyed going back to this golf course!) Then, we made our way to south beach! What an experience. We had so much fun hanging out together & people watching but we were ready to leave around 9pm! Guess we are not meant for the crazy night life in south beach!

The wedding was absolutely beautiful on Saturday at 4:30 and we were still partying at 1:00 am! It was the longest and one of the best receptions I have ever been to! I am so glad we made it to their wedding, it was definitely worth it. I got to see old friends and meet a lot of great new people.

Sunday, we took a little time out to tan by the pool (or burn!) and ventured up to Melbourne to visit my family. We had a lot of fun catching up and I got to meet my newest little cousin, Kathryn. She is so amazing and the best little baby ever! We made it back Monday and really enjoyed this trip-can't wait for more anniversary trips to come!

Lately

So, I was in Charlotte last week for work & have a few pictures below.



Part of my territory is Gastonia, NC. I saw this bumpersticker on the way to see a client - PALIN20012! HA!

Charlotte is an amazing city-I wish I could move there, seriously. After our meeting on Fri, I convinced my co-workers to go to the South Park area & dine at Dean & Deluca (LOVE!). We then went shopping & I found a wine bar! This is my kind of place-wine on tap!!!

This car was in the parking lot of the shopping center!!!!












I had a good trip & I also got to see one of my friends on the visit as well. Justin & I had a great Valentine's Day working! The golf course had a Valentine's dinner so I babysat the kids while Justin oversaw the dinner. Even though it wasn't very romantic, we had fun. We are headed to Orlando & Miami this week for our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! I cannot express how excited I am just to travel with my husband & be in warm weather! I also can't wait to see my family & have Justin meet some cousins he has never met before! This year has flown by!!

Domino Magazine's End

I recently heard from one of my friends, Leslie, that Domino magazine has closed shop. This is devistating news. I cherished this magazine. I was not a subscriber but definitely bought these while travelling or in the grocery line if I loved the cover.

Go to: http://www.dominomag.com/contact/dynamicEmailForm if you want to share your thoughts on this! Maybe if enough people complain or show your support, they will rethink their decision!

Without Phone

I can't believe how we have become so reliant on having cell phones. I left my phone at home AGAIN (This is like the 4th time to do this since working at FedEx). But, it is even more of a hassle as I have class tonite & cannot come home until 10:30 pm at least. So, being without phone for almost 24 hours is killing me. It just amazes me how we are so reliant and our world involves communication on-the-go more than ever. How did our grandparents or parents by that matter handle cross-country road trips? Or meeting someone for dinner? What if something extremely important came up? I don't think I have used a pay phone since high school.
And not to mention, I now have an iPhone (which I love!). My grandpa would be amazed at how we can email while driving, while listening to your favorite new song that was downloaded. Or how people text during class? I could go on and on and on...
Anyways, it has been a tough day- I have not talked to my husband once (just emails).
Guess I should get back to my assignment that I have not finished & is due in 30 minutes!

The Pick of the Pictures

Today marks a milestone...first, I am actually picking out & ordering our wedding pictures. For the past 11 months, it has literally scared me to even try to figure out which ones I wanted. I already received my professional book, but I still have the 8 x 10's and 4 x 6's left in my package to pick. It is such a huge decision & requires me to be focused & organized! It has only taken me 4 hours, but I think I am almost done. Now, I just need the husband's approval...

I wanted to also put in a picture from Colorado! We went with my family for a week to Colorado and got to stay & ski in beautiful Breckinridge. Justin even tricked me into going down a BLACK; I prefer the GREENs. I think it took me about 45 minutes to get down, involving many words I probably should not have said. After getting down the trail, or drop off, I went straight into the lodge and had a spiked hot cocoa. Needless to say it was 10:00am, I felt I earned it. Justin proceeded to go down it again-without me. Other than that, the skiing was amazing. Spending time with family is always such a blessing as well.

Happy 2009!!

Happy Fall

Justin and I have been crazy as usual over the past few months (as usual).

We were both gone last week - I was in Charlotte, NC for work and Justin was in MO for his annual Deer Camp. I got to take advantage of work sending me to Charlotte and see my friend and Futures Tour travelling buddy,Tina, and hang out in their amazing apt downtown. Her fiance is a kicker for the Charlotte Panthers so we cheered them onto victory on Sunday! Next time I see her it will be at their wedding in Miami!

We also made a trip to MO in Oct. for the homecoming game & win against CU. Justin's cousin, Andrew, made the team and is a red-shirt freshman.

Here is also a laugh from Halloween. Justin is supposed to be the Heisman Trophy and I am a trophy wife. Needless to say the costumes were cheap & last minute!

So excited that next week is a 3 day work week, only 1 night of classes, Abby is coming home from UT, and we are headed to MO for the holiday!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I love this month as everything in the stores is PINK and for helping Breast Cancer! My grandmother (who I was named after) died at too early of an age of this horrible disease and it has touched my family. I was so sad when I realized Justin and I will be gone this weekend & will not be able to participate in Race for the Cure in Germantown.

So many things have been happening lately! We just got back from an awesome trip to Knoxville for the State/UT football game. It is so gorgeous up there & even though it was a horrible game & freezing it was fun to hang out with Abby & the fam in Knoxville. I miss college sooo much! I don't think I realized that it is truly the best time of your life. We will be travelling this weekend to Columbia, Missouri for the CU/MU game! It is their homecoming so we are excited to tailgate with family & hopefully see a Tiger victory! I will put up pictures soon!