Weekend Visit...

This weekend my mother-in-law, Craig, and I traveled to Clarkesville, TN to visit Craig's cousin Heather and her husband Grant. Neither Craig nor I had seen Heather since she was about 13 or 14, so we were really surprised to see just how grown up she has become. Heather is a little over 7 months pregnant... she and Grant are expecting a little boy who they plan to name Kayden. Both Heather and Grant are in the army (Heather is hoping to be discharged in another 2 weeks). Grant will actually be going to Afghanistan in another 4 weeks... just shortly before Kayden arrives. We had such a good time visiting with them... although the trip was WAY overdue. We are so excited for them and we hope everthing works out well for their growing family.
We spent Saturday night in Nashville in order to break up the 5+ hour trip home. Sunday morning we did a little sightseeing. Craig's Mom even got kissed by a bum (who she gave $10)... definitely worth the trip! Here are some of the sights.

New Job!

Most of you know that my job at Youth Villages wasn't exactly up my alley. Well, I am happy to announce that I have been offered a new job through Holston Habitat for Humanity! Beginning February 27th I will be their new Family Services Coordinator! I am VERY excited about this position and the many opportunities that I will have with this agency! Plus... no more working 60+ hours! This will definitely be a nice change.

Snow Days!

Well, when Craig and I woke up on Thursday was were quite surprised to see the ground completely covered with snow. We knew they had been calling for it, but we expected it would be like all of the other days they had called for snow and we end up with a light dusting or nothing at all. Nope... that wasn't the case on Thursday. We actually ended up with about 3-4 inches.
It was so pretty to look at! Unfortunately, we weren't able to really enjoy it because of having to work. The real world sucks! Ah... to be a kid again!

Happy New Year!

You know how many people decide to celebrate the new year by jumping into a lake or ocean or some other incredibly cold body of water? Well, Craig and I decided to do our own version of the "polar bear dive." We decided to brave the weather (35 degree weather, wind, and snow flurries) and take our new kayaks out on the river!



Eventhough it was cold and we had to battle with the occasional snow flake it was surprisingly beautiful out there today! Hope you enjoyed your New Year's Day as much as we did!

Christmas Time...

This year Christmas was at my sister Erin's house. All in all, we had a great holiday! Here are some pictures.

My parents came over Christmas morning. My dad and Craig cooked breakfast for us all! Erin was quite the host! You wouldn't believe how many times she rearranged the Hors D'Oeuvres to made the coffee table look nice and symmetrical!


At the end of the day we were all pretty worn out! We hope you all had a merry Christmas just as we did! We wish you all a happy new year!

Tis the Season...

This weekend my sister Erin came to visit us. She, of course, brought along her baby Sashia. We decided to take advantage of the extra hands (and paws) to get our Christmas tree. So, we drove down to Fall Branch Christmas Tree Farm where we were sure we'd find the perfect tree! This year we chose a Carolina Sapphire instead of our usual Leyland Cypress. I think we made an excellent choice.

Craig fell instantly in love!

All nice and decorated

Another Wedding!

Over the weekend Craig and I went to Kellee and Jason's wedding. For those of you who don't remember Kellee is a former co-worker of mine and Jason is my former supervisor. Also, you all may remember them from my wedding... as they showed off their "dancing" skills. Anyway, Kellee looked beautiful and they seemed very happy. Congrats!

Craig, Kori (co-worker), and I

The happy couple...

...doing what they do best... making out on the dance floor!