Christmas Break

We had an absolutely WONDERFUL Christmas break. As you can see, I didn't keep to my commitment of posting on a regular basis, but, I did have good intentions. Anytime I would get on to post, I would get busy reading everyone else's posts, and completely lose track of what I was supposed to be doing. I've finally posted pictures above of our holiday fun. On December 21st, I left for Nashville with some of my dearest college friends. We stayed at the Opryland Hotel and saw the Rockettes!!! It had been a while since we were all together, and we had so much fun. I love these girls, and I can't wait for next year's trip!! I've also posted pictures from Christmas with the Haynie, McClamroch, and Lancaster sides of my family. Mark's parents were able to come to Corinth on the 29th, and we were able to have Christmas with his family. By the time New Year's Eve rolled around, Mark and I were exhausted. I'm embarrassed to admit, but we spent our New Year's Eve with Dick Clark, but neither of us complained! Anyway, I went back to work today, officially ending my Christmas break. I'm looking forward to a wonderful year ahead. By the way, Mark and I have been married exactly six months today!!! Time flies!!!!

Bloggin Break

Once again, it's been a while. I thought I would write and post some pics before Christmas has come and gone. Some pictures below are from my friend Sally Moore Williams' wedding, Thanksgiving, Christmas Parade, and then some randoms. Mark and I had a great Thanksgiving break. We left for Atlanta on Wednesday, so I got a chance to see my sister and hang out with my family for the beginning of the week. We had a great time in Atlanta. Mark's parents have finally moved into their new home and it is gorgeous! Mark and I caught the building bug and have been looking at house plans for the past few weeks, but I'm sure this is going to pass, partly because we can't even agree on tile! We change our "plan" every other week. I've gotten used to the idea of living in our downtown apartment for a while. While we were in Atlanta, we got to hang out with Stefani, Brian, and Ty. He was just precious. We all had a great time, ate way too much, and enjoyed getting to see one another. We did have a horrible ending to such a great week. On Friday night, I came down with the stomach virus. It was horrible. Mark was so sweet though, he stayed up with me all night, and then ended up coming down with it himself on Saturday. By the time we left on Sunday, EVERYONE had it, and they even had to take Stefani to the ER! We can finally laugh about it now, but I do believe I would rather die that to ever have that bug again! Well, I'm going to make it a personal goal to try and blog at least once a week through the holidays. I get out of school on December 21st and I'm so excited!!! My girlfriends from college and I are heading off to Nashville for that weekend. We're staying at the Opryland Hotel and going to see the Rockettes! I'm so ready for a vacation, even for just a weekend!

The countdown to Thanksgiving!

I seem to be experiencing writer's block. Everytime I sit down to post, I go blank. Trust me, my life really isn't that boring. I just can't seem to write about it. I've started and stopped this post four times already! I could just be in need of some serious down time. It seems that since Mark and I were married, we've been going 90 miles an hour. I mean, our DVR is full of shows that we love, we just don't have time to watch them. This is why I'm all but counting down the days, hours, and minutes until Friday. My holiday break will officially begin with the wedding of my good friend Sally Moore. She is marrying a really sweet guy from the Delta, and I'm sure the wedding is going to be beautiful. After all the wedding festivities are over, I plan on sleeping in, drinking coffee while I watch the Today show, and doing lots of baking. I've got a great Paula Deen recipe for Pumpkin bars that I can't wait to try. My sister, SaraBeth, is going to culinary school this fall, and I've been somewhat inspired to work on my skills in the kitchen. I also plan on doing lots of reading. I'm almost embarrassed to admit how long it has been since I've actually read anything other than the fifth grade reading textbook. Any suggestions on a good read????? Mark and I will be heading to Atlanta next Wednesday to have Thanksgiving with his family so I'll have at least 10 hours in a car to do nothing but read. When we get back I will have lots of pictures from the wedding and of our families to post. Until then, I hope everyone has a great week, and a very happy Thanksgiving. Be sure to remember the things that you're thankful for. Exactly one year ago this Saturday my aunt Barbara was in a horrible wreck. She was airlifted to the Med and stayed there for exactly 40 days. We actually had our Thanksgiving dinner in the waiting room at the Med. We were first told that there was no way she was going to make it, but God had a different plan. Praise be to Him because today my aunt is home, and she continues to improve. She will never know how much we love her, and how our lives were all changed because of that experience. This is what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. God bless.