{Anniversary Trip: Year One}

Well during my last post I ended it with talking about our anniversary trip plans. The "original" plans as we like to call them were going camping at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina for two nights (which includes the beach) and then traveling on down to Savannah, GA for a night. Well, subtropical storm Beryl arrived and hit the state park the same exact day we were to go, canceling that part of our trip. I cried like a baby. I'll admit that. I was sad. We had been planning for months.

SO we changed plans. We went camping near our home on Sunday night instead. Thank goodness we live in such a beautiful place and it was f-r-e-e! It turned out to be a great night together. My favorite part was sitting by the campfire, making smores and talking about our life together.

I can't believe I'm showing you this but I've never seen my hair do this. This was the morning I woke up from camping. I guess this is what sleeping outside does to my hair. WILD and hilarious!

Monday was actually our anniversary of one year! We were tired from camping so we napped all day then got dressed up for dinner at Outback later that evening.

By Wednesday we decided to go on down to Savannah since we had prepaid for the room. We left early and made it by noon. Our hotel upgraded us for f-r-e-e (yea!) to a suite that included a balcony.

We immediately hit River Street and were true tourists. We have always wanted to make a last name photo collage and finally did it while in Savannah at a market vendor. It was so fun to make together and cheap since we only have five letters in our last name (thanks Todd)!

We ate LOTS of good food!

Our favorite! Best chicken tenders ever!

Yum, seafood!

Leopolds Ice Cream

We didn't eat at Paula's but had fun at the gift shop

We also did some great sightseeing. Look at this gorgeous cathedral.

We spent the weekend in Charlotte. I visited my new school on Friday and we also went apartment hunting. Hopefully we can find something soon but so far not much luck. We are finally back home for the summer (exact for a few weddings and maybe one beach trip). It's great to be home and we plan to enjoy the mountains as much as possible from now until August. 

Talk soon,

-S

{Week in Review}

If you have instagram and follow me, then most of these photos will bore you. But since I use my blog as a personal journal of our lives, I'm still going to post this week in review via instagram iPhone pics! :)

Saturday I went off the mountain to a bridal shower for my sister Jamie. While she was opening gifts, I held my niece Annlyn (Ronna's babe) and this happened:

I loved every single moment. 

I got a letter in the mail stating that I would have free XM (trial run)...

Not sure how long this will last but I'm already hooked! I've been jammin' out to some great 90s songs.

I signed my contract this week for my new job! Yeaaaaaaaa.

I finished up my interim library job on Friday. I will miss all the teacher friends I've made over the past two months but I'm excited to make new ones at my new school. Knowing a summer vacation was right around the corner, it was easy (and felt good) to shut the place down. I loved being there on the last day of school. The kids were so excited, awards were given and EVERYONE was in a good mood! Makes me wanna sing...schoooooools out for summa! 

Friday night we met some friends for music in the park. If you know me well, then you know summertime is my favorite time of year. So to start the summer break with live reggae, good friends and popcorn....well, I was one happy gal. I'm soaking in this mountain summer to the max. I will certainly miss our small group gang when we move!

Our anniversary is right around the corner (Monday)! I seriously can't believe a year has already passed. More to come after we actually celebrate, but here is a preview of where we are going...

We are mixing Todd's love for camping/adventure and my love of the beach. Plus we will add one night in a hotel in Savannah. I'm SO excited to celebrate one year of life together. I'm also a super nerd and love packing for such a big roadtrip. Bring it on! Prayers for safety (and that the bugs won't eat me alive or raccoons).

Have a fun and safe Memorial Day! We will check back in the blog world next week! Todd also plans to finally make an "appearance" back on the blog this summer and he has a great opening story to tell you but I won't steal his thunder.

-S

{Fork in the Road}

Grad post part B w/ pics coming soon. Truth is, I didn't take many pics but my mom did so I'll get those soon :)

We did some celebrating last night. Just the two of us. We celebrated our recent graduation accomplishments and our future. As you all know, we are at a fork in the road with where to go next. 

Without going into a million details of God's handywork, we are finally at a place where we have at least stepped unto a certain path. Several months ago I interviewed for a school media specialist job. I loved the school and was trying really hard not to get my hopes up. Well, I got the job and of course I was estactic. I would have shared earlier but because I got the job so early, I had to wait to confirm graduation and take/pass my Praxis (certification) in school library. I'm happy to say that I graduated and passed my test so I will offically be a library media specialist at a South Carolina elementary school that is very close to Charlotte beginning in August. I'm SO excited that I have all summer to brainstorm teaching ideas and make lesson plans! 

We are also excited about the opportunity to live closer to our families. Todd is doing some serious job hunting and we have complete peace. We will certainly miss our mountain community, fresh air and friends (many whom are from our awesome church). This place has been so good to us and will forever hold a special place in my heart. We plan, unless Todd gets a job earlier in Charlotte, to continue living in the mountains this summer and soak up our life here to the fullest. By August we will be moving AND bringing our puppy home. Crazy stuff. We will be sure to keep you all posted during this transition. 

Now, excuse me while I go read info on SC since I'll be a teacher there... ;)

Have a great Saturday!

-S