Cheesy Craft Night

Well tonight my Adventure Book Club got together for our adventure concerning the Pretty in Plaid Book we read last month.  See, each month someone picks a book and then after we discuss it, they have to design an adventure about the book that we do together.  Last month we read a book about Savannah so in September when it is cooler (ha.) we are going on a tour with the author of the book.  For this book, we had a hard time coming up with an adventure because the book was a memoir.  So the girl who chose it decided that we would have a girl's night with wine to make cheesy crafts because a favorite part of the book was the author's description of her Girl Scout Days making cheesy crafts like ornaments out of toliet paper rolls or coin purses and pot holders.  Who needs these things right?? Well, when you give a bunch of women a little wine and get them talking 90 miles and hour and then put a bunch of paint in front of them you just won't believe what they will create and how theraputic it all can really be.  We had a great time painting little figurines terribly (I made a lion for Jason- roarrr), and making homemade picture frames, and wine coasters out of felt, and even braiding those pieces of plastic into key chains (remember those??).  It was a night that Jen Lancaster (author) would have been proud of!  We told embarassing stories from middle and high school (yes, I told me one about the horses) and we talked about boys (men?) and our families, money, and life all while painting away.  Some of us even ended up painting the table cloth and ourselves.
Here are my Labor of Loves..........

Notice Rebecca's amazing treasures and our messy workspace.  And for the record, those pearls I'm wearing are only because we were supposed to dress up preppy like the book- they are not a new fashion statement I am trying to make.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Well Jase has covered our exciting Sunday of Bengay and cooking, so I'll stick to Fridy and Saturday....
I had my second book club meeting (Bound to Please) on Friday night at a precious coffee shop downtown called Gallery Espresso.  We met and discussed the novels Savannah Blues and A Wrinkle in Time (we always do one nostaligic read).  This group was bigger than the other one and a little more on task with actually talking about the book.  It was mostly young professional women and a big group of us went to dinner afterwards at a restaurant called Cha Bella.  This place had wonderful food, drinks, and atmosphere and of course was WAY out of my budget.  Who thought book club was going to break my bank?  I was the un-employed girl ordering an appetizer and side salad (both still great) but I did break down an order their Peach Mohito (with fresh squeezed juice!).  We had a great time and I enjoyed the company.  I got good advice on other places to go and eat in town and am excited about our next book!
Saturday Jase and I went to Tybee with his work buddy Jhosue (say Josh) and Viviana.  We had great breezes, waves, and even hawked a free umbrella from Vivy's friend who works there on the island. 

Josh is from Venezuela and Viviana is from Columbia so Jason and I are trying to practice our Spanish... and not too well :)  After the beach, Jason and I went back to Josh's house for showers and grilled burgers (and a free Salsa lesson) before heading out downtown.  We went to a Tapas bar called Jazz'd which has excelled drinks, Tapas, and live music.  The music this weekend was R&B and Soul and it would have had any one of you tapping your feet or shaking your thang. 

At Jazz'd we met my friend Rebecca from my book clubs and her friends Hannah and Marc.  After some yummy tapas and drinks we relocated to the Rooftop at the Bohemian Hotel downtown on the river.  Perfect view of the river, yummy drinks like Key Lime Pie and Pear Tree, and great fun and conversation.  We closed the bar at 2am and then walked around City Market listening to music spilling out of the bars that rock on til 3am.  It is also weird that you can get a to go cup and walk around with your drinks from bar to bar.  A really neat experience and Savannah is a fun place with neat bars to enjoy.

You can't tell, but my drink here is actually glowing in the dark... and no, we didn't write on these balloons, just found them from a party and had fun with them.... Josh found himself a girlfriend-- haha.

All in all it was a great time and though we stayed out too late, it was a fun weekend out!

Sunday Rituals

Hello one and all!! I am sure everyone has been checking all week wondering, "When the heck is Jason gonna post again? I love reading what he has to say. He has such amazing insight on the troubles of modern humanity in his blurbs in this Blog." I am here to tell all of you the good news... I am here to blog again!

I kind of limited myself with the title of the blog, but it already has it's title and I'm not changing it. So you do not get to hear my perspective of the weekend, or even the week past. I am here to talk only about one thing: our Sunday Rituals. As everyone very well knows, we always do the Sunday crossword together over coffee. Alas and alack, today was not our day. After partying late into the night Saturday (which is something I cannot speak of because this blog is about Sunday, remember?) I was awakened by my dear wife at 8:00 because her back hurt and she couldn't relax enough to sleep--I blame dancing and standing around at bars all night. I went to CVS shortly thereafter--being the galant gentleman I am--to get my beautiful, darling wife some Bengay to help soothe her muscle pain. I got back, gave her a sensual Bengay, methol-smelling massage, and we went to lay back down and I slept in until 1:00! I can't remember the last time that happened.

By then, our day was ruined and it was too late to go to breakfast and have coffee and do the crossword. So we started coupon clipping. Those of you fortunate enough to have a Kroger nearby, let me tell you something cool about them. If you have a Kroger Plus card, you can sign up online and load coupons onto your Plus card from the website. Then, when you go to the store and check out, you get the discount and don't have to carry the pesky pieces of paper with you! Thanks to this and Kroger's amazing 10 for $10 sales, we saved a total of $14 when we went shopping. I was very impressed. I'm sure we can get better, and we have some learning to do... but, hey, you can't ask for a better feeling than saving $14 for your first time ever!

I'm sure everyone has also been on the edge of their seats wondering which recipe Jenny was going to pick out of everyone's great suggestions (and by the way, Charles, both of us HATE tomatoes). She chose...(drum-roll) NONE of the ideas, and instead found her own. After fighting over counter space where I could clean chicken and tear lettuce while Jenny chopped vegetables (yes, Connie, chopped them herself), breaded chicken, made rice, and baked, one of the best meals I have had in a while emerged. Super Crunchy Chicken (I'm not calling it that, that the actual name of the recipe) and Cheesy Rice 'N Tomatoes was quite the combo, and who knew Kraft had such good recipes? Great job on a successful dinner, Jenny.

I need to learn to be concise here... I think a glass of wine at dinner doesn't help that for me. Until next time (which I'm sure will be about a week)...

Jason's Video

A great video about Sodexo that features Jason and the managers her works with- you get to see what he does and how he feels about it- a neat glimpse into his job-

Cel-e-brate Come On!

I need you all to get out your champagne glasses! I got my first job offer! And while it is only part time and probably will not even pay the electric bill..... it IS a JOB OFFER!! And even better, it is still in my field.  I have been offered an adjunct professer position at Savannah Tech Community College.  I will be teaching US History 2111, which is US History from Colonization to Reconstruction.  I am excited to finally have community college on my resume (and the title professor!).  I got this opportunity actually through one of Jason's employees who cleans for him at night and works in the History Department at day at Savannah Tech as a Secretary.  She told him that if it goes well the Dean said they might offer me more classes in the Spring.  So there is pressure riding on the position but hopefully opportunity!  Now I just need another job to actually pay my bills and that can be flexible in case more opportunities come my way.  Bounty Hunter? Baker? BabySitter?  We shall see!?

I am drinking a glass of bubbly alone and I wish some of you could be here to celebrate!  I am already sweating profusely btw also. Geesh it is hot.  Wish my new job could afford me some more AC!

Today was another milestone in taking on GA- me and Jase went to the DMV and both got our GA Driver Licenses!

After the lines and worrying that I was going to fail the eye exam because I forgot my glasses, I passed! GA prints you a paper ID for 30 days until the plastic one comes in the mail so I did have a little trouble getting my champagne at the Food Lion tonight but I made them accept it.  Hope we don't have any trouble at the bars on Sat. night!  Another qualm I have with the GA ID is that they MAKE you put your WEIGHT on the front of the ID!!!  Now I would have LIED some more if I knew it was going to be in big numbers on the FRONT- now every person who ID's me is going to know my weight?? Talk about a complex- every time I drop 5 pounds I swear I'm going to get a new ID, I don't care HOW MUCH the replacement fee is.  Hope you guys can't see mine in the picture!!

Love you all- and so far no one has any dinner ideas besides Sarah!!

Hot Hot Hot!

Well, we got our first AC Bill this week and to cool our small apartment for 16 days it cost $98.00!  And we keep the thermostat on 75.  Needless to say I have not raised it up to a comfy 80 and sitting practically naked while typing this. (just kidding- kinda).  Jason asked people at work and he says this is pretty normal, that people pay almost $200 a month for electric because the power company charge more in the summer. YAY! 
Can't wait until the fall (in Feb!)
We are getting excited about traveling to the beach next week for a long weekend.  We have not been to EI at the beach house all summer despite having our wedding there so that will be nice, especially to use our beach bikes and eat at the Sweet Spot and swim in a clear ocean.
I applied for 14 jobs today.  Teller jobs and Call Center jobs with BB&T, Bank of America, and Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union.  (Suntrust last week never called and Wachovia has no openings.)  I also applied for another job in customer service at Memorial Health and then I applied for 5 jobs at St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital in Patient Registation and Unit Secretaries.  We will see!?
I really thought I had a lead at Groves High School here in Savannah (the only History opening) because I got an email from a principal, but when I responded back she has never gotten back to schedule an interview.  Months of this and I still have not had one interview.  I swear if they just meet me and this awesome new haircut I have, I can sell them into giving me a job!  I wish I had the vampire power of glamouring, then I could surely have a job!  I already have a good tan!
Anywho- so this week I am taking votes on what I should cook for Sunday night dinner?  It is my turn and I need something budget friendly and easy on the cooking skills- Suggestions?

Mrs. Smith

Well after sitting in the Social Security office for about an hour.... it is official! I am now Mrs. Smith!  I tried to also go get a new Georgia ID but their DMV is closed on Mondays (wonder if they are hiring?).  Couldn't have been a more perfect day to change my name because today is Jason and I's first monthaversiary.  When I came home he surprised me with a card and...

Wonder how long before I kill this plant?  Hopefully I can make it last!! Jason even gave me instructions on how to water and take care of the beautiful orchid.  I have such an amazing husband who takes care of me and is understanding of the rollercoaster I have been on since we moved.  I feel that the designers on HGTV would very much approve of this accent orchid- good work Jase!

We worked hard on cleaning up a bit yesterday so here are a couple of pics of our dining room now that we have unpacked a bit (please note all the wedding gifts on display):

Still needs a little more decorating, but it is coming together!

On Mondays the pool is also closed (as is the public library) so I feel like I am limited in my option of activities.  I did bunches of reading today and have started a new series that I really like.  The book is called One for the Money and it is by Janet Evanovich.  It is about a girl who is out of a job and money and turns to her cousin Vinnie and ends up becoming a bounty hunter.  I can relate to her situation and the book is a riot to far.  Let's hope I am not hunting down criminals by September!!

Another Week!

I will do this post in chronological order (and list form because I LOVE lists) because I have too much to update and I don't want to do multiple posts...
1. Book Club: I met some very nice girls and found that it was great to have adult female conversations! Some are transplants like me and some are much more acquainted with the area.  I look forward to our future meetings, and hanging out with some of the girls in settings other than Book Club!
2. Job Search: No real updates.... Posted for a teaching job in Jasper, SC but haven't heard anything back.  Got a no from Books a Million and one Publix grocery store in town.
3. TRUE BLOOD: as a present Jason ordered HBO which includes on demand so now I am almost up to date on my most favorite show and book series! Almost the happiest news of my week!
4. Tybee Island: We had another beach day this weekend and of course had fun people watching.  This time instead of precious children running around we were given a wonderful redneck family who had some umbrella trouble.  But as seen in the pictures below, they devised a brillant way of rigging the umbrella through the cupholder of their chair before securing it by tying it with their shoe to their chair- (or you could just have gramps hold it)...why didn't WE think of this last week!?!

Another bit of Tybee Adventure was the number of rescues we got to see!  Now nothing will ever compare to Lifeguard Luke from last summer, but honestly we were almost scared to go into the water.  We saw 4 saves within the first 45 mins of our arrival.  And then spent the rest of our afternoon watching the reality TV show Tybee Rescue.  The waves were pretty intense (and jellies) as were the rip currents.  We only braved the water once and I came out without my hairband, hairtie, and a whole bunch more sand in my bathing suit.

Where are the lifeguards?? Oh, saving someone!

5. Date Night!: So for our date night we picked our favorite (Mexican) and decided on a place called Carlitos that people from Jason's work had suggested.  As you can see from Jason's picture the food was very good.  After dinner we went to another place for dessert called Lulu's Chocolate Bar which serves handmade cakes, brownies, truffles, cheesecakes, etc. as well as specialty martinis and other drinks.  One piece of chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream icing, Irish coffee, and champagne and we were some VERY happy customers!  I know where we will be taking some visitors!!!

6. Humidity:  Lastly, we have finally captured what happens every time Jason walks in and out of our apartment or an air conditioned place- his glasses fog up (my sunglasses do too).  Even at 10 pm at night, the humidity is still laying on think like a wet blanket! Gotta love Savannah!

HGTV and me

Ok, well I managed to get through my rough spot yesterday with some wine and an episode of SYTYCD.  For you amatures out there that would be "So you think you can dance!" (must say this with an Australian accent like host Cat Deeley).  That show always makes me cry at least once per episode- and I'm not even kidding.  Last night they did a piece on children trying to help their parents through an illness and it was danced to the Coldplay song "Fix You"- total weeper. Watch here:
So after some wine and hummus I was feeling much better about my life in general.
I exercised today which also usually helps my mood and then I tried desperately to organize our second bedroom which really is piled with plastic containers filled with our winter clothes and shoes, plus all of the desk essentials like hole punchers and staplers that we can not seem to part with.  At least now I can see the floor in there so visitors are free to come and use our fancy new air mattress! 
Now I am doing my usual afternoon routine of HGTV and blogging.  I can not get enough of HGTV.  I love watching other people shop for houses I can not afford and am obsessed with watching people rennovate rooms and outdoor spaces with budgets that are outrageous! (Even design on a dime is at least $1000.00).  However I can not stop watching!  My dream is to be on the show one day!  Me and Jason laugh about what they would say about our color scheme and design approach... we call it "Hand me down chic."  But hey, at least it is all functional!
Tonight is my first book club meeting to talk about Jen Lancaster's Pretty in Plaid (love love loved it).  I am excited to go but also nervous because it will be the first humans I will be talking with besides Jason and the Food Lion clerk in about 2 weeks.  Will they like me?  Will I get sloshed on one glass of wine and chatter like a blubbering idiot?  Maybe one of them can get me a job!
Well I am off to shower and pick out my new outfit for bookclub- such an exciting life I lead!

Defeated...

So this will not be my most cheerful blog post yet, but it is supposed to be about what is going on in my life right?? Well apparently I am not even able to get a job at Starbucks which was supposed to be my back-up plan.  I filled out my online application earlier this week because they said they were hiring at certain locations nearby, and then personally drove around to all the locations to put a face to my name.  Didn't help.  I also got email notifications that people "more qualified" than me were hired at the Marriott front desk job and at the hospital as a SECRETARY.  I also never got a call back for my application as a teller with Suntrust (did I mention I have 5 years of teller experience?)
Ok, I'll get off my high horse in a minute, but how are so many darn people more qualified than me?  Did they major in latte making and the checking out of keys?  I could have sworn that actually completeing college was supposed to be a good thing AND years of professional experience (especially in customer service and a retail setting) would help me get a job.  It is very hard to look into the eyes of the 17 year old with a tongue ring at Starbucks and hear her say "we are just not hiring right now."  It was hard enough to even consider applying for some of these jobs after years of working to where I was in my career a month ago.  Earning a Masters and then working very very long hours to become an AP teacher was hard and I very much earned the pay I got.... I have finally accepted that there are no teaching jobs, but I never dreamed it would be this hard just to find employment. 
My office lady at my apartment complex is my new headhunter and she connected me with a teacher in the complex at a nearby high school who (duh!) told me there were no openings.  She did tell me to fill out a sub application though (another duh).  Being a sub won't get me benefits however.
She also told me the other hospital was not hiring registrars or biller collectors (super) but that she would keep an ear out for hotel jobs (which apparently I am not qualified for). 
I have gotten a little stir crazy recently because I really do like to interact with people and feel like I am doing something meaningful with me time.  So I decided to volunteer at a local museum.  Well, it turns out they take their volunteering pretty serious around here and because I missed the first July Wednesday morning training (there are 4 four hour sessions and a test!), I can not train to be a volunteer until October now. Another Super.  I guess this is just not my week here in the SAV.  And I know you will be tempted to tell me it will all work out and that something will "come" my way.... but if I hear that again I might yell so be careful of what you comment! Love and hugs! and I promise to be more cheerful next time...

Our Church

Well Jason and I had our first "church" in Savannah.  For those of you who don't know, for church recently Jason and I have been getting some type of coffee and then doing the crossword puzzle together.  We enjoy the break from work and fast-paced life to think over crossword clues and enjoy the time together.  Sometimes we do the puzzle in bed and other times we do the puzzle in places like Barnes and Noble or parks.  This Sunday we got coffee at a neat local coffee shop called the Sentinal Bean at Forsyth Park.  This park is the largest in the city of Savannah and boasts the huge fountain that is so famous in the book and movie of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."  So after our coffee (and Espresso coffee cake and warmed up strawberry scone) we took a tour of Forsyth park to see the beautiful trees, row houses, and of course THE fountain.

We then decided that we HAD to walk all the way down Bull St. to eat some ice cream at Bull St. Ice cream shop, but after 20 mins of walking, they were closed.... bummer.  By now we are both sweating literally out of our eyeballs and wondering how anyone ever looks nice in Savannah.  However, Jason was so pleased that along the way we ran into a Segue (sp?) tour...

I don't think I could ever feel cool touring a city like that.  I was also pleased because we finally ran into the pretty church that I always see from a distance while driving around downtown but never seem to find while driving around.

After walking back to our car I was so happy to find some air conditioning!! We drove home and hit the pool for a while before it started storming.  As for our eventful Sunday evening, we made turkey dogs and mac and cheese and watched TV while Jason ironed.  Ain't life great! Oh, and we almost, almost! finished the crossword later that night before falling asleep in bed. Maybe one weekend we will finish one?

It's the Small Things in Life...

Well we spent our first entire weekend together in Savannah and it was fun!  We had some big things planned like eating at a Mexican restaurant that never panned out, but overall it was a perfect weekend of hitting the beach and pool and settling more into our new home.
We headed out to Tybee Island on Saturday for our first big beach day after first stopping at several places to try and find our pale-selves an umbrella.  No luck until the Waves on the island and $40 some dollars later we thought we had a nice big PINK umbrella.  We searched and searched for parking and Jason finally surrenders to the fact that by lunch time we WILL have to pay for parking in someones yard so we give the old lady who looks like she is about to faint in the middle of the road some money and she manages to park us in between two trees in her yard.  Success!  We are actually very close to the beach and we are off!  We hit the sand and the first thing we notice is..... ugly water.  Now I know no one should ever complain while spending their weekend at the beach, but I guess Jason and I are just plain spoiled by Emerald Isle and NC beaches.  The water here is just BROWN.  How can this be the same ocean we ask??  We set up shop and Jason gets to work on our umbrella which immediately almosts blows away.  So that is a no-go.  It was a good thing the clouds rolled in later.  We sit down, open our sandwiches and beer and take in the scenery.  Then we start to remember- Hey, we live here- this is not vacation!  That was a pretty cool feeling!  Not a bad way to spend your Saturday.  We had the best time watching the cutest kids in front of us chase their blow up toys (first sighting of an alligator in Savannah), and another little boy chase his water bottle or empty soda can in the wind.  He would let it roll over to Jason's feet, run over to get it, and then just laugh and laugh.  He had the best time playing with TRASH!  If he could have fun playing with trash, then I can definitely have fun playing in brown water.

In the video you can see how he tries to blow his bottle, gives up and just decides to throw it, and then chases after it.  We nicknamed him Happy.

After we left Tybee because it started to storm that evening, we went to Josh's house for dinner and he cooked some really awesome pasta dish with bread.  We visited and then went home.  All in all it was a great day!  Jason and I look forward to many more days spent at Tybee reading in the water and sitting on the beach feeling the wind!

Jason again...

Apparently I am also supposed to contribute to this whole blog thing regularly, which is what I learned today. So while Jenny is showering and getting ready to head over to my friend Jhosue's (read as Josh's), I decided now is as good a time as any to update. As she has said, Jenny has unpacked a lot of our good boxes (along with some help from Connie and Terry for a couple of days), so now it's on to the fun stuff. And please note that I said Jenny... I haven't been very much help in this whole unpacking game. I think if it were up to me we might live out of boxes for our entire lives just to keep from unpacking, and then packing again when we are ready to move...

Work has been the same ol' thing, but I still love going in. It is definitely a great feeling when you know that decisions you have made (especially huge ones like moving from Greensboro to Savannah) have turned out to be the right ones and turn out to be something you love. It's weird to be following in my dad's footsteps; I never planned on doing that. But I got into the field in high school and have wanted to stay in it ever since. It's not just the work I love, but it's the people that do the work that make every day great for me. I have formed some good bonds with some of my employees, and that makes going to work that much easier. But despite all of the good, there is some bad with them. I had to terminate one employee this past week because he was stealing time on the clock. In a three month period, he had been clocked-in for 960 hours (in a normal 90 day period a full-time employee would have logged only 480 hours). This is a bonus of over $1000 per paycheck... OUCH!! And another employee was sleeping on the job... what is going on?!?

This is our first weekend together in Savannah. While I miss everyone back home, it is definitely a nice feeling that I have not had to drive 5 hours to go see my love. We are already planning our big trips home, which we hope will be once a month. But we are excited for people to come and visit and stay in our Box Palace. Hopefully by the time people are ready to come down we will have everything unpacked. I'm sure Jenny is looking forward to blogging about our first trip to Tybee Island, so I will save that for her...

Keep checking in on us, and keep the comments coming!!

Heat and Book Clubs

I have officially unpacked all the cool stuff in our house and am now left with the blah junk boxes that we shouldn't have kept but can't throw away and have no room for.  Eeeek.  Jason finally worked on his clothes today and discovered we had an entire box of hangers and another entire box of his socks that did not have any matches.  Super Great!  I found a big box of garden flags (no yard anymore) and more and even more holiday decorations.... I mean how MUCH can we celebrate!?!
Mom says it is also hot in NC so this probably won't evoke much sympathy from my NC readers, but today the car temperature reads 111 in Jason's car.  Inside our apartment, despite the air running, the thermostat still reads 81 and I am sitting very still after my shower hoping I don't start sweating again.  We did put up our dark curtains in the back bedroom and asked the apartment people if it was normal for our air to keep running all the time and never really cool down and they said "Duh?, It is summer and you are in Savannah on the top floor... stupid idiots"  It does reach a very comfy 76 at night so we can sleep ;)
For those of you who have been asking about my job, the interview I had scheduled in Hilton Head was cancelled and I have not heard back from any teaching prospects and no new postings have been up.  I thought something promising was happening at the hospital where Jason works because a recruiter called me last week before Mere and John's wedding about forwarding my applications on to the hiring managers for a couple of jobs I applied for there- (I got our friend Josh to work his magic in HR).  But still no calls for interviews.  Poor Jason goes up to HR there pretty often throwing my name around.  If nothing full time opens up in the next couple of weeks I will apply at part time places like Starbucks and grocery stores I guess.  Most of the temp agencies around here focus on industrial jobs but there is one that could be a possibilty also.  So that is all the news I have!!!!!
Tonight for my big Friday night I am going to rent a movie and keep plugging away at my 2 books for book club.  I am reading Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster and Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews.  Both have been great, but Pretty in Plaid is HI-LAR-IOUS!  It is this girl's memiors of growing up in the 80's and so far her thoughts on the girl scouts have had me rolling. 

Hurricane Season

Ok, well today since I am unemployed (though looking) I decided to take some time off from unpacking to lay out at the pool.  I packed my books, water, and ham sandwich and headed out to the pool.  Despite the hundreds of bees swarming the palm trees, I managed to lay still and enjoy the heat for about 10 minutes before I had to get in the water.  It was 100 without heat index and boy was I sweating.  Then out of nowhere this really loud siren starts wailing for about 15 minutes.  Apparently they are testing the hurricane sirens that tell you to evacuate the area.  Joy.  Then Jason brought home a paper for work and he has to sign up for hurricane duty- A or B team.  A team is sent home 24 hours before the storm to gather their belongings and then back to the hospital to work through the storm until team B comes in.  Team B is sent home 12 hours before the storm but must report back 12 hours after the storm.  What if there is flooding was my question?  Jason says... "Hospitals don't close Jenny." 
Here is to hoping hurricanes stay away from our coast this season!

Smiths Invade Savannah and Bring the Heat...

So we are here!  I have not written in so long with the end of my school year, moving out of Kim's house, packing and preparing for the wedding and honeymoon consuming all my time.  Jason and I had a magical few weeks together and are now happily married and together in an apartment in Savannah, GA!  It feels nice to finally slow things down some and be home together although that home is strewn with boxes and we are already making plans to come home for birthday celebrations, and go out of town for Labor Day etc.  I guess some things never change!
Our wedding was our dream come true- the weather was perfect, the setting was just as we had imagined, and our family and friends all meshed and danced the night away.  When we look over our pictures we are both so happy at how everything turned out and how happy EVERYone looks!  Thank you to all our family and friends for making it such an amazing day for us!
The honeymoon was also a great adventure and relaxing time for both of us.  It was the longest time that Jason and I had spent together since Christmas break and we really enjoyed spending a full week together doing our favorites things.... reading, swimming in the ocean, eating, sightseeing, and eating some more!  We loved our resort and how relaxed we could be and how beautiful the water was.  We can't wait to go on more trips together!
Moving has been a big ole pain in the rear.  We spend one week moving and cleaning Jason's old apartment here in Savannah, and then breezed back into NC for Meredith and John's wedding (which of course was both beautiful, fun, and great to see all our friends), and then packed up 4 cars and a 17 foot trailer to head back down to Savannah.  Several scares later, me, Jason, Audrey, Charles, Connie, and Big Terry finally made it to our new home on July 4th!  Many many sweaty trips up a flight of stairs later we had unloaded!  Thanks to both sets of parents for helping out your kids, because we could never have done it alone!  We love you!  Here are some pics of the move and some sightseeing the next day!  We had to take Big T to see Paula Deen's restaurant Lady and Sons- he already has big plans on how we are going to get reservations the next time he comes.  We also found one of the beautiful squares that is dedicated to Nathaniel Green of which Greensboro is named after... small world after all.