Fun Getaway!

The week before we went to Cancun, we were invited to go with Trae and Amber to a house in Isle of Palms, SC. It was a gorgeous place! We were there from Saturday to Wednesday, so we really enjoyed our time there! Here are a few shots from the trip:


Four generations :)


Eric and me at dinner on Father's Day... maybe he will be a father soon! :)


My sweet sister-in-law, Amber :)


The beach was absolutely beautiful! The breeze was blowing, so it made it very enjoyable!


Once we get to any beach, Ab loves to run! Here she is running with her Daddy!


...and now running with her Papa!


Daddy Bob held down the umbrella (and Abbie's shoes :) for us!


We had a pool at the house, and I swear Ab spent 75% of the time in there! She just LOVES the water! She is an awesome little swimmer! We raced, and she always beat me! :)


Here's Uncle Eric trying to catch her! She would get to the side and say, "You couldn't catch me!"


One more of my love and me...

There are lots more pictures, and I may get time later to post some more. :)

End of an Era

Well, it finally happened. :) My Daddy retired this year after twenty something years in education. Needless to say, my family is very excited that he can join my mom in retirement and travel and enjoy life after teaching! The picture above shows his excitement, too! His friends hosted a retirement party for him a few weeks ago, and Eric and I surprised him and flew in for the party! We were so glad we got to be there to celebrate with everyone!


The decorations at the party were great! All sports were represented since Daddy has been a coach since he graduated from college... and notice all of the "spuds" that were on the table, too! :)
(my Dad's name is Spud for those who may not know :)


Every guest wore a necklace with a whistle and clipboard. This told us the Game Plan for the night. :)


Here's a shot of folks getting ready for the Spud Relay!


Mrs. Cindy made this for everyone to sign! Too funny!


I love this picture! If you know my grandpa, Daddy Bob, and my Uncle Hal, you would know that this is pretty much the perfect picture of their relationship! They can talk for hours! :)


The happy couple :)


...and the other happy couple! :) I can't deny that I'm my mother's daughter! :)

While it may be the end of an era, it is most certainly the beginning of a new wonderful chapter in my parents' life together! They are already planning lots of fun and traveling! Happy Retirement, Daddy!

One Year

One year ago today, I married the love of my life. :) It has been the best year ever, and I am so thankful that God brought Eric into my life. We really do have the best time together! I always thought it was crazy when people would say they were best friends with their spouses, but Eric is honestly my best friend... or "BFF," if you will... hehe!* I know that God has great things in store for us in the years to come.

*that was for you, Jules!

Love these!

I've never blogged about food (which is ironic given my unusually great affinity for the stuff :), but today as I was leaving the grocery store, I came upon these little pieces of Heaven! They are fantastic!



Three cheers for All-Bran! If you are a WW fan, you can have three of these bad boys for only 1 point! They are perfect for just a little something sweet! I got the chocolate, but I'm going to have to go back to get the strawberry!

Way to go, Kellogg's! And to think... I really only bought these because I had a $5 coupon for a free product from the company who sold me gross Pop-Tarts a few weeks ago. :)