Monday, January 27, 2014

Savannah: A Quick Trip

Jason had to go down to Savannah and St. Simon's Island this week for business. Since it was my off week, I went with him. We left on Tuesday afternoon and made it to Savannah in time for a late dinner. We ate at a burger joint near our hotel before crashing from the long drive.

Wednesday morning, Jason made a quick stop for work near our hotel, and then we headed to the historic district. Jason had never been there before, so there were lots of things I wanted to show him! Unfortunately, we only had a few hours. We didn't get to see it all, but that just means we will have to go back!

The first place we went was River Street. It was freezing that morning, so we had to drive it. Next we headed to Ellis Square. Last time I was in Savannah it was under construction. It is an open area with a big fountain for kids to play in when it's warm. Obviously the fountain wasn't on that day! From Ellis Square, we walked to St. John's Cathedral. It's so gorgeous. All the details amaze me!

Jason inside the Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral
The Colonial Park Cemetery was just down the street from St. John's, so we headed there next.


We also stopped by Independent Presbyterian Church. This is the steeple where they drop the feather from at the beginning of Forrest Gump.


We also checked out the Paula Deen Store and a pet store called The Grateful Hound. We had to pick up some souvenirs for our girls! 

Our last stop in Savannah was lunch at the Pirates' House. The restaurant holds the oldest house in Georgia, and our table was in that portion of the restaurant. 

Fireplace in the oldest house in Georgia.
After our lunch, it was back on the road to St. Simon's Island. We didn't get to do anything fun there. Jason checked out the work to be done, and we were back on the road toward home. A very quick trip, but we still had a good time. I love Savannah and am looking forward to going back sometime when we can stay a little bit longer!

Thursday, January 16, 2014

New Truck

Jason's truck had been in and out of the shop for the last year. We knew the motor wasn't going to last, so Jason started shopping around for a new truck. Fortunately, he was able to find a really great one! And just in the nick of time too. When he traded in his old one, they said the head gaskets were seeping which is very bad news. The motor was definitely on its last leg. 
So far we love the new truck!


Monday, January 13, 2014

January Birthdays

My last week off we celebrated some birthdays in our family.
First was dinner at Outback with my parents to celebrate my mom's birthday.

On Saturday night we celebrated our nephew's birthday. He turned the big 3-0!


Sunday afternoon we celebrated our niece's birthday with cookie cake.


Jason and his sister.


Happy Birthday Everyone!!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Goals for 2014

I'm not a big fan of New Year's resolutions. It just seems like they only last a couple of weeks. But because there are several things I want to accomplish this year, I thought I would make some goals for 2014. Maybe sharing them publicly will help keep me accountable!

1. Grow Spiritually.
This year I want to know and love Jesus more. 

2. Be more healthy.
This goal has nothing to do with losing weight. I just want to exercise more and make better choices when it comes to eating.

3. Pay off debt.
Our ultimate goal is to be debt free. Realistically, I don't think we can do that in one year, but I would like to make some significant progress!

4. Cook more and eat out less.
We eat out way more than we should. Cooking more at home would help us save money and eat better!

5. Create a weekly cleaning schedule and stick with it.
I want to be able to do a small task each day instead of feeling overwhelmed by trying to clean the whole house in one day.

6. Take more pictures.
I have not done a good job of making pictures when we get together with family. I want to be able to have pictures to go with all our memories!

7. Be a better wife. 
I want to be the most loving and supportive wife to Jason that I can be.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2013 Year in Review

2013 was certainly an eventful year!

January

We got to meet sweet Ruth.


And we went to Gatlinburg for a weekend getaway with friends.

February

Jason had his accident.

March

Jason and I went with my parents to Nashville to sight see and visit family.


And we got to meet Smokey X!


Jason turned 30, and I gave him a surprise birthday party!


April

We went to the Orange and White game in Knoxville.

May

We took a trip to the beach with my parents.


We celebrated 2 years of marriage!


June

Sweet Scarlett joined our family.


July

We celebrated my birthday with family.


August

Ramsey visited us from North Carolina, and Scarlett went to the lake for the first time.
My mom and I hosted a baby shower for MC.


September

We spent a week at Disney World with some of Jason's family!


October

Probably the most eventful month of the year!
We celebrated Charles's birthday and went to Tennessee for a family baby shower.
Jason performed the wedding ceremony for a cousin and his new bride.
We took a weekend trip to Pigeon Forge and while we were gone our nephew was born!


We also had our family photo for our Christmas card made.


November

We had a full house of friends visit for Thanksgiving and hosted Jason's family meal at our house.
We went to the Georgia vs Georgia Tech game.


December

We visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and Brasstown Bald.
We celebrated Christmas with our families.


We are thankful for all the blessings of 2013 and look forward to what 2014 has in store!
Happy New Year!