tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35464284389727659442024-03-14T05:20:31.622-04:00Our Journey"I am certain that God, who began a good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished" Philippians 1:6Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-923439857991812292014-04-06T22:55:00.003-04:002014-04-06T22:55:46.477-04:00Scarlett's Birthday and Snow<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, I started writing this post way back in the beginning of February. But, life happens. The last two months have absolutely flown by! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the end of January, we celebrated sweet Scarlett's first birthday! On her first birthday it snowed. She had a great time playing in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weeks later, it snowed again! One snow is unusual down here in Georgia, so we were definitely surprised to be getting more. Even more snow came down this time and it stuck around longer too. Of course both of these snows occurred on my work week. I am fortunate to have Jason who not only has four wheel drive, but also has experience driving in snow and ice! He was able to take me to work each night and bring me home each morning. I didn't have to stay at the hospital like many of my coworkers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It certainly seemed like a long, cold winter this year. We are looking forward to warmer weather!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-83695911165548626562014-02-21T14:15:00.001-05:002014-02-21T14:15:10.410-05:00One Year...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One year ago today I received the most terrifying phone call. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Jason is being air lifted to Chattanooga" he said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My heart dropped. I knew "air lifted" really meant life flighted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How could he need to be life flighted? I had just spoken to him a few minutes before. He just told me he was fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"They are worried about nerve damage in his hand. He can see a specialist there" was the explanation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I wasn't there. I was two hours away, and a part of me wondered if things were more serious but they didn't want to scare me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That two hour drive to Chattanooga was probably the longest two hours of my life. Then when we arrived, they wouldn't let us go back to see him right away. All the waiting was tearing me up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally, they let us go back. And there he was! All in one piece and awake! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not sure I've ever been so happy to see someone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His hand and forearm looked awful, but we had hope that it would heal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And God is faithful and He is healer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was faithful that day on the mountain in protecting Jason from even worse injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He has been faithful every day of the healing process. Jason never got an infection or needed skin grafts. All of the feeling has returned to his hand and fingers. He also has almost full range of motion in his wrist. For someone who makes a living working with his hands, these are huge blessings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He is faithful today. It is still healing. I'm not sure it will ever look completely normal again. In fact, my guess is it probably won't. And that's fine with me. It serves as a reminder of God's protection and faithfulness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> "But The Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My original posts about Jason's accident are <a href="http://kristenandjason.blogspot.com/2013/02/protection.html">here</a> and <a href="http://kristenandjason.blogspot.com/2013/04/healing-is-process.html">here.</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-33544832007335744322014-01-27T08:00:00.000-05:002014-01-27T08:00:02.647-05:00Savannah: A Quick Trip<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Colonial Park Cemetery was just down the street from St. John's, so we headed there next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-36962974960177927172014-01-16T08:00:00.000-05:002014-01-16T08:00:07.025-05:00New Truck<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So far we love the new truck!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-4253884873695979262014-01-13T01:15:00.001-05:002014-01-13T01:45:05.625-05:00January Birthdays<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My last week off we celebrated some birthdays in our family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First was dinner at Outback with my parents to celebrate my mom's birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Saturday night we celebrated our nephew's birthday. He turned the big 3-0!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Grow Spiritually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year I want to know and love Jesus more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This goal has nothing to do with losing weight. I just want to exercise more and make better choices when it comes to eating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We eat out way more than we should. Cooking more at home would help us save money and eat better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Be a better wife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I want to be the most loving and supportive wife to Jason that I can be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 was certainly an eventful year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got to meet sweet Ruth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And we went to Gatlinburg for a weekend getaway with friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason had his <a href="http://kristenandjason.blogspot.com/2013/02/protection.html">accident</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason and I went with my parents to Nashville to sight see and visit family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And we got to meet Smokey X!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ramsey visited us from North Carolina, and Scarlett went to the lake for the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mom and I hosted a baby shower for MC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent a week at Disney World with some of Jason's family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Probably the most eventful month of the year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We celebrated Charles's birthday and went to Tennessee for a family baby shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason performed the wedding ceremony for a cousin and his new bride.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took a weekend trip to Pigeon Forge and while we were gone our nephew was born!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also had our family photo for our Christmas card made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a full house of friends visit for Thanksgiving and hosted Jason's family meal at our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are thankful for all the blessings of 2013 and look forward to what 2014 has in store!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year I had Christmas week off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Christmas Eve I baked cookies and wrapped gifts while Jason worked on his truck. That evening we went to Jason's aunt's house for Christmas Eve dinner with family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Christmas morning Jason and I opened our gifts to each other before eating breakfast at my parent's house. After breakfast we got ready and went to Jason's parent's house for Christmas dinner. We had a delicious dinner, played bingo, opened gifts, and exchanged white elephant gifts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a tradition to take photos in front of the fireplace every year.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason's mom and dad, Sparky, and Bella</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had Christmas dinner with my family the day after Christmas. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Baby C's first Christmas; He slept through opening the gifts</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hanging out with baby C</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A little smile</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a chill weekend and I got a lot done around the house. Now we have a clean house and all of the Christmas decorations are put away until next year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-25845587980165238112013-12-30T00:40:00.000-05:002013-12-30T00:40:28.077-05:00Christmas Decor<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I put all of the Christmas decorations away this weekend, but I took a few pictures while it was still up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was Scarlett's first Christmas, so we weren't sure how she would do with the tree or the gifts. Instead of getting a real tree, my parents gave us their old tree and an old tree that was my grandparents. Some of the lights didn't work, but if Scarlett decided to use the tree as a chew toy it wouldn't matter! She ended up leaving both the trees and the gifts alone which was great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was the first year we had two trees. We put one downstairs in our den and one upstairs in the man cave. I loved having a tree in both of the places we hang out.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-16960709744273700072013-12-19T08:00:00.000-05:002013-12-19T08:00:03.412-05:00Family Photo<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason and I had not had professional pictures made since our wedding, so we decided to have some made for our Christmas card picture this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In October we met our photographer at a beautiful park to make some pictures. She didn't even mind that we wanted our dogs in the picture too. Trying to pose with the dogs was no easy task, especially with lots of people and other dogs around! There are definitely pictures where the dogs are not looking at the camera! But we had some really great ones also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's the one we used for our Christmas card:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Merry Christmas from the Ellis family:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason, Kristen, Daisy Duke, and Scarlett</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">photo by <a href="http://denisejonesphotography.blogspot.com/">Denise Jones Photography</a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-79353726155218116622013-12-16T08:00:00.000-05:002013-12-16T08:00:06.744-05:00Atlanta Botanical Gardens and Brasstown Bald<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's the start of another work week. Last week was a great week off though. It was definitely a busy one, but there was a lot of fun involved too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday night our small group wrapped up for the semester. We really enjoyed hosting and making some new friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday, I spent the day with my mom. We finished up some Christmas shopping, had lunch, and went through some of Nana and Papa's Christmas ornaments. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday was a beautiful day, so the pups and I enjoyed the sunshine with a nice, long walk through our neighborhood. Wednesday night Jason and I had date night in Atlanta. We had a delicious dinner at Mary Mac's Tea Room. Then we went the Atlanta Botanical Gardens to see the Christmas lights. We had never been before, and it was really cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday was a chill day. I did take the pups on another walk since the sun was out again. Jason had Christmas dinner with some friends. Our local Chili's was doing free dessert for father-daughter date night, so I had dinner with my parents and got a free chocolate molten cake. Yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason was able to take Friday off, so we went for a hike at Brasstown Bald where we got engaged four years ago. We saw some beautiful views of God's amazing creation.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beautiful views, a picture in the same spot Jason asked me to marry him, and the Brasstown Bald sign.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday night we went to a Christmas party at a friend's house. It's hard to believe Christmas is less than two weeks away!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday, we went to church and had lunch with friends. We relaxed at the house this afternoon before taking the pups to Petsmart for new treats and a trip to get groceries for the week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That sums up our week. Here's to the start of a new week!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-1207316224899101922013-12-12T21:05:00.000-05:002013-12-12T21:05:01.991-05:00Thanksgiving 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason and I had a very busy Thanksgiving week!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our friends from North Carolina were supposed to come down on Wednesday but bad weather in the forecast forced them to come down a little early. Ramsey arrived on Tuesday afternoon and was able to have dinner with us that night. Brandon and Jenny and the kids didn't arrive until late Tuesday night. On Wednesday we split up- the boys went to do their own thing and the girls did some shopping. We came back together for a lasagna dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was our first Thanksgiving in our house, so we hosted Jason's family on Thanksgiving this year. Everyone came over around lunch time. We had all kinds of delicious food! We were all stuffed. Jason set up a hayride in our backyard for the kids which was a lot of fun. After a full day of family and friends, we got comfy and watched a movie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Friday we all did some shopping. We didn't get up really early or anything though. We got to Bass Pro Shops around 8 or 8:30. Then the boys and the girls split up again! The boys went to Harbor Freight and Northern Tool while the girls were at Target and Petsmart. We met back up for a pizza lunch. After lunch the girls headed back home to do cooking for the Kinamon Thanksgiving. Around four we all headed over to my parent's house to have Thanksgiving number two! We had more delicious food and ended up stuffed again. After dinner we all headed back to our house to make this year's family portrait. It took a few tries. We added two dogs and a baby since last year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday morning Brandon and Jenny and the kids headed home. That afternoon Jason, Ramsey, David, and I went to Atlanta for the the Georgia vs. Georgia Tech game. We tailgated with some friends before the game started and some of the band stopped by to play a song.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was interesting to be back at my old stomping grounds and see how much the campus has changed in the last few years! The game was at 3:30, so we were able to see the sunset over Atlanta from our seats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It ended up being a close game and going into overtime, but Georgia finally took the win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday morning we took Ramsey to Passion City Church in Atlanta. Jason's mom went with us too! Then after lunch we celebrated our niece's 14th birthday with cookie cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that was our Thanksgiving week. It was busy but fun. We are thankful to have spent so much time with our family and friends.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-68393187658172944922013-11-28T06:58:00.000-05:002013-11-28T06:58:12.519-05:00Thankful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took this picture outside Charles's apartment. It is perfect for my 2013 thankful list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are 30 things I am thankful for this year:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. God and His love and mercy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Salvation through Christ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Jason</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Daisy Duke snuggles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Scarlett's sweet personality</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. close relationship with my parents and Jason's parents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. our house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. having friends and family with us for Thanksgiving</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. my job</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. having every other week off</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. having Thanksgiving and Christmas off this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12. comfy pajamas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13. freedom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">14. our small group</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">15. a healthy baby nephew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">16. colorful leaves in the fall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">17. gorgeous sunrises on my way home from work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">18. beach sunsets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">19. date nights with Jason</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">20. good health</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">21. Jason's arm healing well</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">22. my phone/computer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">23. appliances that make life easier- washer/dryer, dishwasher, fridge, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">24. running water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">25. electricity</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">26. dark chocolate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">27. new glasses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">28. mountain views</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">29. warm blankets on chilly nights</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">30. a new family photo of us with our pups</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-87692435044418468872013-11-18T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-18T08:00:04.911-05:00Universal Studios<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last day of our Disney trip Jason and I took our niece to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We rode almost every roller coaster. If they hadn't closed down the Hulk just as we were about to get in line, Jason would have ridden all of them! Kimmie and I skipped out on the Rip Ride Rockit. Jason and Kimmie both liked the Harry Potter ride and had a butter beer in that section of the park. My favorite ride was Transformer's 3D. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We finished up our day with a delicious dinner at Bonefish Grill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our trip was packed full of things to do, and we had a great time!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-24935321107843213222013-11-15T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-15T08:00:04.423-05:00Disney: Epcot<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our last Disney park of the trip was Epcot. It was a lot to do in one day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We started with the rides at the front of the park and then made our way through the countries. To get through all of them we didn't have time to really explore them. We did get to have dinner in Mexico though!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think Jason's favorite ride was Mission to Mars, which I really didn't like. We both really liked Soarin' and Test Track.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-89264802204479337722013-11-13T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-13T08:00:03.335-05:00Disney: Animal Kingdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After our rest day we were ready for the Animal Kingdom. We got there about the time the park opened and headed straight to the Safari.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Th Safari was awesome. We got to see all kinds of animals: giraffes, elephants, lions, flamingos, hippos, and rhinos just to name a few! There were even a couple of animals that are extinct in the wild and can only be found on reserves like the one at Animal Kingdom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While we were there we also had to ride the Expedition Everest roller coaster. We ended up riding it a bunch of times! We also saw the Bug's Life show and the Lion King show. They were both great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jason's favorite ride at Animal Kingdom was Expedition Everest. I liked the Safari the best! Animal Kingdom was definitely my favorite of all the parks.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-91598388797641379592013-11-11T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-11T08:00:05.427-05:00Disney: Downtown Disney<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we decided to take a much needed rest day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had lunch at the T-Rex Restaurant. Every few minutes the dinosaurs inside would start moving and roaring. It was really cool to watch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later in the evening we came back with the whole family for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-90592809948312198722013-11-08T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-08T08:00:05.804-05:00Disney: Hollywood Studios<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took the Studio Back Lot tour and got to learn a lot about special effects and what happens behind the scenes of movies. At the end of the day we watched a stunt car show. It was really interesting to see how they do some of the car chase scenes. We even got to see Lightening McQueen as part of the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm finally getting around to posting about our trip to Disney World in September. Jason and I took this trip with his family. Neither of us had been to Disney since we were kids, and we had never been to a couple of the parks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our first day was spent at the Magic Kingdom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent the day going through the entire park. We rode all the roller coasters and saw two parades! My favorite ride was the Big Thunder Mountain Coaster, and Jason liked Splash Mountain the best. We really enjoyed seeing Cinderella's castle and the electrical parade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By the time the electrical parade finished up we were exhausted. It was a long day, but we had a lot of fun!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546428438972765944.post-8158658513634672782013-11-05T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-05T08:00:07.483-05:00Our New Nephew!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The same Saturday that Jason and I were in Tennessee my nephew was born! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We weren't able to go see him that day, but my parent's kept us updated with lots of pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As soon as we got back on Sunday, we went to the hospital to visit Charles and MC and meet our brand new nephew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our family is so </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">thankful for this little one, and we love him so much already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My last weekend off Jason and I took a quick trip up to the Great Smoky Mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We left around lunch time on Friday and took the scenic route through North Carolina. We stopped in Cherokee for some ice cream and fudge at a little shop Jason had been to before. It was delicious! We stopped one more time before arriving in Gatlinburg at the Tennessee/North Carolina line. The leaves were changing, and it was absolutely gorgeous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After arriving in Gatlinburg, we walked around downtown for a little bit before having a delicious dinner at Calhoun's and dessert at Gigi's Cupcakes. We walked through a few more shops after dinner before going to our hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday morning our first stop was the Applewood Farmhouse for breakfast. We also picked up some more apple butter while we were there! After breakfast we went to a new area of Pigeon Forge called the Island. It's still developing, but they have some shops and restaurants and a huge ferris wheel. I had never ridden on a ferris wheel before, but we had a good time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next, we did a little bit of shopping at the outlet mall. We didn't stay long because it was so crowded! After grabbing a quick bite for lunch, we rode the Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster. I was nervous about it, but you get to control your own speed and it turned out to be a lot of fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since Jason went to the outlet mall for me, we stopped at one of the tool outlets for him. He didn't find any tools, but we did find a really cool Ford tractor sign with his tractor on it! A great addition to his collection of Ford signs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our next stop of the day was Jayell Ranch for some horseback riding. We took a four mile ride through their beautiful property and got to see even more great views of the Smoky Mountains. Our horses were Troy and Handsome. The ride was so peaceful, and we had a great time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After dinner, we just relaxed in our room. I had Jason take a picture of me with a BIG smile on my face. Here's why:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. We got the great news that our nephew Baby C was born!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Tennessee got the win over South Carolina! Go Vols!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. I had a wonderful day spending quality time with Jason.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Sunday morning, we had a pancake breakfast and headed back home to meet our nephew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a great trip. Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg is definitely one of our favorite places to visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of weekends ago Jason officiated the wedding of one of his cousins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a gorgeous fall day, and the venue was a beautiful farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The ceremony took place under this huge tree. I really loved the birdcages and purple flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The reception was in this building. It was like a big screened in porch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flower girl dresses were so cute. I love the big skirt and the purple!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They held cocktail hour next to this lake. It was especially beautiful as the sun was setting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congratulations to the newlyweds!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, it's been awhile. Unfortunately, being busy and having construction workers on our street knock out our cable/internet three times over the last couple of weeks have kept me from blogging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My last off week we had a lot happening! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It started off with a great small group on Monday night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday, Jason and I took the pups on a long walk. We found a really nice trail near our house that follows a river.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday night the family went out to dinner to celebrate Charles's birthday. We had a delicious dinner at Olive Garden and even got free dessert!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday was an around the house day. The bug man and the cable man both came by, so I had to be at the house. I did get out for dinner with Jason and some of our friends at Outback.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday was a really fun day. I got to have lunch with my dad and do a little shopping. I bought a few new fall things at the Loft and got some decorations for the house at Hobby Lobby. That evening after dinner, Jason and I went to a nearby fair. It was free admission night! We didn't ride any of the rides, but we did check out the horse show, petting zoo, tractor display, and have a funnel cake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday was a chill day which was good. Saturday, we headed up to Chattanooga to meet some of my aunts and uncles and cousins for a surprise baby shower for MC. She was definitely surprised, and we all had a good time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since we were already so close, Jason and I went with Mom and Dad up to their new property. We wanted to check it out! It was pretty grown up so we came prepared with boots, machetes, and a chainsaw attachment for Jason's weed eater. I'm glad we got to see where Mom and Dad will be building their house. It's definitely a nice piece of property in a nice area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday, we went to church and did our grocery shopping. Then we had some of our friends over for dinner. It was good to catch up with them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After dinner we headed over to do a physical assessment with our new personal trainer. She is a very close friend of ours who trains out of her basement. We're going to try to have sessions with her twice a week. I love working out, and I'm excited to be able to make it something Jason and I can do together. Our first official session was Monday afternoon, and it went really well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm looking forward to the start of another off week, and hopefully finding some time to post about our Disney trip and the wedding we went to this weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Monday, September 23: A "life lately" post. What you're up to, how you're feeling, how you're doing on your goals, etc.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life lately has been very busy.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week we were out of town- at Disney World!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a great family vacation. We had a wonderful and exhausting time!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm going to share the photo collages I made for each day, then next week I plan to share more pictures and more details.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tonight begins small group at our house. We decided to be a host home this time around, so Sunday we spent most of the day getting the house cleaned up and ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As far as goals go, in the spring I decided to start working out again. I have stuck with it, except for our vacations. Last week we walked a lot, but we didn't eat very well. This week I am looking forward to getting back on track with my workouts and eating better. Jason and I went grocery shopping and tried to stock up on lots of healthy items!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week it's back to work. Hope everyone has a great week!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Friday, September 20: React to this term: comfort.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The definition of comfort is a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint; consolation for grief or anxiety. <a href="http://www.google.com/#q=define:+comfort">(source)</a></span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are some things I think of when I think of comfort:</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a big hug after a long, hard day</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">snuggling with my pups on the couch</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a nice breeze on the beach</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't know about y'all, but I like to be comfortable. Probably a little too much at times. It's definitely something I'm working on- getting out of my comfort zone more often and being more accepting of change. </span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What makes you comfortable?</span></center>
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