Time flies when you're having FUN!!!

It's amazing how true that phrase really is! I'm ashamed that it's been over 4 months since my last post! I have to get better at this! :) It's been an exciting 4 months with many EXCITING updates to share so get ready!

June was spent traveling, traveling and can you guess what else?? Yep, more traveling. =) Las Vegas, San Francisco, LA, Denver, and more! My travels included a stop at our home office on Cape Cod for a team building fishing trip. You know fishing is not my strong suit, but I gave it my best...

And found SUCCESS!!! A shark to be exact!!! I'm going to be totally honest...I never thought I had it in me to have the guts to a.) bait a fishing line with a LIVE EEL, b.) catch a shark and c.) hold the shark on the line before throwing it back. SUCH A RUSH!!!

July was filled with fun in the HOT southern sun. I ran my 2nd annual Peachtree Road Race. Such a PERFECT 4th of July tradition. =) After running the reace, we enjoyed a perfect summer day with good friends including brunch, backyard fun and fireworks. God bless America! =)









July also included a fun trip to NYC to visit two of my favorites, Jeff and Chris. Believe it or not, this was my first time to New York in the summer and I must say....it sure beats the winters in New York! :)

August brought the ring of wedding bells. Hil and Josh tied the knot at the end of the month in Jackson, AL. It was a picture perfect wedding weekend for the precious couple. ;)









So great to be with so many amazing friends!

There's really no better way to spend a Fall weekend in Atlanta than in the North Georgia Mountains. Which is exactly what we did in September. Brad and I met Rachel and Ben in Blue Ride for a perfectly relaxing weekend surrounded by God's Fall beauty...complete with football, apple picking and s'more cooking! =)

Me and the "Mom-to-be" picking all types of apples at Mercier's apple orchard. Half a peck of apples to be exact. =)

I got a little artsy while picking apples. Thought it was a cool shot. :) Life is afterall about stopping to enjoy the scenerly, right??

Hiking up Amicalola Falls was also on the agenda for our mountain weekend...

Althought it was still quite hot for Fall, it was BEAUTIFUL!

So many stairs...the price of beauty, I suppose. It was SO worth it when we reached the top! =)











Hello God. ;)

Giving my photography skills another shot... ;)

"Winter is an etching,

spring a watercolor,

summer an oil painting,

and autumn a mosaic of them all."
~Stanley Horowitz

In the past few months I've also met someone super special. Brad and I were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend and what do you know?? It totally worked. ;)

October kicked off with Lauren's 24th birthday! We had a fun girls afternoon at Pure Taqueria watching football and drinking margaritas. Happy birthday Sis! ;)

Finally bringing us to the present, was my most recent trip to Seattle, WA. Seattle was by far one of the coolest US cities I've ever been. It has a culture unlike any other and amazing beauty. The people of Seattle put southerners and southern hospitality to shame...I've never met friendlier people in my life.

First stop on my Seattle trip: Pike Place Fish Market...home of the famous FISH! book, where you're bound to see the workers tossing fish amongst eachother. The excitement and postive vibe was absolutely incredible and truly inspiring. :)

Pike Place Market is not, however, only fish. It has the most beautiful, stunning produce, flowers and artwork I have EVER seen! Take this fruit stand, for example. They were handing out samples of the juiciest apples I have ever tasted.

A second produce stand with delicious brussel sprouts! Even the lizards are into the fabulous produce. :)

Pikes Place Market also contained the most amazing assortment of flowers I've ever seen. Absolutely breath-taking! Half of these flower I had never seen before in my life!

Peppers galore! Have you ever seen something as colorful and gorgeous!? I'm sure they'd make you're mouth hot as fire, but they're pretty to look at. :)

And of course there's Seattle's hometown gem: Starbucks! This four-man band made this Starbucks a classic. Did I mention how cool the culture is in Seattle?!? ;)

This shot was taken coming into Seattle on the ferry. Definitely felt like I was on an episode of "Grey's Anatomy". :)


As you can see there's been a lot of excitement over the past 4 months. I apologize for being the worst blogger in America! I promise to try and update more often. =)

Love is in the air ;)

We had the honor of traveling to Evansville, IN (our old hometown) last weekend to be a part of beautiful wedding weekend for Patty and Ryan. Such a precious couple and the weekend could not have been more perfect. They had a gorgeous ceremony at their church and needless to say there wasn't a dry eye in the church when Patty's brother, John, escorted her down the aisle...
This wedding was perfect in every way. Congratulations Patty & Ryan! :)

This is the whole gang...John, Susan, Patty, me, Ryan and Lauren. It was SO great to see everyone! Hard to believe we've known eacother for 20+ years!!! ;) It's just crazy how time flies! It feels like just yesterday that we were little kids bundled up and laying in our old front yard at Christmas time singing Christmas songs around our decorated tree. ;)

Sunday morning we drove to New Harmony, IN and met Grandma, Uncle Ron & Aunt Marty for brunch. It was so nice to visit with them. We ate a fabulous brunch and then walked around historic New Harmony and the open-air church - so gorgeous! The perfect end to a perfect weekend shared with long-time friends and family. :)

Jet Setting :)

So I've realized I'm actually really bad at keeping up with this blog. So to bring everyone up to speed on the past couple of months I've still been traveling like crazy! Since my last post, I've been to San Diego, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Toronto. A few highlights... Toasting with Kevin & Keri as the sun sets over Del Mar, CA. In love with California! :) A trip to Cali wouldn't be complete without seeing these two. ;)
Good Morning Wine Country!!! Gorgeous Temecula!Laguna Beach

I feel so blessed to be able to travel to such INCREDIBLE places and really get to see the world! This summer is full of exciting adventures as well...Las Vegas, Denver, and more! More exciting updates and stories to come. I promise to get better at updating. :)

R & R in Hilton Head

After all the traveling I've been doing with work lately, I got to take a nice trip to Hilton Head for some good rest & relaxation last week. The weather was perfect all week - 75 degrees and sunny. We rode bikes all week, ate at fantastic restaurants, watched the Masters, and spent plenty of time in the sun at the beach as you can see... ;)

It was another PERFECT week in Hilton Head!

Sippin' and Strokin' Surprise!!!

So anyone who knows my mom knows she's not easy to pull a surprise on...but we successfully did it! :) I coordinated to have several of her close friends surprise her at Sips 'n Strokes - a fun art studio where you bring wine and learn how to paint. Such a fun girls night out! The theme that night was "Funky Love Tree" and they turned out great if I must say so myself. :)

This is the birthday girl's beautiful masterpiece.

And this was my finished product. ;) No doubt, a fun time was had by all!

California Dreaming!

With my new position as Education Consultant working with our Strategic Partnerships I had the FABULOUS opportunity to travel to the West Coast to work with some of our resellers. I'll be traveling to the West Coast pretty frequently which I couldn't be more excited about!! :) Here are a few of the highlights of this trip...

San Francisco is so breath-taking! While I was busy with work most of the time, I did find time to eat some delicious San Franciscan cuisine, wonder through an outdoor market, and taste some Northern California vino.
















After San Francisco it was off to breath-taking Sonoma. This was a busy trip, but I did manage to squeeze in one stop at a winery - Buena Vista Winery, which happens to be California's Oldest Premium Winery...whatever that means. :) It was a fabulous experience and the wine was fantastic!


LA was next on my tour of California. I just so happened to be there for St. Patrick's Day so I got to have a little fun and catch up with fun friends Elizabeth, Courtney, Rachel, Kathryn, and Lorenzo. I stayed at the infamous Roosevelt Hotel (one of my favorites) and soaked up that gorgeous California sunshine as much as I could.


Finally, it was off to visit my wonderful cousins in San Diego, but not without a stop to have lunch with Tess, Jesse, Paige, and Mary in Temecula at Thorton's Winery first. There are not many places as gorgeous as overlooking the vineyard hills in Temecula. With a quick stop at Hart Winery it was off to Kevin & Keri's.












My weekend in San Diego was a real treat. I lived the suburban dream: Ellis' Sports Camp at 9am, Aidan's Tee-Ball Game that afternoon, and Aidan's Spring Fling at his elementary school that night. It was great to be able to spend time with them all...who know's...maybe I'll get to do it more often soon.

A Whole New Look!

So I've been wanting to put more time into my blog so I thought...why not start with a whole new format. :)

Life is SOOOOO amazing right now!!! I am ABSOLUTELY loving it! I'm traveling the country - somewhere new every week - and I feel so blessed to be able to see and experience all that I am. I want to use this blog as a way to keep in touch with family & friends near and far...to share and give you all a glimpse at my exciting adventures. Enjoy! ;)