Monday, January 13, 2014

While the cat's away...

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The boys had decided to spend the weekend at the hunting camp so Court and I decided on a whim Friday night that we would make a little day trip to New Orleans for a change in scenery. Eating good food and shopping were our two priorities for the trip. We were excited to have a girls day!

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The french quarter was a happenin' place... I mean, when is it not? Live music and people watching were the highlights.

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I mean... There were some bizarre characters... 

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Our favorite part of the day was lunch at John Besh's restaurant, Luke. The menu is french with a New Orleans flair and making a decision on what to order was the hardest decision of the day... I know, life is rough.

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I ordered the Croque Madame and it was divine of course. And how cute is that little miniature ketchup bottle beside my pommes frites! I may have taken it home with me.

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The special of the day was rabbit with sausage, mushrooms and tagliatelle pasta. We decided that if we were ever going to eat rabbit, this restaurant would be the place to do it. Court was brave and took the first bite. The first words out of her mouth were, "We need to start killin' some rabbits!" I about fell out of my chair... and hey, the boys were impressed!

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We enjoyed walking through the city... and now I want to go paint every door I see a beautiful bold color.

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We enjoyed treats like bubble tea and pinkberry that you can't find at home.

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Court, I'd say we've come a long way from our "spontaneous" Sunday afternoon jaunts to Mobile to eat Thai food and Cinnabon in the mall food court... and spending the money we brought for shopping on food...  {at age 16}

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I am so blessed to have a friend that appreciates food, culture, and a good ole' spontaneous getaway like I do.

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Blogworthy Moments of 2013 {that have not been blogged...}

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Hey there readers!! Happy new year! Anyone still here????? Despite my lack of charting "recording", a LOT has been going on in our lives and since the new year is already here, I decided now would be a good time to summarize all of the "highlights" from the past few months. I hate to say it but lately I have not been using my trusty "good camera" as much as I would like to and I plan to change that this next year. I absolutely love viewing life through that lens.

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The year 2013 has definitely been a year of CHANGE. I graduated in July, passed my boards in August and got a job in September... I work three 12 hour days a week and I absolutely love what I'm doing and where I am. Being a new grad, there has been a LOT of OJT but thankfully, the people I work with ask me if I need help before I can get it out of my mouth that I do. Even though the days can be stressful and very hard, I thank God every day for my nursing school experience, the staff that I work with now and the patients that I work for. I am where I'm supposed to be.

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Aaron has been working on his engineering degree! The classes he has been taking are entirely over my head and he has had to study very hard. We never thought we would say this but... He's actually realized just how easy baseball was (though he worked very hard physically) and that this engineering process is, well, lets just say... character building. We are being stretched and molded by living and working way outside what is "comfortable" and we are becoming better for it. But did I mention that it's HARD?? ;) He has also continued to do pitching lessons on the side, which on top of school, has kept him very busy.

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Onto other happenings... Julie has moved to Jackson and we had a blast decorating her cute little apartment! She took Belle with her because well, they have been inseparable since the beginning. They are two peas in a pod.  Julie, Jess and I have a group text going and I get photos and videos of Belle everyday so that helps with the distance. 

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Jessica and Evan got ENGAGED!!! These two lovebirds will be tying the knot in August in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! We are beyond thrilled to have Evan become an official member of our family. We just love him!!

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We even found Jessica a BEE-U-TIFUL dress in bham one weekend!

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Speaking of weddings, our cousin Leigh Leigh got married in October! She was as beautiful as I have ever seen her. God was glorified through that entire weekend.

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I have enjoyed having more time to run and bike and just BE OUTSIDE! Having four days a week to be Sally Homemaker and play outside are two of the many reasons I love my nursing career.

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Now for some Christmas snapshots...

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One of my favorite pictures from Christmas morning below... Julie and Aaron are making Nespresso's, I'm reading over a recipe I'm in the middle of baking, Jessica is observing and commenting and mom is cleaning up all of our messes we are making! {Evan was probable cleaning up the ginormous mound of wrapping paper in the living room and Dad is standing on the chair capturing it all, obviously.}

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And after our big breakfast we all joined Belle and relaxed the whole rest of the day... It was a very merry christmas once again.

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Now it's onto a new year and new year's resolutions... I may share those with you soon... More blogging is definitely one of them! Thanks for reading long lost friends! 

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