update!

Updates of whats been going on this summer!!:

-Went to Europe with the family- had a great time! Saw tons of stuff (reference facebook pics), saw old friends, survived being crammed in a car with the family for 2000 miles, ate good food, made some good memories… I can’t wait to go back!! Next time, I’ll bring chad along though ;) 10 days is way too long to be apart…!

-Went to Amy’s bachelorette weekend at a lake house in Hiawassee!! Had a great time catching up with old friends, meeting new friends, and relaxing at the lake- multiple people in Hiawassee asked us if we were going to Atlanta later to celebrate… they were pretty dumbfounded when they found out that we actually left Atlanta to celebrate in Hiawasee! :)

-Chad and I went to PCB for labor day weekend- a last minute spur of the moment decision- We were only going to go for one night, but a couple from our SS class who has a place in PCB graciously offered to let us stay with them for another night!! So our short trip turned into a long weekend. We had a blast!! My stomach saw the sun for the first time in a looooonnnggg time (and subsequently burned- but only a little!!) and it was nice to go to the beach with Chad, even though it was super short… We’re now in planning mode for a longer vacation next summer… we have two free round trip tickets from Airtran (bc of engine trouble the plane had while we were en route to Las Vegas…) so we’re considering either doing a Caribbean trip (and doing an all-inclusive resort type deal) or doing a Seattle/Vancouver trip … any votes as to where we should go??

-We’re meeting some more neighbors!! There was a neighborhood cookout last month where we got to meet some new folks - Chad and I know the neighbors who walk their dogs because we normally run into them when we walk Bella, but we haven’t really had an opportunity to meet the unfortunate neighbors who don’t have dogs :)…, so it was nice to meet some new people!! I also was able to meet more women in the neighborhood by attending ‘Bunko night’. Every month, the ladies get together to play Bunko- people take turns providing dinner and hosting the event and they all sit around rolling dice and talking for a couple of hours :). I was a little bummed about it being on a Tuesday night because it meant I had to miss the season premiere of Glee, but one of the ladies invited me to come over to her place the next day to watch it because she has a DVR….score!

-Weddings Weddings Weddings! Which means showers showers showers!! I’ve been to a lot of showers recently… and the Fall wedding season kicks off on Saturday when Amy marries Allen! One of my coworkers is getting married the following week, followed by my brothers wedding, then my cousin’s (alex’s) wedding, and then Rachel and Scott’s wedding to top it off! It will be a fun Fall :)- and between football and weddings, we have a pretty full calendar the next few months!

-2 yr anniversary! Chad and I celebrated our anniversary last Sunday by going out to eat at a restaurant in Serenbe (called the Hil). We weren’t all that impressed with the food (it could have just been what we ordered..), but we had a good time driving around the community and seeing horses, goats, donkeys, and pot-bellied pigs!

So that’s what we’ve been up to! Maybe next time I won’t take so long to update...