Lindsay's Birthday :)

This past weekend, we went back home for Lindsay's birthday. Ryan worked half a day on Friday so we got home around 6:30 and went to dinner at Carolina Wings with our families. Then of course, we had to go to the Flying Saucer, so we did. Saturday was a busy day. I got up early to take the dog to the vet to get his nails clipped, then I had to go to David's Bridal to get fitted for Aimee's bridesmaid dress :). Next stop was First Impressions....to pick up my wedding dress! YAY! Saturday night, we drove to Greenwood for Lindsay's birthday since she couldn't come home and we ate at a Japanese restaurant. Can you believe the restaurant gave her a $20 gift card since it was her birthday?!?!?! Sunday, we had to get up early to come back to Florida since I had to work Sunday night.


I haven't been working very much because they have 3 pages of employees and the most hours anyone gets is 16. So I am still currently looking for another job to pay the bills. Ryan loves his job and has been there for a month already! Time flies!! We don't have very much going on in the next few weeks, other than Laura and Kyle hopefully coming to visit in September. We are planning on coming back to SC for the first Carolina home football game!

Until next time...

The Start of Something New

So, it's been about a week since I've updated. So here's what's been going on. Last weekend, my parents, sister, Walker, and Barley came to visit. It was nice just to catch up and see them since it had been about 3 weeks. Friday night we went to a seafood restaurant called Saltwater Cowboys and it was delicious! After dinner, we just went back to our house and chatted/relaxed. Saturday morning, Ryan got up to go meet his parents to trade in his X-terra for something with better gas mileage. He got a black 2 door Honda Civic. While Ryan was doing that my family and I went to the beach for the day. We took the dogs and it was sooooo much fun! We grilled steaks that night and relaxed once again. Sunday, we just went to lunch at CrackerBarrel and then they packed up their stuff and headed home. Ryan and I went over to the neighbors that night for drinks and got to know them a little better.

This week has been pretty much unproductive. Tuesday I started my new job at the Polo outlet, but I was only there for 2 hours since it was orientation. My first official day is this coming Tuesday, so we will see how that goes. Ryan's been at work all day so the dog and I have been learning new tricks. He now knows how to speak and we are currently working on how to shake.

We don't have anything planned for the weekend. We are hoping to go back home next weekend since it's my sister's birthday, but it all depends on my work schedule. I also need to go home so I can try on my bridesmaid dress for Aimee's wedding, try on my wedding dress so I can get my veil, and meet with Jennifer and Jessica to get fitted for their bridesmaid dress; however, I'm not sure when I'm going to get all of that done! Well, that's about all for now, so until next time :)

7 Months!!!

Well, 7 months from today I'm marring my best friend! I'm soooo excited, yet soooo stressed. I have the majority of my planning finished. However, my DJ backed out on us about a month ago, so we are still trying to find one within reason of our budget. Next on the list to get done after booking the DJ is flowers. My bestie, Nicole and I were trying to decide which flowers I should use...we came up with tulips, daffodils, or roses. Let me know if anyone has any advice. Decisions, decisions...


Yesterday, I got to talk to my sister, Walker, and Barley (the dog) on Skype. It was sooo much fun and I can't wait to see them this weekend. Ryan and I cleaned out our closet so we are taking the clothes to Plato's Closet today; hopefully, we will get some extra cash for our donations :)


I've been on my diet/exercise routine for exactly one week; however, I don't see any results yet :( But I'm not getting my hopes up. I've been doing the Biggest Loser workout video, and boy does that work you! Ryan and I are saving our money right now, so once we get to where we want to be with that we are going to join a gym, but until then I'll be doing workout videos and running around the neighborhood.


I probably won't be updating this weekend since my family will be here, so until next week...Have a fabulous weekend :)

Giving this a try :)

So, I wasn't so sure about this blogging experience, but I thought I would give it a try to keep everyone up to date. As most everyone knows, Ryan and I have moved to Florida. We are currently renting a house in St. Augustine, but really want to buy it after our lease is up. We really like it down here; however, we miss our family and friends ALOT!

Ryan started a new job yesterday at a law firm and seems to like it so far. I, on the other hand, am suppose to start a job next Tuesday at Target. I will only be working at Target for a short time since I will be starting graduate school in January :)

We have been looking around the area for a church to join (which is another way to make friends). A couple of weeks ago, we went to a Lutheran church (since I'm Lutheran); however, it was not what we expected. So, some neighbors down the street invited us to their church (which is right down the road from our house). It is part of the Southern Baptist Convention, so we were a little weary about trying this out, but we wanted to go to show our appreciation to our neighbors. Come to find out, we REALLY liked the church (it was a contemporary service), so we will probably be returning in the weeks to come and look forward to meeting new people!

On a different note, tonight we are going to see the new Harry Potter movie, since our kind neighbor (different from the ones that invited us to the church) gave us tickets! As for the weekend, we are really looking forward to it since my parents and sister are coming visit; we have a lot we want to do in a weekend.