Business and Pleasure

This has been such a busy week for me!  Nothing out of the norm, I've just worked 5 out of the last 6 nights!  That's exhausting.


I didn't have to work Monday night though, so some of the girls and I went out to dinner at P.F. Chang's (yum!) and then to see The Vow.

I was not impressed.  The ending was so bland.  You know they are supposed to end up together so I think they could have done a better job at showing just how far they actually ended up.  I did like how they showed the picture of the real family.  And Channing Tatum was a really nice piece of eye candy!  He's a good looking guy! :)  It was definitely nice to hang out with some girls, too!  I'm enjoying the fact that I'm finally starting to settle in to Greenville and making girlfriends that I can do stuff with.

The rest of the week I've just worked.  I was on call Thursday night and just wasn't feeling it.  But I ended up getting called in and was a little upset about it. My sweet husband showed up after work with these:

He is so amazing and so thoughtful!  It really did make a difference. :)  I survived and slept until 3 this afternoon.  I love rainy days! :)

Today marks 5 months of marriage for David and I and we couldn't be happier!  We have settled in to marriage nicely and I love having such a wonderful companion to come home to everyday!  We celebrated by picking up our curtains from Pottery Barn (we ordered them last week and had them shipped to our nearest store!), had a quick, early dinner at Copper River, and saw This is War with Reese Witherspoon. 

 LOVED IT.  Reese is just so cute anyway and the guys in the movie were pretty darn good-looking!  I definitely suggest seeing it!  Now we're home, babies in our laps and enjoying our time together!  I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! :)

Year in Reveiw: 2011

I did this on my old blog the last few years and I really enjoyed doing it, so I decided to do it again this year!  This has been a huge, wonderful year for me so I thought reminiscing would be a great way to "go out" on 2011!  You are supposed to pick one picture from each month of the year, but it's my blog and I've picked more pictures :).  Here goes!

January

We spent a lot of time inside...it was a cold and snowy winter!

February

I found my wedding dress! 

And we spent time with good friends :)

March

We had our engagement pictures taken towards the end of March!

April

We found a nest of baby bunnies in our yard.  It was fun to watch them grow!

May

I graduated from nursing school with some wonderful friends!

Scott graduated with a Masters degree from Duke!

And I ended up in the hospital the night before my big nursing test with Salmonella poisoning :(

June

I passed my nursing test-  I am now an official licensed nurse!

We got our wedding invitations in the mail!! :)

July

I officially moved to Greenville...

We had fun playing at the pool :)

I had my first wedding shower! :)

And started my first nursing job in the NICU :)

August

I helped a wonderful friend celebrate at her bachelorette party!

And celebrated at my own!

I also had another wonderful shower hosted by some of my favorite family members :)

September

We had an amazing time with friends at our rehearsal dinner...

I enjoyed celebrating the wonderful women who graciously participated in my wedding at my bridesmaid luncheon :)

And I got to marry my best friend :)

October

We spent the first week of October in Hawaii on our honeymoon! :)

And Jess, Jake, David, and I went to the pumpkin patch!

November

We helped Scott celebrate his 24th birthday...

And hosted our very first Thanksgiving meal!

December

We traveled up the mountain and got our first Christmas tree!

David and I celebrated our first Christmas as a married couple.  We cooked breakfast (and Marley helped ;) )

It was a wonderful year full of exciting things and amazing people.  I hope 2011 was as good to you as it was to me, and I hope 2012 brings more wonderful things as well! :)

Wedding Day!

Saturday, September 24, 2011 I woke up early for my bridesmaid's brunch and it was pouring down rain!  I was so excited though, it didn't phase me a bit.  And I'm glad for that! (It's good luck if it rains on your wedding day, right?  Let's just say I'm going to be REALLY lucky, ha!) 

*My wonderful bridesmaids :) 

  

The brunch was held at a place called Providence Cafe and the set-up was so pretty.  They had their own centerpieces for us and they were just beautiful.  We even got to keep them!  All of my bridesmaids were there as well as my helpers, Anna and Faith, their mom Wanda, my mom and soon-to-be mother-in-law, grand mom, and aunt.  We had a wonderful time chatting and I had a special gift for each of the girls.  I presented them each with a pair of teardrop shaped earrings that had a purple stone hanging in the teardrop. 

                                              * I love this girl more than life itself.

 I think they all wore them that night!  I also had written notes to my grandparents, aunt and uncle, and my mom so I gave out those as well.  I really wanted them to know I couldn't have reached this point in my life without their love and support throughout the years.  I also gave my mom a very special gift that she had been wanting for a while...and I wanted her to have something to keep her busy while I was gone!  So,she finally got the Nook she had been wanting!  I think saying she was pleased is an understatement ;)

Once brunch was finished, we picked up my wedding dress from my grandparents house, went home to grab a few things and then headed to Ballantyne to start getting ready!  I told the girls to be there around 3 so at first it was just me, my mom, my aunt, and Amy.  I really enjoyed getting to spend some time just with them :). Amanda showed up soon after and got to work on my hair and make-up and the other girls started arriving.  We played the cd's that David and my mom had made for me while we got ready...even Anna and Faith got to join the fun!  



*Getting my wedding present from David...a Nikon camera!  

We had our wedding video-taped so the videographer was around and our photographers Rick and Brian were floating back and forth between me and David getting ready.  Rick and Brian also got a shot of me and David holding hands with a door between us before the ceremony.  My bridesmaids were all watching this take place and Amy started crying when David walked up...so neither of us could look at her because she was making us cry!  

I really didn't start getting nervous until about an hour before I was supposed to walk down the aisle and the nerves ReALLY hit then.  The girls and I walked down and had to wait near the bar area so the boys wouldn't see us and wouldn't you know the bar had the Clemson game was on!  In order to get past my nerves I told myself I would walk down the aisle after Clemson got a touchdown...and they did!  I'm pretty sure I started cheering and everyone at the bar started clapping for me, haha!  My granddaddy came to get me and we started walking towards the entrance. 

*Oh my word, he his such a handsome granddad!

 I don't remember much of anything except telling myself to remember to breathe.  They opened the doors and everyone stood and looked at me and I tried really hard to hold it together.  Halfway down the aisle I took a deep breathe and I'm sure it looked ridiculous...haha, but I kept my eyes on David the whole time :). 

We ended up having about 180 people there so the aisle felt like it went on forever.  I couldn't see David's face when I first stepped in the room, but rumor has it he started tearing up...we'll see when we get the pictures back:)

*Cheering on my tigers ;)

The rest of the ceremony went by in a blur.  Dr. Mowrey spoke some beautiful words and we each got through our vows without stumbling or saying the wrong name (any Friends fans out there?!).  My cousins Scott and Amy read the passage for us and it was just awesome for me to have my family involved.  They did perfect!

      

The reception was amazing!  It was so beautiful, the cake was incredible, and our dj (Joe Larson, Diamond DJ's) was absolutely fantastic. 

 I think everyone had a wonderful time.  My mom and grandparents have heard from multiple people that it was one of the best weddings they have been to and that just makes me feel so good because even though this was "our day" we really wanted everyone to have great time and enjoy themselves.  

Everyone who was there has impacted our lives in some way and we wanted to thank them with a wonderful evening.

*I'm pretty sure I have THE cutest grandparents in the world!

As everyone says, the entire weekend of events went by far too fast.  It was a blur and I wanted to write down what I do remember from our day..although I can't wait to see from the video and pictures the things I don't remember! I spent the whole next day crying from exhaustion and the fact that it was all over! (I know...big baby!). But we had a wonderful honeymoon and that story is to be continued!