Jekyll Island Weekend

Is anyone still here? If so, I'm thinking about coming back to blogging on a regular basis. Hopefully I can come up with enough interesting posts!

Over Memorial Day weekend, Michael and I took an anniversary trip to one of my favorite places in the world - Jekyll Island, Georgia. We always stay at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, which is one of my favorite hotels - everything is so peaceful and relaxing. The hotel and property has so much history and natural beauty. We didn't use our cars once over the long weekend, which was perfect.

{image from Jekyll Island Club website}

{image from Jekyll Island Club website}

During the day, we rode bikes all over the island, relaxed by the pool, and took a few naps. I'm looking kinda gross here...sorry!Reading at the pool!Each night, we ate at a different delicious restaurant on the property. I'm missing that Dungeness crab right about now!Sorry for the poor quality - we took this with the timer:The most beautiful backdrop:My favorite meal was probably at the Crane Cottage. So yummy: We had such a great time on our little getaway. Thank you Michael for surprising me with this amazing trip! Be back soon with updates on our home decor. Have a great evening!

I Have a Good Husband

Monday night was my first big event for my new job. I have spent the last few weeks planning this event and I'm glad to say that all my hard work paid off! Michael came to the event, which was a banquet dinner, but left early while I stayed until everything was clean. I came home to this sweet surprise!

Flowers and wine...my favorites!

He knows me so well. Love you honey!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!

Happy Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby, Michael!

He turned the big 25 today. I love you honey and I love being your wife!

Early Birthday Gift!

I posted a few weeks ago about these amazing prints created by the talented Anne Hartwell. I showed them to Michael, but he thought they were too girly for our house. But on Saturday he gave me an early birthday surprise...3 of the beautiful prints! He was so sweet...he told me that he knew how much I liked them, so he decided to order them for me (my birthday is Wednesday).

Here are the prints he gave me...they're being framed right now, but will hopefully go in our guest room!

Thanks, honey! I love them (and you)!

Family Pics

I'm sort of having writer's block tonight, so I thought I'd just post some family pictures.

My brothers and me at Country Fair 2 years ago!

My sweet Mom and I at Michelle's (my sister-in-law) bridesmaid's luncheon

I think this picture is so funny; we're at my brother's wedding. My brother who got married, Chris, is in the middle. We're all so caught off guard!

This one's a little better. The new family, with Michelle.

My soon-to-be new family, Michael and me :)

Valentine's Day

I love that Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday this year! Michael and I are going to Greenville, South Carolina tomorrow for a little getaway. We went to college together there, so we both love it. Greenville has an awesome downtown. I'm so excited! We're staying the night in a great hotel right downtown. We don't have anything too exciting planned; just a little relaxing, walking, dining, and hopefully some shopping! :)

Anyone have any exciting Valentine's Day plans? I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

The Men in My Life

Since I seem to be surrounded by men in all parts of my life, I thought I would post some pictures of all my men!

Here is my Dad with my Mom. This was taken from a hike we took on a family vacation last summer. He looks pretty young, doesn't he!?

Here is my older brother, Chris. He's 27 - looking young runs in the family!

This is my younger brother, Scott. He's 20 and the baby of our family - he's away at college.

Here is the other baby of our family - our dog, Max! I just don't think you can find a better dog than Max. He's 4 years old and the sweetest dog in the world.

Here is my "new" dog, Bailey! He's Michael's Golden Retriever that will soon be mine, too! Bailey has just turned 2 years old, so he's not quite this small anymore. He's pretty cute, too :)

And of course, Michael!
I have to say, I like being the only girl (except for of course, my Mom and Chris's wife, Michelle)! Love you all! :)

Friday!

The best day of the week is here! I LOVE Fridays! I'm so excited for the weather to get nice too...it's supposed to beautiful here all weekend.

Tonight, I'm going out to dinner with my parents. It'll probably be an early bedtime for this old lady, since I'm so worn out by Friday night.

Tomorrow, Michael and I are just hanging out until the benefit in the evening. I'm so excited; I've never gone to anything like this before. I just love getting dressed up, but there's usually no occasion. There is a silent auction at the benefit with some awesome vacations, spa treatments, and other fantastic items, but Michael told me I'm not allowed to bid on anything :) Oh, well!

By the way, I ordered the J.Crew bathing suit last night...whoops! I just loved it and couldn't take the chance that it would sell out.

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Michael

Here is one of my favorite pictures of me and my fiance, Michael. This was taken at my brother's wedding in September of 2007, so it's a little old. Michael and I got engaged in April 0f 2008 and have been dating for over 4 years now! Here are a few of the reasons why I love him and can't wait to be his wife!

• He is so kind and warm to everyone he meets
• He is super smart
• He is a very strong Christian
• He has an adorable nose that's a little crooked
• We share a lot of the same interests - cooking, eating at fun restaurants, watching mystery shows, playing sports
• We both like to stay at home rather than go out
• He has an adorable (read: crazy) dog that will soon be "ours"
• He thinks I'm crazy/weird, but still loves me anyway
• He's my best friend!

I love you honey!