4 months

Well, it's been four months since my favorite day. I started doing these monthly posts, and well, now I can't abandon it. I have committed. This month I think an update would be fun so that when I am old and grey (or 29 and grey as it is looking like that will happen), I can remember this time in life.

This month has been a lot of fun. We started out the month in Chicago with my family, and that was a great trip! I started as an adjunct for app ad at the law school. That has been going well. Papers take longer to read than I remember. Ha! Bubba has been taking a class to get his education requirement needed to sit for the CFP exam. He has been working really hard on the online lectures. I am so over school, I don't know how he does it.

Now for some fun things, this week I have two best friends coming in town, so I know that some great girl time will be had. Bubba and I are keeping the girls for some Uncle/Aunt and Niece bonding. I think a blanket fort will be made. I am so excited for Fall!! It is almost here! The weather this week has been amazing. It gives me hope that boots and cold weather is in the future.  And Bubba has a guys trip to see Chipper. This is monumental for the boys.

We have had a great month. We are loving life and each other and most of the time our crazy dog. Here is a strange story about her. She has decided this month to be a fierce protector of the house. This mostly includes barking at the dogs on TV and growling at herself in a mirror and/or window...Fierce I tell you.

I can't believe it has been 4 months. But time sure does fly when you are having fun! :)

Wedding Pictures!

We got our wedding picture cd in the mail, and I cannot wait to share our favorites! Robby Followell took our pictures, and I will declare for all of time he is the best photographer ever. We love him and his heart. He made us look way better than we really do in real life. I love that our pictures capture our joy and the fun of the day. I am going to try and narrow down my favorites, but it is really hard. I love them all and most importantly the people in them. Thank you Robby!! And if you are getting married, pick him. I treasure these pictures and have looked at them tri-daily.

We had a blast and this was absolutely the most fun day ever. S'more smashing and all! 

Weekend Recap

This weekend was mighty fun! It started out with me driving to Monroe and hanging out with my parents and a certain precious individual. No, not my big, fat cat Snickers. But this beauty... Baby C!!

I mean. Look at that perfection.

This may be my favorite picture ever.  She clearly thinks I am insane.

Saturday night we had a little wedding reception/party/get together for our Monroe friends and family to celebrate the wedding. It was so great to see so many people that have been apart of my life and just mean so much to me and my family. The night was so fun! 

Bubba and I before the party. We both look a little cray cray.

How sweet.  :)

Sunday, we headed home and worked on a few projects.  Then we just cleaned up and relaxed a bit. We went to sleep like any normal night... ONLY TO BE WOKEN AT 4:30 BY THE SMOKE DETECTOR!! No worries. It was a false alarm. But the bags under my eyes are code red. Looking and feeling a little rough this Monday morning.

Hope you all have a great week!

Weekend Recap

I vow to take more pictures. This weekend was filled with so much family fun though I didn't have a moment to capture any.

We headed up to Anderson's parents house for a wedding shower and family time. It was so good to be able to rest and have fun with all those we love. My parents also came on Saturday so my mom could come to the shower.

So many people had such wonderful things to say about Bubba and his family that it just made my heart glad. Of course I had this opinion, but it is great to see it echoed by many.

We have been abundantly blessed by so many of our friends and family during this "wedding season." I truly am so thankful for everything that we have received, but more importantly we have been so blessed through the friendships with these people. This weekend was just another reminder of how blessed we are to have so many people who care about us in our lives.

We spent most of the weekend eating, swimming, sitting, and as the Baptist say "fellowshippin." I am so grateful for the ease that our families have blended together. I suppose it is because at the core our families are so similar. We do a lot of back porch sitting and frequently laugh at one another. All in all a wonderful and much needed weekend.

Can't wait to celebrate the 4th and all things America!

H2: The Rest of the Story

In my previous post we discussed days 1-3.  Days 4-6 now?  I think so!

Day 4:

Today was probably one of the best days we have ever had.  We decided to do a charter boat tour of the Napali Coast (which can only be accessed by water or air or long long hike in).  It was absolutely incredible.  The tour usually has about 50 people.  But, just with the luck of the draw we happened to be on a tour with only 10 other people on it.  We got to see the most beautiful views and see some really neat marine life.  We saw wild dolphins a whole large school that just swam along with our boat.  I was in heaven and shouting like a child.  We snorkeled off the reef and swam with sea turtles.  One came about 4 inches from our bodies. I felt like I was in Finding Nemo, and he would take me for a ride.  Now, on to the photographic evidence:

Have you ever seen such clear water?!

I declare. I am in heaven.

This isn't even edited or photoshopped cause like I know how to do that.

Day 5:

After all of our adventures, we took today easy.  We ate by the pool and didn't move from our chairs all day except for a refreshing dip in the pool.  Now, for a side story that will be relevant for our nighttime event.  My "light" beach read was a book that told all about Area 51, but more the military side of the story.  Okay. I may have picked that read thinking it would tell me about aliens.  Well, any time that we (America that is) did a secret mission, it would be under the cover story of "weather research."  Now, pause this story. I promise that this insignificant detail is important to a not quite amazing story that I have now built up too much.  Flair for the dramatic? I think so.  

Since this would be our last night on the island because we were flying out on the red-eye, we decided it would be perfect to catch a luau.  It was incredible!  The dancers were amazing, and the music and singing was live.  This production was far from the luau in The Brady Bunch.

Okay, play on the story about the book.  Kauai has a military base on it.  We met two guys who did research there for a private company.  Well, they explained something about lasers and calibrations of satellites etc.  When I asked what these calculations were for, they replied "weather research!"  Since I am now an expert on secret military talk, I instantly got over excited, convinced myself that they were developing super secret things, and then proceeded to thank them for doing weather research "for America."  Bubba wanted to die.  I humiliated him. Truthfully, I humiliated myself.  But I love a good mystery!

Day 6:

This was our last day on the island.  We ate good and just walked around some little shops.  Took it easy and just mourned the impending loss of the beautiful mountains and ocean.  I haven't expanded much on the food, but it was glorious!  I was in heaven because fish tacos were plentiful, and Bubba was in heaven for the mass amounts of rice.  Seriously, rice is served at every meal.  For breakfast, one may have rice or hash browns.  I found this odd.  Bubba thinks this is how our family should serve breakfast now. 

Happy kids.  Married 1 Week!

Well, the rest is history.  We flew home, and then ran to get Gert!  We missed her.  Once, I even asked Bubba if we could write her a song.  He simply shook his head in shame.  So did she when I sang it to her.

Oh. Mama. You so crazy.

Looking at these pictures makes me want to go back.  Instead, I will finish an episode of Deadliest Catch.

Peace.

Meg

Hulu, Hiking, and Honeymooning

We honeymooned (odd verb) in Kauai, Hawaii.  Let me just say... I. Am. A. Fan.  Our trip was absolutely fantastic and so much fun.  When people ask if we had a good time, I sorta cock my head to the side and think well duh?!  It is the only vacation I have ever been in where I (and Anderson too) got to do absolutely anything we wanted at any time.  It was so nice after planning so much about the wedding to have a week with no plans.  I figured that we would arrive at our resort and eat, drink, and lounge, BUT boy was I wrong! We were both so excited the first day to play and explore, and that never let up. The island was ah-mazing! Here is a quick daily recap.  You know so when I am old and blonde (I am thinking that when I dye my hair to cover the grey its my time in life to fulfill my inner desire for blonde hair) I can remember one of the best weeks of our lives.

Day 1 (I am skipping the travel part):

We took this day at a slow pace.  HA! That meant up at 6. I blame it on the jet lag or pure excitement because this was what we woke up to:

We set out to explore the island a bit in our ride for the week, a big red Jeep.  It did not disappoint.  We saw a HUGE waterfall, snorkeled off the beach in Poipu, relaxed by the pool back at the resort, and Anderson claimed to have eaten the best three meals of his life because each meal included rice. His own heaven.

                                       

    

Day 2:

This is the day in which I became a hiker.  You see, I would say I am in moderate to bad shape.  My last workout was in the 11th grade.  Don't you judge me.  I read in our guide book that this hike we chose was "easy to moderate."  I am here to tell those in guidebook world that they are "liars to blasphemers."  I am a flat lander. I thrive below sea level in humidity so thick you need to chew the air. We trucked it on a 4.5 to 5 mile hike in Waimea Canyon.  It was breath-taking.  I loved every minute that I didn't feel the sensation of possibly throwing up. We had an absolute blast. 

I love this picture.

This is for my Mama. She is scolding me as she reads.

Sexy and we know it.

Day 3: 

This is the day we hiked round 2.  My glutes felt it!  We also sat on a lovely beach that had no one around under a coconut tree.  Ocean to our left and mountains to our right.  I fell asleep for 45 minutes and had no clue.  I am pretty sure the Lord couldn't have hit perfection any more than that place.

This is about 1500 feet above the water. It was so clear you can see the coral

I think that I will conclude here and do part 2... because this is a very long post.  One not for the weak at heart reader :)

Mahalo!

Meg