Welcome to the family!

Meet the newest addition to our family!

Full Name: Genesis
Nickname: Ginny
Birthday: July 13, 2009

About Ginny: Carson and I decided to foster puppies from the local humane society. Ginny was the first dog that we fostered and we quickly fell in love with her so instead of returning her when she got better, we decided to adopt! She is a Border Collie/Lab/Retriever mix (but we have no idea where the ears came from!) She is very intelligent but some times her puppy excitement gets in the way of her good behavior. She brings so much joy and excitement to our home!

Activities: "The Magic Carpet Ride", playing with daddy when he gets home from work, attacking her treats, taking very long walks, dreaming, chasing her toys, exploring the woods, attacking her treats, being spoiled, nap time:

Favorite Places:

Her Pillow

At Molly's feet in the kitchen

Country Living

Most mornings I wake up and look out my window, patiently waiting to one day see a deer. Well this morning while putting the dishes away, I look out through my kitchen window and see this:






I was so excited to finally be enjoying one of the wonderful things about living out in the country!

Our new home

Office

Guest room turned photography studio (also known as Carson's playroom)

Living room mantle

Living room (plus our foster puppy)

Dining Room

Kitchen

Our First Christmas

Gosh, has it really been over a month since Christmas. Am I that far behind in keeping you guys updated? Well maybe now that we're getting settled into a schedule I'll be a little better at it.

Our first Christmas together was absolutely wonderful! Moving five days before Christmas isn't anything I would recommend but we were able to stop and enjoy the holiday. We had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas Eve dinner after church. Our dining room was lined with boxes but the table looked nice and we had our first "real" meal since the move. I was looking forward to a relaxing Christmas morning too but I didn't realize that all men turn back into little kids on Christmas morning! Carson was wide awake and ready to open presents while I was ready to sleep in a little more! My brother flew in Christmas night (his first visit to Clemson!!) so we spent the next few days having a great time with him.

I know it was hard on our families and we sure missed them, but I would not trade our first Christmas together for anything. A time to set our own traditions and to celebrate this holiday as a new family.

A little something to tide you over

Sorry it has been a while. There is so much to catch up on but I haven't been spending very much time in front of the computer while we've been unpacking and getting settled. I'll catch up very soon but for now check out this video of what we're up to right now!

Moving Day

As hectic as it is, I couldn't let this day past with out a post. Carson has gone to get a truck and as I was continuing to pack here at the apartment, I'm hit with the significance of this day. This was our first home together. So many things have happened here and it's where we've spent the majority of the first year of our marriage. We have enjoyed many guest here at the house: family, college friends, new friends, and old friends who we got to know better by opening our home to them. This is also where we hosted our newly married bible study together every week and where we have made countless memories. It's just an apartment and only a year, but one that I for sure want to remember.

You'll just have to settle

I had a nice post all planned with a picture of our Christmas tree and little moving boxes underneath it but you're going to have to settle for a mental picture. The move is closing in on us and so the only things that get done are the most pressing ones. The only reason I'm writing this blog post is because I simply don't have the energy to stand up and pack another box at this moment.
I fly home to Orlando again tomorrow and Carson is staying behind to finish up some school stuff before he joins me next weekend.
I'm beginning to think we're a little bit crazy for deciding to move at this time of year but I'm just trying to remember that come January when we are all settled in I'll be much happier. It is so nice to have someone to share this with and all in all, having Carson with me at the end of the day makes everything else fade away (until I wake up to the same nightmare I lived the day before!)