The Cape

So....for those of you who either don't know me or don't keep up with me these days, my life is one trip after the next. We just got back from Hilton Head on Saturday and its Tuesday and I'm packing for my 7am flight tomorrow morning to Boston. My family and I are heading up there for a little "just family" time before heading to my cousins wedding in Montreal (well, just north of Montreal). I have a little work to tend to in Boston first, but then we're off to the Cape (as Bostonians call it). I've never been to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, or Nantucket so I'm really excited to see it all. A co-worker of mine suggests we don our yuppiest clothes and pop our collars if we want to fit in....I told him that was right up our alley, so I think we'll be fine! At any rate, pictures to come I'm sure. With the exception of the great white shark sightings, its sure to be a fairly pleasant and peaceful trip. We'll be at "The Cape" till Friday and then we head to Montreal to see my grandparents and then up to a little town north of Montreal for my cousin, Brians', wedding. I can't wait to see the extended family......weddings always bring out the best in us! Ties to the sky here we come! Now, if only I could get all this packing done.......

Hilton Head...home away from home!

I don't know what it is about Hilton Head, but it always feels like home to me.....sometimes even more so than Atlanta. I'm guessing the past 24 years of coming here have something to do with it, but even still....there is just such a comfort about this place. Matt and I came here for a little vacation with my family and old friends, the Glennings & Dunbars. We've been meeting them here in the summertime for awhile now and yet the twins had never met Matt. So thankfully we were able to steal a few days and have them meet him this past weekend. Unfortunately he had to go back for school yesterday, but we're hoping he can come back on Thursday and stay through the weekend. I've been fortunate enough to be able to work from here....thank God for WIFI! And I have to tell you....nothing beats working while listening to the ocean waves lap outside. Its heaven! Despite the weather reports, the weather has been beautiful and I've definitely had a chance to work on my tan. Hayley and Trevor get here tomorrow and then on Thursday the whole family is going deep sea fishing. I can't wait! I'll have to write more later, but I wanted to attach a picture from paradise!

Another year older.....

I felt like such a celebrity with a sparkler birthday cake and all.....thank God the smoke alarms didn't go off!

Thanks to everyone for the kind birthday wishes and to those who were able to make it over for the BBQ!

New Patio Set!

Alright...probably not the same as the news of a new house, baby, or wedding....but its the little things in life that mean the most...and right now I'm ecstatic about our brand new patio set that Matt got me for my birthday (you know you're old when...) We got it last night at Home Depot and I absolutely love it. Matt was kind enough to stay up until midnight last night putting it all together and it turned out beautifully! I have to say, I'm quite impressed with my husband these days....when we first got married he couldn't even hang a picture and now he's putting grills and patio sets together just like that! I'm of course always there for moral support...like any good wife. We watched Rambo while putting it together and suprisingly enough, it wasn't too bad of a flick. I should issue a disclaimer though...definitely not for those with a weak stomach; if not warned...the extensive bloodshed could definitely give you nightmares for weeks. Still...I was pleasantly suprised how much I enjoyed it.

Bound for Greece!

As most of you know, Matt and I absolutely LOVE to travel! And we're always looking for new places to visit, new things to see, and most importantly....new adventures. Among the top on our list of places to see is Greece and come June 2009.....we're going to make our dreams a reality! We are currently planning a 10-day cruise on Celebrity Cruises' new ship, the Soltice (http://www.celebritycruises.com/). It leaves out of Rome and travels to places like Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini, Sicily, and Turkey before docking back in Rome. My reason for "blogging" about this is to extend the invitation to our friends and family. We would love to get a HUGE group together to make this experience that much more fun for everyone! As you may or may not know, Mediterranean cruises have a way of attracting an older clientele....so the more hip twenty-somethings we can attract the better! Only kidding. The more the merrier, so check out the link and let us know what you think. We're thinking June 5th-15th would be the most ideal time to go. If you're interested just comment on our blog and I'll send you some more information. The countdown begins now!

First time blogger

Wow! I saw a couple people do this and thought...hmm, might be a cool way to keep in touch with people and a couple clicks later....I have my very own blog. Not too sure what to write about now, I have a birthday coming up this Friday and I'm having some difficulties accepting that I will in fact be in my LATE twenties. Although it could be worse....I could be almost 30! Sorry Matt! :)

At any rate....now that I have this wonderful blogspot, I guess I'll start posting some pictures and such.

More to come.......