My New Shelf!!!!

Since Christmas is coming soon (wah hoo!!) I needed to free up space on my mantel for greenery and Christmas Decorations... so I asked Charlie for solutions... We talked about a shelf above the couch and I loked up examples of what I thought I wanted and then we stood in the aisle at Lowes and drew pictures on the back of a piece of 1x8 and Charlie convinced me that we HAD to have brackets to support the shelf... I suggested a shelf on the bottom (so the brackets wouldn't look like brackets and we were off.. Within just a few hours (While I packed for San Antonio and cleaned up the house) Charlie whipped up the shelf and painted it too!!!

I am so proud of his skills! 2 weeks ago he made me a jewelry box for my night stand.

Here is a picture of the shelf!! :) it is a little fuzzy because I took it with my phone but isn't it pretty?!

Steady at the Wheel

My dear and wonderful Sister-in-law to be , Lauren, did this on her blog and I have to say this is the first "chain" thing of this kind I have ever seen and the FIRST "Chain blog thing that I felt immediately compelled to complete and had a ton of fun doing it...


Thanks Lauren for the mid-day Saturday entertainment (PS - Lauren - a couple of these songs are from what you gave me for the wedding :)

Here is what you do:

1. Put Your Itunes on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look

My Answers:

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" you say
"Light On"
David Cook

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"4 Minutes"
Madonna and Justin Timberlake
I must be out of time :)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Walk Down this Mountain"
Ten Thousand Days" - Bebo Norman

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"An Angel Falls"
City of Angels Sound Track - Gabriel Yared

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Rockstar"
Hannah Montana

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Invincible"
Oh No - O.K. Go

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"We Come to You"
I See Things Upside Down - Derek Webb

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
"There's A Stirring
My Calm Your Storm - Caedmon's Call

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Peculiar People"
Reset E.P - MuteMath

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Amen Omen"
Diamonds on the Inside - Ben Harper

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"My Will"
Exodus - DC Talk

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Eternity (Intro)"
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace - Big and Rich Feat. John Legend

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Ants Marching"
Under the Table and Dreaming - Dave Matthew's Band
Not so much but it would have been funny :)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Wild Honey"
All that You Can't Leave Behind - U2

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Good As Gone"
The Road to Here - Little Big Town

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Track 9"
This must be an un-named song I downloaded at some time but it is the "walk 10,000 miles song" I can't remember who the band is right now... does anyone remember?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Complicated
Let Go - Avril Lavigne

WHAT WILL YOU NAME THIS?
Steady At the Wheel
Shooter Jennings

trying to catch up!!

In a nutshell...

Charlie and I got EVERYTHING from the GA house last weekend... on the way down we both actually screamed when we saw Gas below 2$ YEAH!!!

I cannot wait for Christmas and our Christmas letter...

We are less than a month from being Married ONE YEAR... way too crazy... 

My job is a different world

Charlie's job is given to us by God and perfect place for Charlie right now

I forever hate dishes

It was 16 Degrees this morning

My dog is whining and freezing even though he is next to the nicest "dog" heater I have ever seen! it looks like a fireplace and is very warm...

I love the mountains and the fact that it has already snowed 3 times!!!

more soon.....

Weekends!!!!

Has it really been almost 2 months since I posted?! Opps sorry! For a while I thought I would stop posting but every now and then this is fun...

A couple weekends ago Jason and Lauren came up for a Saturday/Sunday! (My brother and his Fiancé') She has the wedding dreams and crazy ideas flowing all the time. Charlie and I had many looks at each other with smiles... knowing she is right where I was not too long ago. Then I really did start thinking about Charlie and I... We have been married almost a year.... this is crazy... While this has not been an ideal 1st year we have had many adventures and have really enjoyed and desired to be together... I love Charlie more every day... The comfortable quiet of Sunday afternoon movies... the knowing that he is protecting and providing for me in the best way... I love you Charlie. 

This first year has been difficult and I think that is only because we were, unfortunately, away from each other for almost 3 months of the first year of our marriage. There was no way around it and we are now on the other side of that and I absolutely REFUSE to share him with anyone else even for a night of far away fishing... originally I wanted our first 6 months to be completely together every night but I realized that possibly that was unreasonable...

Anyways... So When Jason and Lauren came a coupe weekends ago we had so much fun! I have always enjoyed long conversations with my brother. He has such deep and good thoughts, the conversations are priceless. They asked us to be a part of their wedding day and we could not be more excited. I love the ability to support someone in the most important decision of his or her life! I could not support them more. My brother has so desired someone to compliment him and support him, and I truly believe Lauren is such a wonderful counterpart for Jason. We love her forever and could not be happier about having her as a part of the family.

Anyway so we had a great time talking of wedding and discovering our new area... Thank you for coming please come back WHENEVER you need a retreat from life...

Last weekend we went to GA on Saturday and Charlie finished his last job there.... his spirit and perseverance is incredible and I could not be more proud than to be the wife of a man that is so talented and incredible. I am proud of all of his accomplishments. I love you baby!

So now it is Sunday again and this weekend Charlie's parents came up and stayed with us. Charlie, Ben and Kyle went fishing yesterday and us girls walked all around Waynesville... We found all sorts of fun things, this morning we went to church where Ben and Anna have been going for a few months. I really liked it. It completely reminded me of the churches I grew up in. I hope we are able to continue to go there.

Another week of work is ahead of us.... followed by a weekend in Ellijay Mountains with my whole family including ISABELLA!!! I cannot wait!!!!!!

Ooo oh and Elizabeth (Charlie's Sister) finds out Monday if she is having a boy or a girl... yeah! How fun!!!

It's Raining

It's raining... and suppose to storm all night...

I am desperately needing to make room in the guest room for the bed... It will be here this weekend (Finally) What a good time for a holiday!

M first official day off on Monday for Labor Day! This will hopefully give me  chance to get the guest room up and running! I have so much to go through. But by next weekend I will have a guest room. How exciting! 

I just realized I thought I was watching the news but it was just a "severe weather alert" that was playing over Seinfeld! Hum!! imagine that!

If this seems scattered that is because it is. I am wanting to be sure my husband is happy with my little updates here and there. and since he is not in NC right now It think it gives him a little peak into what is going on.

Soon enough he will be here! yeah!

An Update!!

So I have decided blogging isn’t for me… and I never feel like writing… but every now and then the mood strikes me and now is one of those times… So even though my updates may be few and far between I hope you enjoy a periodic update!

WE MOVED!
Charlie and I are now living in Waynesville, NC in a small community close to Maggie Valley (no we did not plan to live so close to someplace with my name in it!!) The community is adorable and the mountains are beautiful. Today I don’t think it topped 75 Degrees and I’m sure HOTlanta was a good 90 plus, even if it wasn’t that hot in Atlanta they sure didn’t have the cool breeze I did. We are well on our way to being completely moved in. We only need to finish setting up the guest room… all it needs is a good bit of organizational help and storage containers!
Charlie is finishing up a job in Atlanta so he is only home on the weekends. 

This past weekend we spent some time exploring our surroundings… We went to Asheville to visit our favorite restaurant Doc Chey’s on Biltmore Ave. It was so yummy and long awaited!
Saturday started off in Cherokee at the casino we each started off with $20. After 45 minutes at the penny slots I was out and Charlie, continuing to go strong, donated another $5 to my losing streak… that lasted another 30 min. Charlie made his original 20 last 2 hours! After that we were off to go back to Waynesville to walk around the downtown area…

We really enjoyed our weekend together… I love and miss you Charlie!


I started a new job last Wednesday. I am the Office Manager for the Center for Student Involvement at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. It is about 30-40 Minutes from where we live in Waynesville. I have never worked for a University or “Educational Facility” before. So it is quite the new environment. I am administrative support for the Director of the Women’s Center, the Director of Multicultural Affairs and the Assistant Director of Greek Life. Yes I have 3 bosses! I am enjoying learning the networking that happens on a college campus and the community environment that if fosters. I am excited to see where this position will lead me!

In other news....
The first weekend in August my Mom and Sister and I went away on the “First Annual Shank Girls Getaway”! What an amazing and fun time to girl talk and share with the women in my family! I am so proud to be a part of such a special group! Love you!

Here are a couple pictures from our weekend!

My sister, Annie at the stop for lemonades at Panera on the first shopping trip! 

My mom and I on the other side of the table!

The fun little fruit "frog" on the margarita's in "Paradise" what a yummy meal!

My sister and me with yummy drinks after an afternoon of relaxation! Just before the big storm and MAMMA MIA!!!