Back in the sticks

This weekend I am in Asheville, NC visiting my Braden and Mindy. It has been so nice to just get away and be out in the country, not have to worry about my daily routine. Foster tagged along with me and I think she is really enjoying playing with the three other doggies and she has been able to run around outside where there are new sights and smells..such as little chickens which she tried to eat on Friday (fortunately everyone survived). Asheville is such a neat city--it really seems like the people really make it so special.

Last night we went to the Asheville Pizza Company where we ate pizza and watched Inception. Now that was a deep, intellectual movie--it was well done, but it wasn't until the last thirty minutes that I finally was starting to grasp what was going on and then it ended and I was left still confused. I am not the most intellectual person-I typically take things for what they are at face level, when I have to think about deeper meanings I just get more confused and often I just don't have the patience to ponder that long. 

 I miss my honey, he wasn't able to make the trip this time, but hopefully next trip-I think he would really appreciate the beauty that this city has to offer. 

I am here for another day enjoying the peacefulness of Asheville and living the simple life-it is a nice change.

Wedding photographs.

In other news.

So it is pretty late or early how every you want to look at it, but before I slip off to bed I decided I would finish my post from a few days ago.

Sooo change.
Lets start with what is directly in front of me...my new bedroom suite and my comfy king sized bed. When Chris and I were on our honeymoon we got so use to sleeping in a king sized bed and it was not a fun week as we squeezed into my full size bed. So we bit the bullet and purchased a new expresso brown bedroom suite. Everything is pretty matchy.. which sometimes i like and other times not so much.. but i was ready to have a grown up put together bedroom. We purchased a cute duvet cover from PB (pottery barn of course) i believe it is the vanessa blue fabric, we love it. Next on our list is to paint the walls a gold yellowish color to match one of the colors in the duvet. I love espresso brown but the biggest draw back is the dust and how noticeable it is. So just keep that in mind if you are looking to get dark furniture. Also we are trying to decide what to hang up on the walls. Wall art is something that is difficult for me because I feel like once i put a nail in the wall that is it and i have to live with it even if i don't like it.  Also i am horrible about hanging wall art, just ask my college roommate Lindsay. Fortunately when my husband hangs things he measures.. alot.

Another change...the band on my left ring finger. It is palladium with channel set diamonds going half way around..it is a perfect match with my engagement ring. So I guess this brings me to the wedding. As mentioned it was a warm day, but truthfully I really was not bothered by the heat during the wedding. I am sure that was a big complaint from the guests.. but there was plenty of water and sweet tea...so all i have to say about that is get over it.. its my day.. (is that harsh?)
I will try to post some pictures so stay tuned.
The night of our wedding we stayed at the beautiful Craddock Terry, it is an old shoe factory turned hotel. I was so excited to stay there for the big night and as we walk in the lobby we are greeted with the news that the AC is broken in our room and there are no more rooms in the inn. I was slightly disappointed but anyone who knows me can guess what I was thinking.. so moving on.
The room was nicely decorated with beautiful brick, etc and the candles my husband had lit were lovely as well as the yummy chocolate covered fruit he had gotten. After about an hour or two of getting situated in the room, we get a call saying the AC man is outside of the door...perfect timing. Not the way I had planned my first night would be spent... with the AC guy. I will save you the rest of the details, but he eventually left and everything worked out. If you know me than you know I like stories and telling stories so this is definitely a good one for the books.

Honeymoon--we went to Hilton Head and made day trips to Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. Favorite moments: being with Chris, going to the beach, shopping at the outlets, eating at BASIL in Charleston, and exploring Savannah.

Time has really flown by since the wedding..we are finally getting the house back in working order since the wedding and getting new furniture. Since the wedding I have found a real interest in the Twilight saga.. I know what your thinking another one of those vampire freaks... its probably what my husband thinks when he wakes up at 2 am when I finished the first book. All I have to say is that it is the first book I have actually been able to finish in a few years and it took me four days to read it. Now I am about half way through New Moon-I think this one is not as exciting as the first, but it is still good.

In other news.. Foster is still growing, work has slowed down, I finished my EMT class, miss my family including my in-laws, I want this beautiful slate blue Grand Cherokee I test drove last week which was a stupid idea since I wont be getting that any time soon, we have been to three weddings not including our own this summer, and Chris has been working tons.

change.

Since my life has been full of change I decided I would change my layout again.
And as before I have spent too much time on the layout therefore this post will be short.
Biggest change.. marriage. The wedding took place on June 19th. It was a rather warm day, but everything turned out perfectly. My flowers could not have been better, the centerpieces had wildflowers mixed with sunflowers which rested in a vintage blue mason jar. Along side of the flowers where some of Chris's photos and small masons with bird seed and candles. My bouquets were similar except they were rapped with burlap.. so us. The food was awesome.. really wanted seconds but the time passed too fast. We had green beans, herb crusted beef, honey mustard glazed salmon, red potatoes and spinach salad. Yum Yum!

time is up.. more on the wedding, honeymoon, and life since the wedding asap.

As promised.

Poor Foster, she barely fits in the chair.

I decided to be nice and help a sista out

Wedding present from Megers- love it!

My lovely hutch for my white and glass dishes-favorite piece in the house

The routine

Other business:

I am in the process of learning how to use a Mac. My Dell is dying, so my wonderful fiance is letting me use his mac. He copied my hard drive over to the mac so all of my documents and music are assessable. He is the best. I have a feeling in a few weeks I will understand how to use the machine better but right now I just know the basics--checking my email, editing an excel document and surfing the web. Those are basically the most important things.

In other news:

I love getting mail. It is the best feeling. In college I was very adamant about checking my mail, hoping to get a care package from my sweet mother-which happened often or a love letter-not so often. I still love getting mail and over the past week my mailbox has been full of response cards which is fun. But yesterday I got an awesome package. My dear friend, Megan, sent me a wedding present! It included a beautiful green olive oil glass (not sure of the real name), and serving pieces that are white ceramic, but have wood indentation. Love it. To be honest, I am one of those brides who looks at their registry to see what people have bought-i know i need to stop. Well these items listed above were the first items purchased on my Crate and Barrel list, so i was wondering who purchased them. Who else but lovely Megan. I must say crate and barrel does a great job packaging their items. So back to Megan, I think she is one of the only people who reads my blogs. Thats okay though, it is a way for her to keep up with me across the country. Megan and I have been friends for about 4 years. Unfortunately we have not seen each other in almost two years. Awful I know! She lives in California when her sweet hubby. We both have busy lives and have yet to see each other recently, but I am hoping after the wedding we can figure something out. I love her.

Yay for days off:

Tuesday was a busy day at work, so it was so nice to have yesterday and today off. In a bit I am going to leave to get a massage, I love massages. I could get one once a week or everyday for that matter. It is just soooo relaxing. I am trying a new place out called Ageless Organics, they use all organic materials and oils. Today I am hoping to spend some quality time with my man, we have the same routine-we rarely do anything fun and exciting. Which is okay because when we finally see each other we are both exhausted, but I think we need a little spice ( and no not like that-well at least not for 50 days).

Workout:

Yesterday I worked out on my Wii fit for one hour! I spent 30 mins doing yoga, which I should really find a place in Lynchburg that offers it. The rest of the time I did balance exercises. Wii fit is great, but if you looking for a high impact workout you might want to either try Wii active or join a gym. For me I chose Wii fit since I have been out of the game for a while and I didnt want to over do it.

Well I must say I am proud of my self for posting two entires in one week. In a bit I am going to try to post some pictures.

Odds and ends

As I start most entries... it has been forever since I have last blogged. About a month ago I reformated the site, but never had time to actually write something. Nor have I found time to figure out how to link the twitter and facebook icons to those actual pages--maybe one day.
So lately...I have working---for the past few months I haven't gotten all of my hours, so I decided to pick up some hrs in the CICU (I usually work in the CVRU for those who thought I worked in the CICU-it can be confusing but my unit is the open heart unit and CICU deals mostly with chest pain, stents, some GI bleeds,etc. ) Well as the past month has developed we have been very busy in CVRU so I really havent picked up any hours in CICU in the past two weeks. Another way the Lord continues to provide--I was really praying for hours and he has definitely opened that door.
Speaking of depending on the Lord.. I finally received my tax return... the past few months I have really been relying on the Lord for our financial situation.. and with patience and prayer He has interceded. I am soo very fortunate-- we are now able to finish paying of the wedding and purchasing things for the new house.
Also, this past weekend Foster got her ovaries and uterus taken out...(Is it called being sprayed and neutered or just one of those words?) She was at the vet all weekend and I finally picked her up this morning and she is currently laying on the couch with me, sleeping. Sometimes I wished I could know what dogs were thinking. Foster is able 6 months old and weighing roughly 60lbs. She is definitely still growing.. people keep asking me how big I think she will get but I have no idea.. I am thinking around 100lbs. Sometimes I wished I had a smaller dog..maybe one day. We have to focus on training Foster first.. I think we are making some progress, but we still have more ground to cover.

Wedding: Over the past few months...my lovely mother and best friend/maid of honor threw me a bridal shower.. it was so beautiful. What a humbling experience to have 20 some family and friends come to a shower just for me because they are truly so excited for us and our wedding. The theme was a shabby chic shower with lots of aprons. Also, I got some wonderful gifts--we are soo blessed. Also, I decided on my bridesmaid dresses, they are a little pricy but I chose something the girls could wear again. It is the Cotton Cady Erica dress from JCrew in dark peri. It looks soo good on all of the girls, so now I am just trying to decide on shoes. Got any suggestions? I am thinking either white or black flat sandals. Another big accomplishment is we got the invites out!! Thanks to my mother who addressed all 200 by hand! We had a little printing issue, but it all worked out in the end.

Other odds and ends:
I need to get into a work out routine.. this thought probably crosses my mind just about every week or every other day.. but it is soo hard to stay motivated.. for a while there I was doing wii active, but then my batteries died in the remotes & I stopped and now they are fully charged, but I have yet to get back into it. Any words of motivation?

The house is coming along.. the latest purchase is our new desk and hutch.. I have been neglecting the office, but we have decided we need to make it a functional space. So now that we have the desk and hutch we will be looking at paint colors.

Well I should go try to be productive on my 1/2 day off..