Deck the Halls

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. What a fun one it was! Wednesday I took the day off (go me... I never do that) and finished up some baking and cooking for our family gatherings. That afternoon we headed home to enjoy dinner with my mom's family. It was nice to do that on Wednesday night so that Thursday morning was not a big rush. On Thursday we enjoyed lunch with my in laws and that evening we visited with my dad's side of the family. Needless to say we were STUFFED! It was nice spending so much time at home with our families. We don't get to see either side enough so it was really nice! Friday Preston went back to work and mom and I spend a nice day together. We had intentions to go shopping but we ended up putting up the Christmas tree! Decking the halls is always more fun the day after Thanksgiving! Although we have had our tree up since last Thursday!

Saturday we made the mistake of going to the UNC/NC State game. The reason I said it was a mistake is because we lost. We are pretty sore losers and we spend the later part of the afternoon pouting. On a side note I doubt we will ever venture to Carter-Finley stadium again. We weren't the biggest fans of their fans. When grown women yell in your face when you are leaving it is clear your fans lack a bit of class. The fans of the year award still goes to Virginia Tech if you ask me. The highlight of the game was visiting with my dear friend Andrea during half time. Even though she said she wasn't going to associate with me during the game she ventured out with me to the concession stand. That is a good friend if you ask me! Although the Heels lost they still qualify for a bowl game so we are thrilled! We are hoping for a spot in Atlanta or Nashville. I have already booked us tickets on the Nash Trash tour (check it out at nashtrash.com) just in case.



Well there is still much to be done on this last day off before the countdown begins (to Christmas break). Off to the grocery store... it should be a sin to love grocery shopping as much as I do!

Positive Intentions

Okay so I know it has been a while (a LONG while) since my last post. Of course there is a ton to catch you up on but I guess I better just hit the highlights. Over the past summer Preston and I had a blast and accomplished a ton!

We became an aunt and uncle in May! We are totally in love with our nephew and enjoy spending time with him when we can! I think being around him makes us really excited to think about what the future has in store for us as parents.

Throughout the summer we tried to get away as much as possible! Last year we spend a majority of our time painting. This year we were looking forward to accomplishing a some projects but we were mostly excited about having fun! We were lucky enough to spend a couple weeks at the beach with both sides of our families. We also spent a week on a cruise! We were able to visit several counties which was an amazing expierence. Our favorite county was Honduras! What a beautiful county. I wonder where we will go next summer?



Aside from all the fun I also began a new chapter in my achademic life. I began graduate school this fall. Of course being back at my alma mater makes it even more special! My plan is to graduate with my Masters in Education with a concentration in Reading. When I finished I will be lisenesed K-12 in reading! It is very exciting and I am really pumped to see what the future has to offer! For now I will use everything I am learning to better my teaching! I have already learned so much!

As far as the present goes we are enjoying fall. Halloween was a sucess and thankfully I did not run out of candy as I did last year! We barely made it but we made it and that is what matters! Aside from Halloween we have also been celebrating football season! This past weekend we visited Blacksburg, VA for the UNC game at Virginia Tech. We had a great time making new tailgate buddies. Of course the game was AMAZING so that made our experience even more exciting. Although our heart belongs to the Tar Heels we can definatly appreciate Hokie fans. They put us all to shame! They are amazingly devoted to their team! Their fans certainly created a unique experience for us. Beating the Hokies was the highlight though!

It seems our life is crazy but we are enjoying every single minute of it. Until next time... (which I promise will not be months from now!) Go Tar Heels! Beat Dook!