Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Two Income Family!

I am so glad that I can officially say that I have a new job starting in November with the American Cancer Society, as the Community Representative for the Greater Tampa area. It is such a blessing to be employed, and of course Ryan is thrilled too. He did not want to have to support my expensive shoe habit solo (haha). As the Community Representative I will basically be overseeing volunteers and helping fundraise, plan, and coordinate four Relay for Life events in the Greater Tampa area. I am really excited to work for such an amazing organization with such a worthwhile cause, and I know it will be a rewarding experience for me. Thank you to everyone who has called, emailed, facebooked, etc. to congratulate me. I am extremely happy. On another note, Ryan is out of town this week in New Orleans (lucky guy I know) for work and he is having a great time. I am looking forward to 2012, when I can take some vacation time and travel with him to some of these fun places. He is presenting at this convention in NOLA on some of the things he has been researching and I know he will do a great job. I am so proud of my husband for landing this amazing job in Tampa and for everything he is doing for his field.  We are truly blessed!! I am looking forward to seeing my hubby Thursday night! Morgan Dog and I are holding down the fort while Ryan is gone. We are having some mommy puppy bonding time, which is always nice. More updates soon! :)

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Junior League of Tampa Donor Cocktail

Thursday evening Ryan and I were selected to take part in the Annual Donor Cocktail honoring those who have substantially contributed to the Junior League of Tampa (we are not those people just yet...).  It was held in South Tampa at a beautiful home. We had such an amazing time. The food and drinks were delicious and we had a great time mingling and getting to know some of the other Junior League couples. Of course, I enjoyed seeing Ryan in a suit and I also enjoyed putting on my cocktail attire. It is always fun to get dressed up and go to a private event with your hubby. I hope that we will be able to attend more social events like this in the near future. As a "thank you" for coming they gave us a beautiful Reed and Barton stemmed vase. I am looking forward to using it in our home! :) Ryan's parents have also been here since Thursday night. We have really enjoyed having them with us. We have wined, dined, and Bonnie and I have even shopped. It is really nice to be able to spend time with them.  More updates soon!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Catching up!

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been keeping everyone updated. Nothing too exciting has been happening with us here at home in Tampa. I have been sick since returning back from NC (so worth it...) so other than a few dinners with friends and a Junior League meeting I have been taking it easy.  Ryan has been working hard, and trying to take care of me. To catch everyone up... Ryan had a business trip this week in Charleston starting Wednesday, so he just came back today. I missed him a bunch, but I had two interviews while he was gone so I have been busy. I think they both went well, but will not discuss them further for fear of that being bad luck, so stay tuned on that.  Our friend Jerry sent us a care package, which we got today (this is a monthly thing for him) and in it he had given me the Scotty McCreery CD. I am so excited to listen to it all the way through.  Ryan and I took a fun random trip to Orlando tonight to the Bass Pro Shop to do some shopping, and we ended up finding the Tory Burch Outlet store too. I was so excited I finally found it, but as you can imagine Ryan had some mixed feelings haha. He was definitely a good sport.  We grabbed a quick late dinner and then headed back to Tampa. I think this would be considered a date night. It was fun and random.  We are keeping our friends cat this weekend while they are away. Morgan and Grayson have met and spent time together before, however this is Grayson's first visit sans his parents.  Morgan just wants to play with him and be best friends and cuddle, but Grayson is taking a little longer to warm up to Morgan Dog.  Last night Grayson finally came out from under the bed and after a few practice runs was able to sit beside Morgan without fear of being touched.  We all three slept in Ryan and my room last night, and everything was fine. Now that Ryan is back, I think Grayson is confused, but hopefully by tomorrow we will all be back to normal. Morgan has started sticking his head and as much of his body as will fit under the bed and whining at Grayson to come out. I don't think Grayson is buying it yet! Tomorrow we are going to go to the Beach and hopefully see some friends we haven't seen in a few weeks. Stay tuned!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

YAY Tuckers

What a fabulous weekend we had in North Carolina celebrating the marriage of two of our great friends, the new Mr. and Mrs. Tucker (Morgan and Andrew). We arrived on Thursday and enjoyed dinner with my parents and my cousin Caitlin and her friend. It was awesome to be in Greensboro for one night. I love being at home in the house that I grew up in, but the past few times I have been home it has only been for one night, and I always feel like it is too short!! I am looking forward to being home for several nights over Thanksgiving.  Anyways, Friday we arrived in Chapel Hill and I enjoyed a beautiful Bridal Luncheon for Morgan at 411 West. It was yummy.... All the ladies then went to get manis and pedis and that was so relaxing. I love getting pampered. What a treat!  Ryan enjoyed a day in Raleigh seeing some of his friends! The Rehearsal Dinner was held at the NC State University Club, and it was good to be back on Wolfpack soil!! We all spent the night with Morgan a the Carolina Inn Friday night and celebrated her last night as a single lady. Saturday was the wedding. It was gorgeous, and Morgan was a beautiful bride, of course! It was great to get to see and spend time with some of our closest friends, and Ryan and I both had a great time!! Sunday we had lunch with Heather and Jimmy before hopping on a plane back home to Tampa. I miss my "girls" so much and I am so excited to see them again soon. Even Ryan misses them and their husbands! We are so blessed to have such a great group of couple friends that are so close!! So, YAY Tuckers, and yay to the last wedding of 2011 for The Rindones. We ended with a BANG! :)