Happy Thanksgiving

Wow, it has been such a busy November.  I am sorry I have not blogged in a while.... I started my fantastic job at the American Cancer Society on November 10, and that has kept me extremely busy.  I am loving my job, and it is so rewarding to work for an organization that's goals include saving lives. I have enjoyed getting together with some of my friends in Tampa this month as well.   Ryan and I went to the Homestead Nascar Weekend races this past weekend.  This was my first time watching a race live, and we had a ball. We were lucky enough to be able to be in a VIP Cabana all weekend, so it was a great first experience for me.  We then turned around Tuesday and drove to Greensboro, North Carolina for Thanksgiving.  I can't tell you how wonderful it is to be back in my hometown in my childhood home celebrating Thanksgiving.  I love Tampa, but I miss North Carolina a lot!! It is our first married Thanksgiving, and I feel so blessed for everything God is doing for Ryan and I and all of the things that I know are coming up for us in the next couple of months.  Things are really starting to come together, and that is such a wonderful thing.  I promise to be better about blogging as we approach Christmas.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Sex and the City (Tampa Edition)

Hello friends! Hope you all had a wonderful end of the week and weekend! Ryan and I had a great end of the week/weekend! Thursday night I attended a Pre- Holiday Gift Market Gala at the beautiful home of Heather Weber, a new Junior League friend. Her house is on Harbor Island proper, an area that I had not been to yet. What a gorgeous neighborhood on the water! The event was lovely, and it was great to catch up with some of the Junior League ladies! We then all headed to the Gala. A cute Tampa boutique had a booth at the Holiday Gift Market and I bought a few dresses there. It was such a fun time. Every time I go out with my Tampa friends, I can't help but feel like I am in a Sex and the City movie, of course being the Charlotte of the group. Tampa is just soooo BIG CITY, fashion forward, and fun. I love it!! Friday I did my JLT shift at the HGM, then Ryan and I enjoyed a date night out watching Joey's Race. We are such a sports couple, which leads me to Saturday...... GO PACK! We were obviously thrilled with the results of the UNC game. Five years in a row is some kind of record! I guess the flag on that ship is floating around the sea somewhere (haha)! ;) After that exciting game concluded, we went to Orlando to the Wyland Art Gallery in Downtown Disney. We have a few of his pieces, thanks to our parents, and it was great to meet him in person and take a photo with him and our piece of art! We also enjoyed watching him paint one of his current paintings. It was such a neat experience, and I am excited to hopefully do it again soon. We also hope to continue to become avid collectors of art. We made it back in time to watch the Alabama game, and although it didn't turn out the way we wanted, we enjoyed watching these great teams battle it out. The SEC has some incredible talent. Sunday we went to the Greek Church, and the Archbishop from Atlanta was there. It was awesome, and we really enjoyed meeting him and taking part in that special event. We also hosted our newlywed friends from St. Pete for dinner, and met their cute new puppy. Morgan enjoyed making a new friend too. This is going to be an exciting week for me because I start my job!! I am nervous and excited all at the same time. Stay tuned for updates! :)

Halloween Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend with family this past weekend celebrating Lauren's 9th birthday and Jenna's 7th Birthday. They are growing up so fast, even in the two years that I have known them. It is so special to look at pictures of the kids over the past few years and see how much they are changing. Lauren even informed me Friday on the way to dinner that she was 56 inches. That means at the age of 9 years old she is only 5 inches shorter than Aunt Megan. Oh goodness!!  I did watch the FSU game, however I think it's safe to say that this was not the highlight of our weekend, so I am going to focus on the cute kids. I had such a fun time Trick or Treating with the kids on Sunday at UCF's Greek Village. All of the sororities and fraternities partner up and do activities and hand out candy to the kids at their homes. It was really nice, and I enjoyed seeing all of the pretty houses. We then did an entire family birthday dinner for both girls. So, this was a very low key Halloween for me and Ryan this year. We did not dress up, but we both had a great time. I enjoyed catching up with the Junior League ladies last night for the meeting and the pre and post meeting socials. I love being a part of this organization, and I have met some wonderful ladies. More updates soon! :)