Happy Birthday Ryan!

We celebrated Ryan's Birthday last weekend!! Friday, his actual birthday was pretty low key. He took the day off and I made him breakfast, and we just enjoyed spending time together doing things around town. Ryan caught a fish on his morning trip, which was a great way to start off his big day! Lunch at our favorite Deli was delish, and after some R & R we had dinner at one of our favorite places, Bella's! Saturday was jam packed with fun! We spent the day boating, and having a blast with The Blumes!  We love boating with them and we caught several fish so it was a successful day too!  That night we went to Mary and Chris' house for a Cookout to celebrate with more friends! Ryan had a blast, and it was so nice to be able to celebrate! :)  Sunday we went to church, and after church we got to socialize with some new friends we have made and we also met an entire greek family (I am talking cousins, sisters, mothers, in-laws, neighbors.. the works) who all seemed to have some connection to NC, and they were so sweet!!  Everyone at church has really opened their arms to us and been so friendly.  It is so nice to be able to go together regularly to church!! What a blessing that we can do that! It is also wonderful to be meeting new people! :)  This week I had my first Book Club get together, and it was fun!! I am so glad all of these JLT and other events are starting to pick up because it is great being able to see my friends! Ryan had a busy week at work, but some great things happened for him there and he is doing a great job! I am very proud of him!  Well that is all for now, but I will update everyone again soon! It's gameday so GO PACK!!

Vero Beach Fun and JLT

Hope everyone had a great week and a wonderful Labor Day Holiday!  We really enjoyed going to Vero Beach with Ryan's side of the family!  It's was such a nice vacation for us, and we enjoyed being away together.  Vero Beach holds a special place in the hearts of the Ridnones, so I was excited to be able to share this place with them.  The beach itself was beautiful.  Being on the "west coast" we miss the Atlantic Ocean, so it was nice to get back to that!!  Here are a few pictures from our trip:

When we got back this week it was WONDERFUL to see our puppy man!  We missed not having Morgan Dog with us, but he had a great time at Aunt Britt and Uncle Tye's so he was a happy camper!  Junior League kicked off on Tuesday, and I am so excited to get started with the year!!  I love being apart of Junior League, and being able to help the community.  We had an amazing speaker too, and I cannot wait to get her book! That's all the updates for now, but i'll be back with more soon! :)