Colorado

On July 18th (my birthday) - July 23rd, Joy and I went to Colorado with my parents and their longtime friends the Caldwells. I wish Rob could have come to see how beautiful it was. We flew into Denver and rented a Suburban to fit 8 for when Lloyd and his girlfriend Alyssa joined us. From the airport we drove to Estes Park (where Lloyd lives) where we stayed 2 nights. The first night we went for my birthday dinner to eat at Baldpate Inn. They have the world's largest key collection and I posted a picture of one of their most famous keys. The next day we went to the Rocky Mountain National Park to see where Lloyd works and go on his Tundra hike. It was truly amazing to see God's beauty around us as we explored the park. Actually, the whole trip was full of beautiful scenery. On Monday we loaded up the Suburban and headed south to Durango. It was an all day drive with parts of the highway being the scariest I've ever traveled on. Tuesday morning, we went rafting and then drove to Silverton where we took the train back to Durango that afternoon. On Wednesday, we went to Mesa Verde and explored the Cliff Dwellings...which was my favorite part of the trip!! Enjoy my photos.

Happy Birthday to me

I turned 28 on July 18th. The day before, I got together with the girls to celebrate. We also celebrated Carol Anne's birthday which was on the 16th. We had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants in Jackson...Bon Ami. We also got some great news from Valerie. She is expecting her 2nd child!!! We are so excited for Valerie, Glen, and Amelia. Banks entertained us throughout lunch and kept us laughing with his cute facial expressions. He is precious! Thanks girls for a great birthday lunch and the wonderful presents! We now have 2 years to plan our big 30th birthday cruise!

updates

Hey everyone! I have been slow getting my posts out lately, and still don't have much for you now. I've been very busy working on house plans, planning my class reunion, and traveling. After this weekend, I promise I'll get some pics out of what's been going on with us lately!! Have a great weekend.

Our 2nd Anniversary

Today is our 2 year anniversary. Rob of course had to work, but he still has made the day extra special for me. When I woke up, I had a sweet card on the table and later I found beautiful flowers on the porch. We are going to eat tonight at my favorite restaurant, Amerigos. I can't believe how fast 2 years has flown by. Nothing makes me happier than being Rob's wife and sharing our life together. He brings me more happiness and joy than I could have ever hoped for. I love you Rob!! Here are a "few" of my favorite pics from our wedding day...plus a pic of my flowers.

my anniversary flowers!

Gulf Shores

Joy, Stephanie, and I went to Gulf Shores last Thursday-Sunday. We had a much needed stress- free relaxing weekend. We stayed at The Beach Club and it was great. We were worried, b/c we waited so long to find a place to stay. Thanks to Steph for finding such a great place for us. Our condo was so cute! We stayed at the beach all day Friday and Saturday and just went to our room for lunch.

the wave hit us right as the picture was taken

eating at LuLu's

day 2 at the beach

The view from our balcony!back in Jackson...

4th of July

We went to Carol Anne and Daniel's house in Lake Caroline for the 4th. It was so great being there with my best friends. Ashley Hood came and stayed with us for the weekend. We had a great time catching up. Amelia and Banks have gotten so big and it was fun to watch them "play" together.

dancing, dancing, dancing!!

San Francisco

Here are pictures from our trip to San Francisco and Napa Valley. I have become definitely my mother's child, b/c after I uploaded all the pics I realized that we took over 700 pictures. Don't worry..I didn't post that many, but there are quite a few...Enjoy!

Amanda's birthday

Today is my friend Amanda's birthday! We celebrated Tuesday night at Valerie and Glen's and had a great time. Glen grilled pork chops that was delicious! Amelia and Banks had fun playing together.

Farewell Barry!

Tuesday I went with my parents to Camp Shelby for a farewell ceremony of the 155th Bridgade Combat Team. They have over 3000 soldiers deploying to Iraq next week. We picked Barry up for a 4 day leave. We were excited to see him! Mom and Dad are driving him back to Camp Shelby tomorrow. When I get an address for him, I will let everyone know. We love you Barry and are praying for all of you.

St. Louis

Here are pictures from Rob's trip to St. Louis to see the Cardinals play the Cubs. This was back in April and I'm just now getting around to uploading them all! He took many many more pics, so this is just a recap...