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Thanksgiving Road Trip

Josh and I had a week off for Thanksgiving break so we decided to take a road trip! There was a lot of country we had never seen before, so we took our time site seeing with the final destination being my Grandpa's house in Beaufort, South Carolina.

We stopped in Vicksburg Mississippi for coffee. That is the Mississippi River right behind me.



Walking around downtown Beaufort, SC.



Grandpa treated us to a night in Charleston, SC. What a fun place! We parked the car once and didn't get back in until we were leaving. Everything is pretty much in walking distance. We took a carriage tour since there is so much history in that town. Here we are eating She Crab Soup (not my favorite), fried Flounder, and Charleston Red Rice. It was a real treat to eat fresh fish everyday.



Back in Beaufort for Thanksgiving dinner with Grandpa and Joan. Grandpa loves to cook so we were treated to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner... plus no clean up! I don't know how I scored that, but it was pretty sweet.



In front of their home in Beaufort.



For our last day in South Carolina, we drove to Greenville. Josh and I both loved their incredible downtown. It's not huge, but there is a lot to do. Here we are after we grabbed some coffee, walking through the downtown park. There is a suspension walking bridge that crosses over a river. Lots of people watching, coffee, food, and shopping. Such a fun place!



It was so nice to be able to spend some time with Grandpa and Joan. It was a very relaxing Thanksgiving holiday.
I enjoyed the peace and quiet... since next year should be a little different. Hope you all had a nice holiday as well!

I'm having a baby!

Sorry it's been so long since I've updated.

Josh and I are so excited that we're expecting our first little kiddo, due May 17th! We saw the doctor a few weeks ago and everything was good and healthy! We'll find out the sex around 20 weeks so you'll definitely know as soon as we do!

Wine Party

This is Rob and Jill Dunnam, some of our great friends from Union. Rob is a wine consultant so he and Jill decided to host a White Wine Party!

They had about 10 of us over and we tried 15 different bottles of white wine. We learned about the country each bottle came from, the way they make that particular wine, and we talked about the different characteristics in each wine. Jill made everyone a wine journal so that we could take notes on each wine we tried plus a wine glass charm with our initials on it. Super cute!! Jill had lots of gourmet cheeses, dips and desserts for us to enjoy. It was truly one of the best evenings we had in a while. The Dunnams throw a mean party!

Mark and Jessica Driggers

Josh and Mikel Seifert, and Melody Maughon in the background.

Rob was a fantastic host! All of us had a great time and really learned a lot.

Meet Trianna

Trianna is my new friend! She is apart of Beautiful Feet Ministries here in Fort Worth. Someone from that ministry contacted our young married group letting us know that there were 3 young girls who would really benefit from having a mentor.
That's how I met Trianna. She's really smart, sassy, and completely adorable. She just turned 8 and we have lots of fun together. Here are some pics from the first time we met (about 2 months ago... I'm not that prompt on blogging).

Here's Brenda with Alicia...

And Jessica with Mahaley.

We celebrated Mahaley's 9th birthday by making stained glass window decorations and cupcakes! We all hit it off with our girls and plan on getting together with them once a month.

Trianna's stained glass

Time in AZ- Aubrey's Side- The Eastside

Katie and I. We met a few years ago in a (mostly) black gospel choir, go figure.

Me and Jen

Hallie and Rylan

Mom and I with our dogs, Claire and Charlie


Breakfast at Einsteins... always a tradition with mom.

Mom, Ashlyn and me

My cousins Mason and Coleton

Uncle Trent and Aunt Rikki

Me and Rikki

My whole family together for Father's Day.
Hugh and Ash, Dad and Mom, me and Josh, Alicia and Austin.

Time in AZ- Josh's Side- The Westside

Josh and I with Nana


Ryan and Josh

Julie and Emilee

Kaylee and Emilee

Emilee, Julie, and Patrick at PoPo's Mexican Food. That is something I miss dearly about AZ... the mexican food.


Dad, Josh, and Kenny


I'll tell you what... I love my mother in law. I am really blessed. Josh and I surprised her with a visit in June and we had a great time laughing, eating, and talking like we always do. Her house is like heaven for anyone who likes to eat... like me. She's got everything and she'll cook you anything you want. I love how when we're over there we just sit around the table (or on her bed) a chat. I hope my home is always like that too.