Ok . . ok. So I have been really quiet. . . Life has been very busy.
Jess Nicolosi is here visiting on her way to Denver CO and she has inspired me to update my blog. LOL! Oh and she is our first non-family house guest. Woo Hoo!
Let's see to back up a little.
In SEPTEMBER we took 65 sixth grade students to Rock Eagle . . . a 4-H camp for 2 nights. We managed to survive although my cabin of 11 year old girls had its share of drama. . . but hey it is to be expected. The next morning I had the distinct pleasure of having my license photo taken, and I learned the hard way georgia actually prints your weight on your license (What the hey?) We also managed to squeeze in a trip to see Sr. Sophia (AKA Kristen) in nashville and see her for the first time in her habit and white veil.
In October we decided to retire my Mazda and purchased a Mercury Montego. I was sad to see my car go, but Jeff's brother Gregg bought the car so I get to see her and I know she has a good home.
Early in november Jeff's parents visited us in Atlanta. Our first house guests. They also were kind enough to bring down a beautiful dining table. Later that month, I made the drive up to NJ for thanksgiving. I had a whole week off so I left sunday morning and arrived Monday afternoon after a pleasant stop off with Jeff's parents in Mannassas. Unfortunately MOnday evening I developed a migraine which did not go away until wednesday when I gave up and saw the doctor and got a shot for the pain. I felt much better after that and had a great thanksgiving with my Mom, Brother, Nancy, Jeff, his parents, my cousin Alex and Nancy's parents. It was great to see the family and be in NJ again. Saturday we loaded up the car and drove back to georgia again with a stay in mannassas with Jeff's parents.
December was a busy month. We had a showcase night for the magnet progam I teach at. Then the weekend of Dec 8-10 we flew to West Palm Beach and visited my grandmother. Christmas was very busy but we spent it with loved ones. Jeff, his brother and I took amtrak up to Mannassas the friday before Christmas. Jeff and I stayed until the day after Christmas and we took amtrak back to Atlanta on tuesday evening. Gregg stayed for a mini-family reunion at his parents house. We were sad to miss it, but glad to be going to see my family. When we arrived in Atlanta wednesday morning we swung by the airport to pick up my mom, my brother greg and his wife nancy. We returned to our apartment and gave the tour. The next morning we all piled into the montego and made the drive to nashville to visit my sister. We had the pleasure of introducing Greg and Nancy to Cracker Barrel cuisine. The visit with Kristen (Sr Sophia) was great and it was especially nice to have the family together. Something that had not happened since my wedding 7 months ago. We returned to Atlanta friday evening and enjoyed a wonderful brunch at the apartment before putting everyone back on a plane saturday afternoon.
We just enjoyed some peace and relaxation for the new year and I spent new's years day baking. Woo Hoo! Something I have not had much time for and really missed. And well that brings me up to this week. Sorry I have been so quiet and I will try to post more often
