Pickin' Strawberries

I could not believe my ears when Ryan said he had never picked strawberries!!! And he loves strawberry shortcake!!! I was happy to show him the ropes on pickin' strawberries. We were in a bit of a rush because I was on call for the hospital and was a little stretched on distance from the strawberry patch to the hospital. We had a great time and it was such a beautiful day!!!

Although it was probably no big deal to Ryan, but I have so many memories of going to the strawberry field and picking my own. Well, I had to capture the memory of today of his first visit to the strawberry fields!

Visit from Mama June

I am definitely trying to get use to this blogging thing and I'm way behind. I have been very lazy about taking pictures, but now that the weather is warm I am doing better.

We had some beautiful weather while Ryan's mom was in town so we took her out for her first ride on Takin' Chances. We had a little delay getting started that morning due to my truck getting broken into, however, that didn't stop us!

The water was a little choppy, but it was so nice to be out on the water. We are looking forward to creating many more memories on Takin' Chances and catching lots of fish!

We had lots of fun while you were in town, Mom June, and can't wait for your return. We love you and miss you!

Holiday Time

This posting is a little behind being that we just rang in the New Year. However, I really wanted to post our first Christmas together. Ryan and I spent our first married Christmas together mostly in a car. I got off work at 3 o'clock on Christmas eve, came home and finished wrapping presents and then we were off to Greenville. Mom cooked an awesome Christmas Eve supper and then we opened presents with Grandma Jean and John.

Christmas morning came and Derek, Ann, Ryan, and myself enjoyed the excitement as my parents opened their Blu-ray player. We finally surprised them good on Christmas. We shoved down some sausage balls and headed to Kinston to visit Grandma Thelma. After visiting her for a few hours, we came back to Raleigh to visit Ryan's family.

So, we opened presents with the Weavers and had another delicious meal and finally made it home. So, as a family (Cooper included), we opened all of our gifts at 9:30pm. Whew! We were tired! And here is our family photo in front of our tree after all the presents were opened. We had a wonderful, busy, Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Our Paradise

Ryan and I got married on October 25, 2008 and was the happiest day of our lives! For those that do not know, Ryan and I met two years ago while he was waiting to have surgery on his knee. He asked me out for dinner and the rest is history. God's work is everywhere! Even in Ryan's time of pain and my misery in school, God led us to each other.






Here are a few pictures of our wonderful honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. We golfed, swam, snorkeled, sailed, ate a lot, and relaxed. We had such a fun time in our little paradise. For now, we are still living in Cary and are currently looking for our future house in the Knightdale area. A shorter drive to Greenville would make a lot of people happy!

ECU and NCSU

We are both looking forward to our favorite college football teams going to bowls. Ryan and I don't exactly agree on who is the best college football team. I am a die hard Pirate and Ryan loves the Wolfpack. So, we compromise by tailgating with Pirates for most home games and watching all the NCSU football games on TV. Sounds fair, right? We are both excited to watch our teams and thank goodness they are not playing each other. Here is a picture of us tailgating at this year's rival game.

This is our first Christmas as newlyweds! We put up our very first Christmas tree in our little apartment. Of course, we took pictures and can't wait for Christmas day!