Carlos and Morgan get hitched.....finally hehe :)

2011 was a year FULL of weddings for Jason and I.......I mean literally......we had 9......including our own!! Unfortunately because of the large number and the fact that we got married two.....it was virtually impossible to attend all of them. Hopefully everyone understood the circumstances and knows that we were extremely happy for all of our close friends and family that got married in 2011 even if we weren't able to make it. One of my wonderful hubby's best friends in the whole wide world.....might as well be brothers......got married this past October. We were both so excited when we found out they were engaged and getting married!! Jason was especially because they had been dating forever........I mean........let's be honest.....they were practically already married.....it was just a matter of time. Carlos asked Jason to be his best man which was a huge honor for him and he was even more excited about that responsibility!!

They had their rehearsal dinner at a great Italian Restaurant in Greensboro called Cafe Pasta.

Jason and I at dinner.

Typical Adam being difficult.....at least he has a wife that always smiles :)

Being silly while we were waiting for everything to start! And yes, as requested......I had to leave some out!

Wedding Day!! Carlos and Morgan got married outside at Castle McCulloch and the ceremony was beautiful!! Unfortunately I still have a cheap-o camera.....so my pictures of the actual ceremony are very dark.....but here's some pictures of us before!

Momma Smith and Chris

Kristi and Ozzie

Paul and Felipe

Pretty girls! Kathy and I(minus our hubby's because they were both in the wedding)

Chris and the Jolly Green Giant!

OK......that might be a little better.....without the shoes!

Kathy, Kristi, and I

Arton, Amanda, and Baby Lilly

Jason's entrance

Mr. and Mrs. Morales!!!!

Jason and I

Jason, Momma Smith, and I

Chris and I

Felipe teaching Kathy how to.....Salsa??

Me and the beautiful bride

Morgan and the boys!

The boys!

Felipe challenging a 10 year-old to break dance!!

The four of us

Congratulations to Carlos and Morgan!! We are both so happy for you guys!! Love you both!!

VIA TECH :)

 I have been very fortunate everywhere I have worked to meet great people and end up with lasting friends! Northeast Guilford High School was no exception. That's where I met my BFF Laura Beth and so many other great friends! One of the football coaches, Coach Via, has a son that plays for VA Tech football. (#67 Michael Via to be exact!) This year they played at Wake Forest University which is right around the corner for all of us! He invited a bunch of us to the game and we all had so much fun with a lot of laughter, cheering, and of course awesome seats!!

Via, Ramsey, and Little enjoying the game!!

 My hubby and I.....look at how close we were......LOVE this picture :)

 The new proud parents.....the Dukes!!

Ramsey and I

VA Tech ended up winning 38-17.....woo hoo......and we all had a GREAT time :)

Dad visits Greensboro :)

Ok, I am sooooo extremely behind in this, but I have been beyond busy and have finally somewhat caught with everything that I think I can do this for a little while. Ever since I graduated from college my mom and dad come and visit usually once a year where ever I am living!! This fall my dad came down and we all had a great time!

The first night he was here my high school was playing a high school right down the street from our house, so Jason and dad came to watch our game......and of course.....yours truly in action :)

Saturday Jason and I decided to take him hiking at Hanging Rock because he LOVES being active and sight seeing.  Oh.....and we can't forget Tego......the border collie......who absolutely LOVES hiking too!!

It was a beautiful day in NC and dad really enjoyed the view at the top of the rock.....even though he may have been a little scared to go to the edge :)

Saturday night we had a great dinner at the Bean's house with my sister-in-law, her fam, and Momma Smith!
Anyone that knows my dad knows that he enjoys at least a drink.....be it wine, gin, vodka, etc.....a day. So, when Jason and I were trying to think of where to take him on Sunday.....we thought the vineyards would be perfect!! Childress vineyards (yes, owned by Richard Childress for you avid NASCAR fans) is about 30 minutes away from our house......so we headed out on another beautiful NC day and enjoyed brunch at the vineyard......

Then went on a tour.......

 Walked around the vineyards enjoying the scenery and weather!!!!

 And of course......you can't go to a vineyard without doing a wine tasting :)

We had a great day and were super tired by the end, so we decided to grab dinner at a local restaurant Fishbones and come home and watch football. And of course......my dad had to spoil the dogs a little by letting them on the couch.

The weekend went by very quickly, but Jason and I really enjoyed his company. Can't wait for the next visit to show him more parts of NC!! Love you Dad :)

*Celebrating Life of all ages*

Ok, so I haven't been so good at the blogging thing since I haven't posted anything in a month.......BUT I'm going to keep working on it and come to grips with the fact that football season is a REALLY busy time for me and if I can find a few spare minutes......I will do it!

The past few months Jason and I have been to a good amount of birthday celebrations. The youngest and first was for one of my closest friends baby boy Luke! Luke is probably one of the BEST, most behaved, and mild mannered 1 year olds I've ever met (Did I mention the cutest?!?!). What a blessing he is and continues to be for Chuck and Laura Beth in their lives. Jason and I had so much fun celebrating Luke's 1st birthday and are so happy to have the Overby's in our life.

Luke with his mommy and his TWO bday cakes!!

Trying the frosting on his bear cake while making his signature face!

Oh yeah....nice and messy!!

Modeling with his new toy!

If you would have asked me three years ago if I was going to develop a close friendship with one of my co-workers at Northeast Guilford High School, I would have said more than likely not. And I would have said that not because of the people, but mainly because of the endless hours that I worked there.........so when I had an ounce of free time....I wanted NOTHING to do with that school! Two years ago I was in a lateral entry program because although I had my Master's in Education, I did not have my teaching license in North Carolina. On the first day, I noticed that Laura Beth was there as well and she taught at my school. Since we had a commonality between the two of us we sat together and there began the start of our friendship. She is a great person who is very genuine and trustworthy......everything you want in a friend. I have noticed that as you "grow up" you go through so many life experiences and changes and not only is it important to have family and faith, but friends that listen and support you and she fits that mold. A couple weeks after Luke's birthday, it was Laura Beth's! The big 3-0! We decided since we RARELY get it.....that we were going to do a girl's day to celebrate with her. So we left the kiddos and hubby's behind and Laura Beth, Lori, and I went to Childress Vineyards for the day where were had a great lunch......and of course enjoyed the wine tasting :)

Enjoying our wine!

Fitting wine for the day with the "three" of us!

Outside the beautiful vineyards!



We ended up having a blast......which is not really that hard because it was much needed girl time! We all love our husbands (and kids)......but it is so important to maintain your friendships and get a little away time :) It makes you love your family more and get excited to see them again when you come home!

The last birthday we celebrated was our nephew Tucker's 5th birthday. Jason, Momma Smith, and I drove out to Forsyth County for his Dinosaur themed party. Here are a few pictures of the day:

Getting ready to open presents!!

Opening our present of dinosaur books.......

Really cool blanket one of the mom's made him.

The Smith fam: Mike, Lori, Jason, Momma Smith, Tucker, and yours truely :)

Old friends....new beginnings :)

My best friend since grade school and I have been through so much together!! Soccer, soccer, and more soccer, haunted houses every year for her birthday, sleep overs that I always seemed to get sick at :), being shunned from her house unless Mrs. Reiniger had a seven day notice to make sure the house was spotless, countless time spent at Pittsford Plaza (yuck), 2 am Wegmans runs, railroad tracks in ER, numerous concerts, refereeing, wather authority, and of course the numerous times we got together whenever we came home from college and now.......when I come in town to visit home.

Lindsay is one of those friends that you can go six months without talking too (not by my choice but hers......and she will admit to it) and pick up right where we left off. She knows absolutely everything about me the good and the bad and accepts me for who I am. We have so many awesome memories, probably the most memorable and life changing so far is this past July! Who would've thought that after all of these years, we would get married in our hometown one week apart from each other. I guess that's just par for the course with our friendship and it couldn't have been more perfect :)

When Lindsay and Marc got engaged, Lindsay called me and said that July 16th would be their six year anniversary of dating and they were looking to get married that day. Since Jason and I had already set our date for July 9th, this would've meant that I couldn't attend her wedding because we would be on our honeymoon (which turned out hasn't happened yet!!). I was really disappointed at first because I wanted to be a part of their big day as much as I wanted her to be a part of mine!! They ended up changing their mind and setting their date to July 1st which meant that we could both be at each other's weddings!! What a crazy two weeks that was helping each other out and making sure everything was perfect......and it was for both of us! Lindsay was an absolutely beautiful bride and they were so happy together!

                                                                Getting her hair did!!!

                                      Limo bus after the ceremony.......getting ready to PARTAAAY!!!

                                                              The happy couple :)

                                              Linds.....in my wedding.....before the ceremony!

For twelve years I've been trying to get Lindsay to come down to North Carolina or Georgia to visit me since I moved down south in '99. All of my attempts proved unsuccessful......but there is ONE thing that could entice her to come down here.......and it finally did......BRITNEY SPEARS!! Ok.......so......anyone that knows Lindsay and I whether it is a casual coworker or close friend know about both of us being diehard Britney fans........yes even through all of her troubles! Lindsay and I have been to three of her concerts together and some others on our own......and I was SOOOO excited for her and Marc to come down and visit Jason and I.......even if it had to be a super short trip due to our schedules!! The four of us got to spend a lot of time together in the three days they were here and we had so much fun hiking (sorry J for having to work!!), going to dinner, and of course.....the concert!! Here are some pics of our adventures (and sorry hubbies......while I was posting this I realized we didn't take any pics with you!!)

Hiking at Hanging Rock :)

                                                                     Britney :)

                                                                     Finale!!

                        Of course we had to get a pic with Brit Brit before we left.....haha (yes we are dorks!!)

I am so glad that Lindsay and Marc made the trip down to NC to visit us! Jason and I are so blessed to have such great friends and people in our life.........old and new!! It is so important to have a great support network in addition to our relationship and we are very thankful of that........and of course.......Lindsay and I are both thankful for having hubbies that will go to Britney concerts with us.......haha :)