How could I forget last weekend!

Sara’s Courtland & Franklin Shower!!! Maddie met at my place and then I drove her and we left after I got home from work to head to a bed and breakfast in Franklin, VA. The Pace House Inn is where Sara’s parents put us up in an awesome room. Check out their website http://www.thepacehouseinn.com/ Friday evening Sara had a larger party for her a Chris hosted by some family friends.
Saturday morning we had a great brunch at the Pace House Inn. After Brunch we headed on a tour of where Sara grew up. It is so nice and quaint around there. Later that evening we went to a shower for Sara and Chris. The theme was margaritaville. We had a blast and the land was beautiful. It was held at a family friend’s pool house on their plantation. Everything was amazing. I can truly say I enjoyed every moment. I think Maddie had a good time as well *wink*

Sunday morning came quickly and we packed up and went to lunch at Sara’s parent’s house. And a couple hours later we headed home.

Like I said before it was a very nice weekend. The pictures should be coming soon. I am waiting to get copies from Sara or her sister-in-law to be. I forgot my camera, silly me.

Well again, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! Love – Ryan & Kelly

Fun Weekend Trips in May up to today…

Memorial Day Weekend – http://picasaweb.google.com/TheWhites07/Lakhouse_MemorialDay2008
Yes, we were invited again to the Hodges lake house for the weekend! We had a blast as always and will return again for the weekend of the 4th. If you click on the title you can see some pics from that weekend. Also, in the middle of the weekend I drove to Maddie’s and back for a shower we held for Sara with all our Nova friends. We had a good time and pictures are there as well. http://picasaweb.google.com/TheWhites07/SaraSMemorialDayShower_May2008

Rivah Weekend – http://picasaweb.google.com/TheWhites07/RivahWeekend2008
We were delighted to be invited by one our neighbors aslo a book/wine club girl, Sarah, to her families Rivah house near the Tapahanock River. It was another beautiful weekend and we had a blast! I thank God everyday for all of the fabulous friends we have and have made even since we’ve been married. Life is truly such a beautiful blessing!

As I said before we are enjoying every moment for sure!

This weekend, We are actually going to visit Dave and Lisa. I cannot wait to see how they are doing in their new place in MD. And how the baby boy has come along in her belly. I am looking forward to hanging out with them too! Hopefully I will have some pictures to post after this weekend. I will too try and be a bit better at updating our blog.

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week and weekend!

New Job

My Job… I have been here now for over a month. Wow how time flies. It has been more than a wonderful experience. I have enjoyed every moment and love my bosses. Everyone here is so nice to work with. I do many tasks from stocking the fridge, buying groceries, straightening the living area, keeping the kitchen clean to personal and adminitstrative work for my bosses. My favorite I think is planning/booking their travels whether for personal or buisness. All is going well thus far! Keep me in your prayers as my ninety day review is not until our wedding Anniversary, August 11th! J If you would like to learn more about my company you can check out the website at http://investure.com/ - it needs some updating and will be updated soon.

Jury Duty

Well now something new to add to the excitement of my life is Jury Duty. I have been summons to Jury Duty at random. I guess it is my time to serve. I have 9 dates in the beginning of the summer quarter which I may have to serve. I did serve the 1st one which was interesting. It reminded me slightly of Virginia Tech Honor Court. I have now been lucky to have the next two cancel which means the case has settled prior to the date. Now, I have 3 dates next week and I will have to wait and see if I end up having to serve or not. Bad thing is I don’t usually know till last minute. It has been a great experience thus far though.

Volunteering Update

Volunteering has also filled my time. I am enjoying helping out the women’s place every now and then. I try my best to go twice a week, some weeks like next I will only be able to help Monday. I love to see all the babies and just help the department when they need it. I have come across a few people I know which has been exciting as well! I have also learned to work the Baby Prints and take photos of the new borns for the mom to be able to share online or purchase if she wishes. The experience has been wonderful. Later I may want to mix it up and train in the children’s area, so I can see more kids. We’ll see.

Book Club Update...

April Book Club – We selected the book, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I totally thought this book wouldn’t be for me, but I was wrong. I became totally addicted! Stephanie Meyer is a great writer and Twilight has been a great read! The movie comes out on 12.12.08, so our book club has reserved the date for all of us to go see it then! We cannot wait. There are also sequels to the book which I will read as well. http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html

May Book Club – We selected the book Love the One You’re with by Emily Griffin. This book has too been a nice read. http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html I must say my favorite books have been January’s, April & May’s thus far!

June Book Club – Since a few of our girls are like me somewhat slower at finishing the books, we are not meeting again to discuss the books until August. We are taking July off, plus for those of us who are traveling. I need to catch up on my reading plus I need to buy and begin to read these next two books: Escape by Caroline Jessop and then Case Histories by Kate Atkinson.

Wine and Book Club has been a blast for me thus far. I have made so many great friends and gotten to know our neighborhood ever better. It has allowed Ryan and I to expand our friend which has been so nice to change who you go out with ever now and then. For example tonight we are going to dinner with three other neighborhood couples.

Also, some of us book club girls hang out when our hubbies leave town, or just go to Siips for a glass of wine or even walk our dogs.

I think we both have definitely enjoyed our year thus far living at Cherry Hill.

Let’s see on where to begin…

Well, it has been quite sometime now since I have updated our blog. I apologize, for those who were missing reading up on our lives. Some things have changed and I have been very busy with my new job, volunteering, Jury Duty, Book Club and just socializing. I’m definitely loving life at this time.

Austin Trip Departure Day :(

We finally slept in a bit and got ready, packed and headed to the airport. My mom dropped us off and we said our sad goodbyes. Well now we are back to the real world. Got into Richmond around dinner time and ate at California Pizza Kitchen, walked around Dick’s and then went to Kyle’s to pick up Abby!! Then we went home unpacked and went to sleep in our bed with Abby! :)

Austin Trip Day 3

We woke up early again and went to church, then breakfast at Austin Java, it was pretty good. Then we headed out of town to San Antonio to see the Riverwalk, the Alamo and some of the city. They had plenty of restaurants especially Mexican to choose from. Cotton would love the array of Mexican food. One place called Rita’s and we thought of Cotton. San Antonio was nice, but not as impressive as Austin; Austin is just a neat place and has so many quaint areas. After our walk around there we headed back to Austin drove around so Ryan could see the UT stadium and their ugly exterior of the UT basketball arena; that was neat to see though. Then we headed to the Hilton Bar and met one of my mom’s neighbors and soon after we left for Guerro’s a great Mexican Restaurant. The ambiance was pretty cool. And the area near there was so cute too! There’s a hotel called The San Jose where many famous people go; it is very well known, so I took a picture of course. Then we finally got back to my mom’s house and went straight to bed.

Austin Trip Day 2

We woke up early and got ready to head downtown for a tour of the city. Instead of riding in a bus, trolley or buggy, we got to ride on a Segway! Totally a really fun experience! We loved every bit of it! I want one of those now :) If you haven’t had the chance to ride one, do it. It is fun! D.C. is one other city which offers tours on them; you should look into it. After our Segway tour, we went to a place called Wahoo’s they have the best fish tacos and other tacos too. But my mom and I had to try the fish one’s it was a fun place, but Ryan especially liked the name since UVA Cavaliers are also called “Wahoo’s” for their nickname. Then we walked around another area of downtown and headed home. Once we got home we changed and went to a neat Upscale outdoor mall called The Domain. We didn’t see any reason to spend money, but we just looked around more for scenery. After walking around, we went to eat at a restaurant there called North. It was good Italian food! Afterwards we went home, watched a movie and then hit the bed.