Pictures!

Here are a few pictures, as promised in the previous post, from Trish's surprise party and our Halloween Extravaganza!


Hanging out before Trish gets there


The birthday girl has arrived! Surprise!


Trish and Brian (love them!)

Halloween Party:

The Corpse Bride and her Groom
(not the best pic., but the only one we have so far!)

yummy cupcakes

most of our neighbors + The Adams from Atlanta

The Priest trying to excercise the demon from J?!

First Nashville party was a success!

President Obama!!!

We could not be more proud to be Americans than tonight when we elected the first African-American president in the USA!!!!
This was a long hard-fought election, but in the end the American people spoke and Obama came out as the winner. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum you have to be proud that America has over come some (not all) of their racial prejudices that have held this country back for so long.

We have always been blessed to live in America and tonight we could not be more happy to be a part of the amazing historical moment! President Elect Barack Obama! He sure does have a long road ahead of him, but we believe he will be the best President for our country through these tumultuous times.

Here's to history and Obama as United States President Elect!!! Yippee!

Surprise/Halloween

Hello! This last week was super busy so sorry for the lack of posts! We left our camera in Atlanta when we visited last weekend so I will post pictures when we get it back : (

Last weekend was a blast. We somewhat "surprised" Trish for her big 3-0 birthday, but we're pretty sure she knew the party was coming! Her husband, Brian, had been planning this thing for months and he did such a great job. What a sweet guy. When she walked in she had this look on her face like "I totally knew this was coming." I think some people at her work may have let the cat out of the bag. Needless to say a party is a party and we had a blast. We love them so much and were so happy we got to be there! (pictures coming soon)

We threw an awesome Halloween party last night and we spent all day today recovering :) Some of our best friends, Paulyna and Chris, drove up from Atlanta to be here. We have had a "Fall day" tradition for the last 4 years so it was great they were able to come up. We miss them like crazy! Jeremy and I were the couple from Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride". I think we rocked the dead look and I'm not complaining about my husband trying to imitate Johnny Depp (even if he was just a cartoon in this movie)! We had plenty of food, drinks, cornhole, flip-cup, and s'more making. Such a fun time with a few old friends and lots of new ones! My favorite moment of the night was when a few of our neighbors were handing out candy to the kids on our front porch and I walked out in costume. The kids FREAKED out! I totally scared them and I felt awful. I was like "so sorry" and ran back inside! I probably scarred those poor kiddos for life. Anyways, we had a blast and I think everyone else had a pretty spooktacular time too (hehe couldn't resist)!
(pictures coming soon)

On a sad note, yesterday was 13 years since my mom passed away and it never gets any easier! I think you just learn to kind of hold your sadness in better or something. I miss her more and more the older I get because I realize how much you still need your parents, even if you are a grownup. I know she is shining down on my sisters and I in heaven because she was the most amazing woman I've ever known and she loved God with all her heart. I only hope to impact people's lives the way she did. I love you Mom!!!

Pumpkins!

*They were HUGE*

I break for pumpkins!

We went to the Nashville Farmer's market yesterday for the Fall Festival and it was so fun! I couldn't help myself with all the pumpkins they had : ). There are some pretty crazy things you can buy at the Farmer's Market....pretty crazy. We stuck with the normal things like tomatoes, basil, chow chow, and apples! I made a lasagna today with the tomatoes and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Let me know if you want the recipe and I can email it to you.


*Enjoying the fall weather*

VU is on fall break next week so we are just relaxing and trying to catch up on some house work. We have lots to do for our upcoming Halloween party. I cannot wait! We already have our costumes and everything. Also, our friends Paulyna and Chris are coming up for it! Yippee I'm super excited.

Last night we saw the new Leonardo Dicaprio movie "Body of Lies." It is a CIA action type of film and we thought it was pretty good. I'm not sure if I would pay to see it again, but Leo isn't too bad too look at for two hours!

Oh....I almost forgot. We took the boys to the dogpark today because it was so beautiful outside. Jeremy was sitting on the sidewalk petting another dog and Ernie walked up behind him and peed all over his back! I was mortified, but started laughing at the same time. What dog does this? Apparently ours! He has never done this before so I have no explanation. Luckily, Jeremy thought it was pretty funny too.

Last, but not least, our friends Kevin and Lindsey got engaged last weekend! They have been dating since we all were in high school together, so we were very excited for them. It's about time! We can't wait to celebrate!

We hope you have a relaxing weekend as well. Get outside and enjoy this beautiful fall weather!

Go Falcons!

Falcons beat THE Bears this past Sunday...yippeee! Unfortunately, they don't usually show the Falcons' games here so we weren't able to watch it-but we are still pretty pumped that despite all the critics they are doing pretty great so far this season. Hopefully, we will be able to find a place that shows their games so we can get our football fix!
One big reason for the win is this guy: Mr. Matt Ryan



That's for you Bri ;)

GOOOOOOOOOO FALCONS!!!!

service

This past weekend we had the opportunity to volunteer with Hands on Nashville at Cohn Adult high school. PGSA, an organization I'm involved with through Vanderbilt, sent volunteers and it was such a great experience to be able to help beautify a local school. We painted a handicap ramp and an art classroom.
In light of current events, the presidential election, school, the economy failing, we are trying really hard to not get worried and instead focus on service to others. Somehow when you see the abundant needs of those in your community, it helps you to realize your problems aren't so bad. When we moved to Nashville Jeremy and I really wanted to re-prioritize service as an important aspect of our lives. I think the opportunity to work in the Dominican Republic this summer opened our hearts to God's calling for us to be better servants. Anyway, this week has been busy (as I'm sure all of you can attest to), but it is a good busy. The kind where we get home at night and are thankful for our daily commitments, but also thankful to have eachother and a place to call home. Nashville is finally growing on us and especially the fall weather here (have I mentioned how much I love fall).
Soooo....come visit us!

B&E

It has been beautiful here in Nashvegas this whole week. The boys and I took advantage of the weather by playing outside and going to the dog park. They absolutely love the DP (we have to call it this or else every time we say the whole name Beau freaks out in excitement). We met some super nice people there the other night who have two girl pugs! They were adorable and I'm trying to convince the boys that it's time they met some lady friends...lol. This week has been super busy with work and school so hopefully we will enjoy some relaxation time this weekend!

Pics. of the boys: