6.01.2012

house

my sweet husband has been working tirelessly on the house for months and months. the outside is looking pretty good, and the inside is just about done too!

also. if you'll notice, it is almost completely empty. i woke up the other day to tony telling me we were having a yard sale. so i look at the window, and there was a sizable crowd in our yard looking at our stuff.

now, a normal person would have freaked out. but all these hoarder shows and people with houses full of stuff they never use has made me into the anti-hoarder. i literally gathered up everything that we could possibly sell. down to the couches and our tv and our sugar and flour containers. thus, the empty house pictures.

we almost had a yard fight when this old lady was trying to buy a mirror that had already been sold. and i almost had a panic attack when another old lady asked if we had any trinkets for sale. I HATE TRINKETS!

anyways, that being said, we have had one old guy in a Lexus, one cute couple, a girl and her mom, a rich guys daughter, and a real old fashioned realtor showing on our house. and it's not even on the market. nor does it have bathrooms. or kitchen countertops.

we are so close to being done and going on an adventure, we can hardly stand it!

i hate wordy blogs, so i'm stopping now!

4.17.2012

odyssa

well all y'all out there thinking we've lost our minds for attempting the Appalachian trail....

we are nowhere close to being as adventurous, brave, or CRAZY as this lady we went and heard tonight.

her name is Jennifer Pharr Davis, and she has done the Appalachian Trail 3 times!! 3!

she holds the women's record for the fastest thru hike as well as the overall record! she did 2181 miles in 46 days!!

we went and heard her speak tonight at MBA (yes we were the poorest people in the room) and got to meet her and ask her anything we wanted! she was so amazing and sweet and inspirational! and so, so encouraging!

i can only hope to be as adventurous as this astounding woman!

http://jenniferpharrdavis.tumblr.com/

http://blueridgehikingco.com/


4.04.2012

tip a canoe

me and my lovely coworkers Erin and Cari had a couple days off and wanted to take a little trip!

we decided to go to tip a canoe on the harpeth river....

we saw a couple WATER SNAKES (ugh) and lots of cute, cute turtles!

we did 13 miles and only went the wrong direction a couple times!

perfect day with some funny, sweet girls!

2.14.2012

my heart

this is hector (left) and tony (right).

hector was one of 61 patients we took care of after some talented, generous doctors did surgery on last week in guatemala.

tony is one boy i never crossed off my list. he fell in love with hector and guatemala last week.

they both have my heart.

1.25.2012

Nevada

Well, we bought our first house. We don't have a cute little picture by a SOLD sign but we (Tony) have had quite a project on our (his) hands.

I'll admit, I have not been very helpful whatsoever in the home renovation/restoration. Tony, on the other hand, has done an amazing job transforming it to a wonderful home for some lucky family! I can't describe how hard he has worked. I know he may feel overwhelmed sometimes, but it is truly turning into a beautiful home.

Here are some snapshots of the unfinished portions. Finished pictures will come after I clean! The descriptions of the pictures are in no particular order so use some context clues:
our guest bedroom, kitchen, luxurious shower head, AND three of the most beautiful (I think) items in our home....might I add, my wonderful husband installed and hardwired the chandelier all by himself!

...also, I had no idea I could blog from my phone, so there will be more frequent updates in the future!

7.30.2011

nashville.love

7am.June 12, 2011. (wedding day). shelby street bridge. 
nashville.





we could not have been happier.


6.26.2011

hey sister



can i just say that amanda is the most amazing artist i know.


her true passion is painting and paint. her website is www.amandabrazier.com  pretty amazing stuff.


laurie is the smartest person i know. 

just like an encyclopedia (or wikipedia)

she's gonna be a doctor---check out her school http://www.etsu.edu/com/

and she dates a finnish guy named paavo. 

what the heck is a paavo?


                  
                     and little baby sister. 
      
when she was born, i thought (and still think) she was (is)          the cutest girl in the world.

she just graduated from www.fhu.edu 

now she helps the elderly all day long. such a sweet, sweet girl.


"Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship"  Margaret Mead