Our Weekend

Grant and I had a good time with the family this past weekend. On Friday night we went out to a Faith Night at the Jacksonville Suns stadium. Being back at the ballpark reminded me of the summer I spent in Nashville working with some of the best people around doing some amazing work and all the while learning a lot about myself and my purpose. Here are some photos from our night.

Aw! Grant, you are so handsome!

Look at those sisters!

That's me, just hanging out.

My three handsome brothers all grown up!

My Aunt Di and my little brothers.

Me and my Aunt Diane taking in the game.

On Saturday we went to see Vacancy. It was a pretty good movie. Afterwards we had some Portillo's for dinner thanks to some thoughtful and generous aunts and uncles. You know who you are. ;)

This one is for you, Eddie. We saw this set up at the movie theater.

Sunday was a good day too. Grant and I took out our new bikes for a test drive on the beach. Both of us are still feeling it today! It's tough to ride on the beach!!! I am really enjoying living where we're at. It's so nice to ride three blocks and be at the beach in one direction and inside the TPC Sawgrass in the other direction. We truly are blessed.

Happy birthday Grant, Happy wedding Mandy and Apartment Update

So a lot has happened since my last post.

1. Grant turned 25! For Grant's 25th birthday I got him a fabulous new bike, a golf glove and some very cool plaid shorts. However, it turned out that the bike had a flat tire, so we have not been able to go riding yet. Grant has gotten good use out of his new golf glove though as we are taking lessons together at the TPC Sawgrass -- be jealous! We signed up for group lessons, but were the only people to select this particular class...so it is just me and Grant and our fabulous instructor JP. So far we have learned grip, stance, chipping and 3/4 swings using a 6-iron. It is only a matter of time before we are professionals. Tiger Woods watch out! We learned how to chip last week. JP set up a friendly contest to see who could chip the best. I beat Grant on 6 of 7 balls. It was great! He still owes me dinner. =)

2. Last week was Mandy's wedding. Mandy is one of my best friends from college. She introduced me to Grant. =) It was a great weekend. I was able to be there as Mandy started her life with Scott and see some of our other friends from college. I absolutely love Mandy and her entire family! What a fun weekend!! Her and Scott are now in Hawaii and I am VERY jealous!

Me and Mandy before she said "I Do"

Mandy & Scott on the fabulous limobus!

The bridal party at Sanibel Island -- It was REALLY sunny!!

Me and Grant =)

Me and Mandy on the bus. :)

3. Here are some photos we took of our apartment today. It is really starting to feel like home!

Happy Easter!!

Today Grant and I celebrated Easter and the last day Grant will be 24. =)The Easter bunny brought me tulips and a bunny filled with chocolates. The bunny brought Grant a nice basket filled with his favorite chocolates. We went to church with my family and then to brunch at the Sawgrass Marriott where we got to see the Easter bunny! It was a little too cold for my liking, so we spent the rest of the day at the gym (working off that Easter chocolate) and in front of the TV watching Zach Johnson win the Masters. The weekends definitely go by way too fast!!

Tomorrow is Grant's birthday. I hope he likes his presents!! =)

Back to Back to Back

Much has happened since my last post. I'll start with the most recent. The Gators won their third national championship in the past 12 months. It truly is GREAT to be a FLORIDA GATOR!!! And, it is a truly amazing and quite a historic accomplishment for our athletic department. What a disappointment to Ohio State fans across the country! Grant and I watched the game at our place. We wanted to make the trek to Gainesville, but now that we are both employed neither of us wanted to drive back in the middle of the night!

Last weekend Grant's parents drove all the way up for Fort Myers to visit us and see our new place. We took Grant's mom to the beach in the afternoon. It was really nice to spend some time with them and show them our new place. We also introduced them to Ms. Pac Man. I am not sure if Grant's dad is sleeping or playing Pac Man!! Don't worry -- my high score of 63,440 is still in tact!! We also watched some PGA TOUR action in HD. I am sure Ed's golf watching will never be the same! ;)

My Aunt and Uncle from Chicago came to visit too. I was able to go to Savannah with them for a day. It was beautiful outside until we got off the trolley and it started to pour! Other than that we enjoyed some pecan pralines, authentic sweet tea and a fabulous dinner at the Old Pink House.Grant's birthday is coming up. He will officially be 25! Some of my favorite weeks of the year are the 6 in between my birthday and Grant's. I love being one year younger than him even if it's just for a small amount of time. :)