Trusting in Him

Just wanted to update you guys with the last few weeks. We have been up and down and all around emotionally. I found out about a week and a half that I was pregnant with our first little one and went for bloodwork, etc. Everything looked OK at that point and they thought I was about 8 weeks, so we figured it was OK to start spreading the good news. Then, unfortunately I started spotting yesterday and went in for an exam today. They did an ultrasound and the heart beat was very weak and due the bleeding give us less than a 40% chance of not miscarrying over the next couple weeks. We are just finding comfort in God's promises that He promises to bless us. We will update you guys as we find out, but right now we just appreciate your prayers. We got pregnant very fast, so we will just try again as soon as we can. Love you all! My friend sent me the words to this song today and it has really comforted me.

"I still believe in your faithfulness

And I still believe in your truth.

I still believe in your Holy Word.

Even if I cannot see, I still believe."

Christmas, New Years, Sugar Bowl, & Nashville

Sorry it has been so long since I have added pics - we were out of town all of Christmas and New Year's so it's taking me a while to get caught back up...thank heavens for days off!! Here's a few highlights from the last few months...

Christmas with my family - love you guys! My "chef husband" gets yet another cookbook...but I am NOT complaining - I rarely have to cook and his food is WONDERFUL! Keep up the good work babe!
My mom may have the best "surprised" face ever :)
Little Riley in his new sweater from Aunt Kristen - he's so poofy he looks like he's wearing a hula skirt!
Whitney with her baby and new furniture - by the way, her new place is SO cute!
Then, off to Georgia we went for Christmas....here is our little one in his Santa outfit...we really need some kids so I will stop embarrassing the dog :)


My little Santa baby
The biggest excitement of Christmas - "RockBand" - Zach's brother, Nick, got it for Christmas and is was a Rockband extravanganza the rest of the time we were there! (I should have been a drummer..haha!)
Sorry - forgot to flip this picture - we went to our friends house, Jacob and Audrey, for New Years - they live in Mississippi not far from the gulf so we went to eat at this fun restaurant at the top of a casino. The little ball at the top is where we ate.

Thanks for letting us visit - we had a great time - miss you guys!
And, finally the big hightlight of the trip...Zach's Christmas present. He got tickets to the Sugar Bowl (Georgia vs Hawaii) - they played on New Year's Day in New Orleans. It was my first time there so we did as much sight-seeing as possible in 24 hours!

GEORGIA WINS....GO DAWGS!!!!

They had a really cool Sugar Bowl museum down in the French Quarter that we toured.

Zach, being the Food Network fan that he is, has successfully eaten at at least four of Emeril's restaraunts so we continued the tradition on our trip - this was one he ate at the last time he came.
Me outside the one we actually ate at.
The food was SO good as usual. The service is unbelievable - they really make you feel special while you're there.
OK - I had to take a picture of this guy - I'm worried about some of these Georgia fans. And yes, in case you're wondering, the lights going around the "G" did light up and flash!


Whitney got mom "Dancing with the Stars" tickets to their tour in Nashville for Christmas. She was SO excited and the dancing was unbelievable! I mean, slightly better than when we were on Southern Belles...hahaha!

Out to eat at this fun little spot in Nashville - I love this city!

Zach and his brother, Nick - he goes to Vandy.

"Elf Yourself"!!

This is hilarious - my friend Amy sent it to me and I loved it - had to share - have fun!!


http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1231909092

Merry Christmas to Whitney...EARLY!

I have been dying to put these pics on here for weeks but I was trying to keep this precious pooch a surprise. My sister, Whitney, has been wanting a little puppy for a long time - so being the wonderful sister that I am (haha!) she got her wish for her birthday/Christmas. She named him Riley and he is a Shih Tzu/Poodle mix and extremely precious! It was hard to give him up after having him at our house for 2 weeks. Hopefully she loves him and is not hating me for giving her something to potty train :) Merry Christmas Whitney!

The happy new "mother"!

Of course, the ridiculous hats and costumes have begun :)
This is Riley 90% of the time

When you talk to him he cocks his head to the side and makes the cutest expression - he could really be on a card!
This is a picture from the first night we got him - "pre-bath"
Brady loves his new cousin and is missing him so much - they made great playmates!

My friend Amy had this cute idea - isn't he adorable?

As fun as having Riley has been, Zach and I are realizing that we are not cut out for more puppy potty training, long nights of crying, etc - we'll stick with just Brady for now....the next long nights I hope to have better include a real baby :)

Weekend with Friends!

OK - these are a little old, but I got busy and haven't blogged in a while. This is my sweetie on Halloween - he was the cutest little spider!

Waiting for trick-or-treaters!

Zach's brother, Nick, came to visit a few weeks ago and somehow "lost" his toothbrush - sorry Nick!

Our friends Amy and Joe Evans came up this past weekend and we had so much fun with them. Here we are at the Old Mill Restaurant in Pigeon Forge, TN. This was after Amy and I hit the outlets - we are very dangerous together!!

We wish you guys lived closer!

My very best friend :)

Fall and Football - my favorite time of year!

I LOVE this time of year!! I hope you are all enjoying the beauty of this season!

This is a view from our kitchen window on a clear day - although I complain about how little the town is where we live, it is really beautiful.

This is my "harvest scene" on the front porch

This is mostly for nana - here's what I did with the basket from the Holiday Mart - what do you think?

We have been having some gorgeous sunsets but this one was amazing - and when it takes Zach's breath away you know it's good :)

Here's my little cutie in his TN jersey - Zach of course hates it but he looks so cute! (Especially with that innocent look on his face!)

Here we are tailgating at the TN/SC game - GO VOLS - sorry Neil! It was the perfect weather for a football game! Zach's smiling because Georgia was just about to beat Florida - YEAH! Whitney and Amy Margaret - "professional tailgaters"! Amy really knew how to "man" the grill!

OK - I know this is silly but we matched so I HAD to take a picture - poor thing, he looks so embarrassed! One day I will have kids to take pictures of and you guys won't have to look at so many dog pics!!

The Hutto Wedding

We spent last weekend in Columbia, SC watching our good friend Neil get married. It was such a wonderful weekend and we got to spend time with our best friends we hadn't seen in about a year. I miss them so much and hope they know how much they're loved!

Congratulations Neil & Stacey!

Bree, Audrey, and I - Don't these girls look great and they've had babies!! Bree is carrying her fourth!

The boys - trying to look cool :)

Neil giving his big speech

The gang together again!

" You can't just walk into a room...you gotta slide" -Neil Hutto

Corley Mill House and Gardens

Audrey and Jacob - wow, that's a nice suit!

Bree and Keith

Zach and I

Waiting on the wedding to start - I think this was the first time I have been "early" to a wedding!

Neil's wonderful mom and dad

Stacey and her dad

The beautiful bride and groom





Their first dance

Silly!

Neil, who's this fine lady you're dancing with??? :)