ICE!!! (frozen stuff)

BUDDY!

Cover crop in the garden

Christmas day

present #1: calendar (birds)

present #2: new trousers (blue) and a flannel shirt

present #3: bottle of scotch (6-year-old, Canadian)

Buddy finding a place to bury the gourd he found . . . sigh

FIREWOOD

wood for the fireplace

LOTS of wood for the fireplace!

wood in need of chopping by unsuspecting visitors (aka Billy Hollman)

Callaway Gardens

This is the chapel at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA
Also, this is the last picture of Sarah before she became engaged!
(good thing she was happy 'cause she's in for it now)

Buddy-print!

This is a buddy-print (after bath)

New Orleans trip (Thanksgiving)

James, Kenny, Sarah, Galyn (and a baby)

on the rooftop terrace whisking away a New Orleans sunset

being all cute 'n stuff at a bar on Bourbon Street

CHRISTMAS TREE!

YAY!!!

WE'RE ENGAGED!!

To all of those who didn't know already, Kenny and I are getting married! He popped the question two weeks ago and I'm still a little tingly from it :)

We're expecting a wedding in Spring 2010, better see you guys there!!! (Sorry for the delay, ROBYN!)

Cooper Update!

As some of you may remember, about a month ago Kenny and I found a poor starving puppy (Cooper) and decided to rescue him. Well, after a week at the shelter Kenny and I decided that we couldn't let the poor pup stay homeless, so we went back to get him. Well it just so happened that my sister Kristen was in need of an amazing dog! So lo and behold, I now have my first nephew and now he's HUGE! Here's a Cooper now and he's a giant! But a cute giant :)

Thanksgiving in NOLA

We're home! Kenny and I went to New Orleans to spend Thanksgiving with my friend Galyn and her family. Galyn is now married with two amazing boys, so we had a lot of fun relaxing, eating, trying to stop babies from crying, and exploring the city. It rained a lot while we were there, but it was still a great trip!

Kenny and I stayed in a hotel just off of Canal St. on St. Charles Ave (which is right downtown). Galyn and her family, plus her parents, aunt, uncle, cousins, nephew, sister, and grandmother rented an old victorian house in the Garden District, so K and I trollied around and got some good exploring in.

A great trip, but it's nice to be home :) I have finals starting tomorrow (eek!) and Kenny has crops to tend to. I'm going to be back in Florida on Thursday to see my family, do some Christmas shopping, and celebrate with my family!

Sorry Billy for the infrequent updates!!!! Also, can't wait to see you guys at New Years! You can participate in our annual tradition which consists of cooking and eating as much as possible. Woohoo!