year 1 for the love doves

It's been awhile, but I have been throughly enjoying my summer vacation!

I may not have mentioned it before, but my precious puppy chewed through my computers power cord (so long ago I'm seriously embarrassed to admit how long it took me to get a new one).  So let's just say, for awhile I've been bumming off the hubs power cord.  Unfortunately, our computers are different and it just wasn't strong enough to do the job.  TODAY I broke down and got one!  So my blogging should be more up to speed now.

David and I turned this past weekend into a LONG one to celebrate our 1 year anniversary!  We left early Friday morning and drove straight to Savannah.  Since we were very early for our hotel check-in, we put on bathing suits and headed over to Tybee Island to catch some sun and explore.  

When we arrived at our hotel, there was a problem with our room and the hotel was unable to help us out with another room...worst nightmare when on vacation in a busy town.  We were refunded all of our money and set up in a BEAUTIFUL Bed and Breakfast in the Historic District.  It was quite literally, the last room for rent in town.  What seemed like it was destined to be a disaster, turned out to be the best thing that could have happened..  The President's Quarters Inn was beyond our expectations.  The staff was so helpful and kind.  Breakfast was yummy.  And the location...it was perfect.  We could walk everywhere!

After finally getting settled, we headed down to River Street to eat at Fiddler's.  David had been before and loves there steamed seafood platter.  We got one to split and it truly hit the spot after a long day!  I tried my first crawfish (mudbug) and I thought it was okay!

The next morning we got up, enjoyed a beautiful breakfast outside and began touring!  Being two history nerds, seeing and touring the house Sherman stayed in when he came to Savannah was on our list of things to do.  The house was beautiful and the tour was so fascinating!  After walking through countless squares and shops we decided to grab some lunch and head back the to beach for a little more sun.  We ate lunch at B&D's burgers.   It is rated as 1 of the top 10 best burgers in the U.S.  And it truly lived up to expectations!

That night we dined at Huey's on River Street and walked around some more.  If you can't tell, I got a little sun (or burn)!  After dinner, we went on a ghost tour in a hearse.  It was a really fun experience!

On our anniversary, David and I explored Savannah more, shopped, soaked up some more sun, and ate a wonderful dinner at the Olde Pink House.  The house was converted into a beautiful restaurant.  We dined in the ballroom with chandeliers, mirrors, and gold and silver paintings.

We had the best time dressing up, taking pictures, and enjoyed dessert.  When our dessert came out, the waitress also brought a giant candelabra.  It was beautiful!




All in all, we had a FANTASTIC first anniversary celebration and trip! Tanning, shopping, exploring, touring, and eating cake- so fun!

Thank you to everyone who helped make our day so special one year ago.  We love you all so much!

the end

we decided that since its was a bye weekend for georgia football AND the end of my fall break...

we'd celebrate this BEAUTIFUL weather AND the leaves turning BEAUTIFUL colors...

with a trip to the mountains!

we accomplished the four things on our list for a fall trip to the mountains (plus many more!)

- get a pumpkin

- pick apples

- eat boiled peanuts

- bring home a souvenir

we picked the perfect weekend, because the apple festival was in full swing!

our first stop was Burt's Pumpkin Farm!

 Indian Corn!

 Precious mini pumpkins!

With our pumpkin!! (We also got a smaller one!)

After the pumpkin farm, we headed to pick apples!

I wish I had more pictures of this, but we were searching so hard for apples I forgot!

 That would be my husband up in the trees getting us the most perfect apples!

And here are all 27 of them cleaned!

We are in the market for healthy apple recipes.

Let me know if you have any, or want an apple!

Then we got hungry for lunch! So of course, we ate BBQ!

The place we at lunch at is famous for their fried pies, so David got us two to try, strawberry and peach!

Then boiled peanuts on the way home :)

And for our souvenir?

We bought a beautiful log with candles in it for our coffee table!

WE ARE IN LOVE!

So here is everything we brought home today...

   We got one large pumpkin and one small pumpkin!

Some mild chow chow and scuppernong jelly.

And lastly, some muscadine bread (which David has already fallen in love with)!

We did pretty well for our fall day of fun!

But now it's time for me to go back to work...

And also time for me to enter grades... while I watch REVENGE :) :)

I hope you had a wonderful weekend/fall break/Sunday!

Love, Court

sundays

I love Sundays.

First, we are loving our Church.

www.watfbc.org

Secondly, it is always just a good day.

I go grocery shopping.

Then make a dinner that will hopefully provide enough leftovers for three nights.

But more on that in a minute... I need to brag on my amazing hubby real quick.

He surprised me with a dozen red roses on Friday!

Work has been wearing me OUT, so it was a really great surprise!

 

But back to Sunday.  Last night, I burnt FOUR fingers on a pan that I didn't know was hot.  OUCH!

 David and I have received a lot of tomatoes recently.  Which I have no qualms with, because I LOVE slicing them up, adding some mozzarella and parm, Italian seasonings, and broiling them for 3-4 minutes.  It's like summer in your mouth.

 

Last night I decided to try out a snack recipe I had seen on Pinterest.   I'm not a huge edamame fan, however when I saw crispy in front of it, I knew I had to make them.

They were everything I dream they would be.  YUMMY!

All I did was shell frozen edamame, tossed them in a little oil, lots of salt and pepper, and grated parm.  400 degrees, 15 minutes. YUMMY pieces of heaven.

 

Needless to say, we had a good Sunday.

I hope yours was too!

pinning pinning pinning

I spent part of tonight pinning, pinning, pinning, just to unwind for the day.

I am ALWAYS amazed by the awesome things I find on Pinterest.  People are so creative.  God makes each of us so perfectly unique.  Pinterest is such a cool reminder of that!

 I am obsessed with Instagram, but I always find myself wishing I had copies of my pictures.  Well now you can!  They will print them, make them magnets, and more!

 

 I absolutely LOVE monograms!  How cute is this casserole carrier.  Minus the Auburn colors, it is precious!  I would love to show up at a party with my dish in this cute carry!

Also, I'm going to do a DIY on a lamp in our house THIS weekend!  This lamp shade would fit in perfectly! I can't wait to get started!

I've been crushing on everyone's statement necklaces.  I'm definitely in the market for my own.  I just have to find the perfect style for me!  This one is precious!

 

 I've been seeing these on Pinterest.  Then I simply Googled "31 days of prayer for your husband." You wouldn't believe how many links I found.  I've got at least five months worth of different prayers to cover David with!  I'm pretty excited about it!

 Lastly, I love my husband.  He is so amazing!

What are you pinning?

honeymooners :)

I haven't posted, or even talked about how amazing our honeymoon was yet.  We went to El Dorado at Maroma Beach in beautiful Mexico the day after our wedding.  It was unbelievable!  We had

SO. MUCH. FUN!

Right after we got there, we had an amazing lunch.  This is when I fell in love with guacamole!

 Our first night, before dinner!  This was the unbelievable view from our suite!

 Maaarrrrriiiieeeeddd hands :)

 Another night before dinner!

 We ate breakfast on our porch almost every morning!  So fun!

 Hitting the beach with the new hubs!

 Taking a walk down Maroma Beach! We got massages in the huts behind us over the water!

 The BEAUTIFUL clear BEAUTIFUL water!

 We went into Playa del Carmen for an afternoon!

 David took me to Tulum to see the Mayan Ruins since I teach all about it!

 I know I've used amazing a lot, but this was the most AMAZING view!!!

 I LOVE my new HUSBAND!!!

 Our candlelight lobster dinner!  AMAZING!

 After dinner!

 In our living room on our last night :(

 About to leave paradise to go home, happily married :)

Of course I took a million more pictures, but these are some of my favorites! I hope you enjoyed!  We had the best time.  And we are loving married life so far :)

God is so good.

the end :(

The end of summer vacation has finally arrived! I can't believe it's already over and pre-planning is here!  While I have been at the high school every day for volleyball tryouts, pre-planning actually starts tomorrow.

Thoughts of getting my room organized, decorated, moving furniture, and creating lesson plans are flowing through my every thought and dream.  I've come up with, what I think, are some pretty creative ideas for my room this year.  And creative lesson plans for that matter!  My only hope is that it all comes together!

I've been hiding out everything I brought home for the summer in the hall closet.  When I started to pull it all out, it became a disaster...

Sometimes things have to get messier before the get cleaner right?  Well it's clean now!  In fact, our whole apartment is!  It has really come together and we are super proud of it!  We still need to hang a few things on the wall, but otherwise, it's cute!

I can't wait to tell you about all of the Pinterest project's I am excited to accomplish in my classroom this week!  As well as a few printables I've been working on!

Hope you have a great start to your week!

//summer\\

Just a couple days ago, I got the most perfect gift in the mail! (Thanks dad!)

I have seriously been searching for a planner that had lots of space and room for me to keep up with my daily activities, notes, and weekly meals.  When I discovered that the Lilly Pulitzer planner had those things and was only $28, I was pumped!  And let me just tell you, I have put her to good use already!  What kind of planners do you use?

This weekend, the hubs and I went to the lake with his college roommates and their wives!  It was so fun!  Our first married weekend with married friends!  We had such a great time!  We played fun games and ate good food!  Here is my adorable hubby cooking up some yummy meat!

Now I'm in the process of trying to accomplish exactly one million things in one week.  Finish putting our apartment together and getting some things we need, planning and creating for pre-planning and the new school year, and working on a contracted project.

There are two things that keep looming in my mind; what to put above the couch and above our bed.  I've been search for great ideas and here is what I have found so far.

What do you think I should do?