tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64378140967737318842024-03-05T11:21:37.666-05:00home is where the heart isLaura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-35654341952386574502013-08-10T11:34:00.004-04:002013-08-10T11:34:22.766-04:00K turns 2!Little miss Kaitlyn is 2 years old! (Where did the time go??) Aaron had some meetings in the Orlando area on her birthday, so Garrett and I tagged along to celebrate with her! We celebrated at a family favorite - Mellow Mushroom. Even K has caught on that this is a delicious place to eat. But Wilson, party of 4 is now Wilson, party of 7, so we don't travel light anymore when going to restaurants. Here are the happy kiddos post-pizza (well, for Kaitlyn, at least). I love her smile!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Happy birthday, little lady! XOXO</span></div>
Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-48038776393176725042013-07-31T23:20:00.001-04:002013-08-01T08:19:30.012-04:00A year in photos.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello again, old friend. I'd like to give a shoutout to any and all individuals who have checked to see if I've updated this thing in the last year or so. Blogger has page view counters now. And I'm pretty sure <i>I</i> haven't viewed this thing in about 16 months. So any number above 0 on the snazzy little "page views" chart is someone out there who has probably been disappointed each time he or she looks for an update. Anyway, to the faithful few, I send my kindest regards. Even though it's probably just my mom.<br />
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Let's catch up. I'll (try to) make it snappy. Because - let's be honest - we could be here all night. As you'll soon see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In May, we bought our first home in Jacksonville, Florida.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, of course, we moved. And brought Noa with us (like she gave us a choice).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we took a most awesome vacation to the greatest place on earth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar Harbor, Maine. This isn't the last you'll see of this place on this blog. I plan on moving there one day. Or at least getting rich and buying a summer home up there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later that month, we found out 2 would become 3 :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And so I grew a little bit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My longtime friend and neighbor who I grew up with took these photos. Aren't they great? She has some real talent! Check out her work at <a href="http://www.jolisephotography.com/">www.jolisephotography.com</a> .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we had our annual BYO Mug party. Some excellent contenders for prizes in 2012.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention I got to go through pregnancy with two of my good friends!? And we all had boys :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet friends threw me a baby shower in January 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And on March 6, 2013, Garrett Matthew was born at 3:31pm weighing in at 8lbs, 1oz, and 21" long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You may think I'm a mean mommy, but this is my favorite picture of him at the hospital. You'll be glad to know he has since fallen in love with baths, it was just the first one he wasn't all that thrilled about.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He came home the next day, and then got to meet his BFF Grayson.</td></tr>
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And we can call THIS very moment the one where my blog gets commandeered by photos of my son. After all, he is the most adorable kid of all time, and the next 12 weeks of my life were spent in maternity leave bliss where my only jobs were to feed him, change diapers, and take 100,000,000 pictures of him per day. I didn't even have to cook dinner. Our awesome family and friends took care of that. Holla!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cutest little NOLE baby you ever did see.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to introduce him to our niece, Kaitlyn.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So sleepy during those first few weeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DIY newborn photo shoot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brought G to church for the first time on Easter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got to see great friends Kelly and Kent who stopped by after their annual trip to Daytona.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then my sis got married to Mikey, and became Mrs. Knepper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We communicate with simply a look.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a crazy bunch we were.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a wedding miracle that he did not spit up on that gorgeous dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This girl graduated from college and got a big girl job.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, and Angela (my awesome co-worker and friend) turned 30!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So what better way to celebrate than a "Nerdy 30" Bday Party!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garrett also attended his first baseball game for Father's Day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 grandchildren on the Wilson side nowadays :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because we added Shane Hardy Wilson in June. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this little guy keeps growing and growing. More to come on that later. </td></tr>
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So there you have it, a year in pictures. So many good memories made, but we're looking forward to a little bit of a slower year ;)<br />
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We also said goodbye to two grandparents on Aaron's side of the family, too. Two irreplaceable individuals got to meet Jesus - Audrey Wilson (Oma...Andy's mother) and Marvin Hardy (Granddad - Susan's father). We miss them dearly, but know they are smiling down on the craziness that is the life of this young family.<br />
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And that's a wrap. I left a large mound of laundry sorted on the bed and Aaron wants to go to sleep, way passed normal bedtime. Oops. :)</div>
Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-47496025788329902322012-04-10T14:58:00.001-04:002012-04-10T14:59:32.140-04:00Rodeo Houston!!Let's pretend I - for a moment - addressed the fact that I have not blogged in 3 months. Does that brief mention sufficiently acknowledge my blogging slacker status??<br />
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Okay, I'm glad we're through that.<br />
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Let's take a little gander back to a weekend in March that was one of the best on record! We finally made the trip out to to Houston, TX to visit two of our very closest friends, and we made the most out of the weekend! It went like this: <br />
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Amanda picked me up from the airport on Friday afternoon, and we didn't waste any time before going to get some Tex Mex and Margaritas for dinner!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lupe Tortilla! Yum. Yum. Yum.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We, of course, made our usual stroll through the closest Urban Outfitters store.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJskx4P_iah4pdCBAxQps_P1a3_Ysux0kv7mzRGemWzoxivXlLCMkLyFCCgFyNNAnnhN_grtDTWfmNkaUmsgOMX756tV5R-GNv2-v55BeE_9uWur8uHVV9Ezu9L2C_JmCAseoo6gl9mJc/s1600/IMG_0527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJskx4P_iah4pdCBAxQps_P1a3_Ysux0kv7mzRGemWzoxivXlLCMkLyFCCgFyNNAnnhN_grtDTWfmNkaUmsgOMX756tV5R-GNv2-v55BeE_9uWur8uHVV9Ezu9L2C_JmCAseoo6gl9mJc/s320/IMG_0527.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodness gracious, this gal is awesome<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>And on Saturday AM we no doubt embraced the fact that it was St. Patrick's Day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green yogurt for breakfast.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Here's a little analogy for you: boots are to Texas as bikinis are to Florida. Here's Amanda's collection.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0AYE_RAopn3Rsn9ecKFLZbWORxAwErQ6aChQQ9lenCZ_3Gu7xC7LcAEfO74RJq1ZI3sQLN7UJY4NrudXmPmGcdn81dWJ9hQwluYUy9EGCXrVIKjl_CV_o3M2EMLf7wAU9DG3lSa_9Jo/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0AYE_RAopn3Rsn9ecKFLZbWORxAwErQ6aChQQ9lenCZ_3Gu7xC7LcAEfO74RJq1ZI3sQLN7UJY4NrudXmPmGcdn81dWJ9hQwluYUy9EGCXrVIKjl_CV_o3M2EMLf7wAU9DG3lSa_9Jo/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boots, boots, and more boots.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wandered through a store called Bering's, which was a combination of Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Home Depot, Carter's, Dillard's, Things Remembered, Kilwin's + Starbucks. I am doomed if we ever get one of these in Jacksonville. They have EVERYTHING.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Texans are proud to be Texans, that is for sure. Also saw a bumper sticker that said, "I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could." If only these people were joking.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Aaron was with John David most of the weekend while I was having some girl time with Amanda. We met up on Saturday afternoon to go to the RODEO. My one request of JD was that he didn't dress my husband up to look like some ridiculous wannabe cowboy. Turns out, my man looks GOOD in cowboy boots!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulls 'em off like a champ!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Here we are at the rodeo. So much fun. I'm pretty sure I'll be going every year from now until the cows come home.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdPNXoiRco6FcN7TqMkYg03VIDFiTsTEmeQOEMi-TUT_s1sjhTibhJtb5zfC-cWm9FoojQcpx0OeSGrsz1b4w_a8rBfik-UQzeuuGbol5mhc-QdlDXrBSVxgzISNy7UvxuyIcVfQJwNk/s1600/IMG_0537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdPNXoiRco6FcN7TqMkYg03VIDFiTsTEmeQOEMi-TUT_s1sjhTibhJtb5zfC-cWm9FoojQcpx0OeSGrsz1b4w_a8rBfik-UQzeuuGbol5mhc-QdlDXrBSVxgzISNy7UvxuyIcVfQJwNk/s320/IMG_0537.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>Speaking of cows...Here are some sights of the rodeo. It was like no other experience I have ever had! Beats those small-town rodeos in Okeechobee, Florida!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cow butts.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guys will be guys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John David initiated a search for this exhibit (which we all thought he was lying about). Here it is, the animal birthing center! You're welcome for only showing you this pic. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know it's a good weekend when you're taking photos of your food. A BBQ LOADED baked potato from Pappas BBQ. Oh. My. Word.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes. Yes, we did.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTcbbweTqrj1B5D9tHszV9Dd8f0IBiiUQQoLSjMycZUjUDck0lMatz8xlnLJy3nflVaH5q8LgNCoiE47uDcw1R63EpYtVxXFZoknjXhzl0xdGO7Syq4uQC7Vd4iPnPK5vynLE4oGAHps/s1600/IMG_0552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTcbbweTqrj1B5D9tHszV9Dd8f0IBiiUQQoLSjMycZUjUDck0lMatz8xlnLJy3nflVaH5q8LgNCoiE47uDcw1R63EpYtVxXFZoknjXhzl0xdGO7Syq4uQC7Vd4iPnPK5vynLE4oGAHps/s320/IMG_0552.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There it is. Fried cookie dough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We walked alllllllll the way to the top of Reliant Stadium to our seats, and gave the guys the good seats during the first half of the rodeo...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then walked all the way down to the 6th row seats, mostly because we wanted to be an arm's length away from Brad Paisley when the rodeo events were over!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So. Much. Fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these people!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went out after the concert was over to make the most of our time together. Who needs sleep when you only have 48 hours!?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's just something better about a margarita that is made so much closer to Mexico!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there's nothing really better about beer that is green, except that it's a must-have on St. Patty's Day!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We had a blast getting to know the city that our two great friends live in. Aaron got to stay a few extra days (for a conference), while I had to head home on Sunday after visiting Amanda's church. But that's that, our awesome trip to TEXAS!!</div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-10147629529966025672012-01-02T11:07:00.001-05:002012-01-16T21:17:22.985-05:00Farewell 2011...So, I'd have to say, that 2011 was a pretty good year for Aaron and I. The highlights include:<br />
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I studied for, took, and PASSED my comprehensive exams for graduate school!<br />
I FINISHED graduate school! (yes, all of these deserve exclamation points)<br />
Aaron still wanted to be married to me after going through 2 years of graduate school! =)<br />
We made the move back to Florida!<br />
We took an awesome vacation to Hawaii!<br />
We welcomed our niece Kaitlyn into the world!<br />
We found a great home church here in Jacksonville and got plugged in!<br />
Aaron started work for a software company in Jacksonville!<br />
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It has truly been a crazy time. I cannot believe that all of these things happened in the same year...and some (like graduation + moving) happened in the same week :)<br />
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Nevertheless, Aaron and I have a terrible track record of celebrating the old year and welcoming the new year (and we have a lot to celebrate!). Something about having expectations set for the perfect midnight celebration leads us to crash and burn every year. If it's not rain, it's sleep deprivation, or lack of friends in town. We've been in some fun places over the years, but just haven't pulled it together to make the fun last til midnight (case in point: last year we watched FSU beat the Gamecocks downtown with some friends [fun]...only to end up on the Orange Line to Vienna at the stroke of midnight [not so fun]...). Anywho, turns out we did a nice job of turning things around this year. One New Year's Eve Day (that's a mouthful), we made a little trip up to Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island to explore...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dames Point bridge. Isn't it lovely?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some towns have painted manatees, others have painted turtles. FB's claim to fame is the painted shrimp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw the wise men! Turns out one is an LSU fan, one is a Gator fan, and one is a Georgia fan...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We drove down the sandy road by the beach....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And jumped out to see the water on this balmy day. (Wish I'd had my bathing suit or we'd have stayed a while)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way back, we made a last minute turn to go downtown to see the Gator Bowl Parade! Pirates! Shooting off cannons! (I was in heaven.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ohio State Buckeyes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florida Gators (couldn't find my little blond sis, Martha, but I was lookin' real hard!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's not forget our attire to the game...an Auburn shirt and Florida State gear. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">And then...for the real part, we shared New Year's Eve with our good friends from FSU, Chris and Jackie Correa. They were in town visiting Jackie's cousin, who had just purchased an awesome new house in Ponte Vedra! So...we celebrated in style with good friends and their family, and enjoyed our time together! And...bonus...we made it all the way to midnight!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron and I on the rooftop for a photo-shoot in PV :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the beautiful house by the Christmas tree...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us being awesome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us <u>still</u> being awesome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even more awesomeness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just when you thought we couldn't be awesomer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to normal...except I'm still laughing from the previous pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole gang ringing in the New Year!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Happy New Year to you all!</div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-62983743593820950982011-12-28T11:47:00.000-05:002011-12-28T11:47:21.805-05:00A Very Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope your Christmas was Merry! Aaron and I enjoyed a great time spending the holiday with the Wilson side of our family. As with any holiday, we followed through with the old traditions, and - this year - we even made some new ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>CHRISTMAS EVE</i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG2ks06GuryyXvkO0GknG_c7xYxo0VVw80xmN31UqLV1PMQUwzeQttmr2ntho8_bluZc6KGzYX2MzGctK7OVBc3C0HAkl1U8o1eEih2IT_B22G_duFAtrvmfo0aLjBAWvihizCZol4Lg/s1600/IMG_2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG2ks06GuryyXvkO0GknG_c7xYxo0VVw80xmN31UqLV1PMQUwzeQttmr2ntho8_bluZc6KGzYX2MzGctK7OVBc3C0HAkl1U8o1eEih2IT_B22G_duFAtrvmfo0aLjBAWvihizCZol4Lg/s320/IMG_2315.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going to Cracker Barrel on Christmas Eve is a Wilson family favorite. Here we are battling with the pegboard game. Turns out we're all "just plain dumb" with 3 pegs left each. At least we weren't ignoramuses :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lianne and Uncle Herschel....err...A.J.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron's parents Andy and Susan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron & me.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The star of the show, Kaitlyn Marie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjgT3A_DpdTIlYDcOp3gniC92zBJfFYbey-yGonYtrW8OryfYzWDKSkDDZbfpG26ZCbGuE-0SuAieJkzHFHSsRVssMiwFY1zvNfY3LKdxsoIJ0IfFruhlFFElreMWf71_A03P6KwU0RU/s1600/IMG_2322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjgT3A_DpdTIlYDcOp3gniC92zBJfFYbey-yGonYtrW8OryfYzWDKSkDDZbfpG26ZCbGuE-0SuAieJkzHFHSsRVssMiwFY1zvNfY3LKdxsoIJ0IfFruhlFFElreMWf71_A03P6KwU0RU/s320/IMG_2322.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After breakfast we went to downtown Orlando to wander around Lake Eola. So pretty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new tradition was started: we had a family bake-off! Here's one of the teams: the guys and their mom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_20Q6T6orb1DRTYhAkLk7WzHiL7QoPCNswBxik1rAkMAzLdYcbAom0CneDmb9s09-oZhInpb-13mblrs837Qt45GCMSYbKWeB0r8Lxu3o2_c78wnz-VsEfAN7_Mwdosu0lBShXFaXmtY/s1600/IMG_2329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_20Q6T6orb1DRTYhAkLk7WzHiL7QoPCNswBxik1rAkMAzLdYcbAom0CneDmb9s09-oZhInpb-13mblrs837Qt45GCMSYbKWeB0r8Lxu3o2_c78wnz-VsEfAN7_Mwdosu0lBShXFaXmtY/s320/IMG_2329.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not pictured is the other team: Lianne, Andy, and me. But here are the deliciously underrated (losing) cookies! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaitlyn opening a present from her stocking. Speaking of stockings...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How cute is this little stocking!?!?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything goes in her mouth these days. Wrapping paper is no exception.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guys making breakfast: another tried and true Wilson traditon - breakfast tacos!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">K sportin' our gifts to her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favorite present that 2011 brought!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couldn't resist sharing this one. How cute is our niece!?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was her favorite move the whole weekend. Aaron called it the sprinkler.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before Christmas service with the grandparents.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hubs and me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a cute family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After church, we got to see our Virginia besties for the evening!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BOXING DAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(A.K.A. the 26th of December)</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> After spending the morning in Orlando, we went to visit my family in Stuart to exchange gifts and hugs. Was a bit of a whirlwind trip. Here we are in an intense game of catch phrase.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guys were losing so bad they all exchanged high fives when they finally got a point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not really sure at all why Aaron is doing this. But I thought it would leave you with a lovely last image :) I guess Christmas just gets him excited and silly...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-77335729831308965962011-11-30T20:15:00.001-05:002011-11-30T20:18:17.257-05:00Family fun in the Florida Keys!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Consider this blog post to be the official announcement that it is now socially acceptable to play Christmas music in your homes, cars, offices, and shopping/dining destinations. In months that do not begin with D, I've found that all things red, green, sparkly and holiday-esque are almost repulsive. Okay, maybe that is a strong word, but it is at the very least obnoxious. Mostly because the Christmas season is encroaching on the season of Thanksgiving and autumn, a mutually awesome time of year. But I think it was my friend's mom who said it best: "Kinda ironic that we spend the most money the day after we say we're thankful for what we already have." And that American mindset is precisely why Christmas is cropping up as early as September in some places. And it's even harder to get over the forceful start of the holiday season when you live in Florida...mostly because the thermometer tipped below 60 degrees for like the first time this year...yesterday. And I wore flip flops anyway. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All ranting aside, I wanted to take a moment to share some of the things that Aaron and I are thankful for...(gasp!)...<i>after</i> Thanksgiving!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First up, this is our "thankful tree". Throughout the month of November, we clipped little pieces of paper that were written with things that (you guessed it!) we're thankful for. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFKLoLdb2nyH1_TU-eYqcGdzbUb0wp2eH5Q3UFl_OzMJWzOlypC6h4fqcsbXsN_SI719adKtvlb7TVR1f4GjpszEl-voxmiJc2zu-yfE3sTHFRU-6UHoKn_GhEOA7NpUH9meFVemJnLM/s1600/IMG_0348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFKLoLdb2nyH1_TU-eYqcGdzbUb0wp2eH5Q3UFl_OzMJWzOlypC6h4fqcsbXsN_SI719adKtvlb7TVR1f4GjpszEl-voxmiJc2zu-yfE3sTHFRU-6UHoKn_GhEOA7NpUH9meFVemJnLM/s320/IMG_0348.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some of the things we had on there:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a job that I love and kids that make me laugh everyday (Laura)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my new job (Aaron)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chet's Creek Church</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">living in the sunshine state</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">our sweet niece, Kaitlyn</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">new friends</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">good health</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lovely weather</span></li>
</ul><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the Thanksgiving holiday itself, we had a wonderful trip to the Keys (Little Torch Key, for those who are wondering). Here are some of the pics from our time with family:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family photo of the whole gang. Mom, Dad, Aaron, me, Julie, Nick, Lyn & Mikey.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How cool we <i>really</i> are.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Gehron" table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Knepper" table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killin' it on the couch for the Dolphins game. Tryptophan hit us bad this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roughin' it in the keys with a hot tub. Geez Aaron and Dad, would you guys just RELAX already!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ferry over to Pigeon Key...a historic work camp island during the building of the 7 mile bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tiki hut in the middle of the ocean. We couldn't help but take a WE'RE IN BORA BORA!!! picture. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture #1: The boys were playing a little wiffle ball (spell check me on that one...). Picture #2: What happens when the ball goes into the canal. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found Jack Sparrow in Key West at the sunset celebration.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet parents.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Sunset entertainer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found some sweet shades at Margaritaville...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As did the guys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and Rita (Mikey and Lindsay's parents)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh look! The dog found some sweet shades, too! Mike paid a whopping $4 for the picture...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marilyn....she's so sassy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick and Julie at the Southernmost Point. 90 Miles to Cuba. Cause I was wondering.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikey pulling Lyn and Linds on the gigantic tube that we found at the house we rented.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay is pretty hardcore about tubing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick & Aaron on the boat with me and Jul on the tube in the background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like I said, roughin' it in the keys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my deer friend. Ha. Ha. (Get it!?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He tried to kiss me but I'm not supposed to touch him. I don't think.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had a great time hanging with family and family/friends for Thanksgiving break and are so very thankful for the great memories that we made. We broke all tradition of ushering in the holiday season with cool weather, decorating for Christmas, and enjoying time at home with family. Monday was a little bit of a reality check from our sunny November vacation. Jimmy Buffet's "Jingle Bells" came over my radio first thing Monday morning, and I found it a bit ironic. But it was the sign on our way back to the Florida mainland that said it best:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Snow and sleigh bells or not, we'll be gearing up for Christmas in the weeks ahead...but I nevertheless want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-66954668960208595252011-11-20T22:43:00.000-05:002011-11-20T22:43:49.881-05:00Seminole State of Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, all disappointment about the final outcome aside...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(WHAT IN THE HECK, NOLES!?!?)</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sigh...okay...It's out of my system...We had a great time in Tallahassee for Homecoming this weekend. Got to see a lot of familiar faces, and had some serious sister time. We tailgated on campus for pretty much the whole day (thanks Wesley for the great parking spot!) We played football, cornhole, ate, ate, ate, ate, had some nice beverages to wash it down with ;), saw friends, french teachers, and family (the three essential Fs in life, haha). Here are some pictures from the weekend. <i>Mme Ral, send me that pic Jeff took so I can put it on here, pretty please?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies: Lindsay, Moi, Julie, Haley, and Lyn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Necessary awkward Kardashian pose. This is probably the most awful one we've ever done. Redo over Thanksgiving break, girls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikey & Lynnie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick and Julius. Errr...Julie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikey got a Bud Light tat. Classy business.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doug & Ashley came out for some fun, too. And brought Bennett #3 with them!! So pumped to welcome Baby B into the world in May...Congrats, you two!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">College besties!! (A-dub, A-dub, & L-dub)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole crew! (This generation, anyway.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a zillion pictures like this. But here we are at the game :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It started raining so we had to hood up to protect our fake straight hair. Please look at Aaron's face, too. He looks like we're interrupting him reading a book during a football game. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knepper kids :) Such nice smiles. Not to mention they look good all dressed up in Garnet & Gold.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-86133178623762679772011-11-12T08:40:00.000-05:002011-11-12T08:40:07.199-05:00This update brought to you by the fact that my voice is completely gone...Well, it's been 6 whole years, but I've done it again. Conditions were perfect: a sinus infection making its way down to my chest and a heck of a time at the Taylor Swift concert. Good riddance to my voice.<br />
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Grad school cursed me, because now I want nothing more than to scope my larynx to see exactly what kind of damage has been done to my poor poor vocal folds. But regardless of what the things look like, I'm stuck with knowing that nothing makes it better than a little vocal rest.<br />
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That's where you come in, friends.<br />
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Since I have lost all ability to communicate with my real voice, I figured I'd dust off the ole virtual voice and catch up our friends and family on the happenings of late.<br />
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Let's start with good ole last night's festivities: the Taylor Swift concert. (I know what you're thinking, and yes. yes, I did.)<br />
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It started with a conversation at the office. Went something like, "Hey, umm, so I'm having a hard time finding people who are interested in going to see Taylor Swift in concert in November [Eyes wander away in a slight feeling of shame over liking the teen music sensation]. You wouldn't be interested in going, would you?" My response: HECK YES I WOULD. <br />
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And that is the story of the day I knew I would have friends in Jacksonville...<br />
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Anyway. As a bunch of twenty-somethings who were just as giddy over seeing Taylor live as the 13 year olds in pink shirts with cutesie sayings written in puff-paint, we made it an epic night. Captured gloriously [read: not so gloriously] on my iPhone camera. Here's the one decent picture of us, the best of the worst pictures of the Entertainer of the Year (thank you, iPhone zoom & back row seats), and the photo taken of our amazing seats at Veterans Memorial Arena:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brooke, Angela, & Me. No, I didn't wear a choker to celebrate my youth. That is my hair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's down there in that tree, promise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You may think I am joking, but we didn't lament for long about buying the cheapest seats we could find. These were seriously the best seats in the house. (If you didn't hope to get a hug from Taylor herself.) Barstools, table space, foot rests, a drink kiosk right behind us, a bathroom a few steps away, and plenty of room to dance. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>But that's just the Taylor Swift concert. Aaron and I have enjoyed making Jacksonville our home. Here are some of the things we've been up to:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dabbling in a little NFL culture & cheering for the Jags. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holding our niece as often as possible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Tallahassee for FSU Football. This is me with my co-worker, friend, and favorite NC State alum, Taylor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to NAS JAX to watch the Blue Angels perform @ the Jacksonville Airshow. My parents joined us for that weekend, but I'm fairly certain that after taking 5 million pictures for our Christmas card, people did not make it into photos for the rest of the day.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The agenda for the next few weeks is crazy busy, too. We're taking this weekend to relax and cheer on the Noles vs. Miami. Can't wait to hang with my sisters, they boos, and Lauren for FSU Homecoming next week. Nor can I wait to see my Texas love, ALW! After that, it's time for Thanksgiving in the Keys with the Gehrons and the Kneppers. So excited and thankful for the times ahead.<br />
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And since I haven't given you a good weather report in a while, you should know that it is quite freezing outside here in Jax. And by freezing I mean 45. High of 69. Ahhh, Florida.<br />
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I'm gonna go wake up my husband, now. It seems the effects of Daylight Savings and a weekday body clock have not impacted him as much as they have impacted me. Have a great weekend, friends and family! Over & Out.Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-84861431669628304732011-09-24T09:16:00.000-04:002011-09-24T09:16:28.830-04:00FSU vs. OU...fun times in Tally!!Whew! It has been a whole month since my last post! I hope I haven't lost my blogging groove.<br />
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(I think the fact that I just used the word groove pretty much tells me that I have...)<br />
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Life here in Jax has certainly been good. (I think I say that every time I leave a whole month between posts.) I guess since all of our adventures are quick little trips that don't cost hundreds of dollars, I tend to take fewer pictures. I also don't have any tests, papers, or projects to procrastinate anymore. What a shame... Not.<br />
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BUT. Last weekend (my birthday weekend, but more importantly the long-awaited match-up between Oklahoma and Florida State) was DEFINITELY picture worthy. Aaron and I had a ball being back in Tallahassee celebrating FSU football being back in business. Tallahassee was buzzing with people and had an energy about it that I had never really seen during my time as a student. It was so much fun! Even though the final score was 13 - 23 in favor of Oklahoma, the game was easily the best and most fun game I have ever been to. Here's the rundown of our Saturday:<br />
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6am: Wake up in Jax, eat some breakfast, deck out in garnet and gold, get on the road. (I love that we are able to to this...)<br />
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9:30am: Park our car at the BCM and high-tail it over to Langford Green for ESPN College GameDay. The following are some of the sights we saw out there. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregon Trail references were a big hit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acknowledging a little Stoops sibling rivalry in Tallahassee. (Mark is the FSU Defensive Coordinator and Bob is the Head Coach of Oklahoma.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The GameDay scene. Something I thought would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that turned out to be a twice-in-a-lifetime experience.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sayin' hi to the Good Year blimp. Which was funny to see in our small town of Tallahassee.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>12:00: Lunch with Leshay and Baby Clu at Chili's. Leshay took the pictures, which I will add when I get them from her :)<div><br />
</div><div>2:00 (ish): Back to the BCM to finish watching the Auburn/Clemson game. And then a walk all around the west side of campus as a two-person tail-gate to meet up with numerous groups of friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evidence of the Garnet & Gold guys at the BCM. We had a fun time remembering all the friends of ours who dressed out for this, since BCM now has a wall (and cage, apparently) dedicated to the "history" of these guys.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6:30pm: in the stadium for pre-game festivities</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8:00pm: kickoff!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Doak Campbell Stadium for the big matchup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having SO much fun!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The energy inside the stadium was ridiculous. SO LOUD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fireworks and everything, the place was pumped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team watchin' our defense rock. Daniel, your buddy Parker is right there...number 35 or 36 I think.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our amazing seats. Row 2, 45 yard line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean Powell and Dustin Hopkins parked it on that bike between special-teams plays. I tried to say hello but Doak was a little too LOUD for that.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We had a BLAST! And for those of you who sent your condolences for the loss on my birthday weekend, don't. Because it was seriously the best time I have had on that campus...win or lose! All I wanted for my bday after that game was a shower and a nice little nap, which one of my dear friends and former roommate provided :) She even gave me these pretty flowers to top off the weekend:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Calyn & Kenley! :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Anywho, it's game day again (a whole week later), so I'm going to get up and get a move on my Saturday. Hope all is well wherever you are...and GO NOLES!</div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-27495391664368811802011-08-26T21:49:00.000-04:002011-08-26T21:49:15.054-04:00Happy Birthday, Hubs!HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite husband!!! He made it all the way to 25...a WHOLE quarter-century!<br />
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To celebrate, we had a good old-fashioned normal day, where I decorated his office at home with a silly Happy Birthday banner while he went to the gym. We both had our normal work days, and after I got home, I gave him his gift. (A real-deal corn-hole board and bags...come a play with us sometime!)<br />
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And not only did we escape the path of Hurricane Irene, we even got a lovely...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI">DOUBLE RAINBOW</a> after getting some serious rain bands this morning in Jax. (Who <i>doesn't</i> need a reminder of that "enthusiastic" video every once in a while???)<br />
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For dinner, we headed to St. Augustine to grab some dinner at <a href="http://www.capsonthewater.com/">Caps on the Water</a>...an awesome drive down the coast on A1A for some delicious food! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on the intercoastal waterway. Home sweet Florida!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caps waterfront dining :) Reminded us of some dinner venues in St. Lucia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us @ Caps....Using my iPhone to take photos. Sorry, 2 megapixels and bad lighting are all you get...</td></tr>
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We also stopped by the beach on our way home to check out the surf that Irene has brought to the east coast, pretty awesome stuff!! (no pictures...it was a little too dark!)<br />
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Anyway...here's to a blog-world HAPPY BIRTHDAY shoutout to Aaron!!! I'm gonna go join him in a game of cornhole...the night is young!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-23509079005929636892011-08-09T18:22:00.000-04:002011-08-09T18:22:18.475-04:00She's Here!!Introducing Kaitlyn Marie, our beautiful niece who was born yesterday (August 8th) at 6:36 am!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first of many pictures. Our family looked like the paparazzi swarming a celeb!<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At 8 lbs, 13 oz and 21 and 1/2 inches long, she is an absolutely beautiful little girl! She had 10 little baby fingers and 10 little baby toes. And some cute little fingers and toes they were! See?</span></div></td></tr>
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Aaron and I left Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon to spend a little extra time with the family before Lianne was induced on Sunday morning. As it turned out, we did not end up needing "extra" time together because we had PLENTY of time to visit with each other on Sunday...and Monday. Both sides of the family took up residence in the waiting room at the hospital for about 24 hours, taking breaks for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight snacks. We had a great time and made it through the long hours with a lot of laughing, praying, and eating. And Sudoku.<br />
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Lianne (my hero) went through a whole 24 hours of labor and AJ was an awesome partner and encouragement through it all. At the end, they got an awesome prize...sweet little Kaitlyn! Here are a few more pictures of our family welcoming KMW into the world...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out this beautiful family.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First-time uncle and aunt! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm in love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And pretty sure Aaron is too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So happy to hold this baby we've been praying for since November of last year. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who looks this good after 30 hours of little to no sleep!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lianne and AJ get to kiss these cheeks every day!! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>We had an awesome time waiting for K to come into the world and cannot wait to spend more time with her! We are so thankful for the blessing of this new little addition to our family! Praising the Lord for keeping her and Lianne healthy through it all.Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-84005606116608064212011-07-29T07:25:00.000-04:002011-07-29T07:25:20.625-04:00Finally...pics of our place!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are kindof backwards, but here they are: the pics of our home in jax! </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSi_WbDyg2vt-3OqiXddt8xtG0Ose6PvLuCiK1PwxSTV5NjIa7CZbKBYsUtWz5i1p_DOSO8G31BsjrQj7PK929tFKWlElPXS7czkDrkUbQKWdl8xM7QtOifK66qXNsVHRE9sJSInqznI/s1600/IMG_2180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSi_WbDyg2vt-3OqiXddt8xtG0Ose6PvLuCiK1PwxSTV5NjIa7CZbKBYsUtWz5i1p_DOSO8G31BsjrQj7PK929tFKWlElPXS7czkDrkUbQKWdl8xM7QtOifK66qXNsVHRE9sJSInqznI/s320/IMG_2180.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back porch where we like to hang when there's not a heat index of 100+ degrees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAE-sK2iYKqDzMZZqX8SnhybXpU32mNa8UptmvVMW4-V8mR6pSUIQtAGUaML4OcEbSptL77zYyauUCSrhohTJsmPz6TKiSrXq9GZxzg0eduxBXvRyD2Wb1WZdKpA-ipnUIPIenTpwUk/s1600/IMG_2179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAE-sK2iYKqDzMZZqX8SnhybXpU32mNa8UptmvVMW4-V8mR6pSUIQtAGUaML4OcEbSptL77zYyauUCSrhohTJsmPz6TKiSrXq9GZxzg0eduxBXvRyD2Wb1WZdKpA-ipnUIPIenTpwUk/s320/IMG_2179.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back sunroom that we don't really know what to do with. Futon donations welcome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAMBXykLDqm740lSGs4DMXgwqOQa3cWfSAuq5mEl58i0lCOM7XGk2KdNzYjDMzoVGBI_ruDmBIcAc5KiFovw-lPC7HZo_sWH2DuJqZx0-6q0_4KFzxx8R-uOVm8MsahoqdqtWeURFiag/s1600/IMG_2177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAMBXykLDqm740lSGs4DMXgwqOQa3cWfSAuq5mEl58i0lCOM7XGk2KdNzYjDMzoVGBI_ruDmBIcAc5KiFovw-lPC7HZo_sWH2DuJqZx0-6q0_4KFzxx8R-uOVm8MsahoqdqtWeURFiag/s320/IMG_2177.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron's diggs. His office.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The office finally gave him a place to put his framed pencil drawing of Manhattan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guest room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dining room. Orange, like it should be! ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The living room. Come hang here with us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh768W1Ose9rAIuPA6k5gitXPC74EKEQiMr-JHubDwAIssnT02_nk_lOqHKo2k_NzbaaBmsA1FZTMVLuq6DwO0HbGuk1Aai3bXxmBuy4tuL-vX3_LjoNLlGSO5Zqy7gq-vA5LNNhZLG96c/s1600/IMG_2172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh768W1Ose9rAIuPA6k5gitXPC74EKEQiMr-JHubDwAIssnT02_nk_lOqHKo2k_NzbaaBmsA1FZTMVLuq6DwO0HbGuk1Aai3bXxmBuy4tuL-vX3_LjoNLlGSO5Zqy7gq-vA5LNNhZLG96c/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room...with our new furniture to match our bed that granddad built!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHz579rgJMSrwoWsz9Fu2vrMmEPJnEIK9TpV6oDQHN3ff6fqTFeHDro3sGEZ1KoXjoOvhK07G0SeUZWbBLepp7stbLDHjLpxAKzSWNKCQE3SmdNorSfTogpz-nixHZ8ArhAVD0MQPeUg/s1600/IMG_2171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHz579rgJMSrwoWsz9Fu2vrMmEPJnEIK9TpV6oDQHN3ff6fqTFeHDro3sGEZ1KoXjoOvhK07G0SeUZWbBLepp7stbLDHjLpxAKzSWNKCQE3SmdNorSfTogpz-nixHZ8ArhAVD0MQPeUg/s320/IMG_2171.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room # 2. Notice the window in my closet. Weirrrd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>That's all for now. I had a few minutes before heading off to work, but I hope you have a great Friday! Last day of summer school for my kiddos...and then I prepare for 2 whole weeks off of work. Hopefully I will have some new company to hang with (our little niece, Kaitlyn Marie!)Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-417399565974694192011-07-23T13:40:00.000-04:002011-07-23T13:40:54.428-04:00the (failed) photo update of our world in jaxIt's been a while since I've blogged! The hustle and bustle of the life of normal people has shrouded vacations and interesting news these days. I could write about going to Target and to work, but I'm not sure that would quite capture your interest. Or maybe it could. The dollar bin has been rocking my world these days.<br />
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I have been LOVING my new job! My little kiddos are great, and my coworkers are awesome, too! A lot of laughing goes on during the work-day. We determined that yesterday was deemed an <i>epic</i> Friday: think pink eye, lice, barf, and crying. Needless to say we all made it out the door at precisely five o'clock. But it's all in a day's work... and we've got one more week of summer school before a little summer vacay before the regular school year starts in the fall. Not planning any big trips, as we are awaiting the arrival of our niece! (circa July 30th...)<br />
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Aaron is in Barcelona this week and should be coming back tomorrow. I have taken up cleaning the house as my Saturday pastime. How lovely.<br />
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I thought I would take a few pictures of our place, given that I never did, and some of you may be curious to see it if you haven't already.<br />
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....Annnnnd. Photos are not working right now and I have given up on fighting them to get into this post from iPhoto. I PROMISE once this begins working again I will post!!<br />
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Until then, HAPPY SATURDAY! It's a contemporary singer/songwriter pandora station kind of day, so I'm gonna continue to get my cleaning boogie on!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-175820911870030702011-07-03T10:38:00.000-04:002011-07-03T10:38:31.344-04:00Hooray for Mikey!Good morning friends and family!<br />
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Happy 4th of July Weekend! I hope you, too, are enjoying my favorite weekend of the year, whether you are cooking out, watching fireworks, hanging with family and friends, and/or sporting some patriotic red, white, & blue...like me!<br />
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Aaron and I have had a crazy weekend of catching up on all of the things that have populated our to-do list for the last several weeks. And now that I've started work, the weekend is the time to get it done! The main mission we had was to pick up and finish our new pine furniture that we bought to match the bed Aaron's granddad made for us (pictures to come!). Also on my list is to post some of the pics of last weekend's trip to Stuart to celebrate the birthday/graduation of my sister's boyfriend, Mikey.<br />
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Here are some of the pics (courtesy of Rita Knepper, Mikey's mom) from the partay!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noa was left unattended. Stay away from the blue icing on the leftover cake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rita learned what happens when you put the Gehron girls in front of a camera and let us be silly. Kardashian pose.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron and I with fellow Seminoles AJ and Lindsay (Mikey's sis).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron wouldn't get up to take a picture with me so I helped him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikey wearing the party decor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turns out the rookie Wilsons are quite good at beer/water pong.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a great pic of my parents at the party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie, Nick, and Matt were there, too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Congrats, Mikey!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these guys and gal!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ciao for now! On today's agenda: Casey Anthony trial closing arguments (you know you're watching it, too), finishing the furniture, and beach time!<br />
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Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-22483385512288951492011-06-26T14:46:00.000-04:002011-06-26T14:46:32.697-04:00Aloha from the Wilsons!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Aloha!</i></span><br />
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Aaron and I had an amazing time on our trip to Hawaii and we will tell our tale in a little picture slideshow for you! We visited the island of Oahu, home of the capital city of Honolulu, Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor, and the North Shore. During our stay, we managed to sightsee at Pearl Harbor, shop the Aloha Stadium Swap-Meet, visit the Polynesian Cultural Center on the north shore of the island for a Luau, climb Diamond Head (a crater/mountain/old volcano), and surf Waikiki amidst lots of relaxing and eating. We braved a 9 hour flight from Atlanta all the way over to the middle-of-nowhere Pacific to make some great memories!<br />
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Mahalo (thank you) for watching!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-18981579290575550192011-06-08T15:43:00.000-04:002011-06-08T15:43:24.410-04:00Sweet Home SylacaugaI'm at it again. Re-living my life from two years ago following our move to Virginia. Changing our address with every insurance company, magazine, bank, and online organization we've ever signed into. And - here's a fun "did you know": Did you know that Florida's car insurance rates are exorbitantly expensive!? Well they are. (Thanks mom and dad for paying for it for all my life up until marriage. No wonder you couldn't wait to get me off your financial roster! hehe.) I cannot say that I'm surprised at the rates, because people drive like crazy fools around here. They're mostly Gator fans, I've found.<br />
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Amidst settling in to our new digs in Jax, we managed to make a trip over to Sylacauga, Alabama last weekend for a little Wilson-Hardy-Starovasnik family fun! We had a good ole' country time celebrating family (and family that is on the way... shoutout to my favorite niece - Kaitlyn - who is gracing us with her presence in ~8 weeks!).<br />
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Every time we head to Alabama, I am awakened with stark reality of how southern I am <i>not</i>. I mean, the fact that I didn't eat grits until age 20 should have been my first red flag. But as I enjoyed some quality time with the Hardy side of our family, I hear in my own head the narration of what I would say if I were to write a book about this experience. I considered it a possibility until I remembered that Reese Witherspoon already starred in a movie with a similar premise. Before I show you the pictures, I'd like to have a brief Southern vocabulary lesson, if you don't mind.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>Crick:</b></span> A small, river-like body of water. Synonymous with "creek". Word origin: phonetic distortion of the /i/ sound into the /I/ sound.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>Quit-stick: </b></span>A toothpick that is found in a 3 layer cake, meant to hold together the layers. Although the ingredients around it are likely the most delicious thing you will ever taste, quit-sticks themselves are not all that tasty (read: don't eat it even if your cousin dares you). Word origin: no idea.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>Cooter Brown: </b></span> Used in the phrase, "Drunk as Cooter Brown"; when asked who Cooter Brown was, my mother-in-law confessed that she did not know. Word origin: probably a guy named Cooter Brown who had one too many beers one too many times and became famous for it.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>Heel - </b></span>The green, rolly things near the bottom of mountains. Make for a lovely and slightly nauseating drive at fast speeds. Not to be confused with the rear portion of a shoe. Otherwise known as a "hill", with an /i/ ("ee" as in "eat" for you non-speechies). Word origin: distortion of the /I/ sound into the /i/ sound.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>Making pictures</b></span> - Synonymous with "taking pictures". Also used in the form of "having your picture made", aka, having your picture taken. Makes non-southerners expect a tangible finished product of some sort.<br />
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Okay, okay, now that you've humored my educational piece of this post, here are some photos from our time together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went out to the "crick" on Saturday. Here are the boys skipping rocks, which later evolved into finding the biggest rocks and chucking them at one another. How pleasant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the boys threw rocks at each other, the girls just relaxed on the underwater bridge (a roadway that was in ankle-deep water).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandmom and Granddad were there too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cute (and yummy!) cake to celebrate the arrival of our niece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought it would be fun to include a few games in the baby shower portion of the weekend since guys rarely get to know the secrets of baby shower agendas. Here's AJ trying out the "guess the smell in the diaper" game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Granddad (my assistant for this game) holding up "The Price is Right" poster.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandmom and the grandma-to-be drawing a portrait of Kaitlyn...on their heads!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our gift to Lianne: a Vera Bradley baby bag and a few goodies to go with it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we weren't eating or opening gifts, here's where you could find the guys. Playing NBA 2K11. (That's Caleb asleep in the middle. Classic.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional after-church pictures at the Hardy's. "Making pictures" as the Southern folk call it. Which I still can't get over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilsons + Hardys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starovasniks + Hardys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ham glaze, a new frontier for these guys.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We had a great time enjoying some quality family time. Between driving 30 miles to go to the "crick", passing Piggly Wiggly after Piggly Wiggly, learning the ins and outs of vegetable gardening, eating some GOOD FOOD, and taking up a whole pew at Sunday church at First Baptist Sylacauga, I'd say we had a good ole Southern time!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-62176787617441826852011-05-30T14:24:00.000-04:002011-05-30T14:24:12.632-04:00Happy Memorial Day!In DC, people probably didn't believe me at first when I told them I was from Florida. After all, living in Tallahassee for 4 years had nearly erased any evidence of any tan skin I once had. But one flash of my Virginia driver's license made them all believers, with my tan skin 10 days post St. Lucian honeymoon.<div><br />
</div><div>After 2 years and and a few months away from the sunshine state, Aaron and I are definitely Floridians again. And it feels great! (and hot)! Don't get me wrong, transitioning away from familiarity and friends has it's challenges. But something about living in a city along the Atlantic Coast feels just like home. Aaron surprises himself on a daily basis by making note of how much he's comfortable in 90 degrees with a sea breeze. "There's just something about it," he says. And we both have spent more and more time outdoors. Even the puggle likes to chill in the sunshine. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We're slowly getting used to taking care of a house (a little bit more of a responsibility over a 1 bedroom apartment). We've found every Target, Walmart, Lowe's and Home Depot in a 20 mile radius. And yesterday was full of yard work and washing our car (I never considered that having our own hose would be a thought so endearing). </div><div><br />
</div><div>Today I have been laying out working on my pre-beach base tan so I don't get fried on my very first venture to "the shore" (familiar vocabulary for all you northerners). But I just got smoked out of the backyard by Aaron, who is firing up his brand new to toy to grill some long-awaited ribs.</div><div><br />
</div><div>It's a bittersweet time we're having here, in a state of transition between "home" and "home". Feels like we belong around here until I see pictures of Arlington Cemetery and start to tear up for all the wrong reasons. As in, the cemetery is one of many iconic places that remind me of our old home. </div><div><br />
</div><div>...But on that thought, on this Memorial Day, I challenge those of you in the DC area not to take for granted all of the memorials and monuments around you, as it can be so easy to do in our daily city lives. But let's be thankful to those heroes who have given their lives in service so that we can engage in all of our American festivities and celebrations...wherever we are.</div><div><br />
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</div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-91821636240359297952011-05-23T14:30:00.000-04:002011-05-23T14:30:43.425-04:00You can call me Master Wilson!Okay. I'm going to attempt to catch everyone up on my whirlwind of a week (more like 2 weeks, but whirlwind of a 2 weeks doesn't sound as catchy).<br />
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First up: GRADUATION WEEKEND. It was several days filled with so much fun, family, friends, and I got a Master's Degree at the end of it all! Oh, and food. We had lots of food.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the weekend:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sporting the GW gear that I bought when cleaning out my GWorld account.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With 2 really sweet ladies.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so this one has a story. My mom got me M&Ms as a graduation gift because as a pre-schooler I had to go speech therapy. I had vocal nodules, largely due to the fact that I was a loud-mouth at an early age. This caused me to develop nodules and earn the nickname "Raspy Lo". My speech pathologist gave me M&Ms as reinforcement for using a "good voice". I told my parents I wanted to be a speech pathologist when I grew up, because who <i>doesn't </i>want to be the awesome lady who shells out free candy all day!? And 20 years later, whattaya know. <br />
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PS- Mom informed me after I ate them all that the M&Ms were supposed to be for my future clients. Oops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning of graduation day (#1). Me and my good-lookin' boo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Hancock and I...Seminoles unite (we're doing the tomahawk chop for those of you who haven't had a good dose of ACC football in your life).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caroline and I had the same shoes! Why is this important? It probably isn't, but now you won't have any questions about what shoes I wore with my dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron, me, Caroline, & Todd! (And now you won't have any questions about Caroline's dress now that you've seen her shoes.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My family came to celebrate. Missed you, lyn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of my family joined us, too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Graduation time! Janean giving her rockstar of a speech!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron snuck down to get a pic of me among my fellow graduates.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did Maggiano's (family style) for dinner. Thumbs up for the dessert. And everything else we ate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annnnnnd more dessert. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron, Mohammad, Rogaiyah, & moi (celebrating post-ceremony at the same restaurant)! We're gonna miss these good friends! (And yes I'm wearing my medal. You don't talk back to your dad when he tells you to wear your medal. Especially when he's buying dinner.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graduation round 2. Sunday morning on the National Mall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was predicted to rain, but turned out to be a gorgeous day in the capital city!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooray!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>That's the story of graduation. More to come re: our move to FLORIDA.<br />
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Love,<br />
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Laura Wilson, M.A., CF-SLPLaura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-57865307506440112492011-05-16T22:14:00.000-04:002011-05-16T22:14:19.407-04:00First things first.So I have SO much to blog about. Here's a sneak peek of what's to come:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graduation Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>BUT. First things first. I have to go in chronological order for organization's sake. And I promised Alicia I would post our BBQ adventure pics on the blog. And trust me, the BBQ was blog-worthy. <br />
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In the spirit of making sure we complete our bucket list of must-dos before leaving the DC-metro area, Aaron and I made the pilgrimage to La Plata, Maryland for some down-home BBQ with my good friend Alicia (La Plata being her beloved home town). The place was called Johnny Boy's Ribs and it was a 12'x12' smokehouse that sold plates of BBQ, sweet tea, a LARGE serving of french fries, and some southern nostalgia walkup-style.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our selections @ Johnny's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fellow GW-grad-to-be Alicia got the ribs on a sandwich. I like someone who shares my affinity for food!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 32 oz cup of fries runneth over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron couldn't resist the half-rack. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my boo-boo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alicia gave us a new way home and we found a TCBY! Too full to finish it, but couldn't resist!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>And while this is completely unrelated to our BBQ date, I have to show you my week of planning and preparing to graduate, pack, and move in a period of less than 7 days. Hey, anal retentive or not, the job gets done...and done well!<br />
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That's all I've got for now, but be sure to check back soon for my GRADUATION post!!<br />
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Love,<br />
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Master Laura Wilson ;)Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-84821832281579774622011-05-02T11:33:00.000-04:002011-05-02T11:33:36.730-04:00The first of the lastsIt's a bit of a melancholy Monday morning for me. My <i>last</i> Monday morning with a to-do list for grad school. It feels a little bit strange to be thinking about the "lasts" that I've encountered and those that lie in the days ahead. The last few weeks marked the beginning of a lot of the victorious lasts related to school. I had my last graduate-school class ever. Last therapy session at GW ever. Last track meeting ever. <br />
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And more lasts are to come. Tomorrow is my last day at my internship at Washington-Lee High School. My last morning waking up early to make a long commute. This week I take my last exam and write my last paper.<br />
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There are other lasts that aren't so exciting: Like, our last couples-group meeting with our great friends from Ambassador Bible Church. Last time hanging out with my girlfriends from GW. Or our last time eating at Zoe's in Fairfax. Or my last time having Lin from Bubbles cut my hair.<br />
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Okay, so maybe some are not as genuinely saddening as others, but it's crazy to think that in t-minus 12 days I will be graduating with a master's degree. And that in t-minus 17 days we are packing up and moving back to Florida. Crazy times ahead for the VA Wilsons. Wait...do I have to change my URL? Crap. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">...Vote to the right to let us know what you think about the URL name-change!</span><br />
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Pensiveness aside, we're also totally excited about the next several weeks. Here's what we've got on the agenda (meaning lots of great posts to come):<br />
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May 13th thru 16th: GRADUATION Weekend - with lots of family in town!<br />
May 19th: Moving to Florida!<br />
June 4th: Family baby shower in Sylacauga, AL!<br />
June 14th: Heading to Hawaii for a little post-grad/post-move R&R!<br />
June 20th: Back to reality and commencement of operation get a job! :)<br />
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Over & Out on this lovely Monday morn. Hope everyone is off to a great week!Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-40567222701392553582011-04-26T19:24:00.001-04:002011-04-26T19:28:04.161-04:00Home Sweet Jacksonville!Well it's officially green around here. And yellow... aaaah... ahhh... aaahhh-CHOO!!!! whew. excuse me. And while we've got the lovely (and not so lovely if you include the pollen...) parts of spring blooming all around us, it seems that winter invited the wrong successor to come take it's place. And believe it or not, the I am welcoming warm summer temperatures. I like to think of it as practice for what's to come.<br />
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Speaking of which, Aaron and I made our way to Jacksonville this week to "house hunt" (aka find a suitable home to rent). And wouldn't ya know we found the PERFECT house! We were getting a little nervous when our favorite homes on our anal-retentive excel spreadsheet were dropping like flies the week before our weekend trip. Fortunately, one of our favorite houses remained and its all ours come May 19th. Which - may I say - is 23 days away. One score and three days. Holy macaroni.<br />
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Here are a few pics of our new place. Disclaimer: I didn't take them. I yanked them from the website of the listing because I felt bad taking pictures of the interior of someone's home while they were still living there. Also, be warned...it's quite colorful...and we LOVE it. We literally said, "Where do we sign?" after being in the house for a grand total of 90 seconds. Don't worry, mom, we looked around some more before actually signing.<br />
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It's a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom single family house with a 2 car garage and a deck and a fenced in backyard and an extra sunroom-type space for...we don't exactly know yet. Check it out! Can you tell we're excited? (warning: please forgive the awkward spacing and the order of the pics...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside, from the side. Only picture I took myself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I. Love. This. Kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining room. Orange like my old Tallahassee townhouse dining room!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guest bedroom.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The room that will likely serve as Aaron's office.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The master bedroom. I think they just liked these colors. That or someone in their family came down with a severe case of liking the Gators. Needless to say, we won't be borrowing their bedroom decor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The extra room that they currently use as the living room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cannot wait to cook in here!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Finding a great place like this certainly helps in making the move something to look forward to. I'm starting to get a little sad to leave DC/NoVa, but this weekend confirmed that we are making the right choice, and got us really excited about heading back to the homeland ;) where sunshine, Publix, Sonny's and Pollo Tropical are right around the corner. <br />
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Oh, and, did I mention that this was our 2nd appointment on the first day we had reserved for house-hunting? We didn't have any problems filling our extra time...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jax Beach! 10 minutes from our new digs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls on the Wilson side...all 3 of them :) :) :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>That's all folks. Thanks for getting excited with us about the move, even if you're on the Virginia side of the equation...we're so thankful for our wonderful friends and family!<br />
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Much love XOXOXOLaura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-49180397912577656312011-04-19T09:44:00.000-04:002011-04-19T09:44:07.530-04:00Our Anniversary Trip!Aaron and I celebrated 2 years of marriage on Monday, so this past weekend we went on a celebratory trip to Philadelphia and New York City. We first took the train up to Philly and did a crash-tour around the city. The next day we went up to NYC, to hang there for about 24 hours before making our way back to DC. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but we had a great time exploring some of the cities we'll be quite far from come May :( Here are some pics...we were able to squeeze a lot into one weekend!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us in Philly...on the double-decker bus on a sunny, but windy day. It was a great way to see a lot in a little amount of time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Betsy Ross house. Would be cooler if they hadn't told us Betsy Ross probably didn't design the American flag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern State Penitentiary. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That place was super creepy inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought this little logo was cool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention it was windy? And that I forgot my hair tie?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Liberty Bell! (Independence Hall is not pictured because - as luck would have it - it was under construction.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In LOVE park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you know that the game Monopoly came from Philly? (This is me with the hat game piece, with pieces from the games Sorry! and Bingo in the background.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City Hall is a gorgeous building.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then, of course, we had a Philly cheesesteak. Ohmygosh YUM.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They even helped us non-locals figure out how to order.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Saturday AM, we went on a tour of West Philly (on the metro) to view some of the 3000+ large murals found in Philly. These murals were painted by notorious graffiti/mural-artist Stephen Powers. They are designed as a love letter from a guy to a girl...and also to the community around them. Pretty desolate area of town, but some really cool murals. It's called the Love Letter Mural Tour if you're ever interested in going, it was really cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A million floors of bliss.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We came home on Sunday, but our anniversary was actually yesterday, so we continued the celebration by grabbing dinner at Old Ebbitt in DC last night. We took a walk afterwards around the Ellipse near the White House to walk off all the good-eats from the last 3 days. Here we are: HAPPY 2 YEARS!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7fLBaKYleitd8Xv3u6mlxoE-KB2grYXAaSvIJ3xzC3X2PWUfNtpblZ7LfWDmQKsCkjarAjBzK3EzhdOL3j_96AF3fj_1DQGcWKMZtGPU35UmHEleoVaP-kY8k6b6CvxZ_V67bUZGn6c/s1600/L+and+A+anniv+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7fLBaKYleitd8Xv3u6mlxoE-KB2grYXAaSvIJ3xzC3X2PWUfNtpblZ7LfWDmQKsCkjarAjBzK3EzhdOL3j_96AF3fj_1DQGcWKMZtGPU35UmHEleoVaP-kY8k6b6CvxZ_V67bUZGn6c/s320/L+and+A+anniv+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-5054794810833376482011-04-12T08:32:00.000-04:002011-04-12T08:32:52.973-04:00Caleb came to visit!So, this past weekend, we had the chance to hang with Aaron's cousin Caleb (who I've adopted as <i>my </i>cousin as well since I don't have any immediate cousins on my side of the family). He made a mini-tour to visit his cousins over his spring break from school (He first went to AJ & Lianne in Orlando and then came to us in DC)! We had a great time visiting with him :)<br />
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Our days were comprised of doing DC-style things, eating, playing video games (I watched!). Here are just a few of the pictures from our time together...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guys went to the top of the old post office building and got some cool shots of the city. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caleb @ the WW II Memorial. Pictured with the Atlantic theater that the boys' granddad fought in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry blossoms and TJ.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous pic of the blossoms and the Washington Monument.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to the Air and Space museum in Dulles. So fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins getting ready to go watch some soccer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DC United vs. LA Galaxy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An incriminating photo of Noa on the couch with her favorite new buddy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all folks! Lots of great stuff coming up for the VA-soon-to-be-JAX-Wilsons...we'll be super busy for the next several weeks and will definitely be sharing our adventures! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ciao!</div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-19928236328973217752011-04-01T10:09:00.000-04:002011-04-01T10:09:01.286-04:00We're moving back to the sunshine state!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I guess this is as good a time as any to share with everyone [officially] that we'll be moving back to Florida in May of this year!<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>While we love it up here in the DC area, it was time to make the big jump back to the sunshine state. We'll miss a lot about this region! Particularly...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DC and all the fun stuff it has to offer!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring! (Which, unfortunately, has not arrived yet.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free stuff to do on the weekends (like seeing non-lady-like pandas at the zoo).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being in the beautiful capital city of the USA!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Georgetown Cupcake. WAHHHH</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our wonderful wonderful (did I put wonderful already?) friends!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our church home!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall colors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When winter is pretty.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's so much we'll miss. I just don't have the space to give a picture shout-out to all of the reasons we're proud to call DC/Northern Virginia home. There are some things I won't miss much. This pretty much sums it up:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow in March. And prolonged bouts of cold weather in general. And digging out my car. And wearing socks for 5 months straight (not the same ones). And being pale. And having a vitamin D deficiency.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things in Florida that are calling our name:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunshine. And a high of 86. Yes, please. (Although I'm sure I'll be over the heat by June)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sistas! And the BEACH while we're at it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron's parents!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite brother and sister-in-law!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And our favorite new niece, Kaitlyn Marie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annnd the Florida State Seminoles being 2.5 hours away!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll update everyone once we figure out the exact whereabouts of our new digs, but for now, just wanted to share the news! (And while I realize the timing of my post... no, this isn't an April Fools joke...) Have a happy day!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6437814096773731884.post-64992291644162916192011-03-28T14:23:00.000-04:002011-03-28T14:23:12.329-04:00Old RagThis weekend we went on a little outdoor adventure. On Saturday morning, we head (headed?) out to Old Rag mountain in the Shenandoah region. Aaron and I had hiked it before, but this time around we recruited some friends to join us.<br />
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Albeit a very cold (and early) morning, we braved the trail in just about 6 hours (including our stop to eat lunch near the top of the mountain). If you're in the Virginia area and you don't mind a little outdoor challenge, I'd definitely recommend this hike! Go early, though, unless you want to be hiking with a big crowd!<br />
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Here are some pics from this weekend's adventure:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todd, Aaron, and Stephen. They look ready to go, I would say.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Caroline. Ready to enjoy a much-needed post-comps outdoor workout.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little ways up at one of the lookouts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caroline enjoying the scenery of the Shenandoah Valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this stairway on the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like this one. He looks pretty legit, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caroline's official "scare grandma" picture of the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly standing on top of the state of Virginia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron made it up to the summit of the summit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All 3 guys posing for a pic at the summit.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and the boo. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>That's all, folks! Shoulda got a good picture of what came after the hike. A nice hearty meal at <a href="http://www.theapplehouse.net/">The Apple House</a>. Where we stocked up on some homemade doughnuts, Virginia ham sandwiches, and Virginia wine! Yum, yum, and yum. Hope you had a nice weekend, too! Oh, and if you're in FL and want to send some warmth our way, we'd appreciate it. Cherry Blossom Festival in the 30s and 40s is not making for the most pleasant of spring times...Laura Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970658061451807121noreply@blogger.com0