Let's play catch up

Wow, I haven't been keeping up with this blog very well. Hopefully things will settle down soon and I can do a better job at updating.
Let's see, a lot has happened since April when I last blogged. Chris turned 32 in June, we went to DC for the 4th of July, Chris has finally finished with school, we took a trip to the Virgin Islands with the Smokers and Liles families, and...what elese? Oh, yea, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! Thats the summary, here are some details...

For our 2 year anniversary and 4th of July weekend, Chris and I decided to take a last minute trip to Washington DC for a long weekend. It has always been on my To Visit list so we decided to cross one off! While it was very hot, we enjoyed all the sight seeing and 4th of July festivities in the capitol of our nation.




As a great ending to the summer we also just took a trip to the Virgin Islands. It was fabulous! We arrived the first day, got situated in our room at the Marriot Frenchmans Cove in St. Thomas, and didn't waste a minute as we immediately headed to happy hour (2 for 1 drinks). Our entertainment the first evening consisted of a live band that Ella and Henry loved as they danced the night away. We also met a family from Boston that quickly became good friends. The second day, Cami, Jen and myself had quite an adventure grocery shopping with Anne Marie from Boston. The next day we decided to take a boat tour to the British Virgin Islands where we visited the baths at Virgin Gorda, ate lunch/snorkeled at Scrub Island and then finished the day at Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke. It was a phenomenal trip, that unfortunately for me ended with a skinned knee and was followed by a full day of illness for Cami, Chip and Chris. After the Smokers left on Friday morning, we took the ferry over over to St. John for the day where we snorkeled at Trunk Bay for the day. We left the following day to go back to Dallas.



After returning to Dallas we closed on our house 5 days later and moved in Labor Day weekend! We are very excited about our new home and are in the process of getting unpacked. Within the first few weeks, we have purchased a refrigerator, lawnmower, a large mirror and some media equipment. With it being a new house, we also have no window coverings so we are working on ordering some blinds for the many windows in our house. Speaking of windows, the guest room in the front of the house has a beautiful view of the lake so start planning your trip to visit! We can't wait to share our new home with you! Photos of the house to come soon.