Way Back When...

Wow! I can't believe it's been 7 years! 7 whole years since Aaron and I started our journey together. It's been a wonderful journey so far, lots of ups and a few downs. Lots and lots of changes. 3 degrees, (with more on the way!), our wedding, multiple jobs, 2 cities, 3 nieces, 1 nephew, and multiple awesome trips (see: Disney, Gatlinburg, West Coast Extravaganza, and Charleston) later... we're still having lots of fun and loving our life experiences together.
I can't wait to make even more memories with the absolute love of my life.

Here's a picture of us from 7 years ago, Jr./Sr. Banquet at our home church. We went together as "friends" and have been together ever since. It's so wonderful sharing so many of the same memories and friends.

We're heading out in just a few days to celebrate US on a Western Carribean cruise. (Well and our upcoming 2nd anniversary, vacation, beginning of summer... etc...). I'm ready to spend some much needed and anticipated time with my hubby and make even more memories together!

Capture...

I've been doing some photography lately...
Here are some of my favorites.

Bliss...

I'm all about the one word subjects lately. But you don't really need words for this...

Roatan Bay, Honduras

or this...

Grand Cayman Islands

or this...

Cozumel, Mexico

or this...

Belize

Yep, we're going on a cruise and we get to visit all of those beautiful, warm, sunny places. I'm so excited!! The countdown begins. 40 days!

Fluff...

Snapshot of today 2010.03.08

Today was a good day.

Today was a long day.

I got 3.5 hours of sleep, boarded an airplane and made it to work by 9.

I'm in New Orleans.. my 1st time ever in New Orleans. 1st time ever in Louisana. I tried to count all the states I've been to, I think Louisana makes 25. I'm no world traveler.. but 1/2 of the US isn't too shabby, more than a lot of people. I'm not sure I've ever landed so close to so much water. Ps. the water wasn't very pretty.

Today was my 2nd time grabbing a taxi. 1st time by myself. I'm glad I'm not experienced in taxis. They are expensive. Thank goodness I'm not the one footing that bill. My driver got a little lost.. and I had to put the address in the gps for him... but hey, I got where I was supposed to be, so that's good.

Today I had trail mix and coke for breakfast. Followed by fried shrimp, steak labouchere, and crab ravoil for lunch and dinner. Today I learned how to break/eat crawfish from legit New Orleans peeps. Ate crawfish for the 1st time. Tomorrow we are headed to the french quarter and I guess we'll squeeze in some work along the way. ;)

Today also marks 7 full months since we moved to Atlanta. I can't believe it's already been 7 months! (when I started this blog post, I thought it was 6 months and was shocked by that.. even more shocked when I realized that it's been 7!!) Time really has flown by! I'm loving my job, my church family, my home, and my wonderful friends. We've been blessed with so many wonderful people around us that truly feel like family. It's great knowing that there are people I can really count on, no matter what.

Today was a good day.

Today was a long day.

I'm going to sleep.

One

Happy 1st Birthday to my sweet nephew, Ethan. We had hopes and plans to be there but couldn't make it happen. Next year buddy!

vday love

Aaron and I did get to celebrate vday even if it was a bit late. Not only was it vday celebration, it was also date night. Lately Friday nights have been Aaron and Erin nights, but we rent a movie and stay home and relax. Then Saturdays are always filled with things to do... so date nights haven't happened too much lately. It was nice to spend some quality time together, doing the 2 things we do best. Eating. Spending time together.

Aaron got me some sweet flowers. I love getting flowers. They are the best. :) Looks like he wasn't able to find a vase.. I guess the fancy water pitcher does a great job as well.

Showing off the flowers. :)

1st we had a delicious dinner at Stoney River. We had never been there before and had heard some great things about it... and it was all true. We had a table right by the big stone fireplace!

And then we went to... MELTING POT! So.. we may seem a bit indulgent when it comes to food.. but it was necessary. Every New Years Day we celebrate with Aaron's family with fondue. We have an ongoing list where we write down ideas for upcoming years and cross off things that were not that awesome. We usually start around lunch time, and it's an all day affair. We do cheese and then the main course. We have everything: steak, shrimp, chicken, fish, potatoes, mushrooms (much fought over.. yuck), etc. We also have tons of fixings: A-1, teriyaki sauce, chive dip, ranch, etc. Seriously, it's a big deal. After the main course, we have to take a break. We usually watch a movie or take a nap or play a game. And then it's dessert time. oh yummy dessert. CHOCOLATE. with strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, pound cake and more. So delicious. Well, this year we weren't able to have the annual Howell Fondue day due to a cousin getting married. Believe it or not, there are a few things more important that fondue.. So, Aaron and I found it necessary to start the year off right (even if we were about 2 months behind) and have some chocolate fondue.

And there he is: the love of my life. smile.