The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

This place is AMAZING!!! We went there for a long Memorial Day weekend (Saturday through Wednesday) and met up with Corey & Danielle. It was a great few days and I have lots of pictures from Danielle (thank you!) since our camera is dumb and runs through batteries like there's no tomorrow. If you want to check out the Grove Park Inn website, click here. I highly suggest you go there if you ever have the opportunity. The resort is beautiful, there's a lot to do, and you're close to downtown Asheville and the Biltmore Mansion - all places we visited during our trip. On Tuesday we spent our time at the Spa... unbelievable. Check out those pictures if you get a chance! I'll leave you with just a couple to give you a preview of the albums. Enjoy :)

A Weekend to Remember

This past weekend we had the privilege of attending the wedding of Kurt Perkins & Lindsay McCoid - 2 friends whose lives (now joined) bring together so many different "worlds" if you will. We first met Lindsay at Houghton where she was living down the hall from my sister. Mis & Lin have been very close friends ever since - over 10 years! Kurt was introduced to us by our friends, Mike & Rachel, when he was living/working in Buffalo during his last year of chiropractic school. He also knew my brother-in-law from that time at school. Missy introduced Kurt & Lindsay during an annual New Year's weekend in Philly with a large group of friends. That entire crew was gathered again this past weekend for the celebration of their wedding - and what a party it was! :) The wedding was beautiful (despite the weather) and if you click here, you can view more pictures. Here's just one that I took from Rachel's website. Beautiful job, Rach!!

After the wedding we spent the rest of the weekend in New Jersey & Philly with the group of friends I mentioned before. It was great catching up with all of them - and meeting their beautiful kids! Shane also celebrated his 27th birthday on Saturday, May 17th so we had real Philly Cheesesteaks for lunch and then went out for dinner with everyone that evening. We had a blast during our visit, and even though the drive was long... it was worth every minute!

What a big girl!

Our niece is getting so big!! I can't get over how quickly she's grown in less than 2 months. She's just shy of 8 months old and I wish we could live closer to Corey, Danielle, & Hannah so we could be there to watch her grow... but I guess that will have to wait until a later time. For now, here are some pictures of Miss Hannah, our big girl:

I've been tagged...

A few people have sent this to me to do, so here we go!

I am: a child of God, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a dog-lover, and a friend
I think: about what I want to do when I "grow up"
I know: every line from "The Sound of Music"
I want: to sing for a living :)
I wish: that we could live closer to our families
I hate: mushrooms
I miss: New York
I fear: having ugly babies - seriously... it's a problem
I feel: tired, but happy
I hear: a lawnmower next door
I smell: fresh-cut grass, which means Spring is officially here!
I crave: sweets
I search: for a solid Bible-preaching church with a great music ministry team
I regret: wasting time worrying
I love: being a part of God's family
I ache: for people who don't know the love of Christ
I care: about serving others
I always: straighten the things on my bulletin board at work
I am not: a big fan of leisure reading
I believe: in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth... And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord... I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. AMEN
I sing: all the time - even when I don't realize I'm doing it!
I cry: everytime I sing the last verse of "Victory in Jesus"
I fight: for things worth fighting for
I write: emails all day long
I win: every puzzle on "Wheel of Fortune" - I own that game
I lose: myself in music
I never: go to sleep without telling Shane I love him
I confuse: people with my randomness
I listen: to Christmas music WAY before the season actually begins
I can usually be found: on the computer or watching tv... kind of pathetic, I know
I am scared: of spiders and bees
I need: to pull up our carpet!
I am happy about: having such wonderful friends
I hope: to record a demo sometime this year... we'll see how it goes!