December !

Wow... December came and went super fast ! The month started off with my dearest friend getting married on Dec. 5th . Amy and I met when I transfered to UNC in 1999 and we were instant friends ! She is a sister to me and has a beautiful soul .... we moved to Nashville together after graduation and started " grown up life" together. We lived in a great apartment and worked our first jobs, traveled lots, and were involved in young life leadership. But... when Sammy and I got married in 2003, she moved back to NC to help take care of her mom living with liver disease. She is a true servant and a treasured friend - we had so much FUN in Asheville - my parents stayed with us in a cottage for the wedding weekend to keep Georgia so we could play! Here are some weekend pics !

this is what happens when grandparents have breakfast duty ...

Georgia apparently hates to wear gloves!?

Getting to use my skills I learned while working with MAC to make Amy beautiful on her big day!

Jasmine ( another roomate) and her husband Mitch

Onto another part of December...
The following weekend was Dec. 12th and it was the annual Franklin Dickens Festival ! We headed down to the town square for a little cider, kettle corn , sugar plums and Mr Scrooge! The streets are filled with Dickens characters, food, horse drawn carriages and more! we had a blast!!






Then... the next week, on Dec. 14th .... Sammy and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary! We went to our favorite place ( a small quaint Italian restaurant in downtown Nashville - Sole Mio.) We sat at our usual requested table next to the fireplace and loved every second of talking , eating slow ( not having to entertain a toddler and barely get food in - ha ha!), sipping coffee and then headed to Opryland to see the Christmas lights. We made some great memories...

Mmm.... fireplace and dark roast coffee- best night!

and the last part of December ... was of course... CHRISTMAS! New post to follow!