Weekend Recap (even though it's already Wednesday)

William and I had a great weekend at home! Since my grandpa died back in September my grandma has had to adjust to living in her big house by herself. William and I have been promising that we would stay with her so Friday night when I got off work we headed to Raleigh. My grandma was given a bird by her nephew and I can't remember what exactly it's called but it has a pretty red tail and it's really expensive. It even comes with a birth certificate. It talks and whistles and makes noises ALL the time apparently but for some reason every time William gets around her it takes a good hour for her to warm up and start talking. It says general bird things like "pretty bird" and "hello" and stuff like that but it also barks like a dog and repeats things my grandma has taught it. It really is cool to watch! Her name is Gracie and she eats all kind of fruit (watermelon is her fave) but she also likes peanuts and ice and veggies straws! Here's a picture of her when my grandma let her out of the cage and a picture of William attempting to feed her (he was really scared of her beak!):

Saturday we woke up and went to cracker barrell with my grandma. There is no better breakfast on earth! Here's a picture of me and her at the table:

We went to my parents house and then took William to the flea market because he had never seen one, LOL. Sunday we had a great relaxing day, ran some errands with my mom and watched a movie while Charleigh loved William and layed behind his head:

Monday we came straight back to work and school and have not stopped since then! My parents are coming to stay here this weekend which will be SO fun. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Technology issues

I really have been wanting to post lately but my stupid computer is acting up. When technology works it's the best thing ever but when it doesn't it seems to blow up your world, lol. I can type a whole post on here and then I cannot hit the "publish" button. I can write the whole post on my computer, save it, and then I have to wrestle William's laptop away from all his research to post it, LOL. Anyway....we had a great weekend here in Winston.

I had to work saturday so once I got off we went to the mall and got all of our grocery shopping done. Sunday we went to church, took a nap, went to the gym, and watched two movies! I don't know if I have illustrated the fact of how hard our church search has been since we moved. We have finally found a church that we like and it reminds us of our old campus ministries at Campbell. They have home groups set up and we finally got the chance to try it yesterday night. We had a great time getting to know everyone and it was a breath of fresh air to connect with people of all ages. We're looking forward to the next meeting!

On another note, today is my grandma's birthday! She has had a tough year with the death of my grandpa but she is continuing to be a trooper and she means so much to me and William. We love you grandma Linda!

We are still alive...

Almost a month since we last posted! William and I have been SO busy with getting his summer research off the ground (which he loves) and all sorts of other things that the blog just took a back seat. We had some time off for the 4th of July so we were able to do some traveling and just relax. We went home friday when William got off and we had a good time just catching up with my parents. Saturday we ran several errands, went to the Farmer's Market with my parents, and grilled out a wonderful dinner. Sunday we got up early and headed to the beach for the day. We also took Charleigh and she LOVES the beach! We drove to Carolina beach and took the ferry at fort fisher. William and I had never done it so it was weird to be on a boat with cars!

We drove through southport and over to Oak Island where we went out on the beach for a few hours. William and I don't mind swimming in the ocean but once we saw a big old jellyfish swimming beside us we were done! I have never exited the ocean that fast...LOL.We left the beach to go back home and we all got showers and went out to eat. It was great to get away for the day and we all slept SO well that night.

Monday we slept in and William and I went to meet some of our friends for lunch. Corey and I went to middle school, high school, and college together and her husband Zach is in medical school. They just spent two years living in the Grand Cayman islands and Zach just took the big test that William will take next year. It was SO good to share the same stories, zach and william relating as med school students, and Corey and I as the wives of those students which is fun but challening! I wish we were all in the same place...maybe someday in the future!

Once we left them we did a little shopping and visited with my grandma for a while. We went to dinner with my parents and immediately got sad knowing the we would have to leave. We're back in Winston now, getting settled back in to everyday life but we had a great few days away!

Hope everyone has a great week!