Going Away Party

Today my wonderful family threw me a going away party, and it was AWESOME!

CLICK HERE to see all of the photos from the party!

Picnic Time

Our good family friend's had a picnic today! Our families have been very close ever since we moved to North Carolina. Kathy and her daughter Jackie (who is two years younger than me) lived across the street from us and we've become a big part of each others' lives.

Stephanie (one of Kathy's other daughters) is in the Air Force with her husband. Jackie and I spent a few summers with her in NC & TX when we were kids. Stephanie & Tony are now stationed at the Spangdahlem Air Force Base in Germany with their two kids. Which is awesome because this means that I will have family close by when I'm in France (in addition to the Diaz family)!!

Stephanie came to the U.S. for a conference and had some time to visit with family and friends. It was great to see her again and to be able to sit and chat about me moving to France. She's told me all about what Christmas will be like and said I could possibly travel with them while I'm there. Having Steph's family close by is really going to be a blessing and it just gets me even more excited about everything!

Here are some pictures from the picnic!

Me & Stephanie	Me & Jackie	The 'After Party' with vin
Me & Mom	Me & my nephew Chase

New York City Trip

My mom, Dwight & I got to take an impromptu trip to New York City! CLICK HERE to see some photos of our adventure.