We're Back!

Sorry it's been so long since our last blog post. We forgot about it for a while there. Hopefully, we'll be a little more consistent in posting new stuff up here in the future. We were in Alabama last weekend (Thursday - Tuesday) and were fortunate enough to be able to see lots of family and friends. We stayed at Uncle Jim and Aunt Judy's condo in Orange Beach, AL, with Ben and Celi, Thursday through Sunday for Kevin and Amanda's wedding in Fairhope. The weather was

great on Thursday and we were able to get out to the beach for a little while that afternoon.

That night, we all met up with Amber and her mom for dinner at Lambert's, where they throw the rolls. The rolls were really good and I probably could've made a meal off of those (the other food was good too).

On Friday, Lauren and Celi went to the Bridesmaids' Luncheon in Fairhope while Ben and I went for lunch at Sea n' Suds. That was my first time to go there, it's a staple for Ben. It's right on the beach in Gulf Shores. We both had the shrimp sandwich (recommended by Ben) and it was really good, a lot better than I thought it would be. I never thought of making a sandwich out of shrimp before, so that was new to me. That night, we all drove together to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner in Fairhope. The weather was not very good and several booms of thunder shook the foundation of the church. I guess it was good to get all of that out of the way before the big ceremony. The church was right on the Mobile Bay, all you had to do was walk out the doors and you were there. When rehearsal was finished, we all went to Wintzell's, a (go figure) seafood restaurant. It was a lot better than I was expecting (I never expect a lot from seafood restaurants) and Lauren thought it was good too, though she stayed away from the seafood options.

Saturday was a really busy day (mostly for the girls). Lauren and Celi left early to go get their nails and hair done. Ben and I sat around and watched the NFL draft. We all met back up at the church for pictures around mid-afternoon. The weather looked a little ominous and it was raining lightly around the time of pictures but, fortunately, the rain went away and some sun came out for the wedding. The ceremony was really nice and afterwards, we went to the reception at the Fairhope Inn.

On Sunday, we drove to Leeds to see family. It was great to see a lot of people at my parents' house for dinner that evening. We were able to see Mom, Dad, Brian, Cindy, Steve, Susan, Elizabeth, MawMaw, Mr. Gene, and we were very glad that Brian, Janie, and Samantha could come out that way! It was really nice to visit with everyone and spend time with them.

On Tuesday, Jackie drove down to Leeds with Chloe, Jolie, and Jackie's nephew Landon. It was great to see them and was my first time to see Jolie, so that was really nice. Chloe has grown a lot since I last saw her!

We came back to Virginia on Tuesday wishing we had more time to see family. Hopefully, next time we're down there we'll be able to make it around to more.

We've been really busy with work lately. Lauren and I have both been putting in extra hours. I worked some yesterday and will be working a lot more today/tonight. Hopefully things will return to normal soon, we'll see. We're really looking forward to going camping at the Hershey campground for Memorial Day weekend, I can't believe it's already May! We noticed that the circus will be there that weekend, so we may check that out along with the theme park they have there. And, of course, we'll check out all the chocolate offerings they have!

We're gonna try to make an effort to get on Skype more often, as we've neglected that for a while due to our work schedules. We'll try to be online more often so that we can see family and talk with them a little more frequently. Hope everyone is well! We'll post more often!