On Tuesday morning, I said goodbye to our
first home. I might have been a little more sentimental about it if I wasn't so utterly EXHAUSTED! Between Friday night & Tuesday morning, my mom and I had to pack up my classroom AND the condo. The movers had already taken about 95% of our stuff to Biloxi a few weeks ago, but we had left the bare essentials behind for me. It didn't look like a lot of stuff, but between a pregnant girl and a lady with only one good arm (that would be my mom!) we had to make a LOT of trips up and down the stairs to our 3rd floor condo. But we finally got my car jam packed full of our stuff, and we headed down south on Tuesday morning. I can't thank my mom enough for all of her help...she packed, packed, and then packed some more with me and she cleaned like a mad woman! Not only was she a big help with the physical labor, it was so nice to have her there with me. :)
We made it to GA on Tuesday night, and then I made the drive to Biloxi on Wednesday. I hadn't seen Derek in a few weeks, so I was thrilled to see him...and our new house!! :) I will post some more pictures of the house once we get more settled. But I'm already LOVING it here. I'm loving all of the space in the house, loving the neighborhood, loving the fact that we're right by the bay, loving the mere 6 hour drive home, the list goes on and on. I also love that Biloxi has one of these...
which is where Derek and I dined for dinner last night, and it was delightful! :)
Now I'm off to unpack my little heart out...I'll check back in soon with more house pictures!
I truly am one lucky girl. :)
And I can't wait to see what the next three years of our marriage in Biloxi will hold for us!
Today also marks 30 weeks of pregnancy!
It's hard to believe there are only 10 more weeks to go before the arrival of our baby girl. Yikes...I better hurry up and get this new house in order so I can start on her nursery!
Baby Girl Smith and I were so spoiled by our family & friends in GA this weekend at my 2nd baby shower. It was SO good to see everyone! Derek & I left Biloxi on Friday night after he got home from work since the shower was on Saturday. This reminded me how very thankful I am that we get to spend at least the next 3 years living in Biloxi! I love-love-love the fact that we are just a mere six-hour drive from the people we love most. Here's a few of those people:
And a shot with the grandmothers-to-be!
The present pictured below (wrapped by Derek's mom) was awarded the best-wrapped gift :)
A big thank you to the hostesses for such a wonderful day!
On a completely unrelated note, Saturday also marked my parents' 29th wedding anniversary! We love you so much and are so thankful you have set such a wonderful example for us! Happy Anniversary, Mama & Daddy!
which is where Derek and I dined for dinner last night, and it was delightful! :)
And Happy Father's Day to the best soon-to-be dad!
Unfortunately, I can't be with either of these two of my fave people today! :( But I am very blessed to have them both in my life..I don't know what I'd do without them!
It's kind of hard to tell in pictures, but the houses are duplexes. We found out the family living on the other side of our house is from Georgia Tech. What a small world! So we made sure that little Uga was right out front. :)
Look closely, and you'll see him sitting to the right of the garage.
This is our little screen door! This may not seem like a big deal, but we've always wanted one..so this is very exciting to us! :)
This is our patio & little fenced in back yard. Please note our Air Force rocking chair on the patio. :)
We'll have lots more pics in the coming weeks! But for now, I have to get back to work on report cards, lesson plans, end-of-year assessment data, and the list goes on...
(You'll have to excuse the poor photography skills on the 27 week picture! I wanted to take a picture today, but I was by myself...I thought, "How hard could it be to take a picture of myself?!" Seven pictures later, and that was the best I could do..ha!)
In case you couldn't tell by the sea of boxes, the movers came yesterday & packed everything up! Today it all gets hauled off to Biloixi!
And even though I'm not leaving just yet (we still have 2.5 weeks left of school left up here in the North!), my sweet friends gave me a going-away gift a little early so the movers could take it.
The picture doesn't really do it justice, but it is an Air Force rocking chair..complete with the Air Force symbol at the top. It will be the perfect addition to our new front porch in Biloxi! :) This gift was such a sweet & unexpected surprise...I will miss these dear friends!
