NorCal gorgeousness

Living in the south my entire life, the weather here is taking some getting used to! Most days are gorgeous but some are so foggy you can barely see your hand in front of your face.  Either way, it's fun, it's different... We lucked out a couple weekends ago when we went hiking down in Big Sur, it was warm and clear out. and it's always a plus that this area of California has some of the most breathtaking landscape I have ever seen.  The first time E drove me down Hwy 1 I literally could not stop gasping and saying "wowwww". Seriously, that's all I could say.. after 20 minutes of wow-ing I made a conscious effort to stop, or pick another word but I literally couldn't.. just uncontrollable, non-stop, wow's. There's no word that would do it justice so pictures will have suffice. But even still, pictures can't compare to real life Hwy 1!

don't step back, cutes!

Happy california cows! nom

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Hiking around Big Sur

ahhhh!! Love it!

peekaboo tree

MV & Aug time in Cali

hey gurrrrl!

seed and I before her bday dinner!

the Bixby bridge... gettin real foggy but still gorgeous!

xxo gia

10 days til my favorite holiday!

well... about 10 days before any holiday, I will tell you it's my favorite.. but... I think that Halloween and thanksgiving are the ultimate grand supreme holidays.  Halloween because I love dressing up and start thinking about my costume at least 6 months in advance.  And thanksgiving is my other ultimate fave on account of I get to spend time with all my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents etc... and this is when we usually take our Christmas card pic. and christmas card picture day is always a great day, laughing, crying, fussing... not as much crying now that we have grown up but definitely lots of fussing and laughing.

turkey day '09 christmas card pic take 10000

Me being fussy.. cousin and sister being laughy and stepdad photobombing.. thanks

last halloween.. Beyonce with Edward Scissor Hands

My next California guest of honor is cousin Claire aka La Claira. We've been bff my whole lifetime! I am sooo excited. While we were in college we road tripped to see each other at least once a month. I was either driving north to UGA or her south to FSU.  and there was never a dull moment! can't wait to be reunited! eeeeeek! and it will be the Ga/Fl football weekend, we usually met in Jacksonville for that but we will watch it here and hope the gators go down! wooo I freaking lovvve college football!!!

Ga/Fl game '09 with cousins Jennifer and Claire :)

Claire and me being Toddler's and Tiara's... obviously

we're weird... Deep sea fishin on my bach wknd!

cousin club! Page, Jennifer, Me and LaClaira in the photobooth on my wedding night

Cali adventure pics next! Happy Thursday xoxo

back in the blog...

Hey! Well we have been married for over a month now, honeymooned, drove cross country in a Penske truck, house hunted and are just now getting settled in our place...  I will do separate blogs for all those adventures when I have some more time!

Big Sur

E has Friday and Monday off so we are going down to Big Sur to camp! I'm so excited for our first big Cali adventure...



Oh and BIG exciting news!

My sister and I at the bridal shower she gave me!

Sooo.. I have been a little emotional these past few days... that lovely premenstrual epidemic that makes you burst in to tears.. or a fit of rage or a chocolate binge or just an afternoon nap... (for me at least..) when I was doing the dishes and my sister called me. I was so happy to hear her voice when she started to tell me that her and her BF were trying to come visit for her bday in a couple weeks but her bf couldn't get in touch with me (I just got a new phone/number) and he wanted it to be a surprise for her... Well anyways I heard they were going to come but now they can't because of how much the flight prices went up.

accidental pose-ness

Being my totally unstable and crazy-girl time of month mixed with being family/friendsick and not to mention we have celebrated our birthday's together our entire lives (well my entire life) I became very upset.. right there at the kitchen sink I burst in to tears. lost all control - hysterical.  She tries to calm me down before having to go back to work and it helped a bit.... About an hour later she calls back and says, "I'm flying to San Fran..." me, trying not to get my hopes up remained calm and asked when and then she said "for my birthdayyy!!" so of course I started my hysterics again but this time it was a happy hysterical not a pathetic, sad hysterical.  yayy!! can't wait to see her!!! words can't even express

Sister and I in North Ga for her last bday

 how excited I am for my very first guests!