This year marks our third Christmas while living in Georgia. We have enjoyed our time here so far and feel that we have been blessed in everything we've done.
Currently the Atlanta Temple is getting refurbished, which means it will be closed for about 18 months, so Joe and I were released as Temple workers in June. We have been sad to lose our two Saturdays a month there, it really was a wonderful experience, but we of course have managed to fill the time with other things.
Our stake was realigned this year and we are now going to a brand new church building that is a bit closer than the last one. We have also moved from being in the smallest ward in the stake to now being in one of the largest wards. It's a lot of fun and we've met some wonderful new friends. I was called to be the second counselor in the Young Women's organization again, and I love it. The women I work with are fantastic and we have a fun group of girls. Joe was called to be one of the Seminary teachers for the ward just before the new school year started in August. They are able to meet at the church and he teaches about 12 kids. He is still really excited about his calling and loves teaching the kids about the Book of Mormon. It's been a really great opportunity for us to study the scriptures together as he prepares his lessons.
We were pleased to welcome Joe's parents in March along with some friends (the Fulmers). They stopped by on their way up to Williamsburg, North Carolina for the week. We met Steve and Sharon later in the week in Williamsburg to finish out their trip and drive them back to the ATL airport. It was fun to see the Revolutionary history of the country and spend time with Steve and Sharon. Here's a little about our trip to Williamsburg.
In April Joe and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is a beautiful city and we'll definitely be visiting again. You can check out my post about it here: Savanniversary
We took a trip to Charleston, SC in June and it was a lot of fun. It's a fun city with interesting homes and history. Here's my post about our trip: Charleston
Annie finally made it out for a visit in September. She didn't have much in mind for her visit, so Joe and I planned what we wanted to do and drove Annie across the state - literally! We made some stops along the historic highway 441 visiting such exciting places as Athens, Watkinsville, Madison, and Eatonton where you can find Uncle Remus' Cabin. We also stopped by the Georgia Guidestones, I highly recommened it. As well as Tallulah Falls and Gorge. It was fun having Annie visit, and exciting to see some more of what Georgia has to offer. Check out some of my posts about our adventures with Annie
We also took a quick trip to Disney World in December. My sister Becky and her family were there for a week and we joined them on their last day in the parks. It was so much fun to spend the day with them in the Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Our friends Destiny and Tyler were kind enough to let us stay at their house for the weekend, they were great hosts and it was fun to meet their new son Tyce. I'll do a post soon!
Joe and I still work at the same places, YearOne and Earnest Partners (respectively), and we still enjoy our work. We feel it's a blessing that we both are still employeed as we know the last year has been a rough one for many.
We are looking forward to what the new year will bring. We plan on going on more adventures which you can follow along here on our blog.
2 comments:
loved seeing you guys at Christmas. more specifically, loved seeing you on a unicycle and pogo stick. hehe. Love the blog.
Okay so it has been forever since I checked out your blog. You guys look like you are having so much fun exploring. We would love to come out there sometime when money allows us to. Oh, and you are quite the crafty girl! I wish I could do that stuff!
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