successful, and as of today I am back on the job. It was really fun
this morning to drive to work with Corey, get a kiss goodbye, and make
plans for lunch!
For all the girls… I don’t have many pictures yet, those probably
won’t come until August. I’ll take care of the business stuff first in
this blog and then give you all the details of the wedding 🙂
Business… I am officially in Gainesville, GA working from the office
now. I have the same email – [email protected], and the same cell
number for World Race stuff – 678-936-3706. I also have an office phone
– 770-983-1060 ext 271. Cell phone reception is horrible around here,
so leave a message and I will check voicemail often. I am working
through my email inbox and through the blog sites to get caught up, but
please be patient! I have well over 300 emails to get through!
Okay… the wedding details! Everything was absolutely perfect. It
rained every day that week (in West Texas… seriously… it never
rains!) which was scary because we were outdoors with no backup plan.
But Wednesday evening, the rain ended, making everything green and
beautiful. Friday, the temperature was perfect – a cool evening…
again in West Texas! We were married in a big open field at the bottom
of a stone staircase. I would tell you the ceremony was beautiful or
the words were amazing… but honestly it’s all a blur! I remember the
moment I saw Corey and how all the worries and stresses just melted
away and I smiled so big my cheeks hurt. I remember saying “All my life
I give to you…” and thinking “Yeah… this is so good!” Same deal
with the reception… just a blur!!!! I’ll let you know how it was when
I get the pictures 🙂
Our honeymoon was wonderful. We stayed in a historic old cabin outside
the wedding site for two nights. It was so calm and peaceful out there
– a great change of pace from the wedding week! We had lunch with the
bridal party and our family the afternoon after the wedding – a little
awkward, but really awesome that we didn’t have to say goodbye to the
really special people at the wedding. Then Sunday we packed up what we
could in my little car and began driving to Georgia. Then we spent a
few days up in Helen, GA, north of Gainesville. It’s a great old German
town with lots of fun European flavor. We had a great cabin in the
mountains and it was incredibly relaxing. Then we moved into our new
house – just down the street from the AIM base – and began setting up.
After a few days of that, we flew to California for Corey to stand up
in a wedding for one of his childhood friends. We stayed with Katherine
Weston’s mom (Katherine was on the 2006 World Race with me) and
Katherine visited with us. We arrived home yesterday morning and am now
back on the job!
It’s great to be with you guys again – I look forward to catching up on the past month of everything that has happened!!!
