Birthdays!

I have two very special birthday's to write about! My sister, Mallory, turned 23 on April 22nd..and we had a big celebration night in Oxford! It was so fun to be back in Oxford, even if it was just for one night! That place is simply the best (wish I was in college every time I visit..tear). Chris and I went down on Saturday, April 21st to meet my family for Mallory's birthday dinner. We went to eat dinner at McEwen's on the square..and it was DELICIOUS. If you go to Oxford a good bit and haven't eaten there..go ASAP...you won't regret it! It had been a few months since I had seen my family, so I cannot express to you in words how great it was to see everyone. Of course, we all went out after dinner and continued having fun on the square. Here are some pictures of the whole crew at Burgundy Room..

The birthday girl with mom and dad

Sisters!

The whole crew..Happy Birthday Mallory!

 

The birthday celebration continued with Chris's birthday the weekend of May 4th! He turned 25..so I had a special surprise for him! I rented the pedal tavern in Nashville for all our friends! This is the "pedal tavern"...

 So everyone has their own pedal..and you bring your own drinks for the cooler..and ride around downtown Nashville! It was SO FUN, and Chris was super surprised and LOVED IT!! We all had an awesome time pedaling through Nashville and stopping different places downtown. If you live in Nashville or are planning to visit..I highly recommend doing this if you have a big group!

Buddies celebrating Chris's birthday!

The whole crew!

Love him so much

We did the pedal tavern on Thursday night, and Chris and I went out to dinner on his actual birthday (May 4th) on Friday night!

I got him a cookie cake, of course!

Happy 25th birthday Chris!

At his birthday dinner!

Happy birthday to two very special people in my life!

Thanks for reading and God Bless!

~Anna

Praise the Lord, I got a JOB!

I am happy to finally say that I got a job! I will be teaching third grade at David Youree Elementary!! Words can't describe how excited I am... as many of you know, I have been praying about this since I moved to Nashville last summer. Unfortunately, when I moved here I didn't have any luck finding a teaching job for this school year. It was very frustrating and hard to accept. I love teaching, and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. However, God had a different plan for me.. I was led to some different part time jobs. Ironically, the part time jobs couldn't have been a more perfect fit for the time being. I had my wedding coming up, along with two best friend's wedding. Needless to say, it was great having a flexible work schedule where I could take off when needed (which wouldn't have been the case if I had been teaching). So I learned... God's plan are always the best.. even if you had a totally different plan in mind! With all that said, I am so happy that God has answered my prayers, and I will finally be back in the classroom!it will be a new school, new grade, and a whole new adventure.. I couldn't be more ready! I found the quotes below and related to them very well!! Happy Monday!!