Blog Ketchup by Erin

In August for our first wedding anniversary back to Rosemary Beach. (We'll be going again this August!) It was just as gorgeous as when we left it last year after our honeymoon. The next week it was out to California for Lee's cousin's (Matt) wedding. It was beautiful and we got to see lots of family which is always great! We went from CA to Las Vegas with part of the family to celebrate another one of Lee's cousin's (Liz) 21st birthday! We stayed at the Bellagio and saw all the sights - I even gambled (and of course, eventually lost) $5. That was enough for me! Lee had been to Vegas before so didn't feel the need to gamble/lose any money… smart guy I married, right!?

After Vegas, we headed home and had a relaxing few weeks…

We didn't do too terribly much in September but then once October came, we were off running again! We went to Ohio for my cousin's (David) wedding. Lee hadn't met everyone on my mom's side of the family yet (and there are A LOT of people to meet) and he did an incredible job keeping everyone straight (which is even more difficult given that there were 13 kids under the age of 10 and they all look alike)!

When we got back from Ohio, one of Lee's best friends from high school came to stay with us and go to Disney World with his family. Philip, Amanda, Julia and Emma spent the week in Mickey heaven while we went to work and joined them in the parks afterward. We were all exhausted but had SO much fun and Lee and I got to be "better than grandparents" (the girl's words, not mine) for the week. We tried not to spoil them too much. :)

Later in October Lee and I were finally able to take our FREE Disney Cruise. We were supposed to go last May, but I was sick with the flu so we had to put it off. We had a great time relaxing on the beach at Disney's private island (Castaway Cay) and on the ship. We decided that once was enough for us in Nassau though (if you aren't interested in being swindled, getting your hair braided or buying tacky souveniers, rest assured you aren't missing anything if you never make it to Nassau).

The following weekend we drove to Atlanta (for what turned out to be the quickest trip ever) to Eggtoberfest. This is a yearly gathering of Big Green Egg enthusiasts (which apparently we are) and was a lot of fun. We found out that Tucker, GA is NOT a good place to stay (long story) and that Lee cooks WAY better than the experts at the festival. Next year we'll save our gas money for some nice steaks to cook on the BGE and stay home that weekend. More to come!