Paris

Ok. So here are my pictures from Paris. There aren't nearly as many as there were from Ireland but that's because we were only in Paris for 24 hours. Literally. We walked past many of the major tourist attractions, took a picture to prove we were there and then walked on to see the next icon.

Y'all, Paris didn't let me down. It was every bit as beautiful and romantic as I thought it would be. I was giddy the entire 24 hours we were there and I think I cried twice because I just couldn't believe I was there. I call Paris my "grown-up New York City". I wanted to live in New York City since I was 10 years old. And when the Lord finally got me there, it met and EXCEEDED my expectations. That city will always hold a special place in my heart. Paris is now that place that I dream about. I don't know that Doug and I will ever live there, but we definitely want to spend more time there one day and get to know the people better. It's funny because now whenever I'm having a bad day, Doug says, "Remember when we were in Paris?"......and I always smile :)

P.S. In my last post, I forgot to give props to Kristin for many of the pictures you saw from Ireland. My camera's battery died at the end of our day in Paris, and I was scared to charge it back up because of our experience with the hair straighteners. So lots of those pictures you saw of Ireland were actually Kristin's. She did a WAY better job than I did taking pictures to document the trip. Thanks, Kristin!!!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/dougwilliams601/Paris?pli=1&gsessionid=5KN5BFqor3DkzbNoc7axaw#

Summer Vacation

This summer we had the blessing of going on vacation with one of my best friends, Kristin, and her hubby, Gary, to IRELAND!!! We spent a few days in New York with Brennan and Kelli before we left, a day in Paris in the middle of our trip and 2 more nights in New York on our way back to Mississippi. It was a jam-packed trip, and we had a GREAT time!

Note: You may notice that Kristin and I are wearing hats in many of the photos. That is because BOTH of our hair straighteners got fried when we tried to use them in Ireland! OBVIOUSLY we didn't have the correct adapter. Y'all, my hair gets frizzy even when I DO use my hair straightener. You DO NOT want to be subjected to what my hair looks like when there is zero straightening involved!

Enjoy the pictures! (Click on "slideshow" and you can see the pictures and captions better!)

http://picasaweb.google.com/dougwilliams601/Ireland03#

Let's Play Catch-Up!

Summer vacation is over. (sniff, sniff)

Believe me - Doug and I feel every bit of that statement. Busyness is back in full swing with the beginning of school and the soccer season. We've got 4 weeks under our belt, and I need a pick-me-up, so I thought I'd reminisce about our summer...

Doug teaches summer school in June, so I spent my time redecorating our house. We actually started making changes to Doug's bachelor pad the day we got married, but my vision wasn't complete until this summer...

Kitchen before:

Kitchen after:

Doug was a litte nervous when he saw the green color I wanted to paint the kitchen, but I think he warmed up to it pretty quickly.

Living room before:

Living room after:

I absolutely ADORE our cozy, little home. When we found out we were pregnant last May, Doug suggested we get a larger home, and I cried at the thought of leaving this place that I love so much. Needless to say, when the Lord does bless us with a child, we will be staying put. :)