Blowing Rock, NC

September 6-7, Ray and I took a trip up to Blowing Rock, NC for a wonderful Labor Day getaway. Here are some pictures from our amazing 24 hour trip!

Nothing Interesting

Wow -- I can't believe that so much time has passed since Ray and I last posted anything on here. The month of July hasn't been very eventful for either of us. We did celebrate our one month married anniversary but, that's about it. Ray and I have been working hard and going non-stop between our jobs, church, and random extras. Ray works Monday - Friday and I work Monday - Thursday as well as Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. Because I work during the weekends, I have Fridays off which is wonderful because I'm able to take care of our home so that when Ray and I are together on the weekends, we don't really have to do much cleaning (unless I only wash some of the clothes and towels on Friday and have more on Saturday). Ray is actively involved in our church's arts team and on the weekends he drums for the worship band, he has practice the Tuesday evening before and then during the weekend we get to the church at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoons and are there until a little after 7:00 p.m. On Sundays, we are both back at the church by 8:15 a.m. until around 1:00 p.m. Although it is a long weekend every weekend, we love being a part of our church family and it's worth every minute! Starting in August, we will both be working with our church's college ministry on Monday nights as well. This fall will be a busy one! Yesterday, after church, we just hung out at our home doing nothing at all except for taking some time to relax. It was wonderful! Even though it seems like we are always on the go, one thing's for sure...we are so blessed! God has given us jobs that allow us to live and a church family that means so much to us. He's also given us two amazing families (Ray's and mine) that we love more than anything. So even though we don't have anything interesting in our lives to write about from the month of July as of yet, we have tons of blessings! :) Oh yeah, and in December we are going on a week-long vacation to the beach!!!!! We can't wait for that!!!!!

A Couple of This Week's Dinners...

Ray and I have been making all of our meals at home, except for dinner on Friday night and Saturday night using our weekly date money. We've had a great time cooking together and have already planned our meals for next week and went grocery shopping together this afternoon.

Here is the pizza we made for lunch today. The crust is from Trader Joe's and the pepperoni is turkey pepperoni! We paired the pizza with a salad and had a great meal!



Here is the chicken wraps we made for lunch on Friday, July 3. It was a fun, festive meal!

Ray's New Job!

On Wednesday, July 1, Ray started his new job at Seagull Floors in Charlotte. We're so thankful to God for blessing us with this great job. Doesn't Ray look sharp?!

A Note from Kati...

Ray and I have now been married for two full weeks...and they've been the best two weeks of my life! While I'm writing this blog, Ray is practicing for tonight's worship at our church. I decided to take this time without him to write about a few of the great things that Ray does -- Ray helps me 150% with everything related to our home and life. In our family of two, Ray ALWAYS washes the dishes, helps wash the laundry, helps fold and put away the laundry, helps grocery shop, helps cook, helps vacuum and mop the floors, helps sanitize everything, etc. In a nutshell, RAY DOES EVERYTHING at our home with me and I am so appreciative. He also makes me laugh all of the time!

I LOVE MY HUSBAND!

Our First Real Dinner

Tonight, June 29, we prepared our first dinner...the dish? Shepard's Pie! First, we cooked ground turkey and mixed in onions and kidney beans followed by tomato sauce. Then, we put it into a pan and covered it with mixed veggies, corn, green beans, mashed potatoes and cheese. We popped it in the oven on 350 for about 10 minutes and broiled it for about two minutes. The result: delicious food with leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

Our First Real Breakfast

On Sunday, June 28, we made our first real breakfast at our apartment. It was a mixture of strawberries, blueberries, grapes, bananas, nectarines, yogurt, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. It was fantastic!