ONE YEAR!

September 13, 2009 marked one wonderful, busy, and blessed year of marriage for Keith and me! We celebrated the occasion with a trip to Savannah (pictures coming soon), dinner on our china, year old cake, and "paper" gifts!*

Keith's gift from me: an architectural sketch of our first home

(by Andrew King)My gift from Keith: our last name from places we've been
The "C" and "R" are from Charleston
The "O" is from NYC the weekend we were engaged
The "N"s are from Greece
The "I" is from Hawaii

*Paper is the traditional gift for the first anniversary. Click here for the complete list.

Happy Labor Day!

Keith will be back from the beach today by the time I get home from work (yes, I'm working today)! The whole family is coming over tonight to grill out and catch up on the events of everyone's Labor Day weekend. I made a quick trip to Atlanta for a little shopping (for work clothes- not as fun or exciting) and a visit with Gramps, Greg, and Kathy. Erin and Blake were in town too. I was able to see Gramps for the first time since he turned 85, and he looks great! Next up: Our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

Congrats Sky!

Aimee is a dog lover with a special place in her heart for rescues. A few weeks ago she decided that she had the means and time to volunteer as a foster mom. We went to the Bellevue Petco (where Keith and I adopted Darcy) and fell for Sky fast. Sky was listed as a lab/husky mix. She is black with a white chest and feet and the most piercing blue eyes I have ever seen on a dog or person. Aimee took her home and worked with her on things like walking on a leash (not that she needed much teaching). Yesterday, Sky went back to Petco in the hopes of being adopted... and she was! She went home with a dad, stay-at-home mom, and sweet little girl.
Congratulations Sky on your new home! Jack, Aimee, Sky, Darcy, and Keith at the park

Photo Friday

Our family is going to be separated over Labor Day weekend. Keith is going to Destin for Ben's bachelor party, I'm going to Atlanta to see Gramps, and Darcy is staying with Oscar. We're all looking forward to our different activities, but Monday will be a happy day!

Sidenote: Today is the last day of my first week of work as a real lawyer! It was pretty uneventful if you don't count Monday night's traumatic phone call from my boss that I'd potentially deleted his laptop's harddrive!

Photo Friday

Since "Photo Friday" is cheesy, today is the perfect day to post the cheesy posed beach pics from last week!

Jan and Susie:

Aimee and Nick:

Keith and me:

Group Shots:

Darcy's First Beach Trip

It's no secret that Keith and I are obsessed with Darcy. Her very first trip to the beach was well documented. There were a lot of early morning leashless runs on the beach; playing in the sand and water; chasing toys, sticks, and other dogs; and napping. Here are some of the highlights:

on our way!

first time on the beach

trying out the raft (unsuccessfully- Darcy jumped out)

frosty paws- ice cream for dogs!family :)

headed to the beachDarcy loved the sand castles...and sitting in the beach chairs

there's a stick and leash in her mouthnapping on the beachearly morning on the beachDarcy's surfing attempt was shortlived*She stuck her nose in the sand quite a bitbest friendsfull speed ahead!snoozing all the way home*Darcy wasn't the only surfing dog. Jack is an old pro!