July in the Quillon home

I know I say this time and time again... but time seems to be moving by too quickly for my taste. Can you believe July is 2 days away from being over? That means that August is 2 days away from knocking on my front door. To me, August is the month when Summer flirts with the idea of tucking itself away until next year and fall flirts with the idea of making it grand arrival. Although the heat has been INSANE this summer, I dread the idea of winter. Fall is a peaceful time for me. Peopel start thinking about their turtlenecks, sweatpants and hot chocolate. It's a slower time. Fall also means my birthday (Sept 1) at which time I will be turning the great 28. Not quite sure how great it actually is... but it's coming regardless if I am ready for it or not.

Paul and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary of July 9th and it was such a great day. We drove to Short Pump, VA for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and totally stuffed ourselves with amazing food. Then we went grocery shopping and came home and relaxed at home for the rest of the evening. We also exchanged gifts. I got Paul a Fossil watch and he got me a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. It's red and beautiful :) I was shocked when I saw it and I could not have asked for a better gift. He out-did himself!

Harley's doing great :) We have discovered a few fun things about him this month! He is freaked out by our new yellow exercise ball that we just purchased. He has decided he loves cupcakes.... we do NOT allow him to eat cupcakes. I was laying on the couch and reached over for my cupcake. I picked it up and he jumped on my cupcake and bit the frosting. I could not even be mad b/c it was soooo cute! He loves our eveing run. I know he likes it a lot more then me!

Not much else is going on in our life. We went grocery shopping the other day for the first time in about 3 weeks. We were about to starve to death :) Everything is good in this Quillon home :) We hope all is well with everyone who reads this!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to US!!!!

"Ordinary, No

Really don't think so

Not a love this true

Common destiny

We were meant to be

Me and you"

These are a few lyrics from our wedding song. Me & You by Kenney Chesney.

It is so hard to believe that 1 year ago tomorrow I married my very best friend & the love of my life. People have said to me over the year that our relationship must have moved too quickly, and that it must be hard spending our first year getting to know each other. I don't think it has been as hard as it has been exciting. I have truly loved getting to know Paul. He makes me smile and can make me laugh even when I'm terribly frustrated at one thing or another.

I am so thankful for the opportunity I have to be Paul's wife. I could not have asked for a better man to call my husband & I try so hard every single day to be worthy of being his wife. I am looking forward to many many many more fun years together.

I often wonder what our 2nd year being married will bring? Will it be the year we sell our house and find something we want to finally call "home"? Will we welcome a baby into our family (No, I'm not pregnant)? I don't know what the Lord has in store for us, but I do know that whatever it may be we will tackle it head on... and together.

Thank you to everyone who has loved and supported us this past year. We both come from such wonderful families and we love them all so much!

Happy Anniversary Paul :) You are everything in my life that is good! You still give me butterflies when you kiss me and the very BEST part of my day is when you walk through our front door and I know you are home and safe with me. My life could not be complete without you! I LOVE YOU!!!

Settling in Virginia...

It has been 1 year since I left my home in Missouri and began my treck to Virginia. This was my 19the move (give or take a move) and it was by far my most important. This move felt so perminant. I was moving to Virginia to get married. Today I have been reflecting on the days leading up to my move. I cannot say I was nervous... but I was anxious. There were so many things I assumed, but a few things I knew for sure. I knew I was moving 850 miles away from my family. I knew I was once again starting over and the only person I had at the end of the day was Paul. I knew I did not have a job and by the time my U-Haul pulled into Palmyra, Va I had apox $100 to my name. I knew I would be spending a lot of time alone since Paul would be back to work and working a ton after the wedding.

I have loved being in Virginia since the moment I crossing the state line July 5, 2010. The state is beautiful and the people here are very friendly. It has a Southern feel that the Midwest is lacking.

My mom and sister were here from Missouri for the past week (That's another Blog!) and having my mom here made me realize how grown up I am starting to feel. I think in some ways, Virginia have brough the "adult" out in me. My life is so stable here. Paul and I both work, we go grocery shopping, he sits down at the start of every month to pay the bills, I cook most of our meals and we spend most of our free time at home. We have such a simple life here. It's a wonderful feeling to have my family here and not feel like the child and have my mom do everything.

Next Saturday is Paul and I's 1 Year Anniversary and I am very excited to celebrate that day with him.