Fall & Furry Friends

Not much exciting has happened lately. This was the first weekend in weeks that Kent and I were both in Pensacola, so we really just enjoyed the beautiful fall weather here and ran around town for most of Saturday. We got into the Halloween mood and bought some pumpkins for the front porch (which will later be carved) and then watched the old Jamie Lee Curtis movie, "Halloween", which Kent found to be cheesy, but I always enjoy.

Today we've both been in work mode. Ugh. I have a presentation tomorrow and on Tuesday. I'm guest lecturing in a Personal Health class tomorow on Eating Disorders and Body Image. Tuesday I'm doing a training seminar for our staff on eating disorders treatment. I will be eating disordered out by the end of this week!

On a side note, Kent's 2 cats moved in with me and Fritz mid-August. I think everyone involved was nervous about how that would work out, but check out this picture I got tonight:

12 Hour Bridal Portraits

What and adventure!! First of all, it was more difficult finding a place to have bridal portraits taken than it was finding a place to get married!! Everywhere around New Orleans has rules and restrictions and fees (some as much as $350) associated with bridal pics. I just don't get it...I'm not vandalizing the place...I'm standing in a white dress!

Anyway, so I took the day off of work on Friday to have my bridal portraits taken. The plan was to drive down to Metairie (about 45 mins away) to have my hair and makeup done at 10am, then drive to Baton Rouge (yes Baton Rouge....the only place we could find to take pics!) and meet the photographer at 1:30 all dressed and ready to start taking pics. We were going to take pics for 2 hours in the Old State Capitol and had to be out by 3:30 as they had a wedding rehearsal starting.

My mom and I thought we would have PLENTY of time to get to Baton Rouge, eat something for lunch and be ready for pics by 1:30...WRONG! We got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic right outside of Metairie and then again in Baton Rouge. Then we get to the Capitol and they're setting up for some music thing they were having downtown which meant that most of the roads were closed...what a nightmare! We eventually found a spot not too far away, which is good considering we were carrying a dress, shoes, flowers, etc. It actually ended up working out for the best because we got started around 2:30 and got an hour of pics in at the Capitol and then went over to a park near the "new" capitol and got lots of outside pics. I love our photographer and had a really good time taking pictures.

So I changed and we got ready to make the 1 1/2 hour drive back to Slidell. By this time it's 5:00 and we still haven't eaten anything...which means I'm getting cranky! Guess what?? More bumper-to-bumper traffic! You couldn't pay me enough to live in Baton Rouge. We finally got home by 8:30. Who knew it would take 12 hours to take some bridal portraits?!

On a side note, my florist wanted to charge $100 for a bouquet for pictures, which I couldn't rationalize having my parents pay for. So...my mom went to the grocery store and bought 2 dozen roses for $8/ dozen and made this bouquet herself. I think she did a fabulous job...and in this pic the bouquet is 2 days old AND it's been through 2 1/2 hours of pictures and about 10 hours of traffic!

Engagement Pics

Check it:

http://oeilphotography.blogspot.com/

Office Space

And I'm not talking about the show, I'm talking about my own. I'm finally getting my office set up how I want it. I've been working here for a month and a half, so it's about time! It's really important to me that my office be comfortable and "homey". One, because I spend a heck of a lot of time in here, and two, because I think it makes clients more comfortable if they're not sitting in a sterile, boring office. Anyway, here are a few pics of what it looks like now. I still need a few things like a couple throw pillows for the sofa and another floor lamp, but it's getting there! I REALLY miss having a window in my office. I feel like a hurricane could be going on outside and I wouldn't know because I live in this cave, but it could be much worse so I won't complain too much!

Wedding this and that

Not much has been happening lately, but I promised I would be better about updating, so here I go. I can definitely see why people elope because I feel like wedding plans/ details are taking over my life. I plan on putting invitations in the mail next weekend and I have pretty much all of them addressed, but there are still some addresses I'm trying to track down (and get Kent to track down). It'll feel so good to get those in the mail. I have my 2nd dress fitting on Saturday. Don't get me started on how the first one went, but I certainly hope this one goes better! We're also doing engagement pictures (finally....a little late!) on Sunday in downtown Pensacola. I'm pretty exicted about them. Here's the blog of the photographer we're using. I really like her style.

In other news, congrats to Mr. Morgan for passing his Adventure Boot Camp certification exam. This means he is now officially an Adventure Boot Camp instructor. If you don't know what that means, check it out HERE!

Long time, no blog!

So, it's been ages since I updated my blog! There's been so much going on lately, I haven't even thought about it! Here are the bulleted points of what has been going on this past month:

• moved to Pensacola...love the house!


• drove to Cameron, TX for engagement party at Kent's parents' house...had a great time!


• drove 12 hours back to Florida with a dog and 2 cats in the car...we're all still alive


• started working at UWF on Aug.20th...like it so far!


• I've already had to cover my computer with plastic twice at work before going home for Hurricane scares


• Kent was hired at UWF as the "Director of Athletic Performance"


• My parents evacuated Slidell to stay with me this past weekend because of Gustav. It took them 9 hours to get from Slidell to Pensacola. Their house is fine.


• And I'll end with my new favorite candy...Hershey's Candy Corn Kisses. yeah, you heard me right. However, they don't taste like candy corn...they taste like buttercream which is even better. I wish I could keep the bag under my nose like a feedbag and smell it all day because it smells like heaven!! I will be stocking up on these because my guess is that they will be gone after Halloween.

Anyway, I'll try to be better about updating!

Byebye Boone :(

Well today I finished my internship at the Appalachian State Counseling Center. I can't believe the year is over!! It was probably the hardest year of my life. The amount of work was ridiculous and I was away from friends and family (including Kent). I'm SO relieved that it's over, but I'm definitely going to miss Boone. Here are some of the things I'll miss the most:

• the beautiful mountains, of course
  
• the fact that I don't have or need A/C in the summer
  
• the fall colors
  
• Christmas tree farms
  
• Rhodedendrums
  
• Dan'l Boone Inn
  
• Blowing Rock
  
• The Best Cellar (where Kent and I got engaged)
  
• going to the Biltmore Estate
  
• hiking to waterfalls
  
• Farmer's Market
  
• Living half a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway
  
• no humidity
  
• Mast General Store
  
• fireflies
  

My fellow intern, Rebekah and I made calendars for all of our co-workers as a going away present. We used all of our favorite pictures around Boone that we have taken this year. I am sharing them as part of my final ode to Boone. It's 13 pics, so bear with me!

Cover:

January:

February:

March:

April:

May:

June:

July:

August:

September:

October:

November:

December: