Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Disney Kind of Wonderful



I suppose that I need to stop apologizing for my continual periods of blog writing absenteeism.  Simply put, it seems that life is not slowing down, nor shall it.  Therefore, I’m lucky to get one blog a month churned out in the midst of everything else…so, I guess I should just be thankful that I can do that much.



I had a great New Year’s Eve with my friend Zach in town.  We went to the same party I go to each year and the next day we drove up to Crowder’s Mountain to go hiking (the weather was gorgeous).  Unfortunately, I got a speeding ticket on the way.  The roads were so clear and I wasn’t paying attention.  So, now I’m going to have to go fight it in court on Feb. 13…let’s hope they show mercy on me!

Grandma and Grandpa Carraway had their 70th wedding anniversary party Jan. 4 with a ton of the family coming in town to celebrate.  They had 3 of 4 children, 8 of 9 grandchildren, and 5 of 8 great-grandchildren present, as well several spouses and cousin Mary-Ellen.  We had dinner at the Cypress clubhouse which was delicious and took many family photos.  For their main presents, I gave them a canvas I had made of their colorized wedding photo and the kids chipped in to give them professional photos of all the grandchildren together.  Brandon, unfortunately, was not able to make it, but I hope to be able to Photoshop him into the main photo at some point.

It was great to see all the great-grandkids!  They are growing like weeds.  Little Millie is as precious as ever – even though she had a cold.  I so wish they all lived closer!
 In the beginning of January I also decided to join a dating website.  Despite meeting so many people every day and week of my life, it is often hard to find someone with the same ideals and personality as me.  I was very hesitant about the idea, but after many suggestions by friends and family, I decided to take the plunge – and I have to say I’m glad I did!  After only about a week or two on the site, I had four dates set up.  While all were nice guys, one particularly stood out with his astonishingly similar personality and upbringing.  We have now been dating for almost three weeks.

Matt grew up in Indiana and went to Purdue University.  After college, he worked for ESPN in Connecticut, then Turner Sports in Atlanta, and now works in mobile app development for NASCAR here in Charlotte. He is 30 and has a 6 years younger brother who still lives in Indiana.  They are very close.  (His brother also got a full academic scholarship to college).  Matt has traveled to Australia and Paris and London and has a big desire to see more foreign places. He has begun playing ultimate Frisbee with me each week and attending Forest Hill Church with me.  He also likes a variety of old movies – especially North by Northwest and Vertigo.  But really, he likes most movies.  He plays drums (exceedingly well) and really enjoys most music.  
Last weekend, Matt joined Mom & Dad and myself to see the Circus.  It was very cool with a lot more aerialists and acrobatics than usual.  He then accompanied us to Outback where we met up with G-ma & G-pa, and Uncle Bob & Cheryl.  He says our moms and grandparents are very much alike.

Right now I’m most looking forward to my birthday – even though it’s more than a month away – because Matt and I just booked a trip to Disney where a few of his friends and my cousin   We’ll go to EPCOT and Magic Kingdom.  I’m SOOOOO excited!!!  We’re going to eat in the brand new Beauty & the Beast castle and also in France at EPCOT.  I love good food!


Michael will meet us.
(Speaking of Disney, I recently saw the Disney movie Frozen which I totally fell in love with!  I've been listening to the soundtrack nonstop. lol).  

I’m also looking forward to Valentine’s Day – the first time I’ll have an actual date on said holiday.  Matt is planning something but won’t tell me what, so I’m excited. I love surprises!

This Friday my roommates and I are hosting First Friday Night Dinner again.  Last month it didn’t end up happening, so I’m glad to have it resume this month.  It’s always interesting to see all the different friends who show up.  

I also had another article published in Boom Magazine: http://www.boomnc.com/featured-articles/heading-north-on-the-california-coast/.  Another even longer one will be published in March.

That's all for now folks! Photos to come soon!

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