I neglected to tell you about myself...

So, after my first post, I realized that I'm dumping on people without telling them a single thing really about myself! So here are some basics!

Yankee born, Southern raised. I'm one of those transplants that moved to NC from CT when I was 4. I do consider myself a Southern girl, but I love my yankee roots! Nothing beats sweet tea on a hot sticky Carolina summer day or wearing shorts at Christmas.

I'm a hometown girl, Daniel and I live 15 minutes from my parents and 25 from his. I love knowing what's where and which back roads to take when traffic is horrible. Daniel and I actually went to middle school together, but didn't reconnect for a decade after that.

I went away to college at Western Carolina University (GO CATS!), earned my Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Literature and a minor in Principles of Education and SWORE that I would never go back to Charlotte, swore that I would live in Asheville and never look back except to visit family. However, after living in the mountains after graduation, I realized that home really was where my heart was and headed back. Good thing I did, or else I would have never re-met Daniel. Should I rewind 15 years? Why not?

Daniel and I were in band together in middle school (complete DORK, I know) and actually sat next to each other. He was the shy and quiet kid... I've always been the loud outgoing one. I don't remember if we were friends or not, but I do know that I signed his yearbook, gave him my phone number and then he moved away and never called... don't blame him, I was a HUGE flirt.

Fast forward to 2008, I've moved back to the parents house and go out one night with some people from work and bump into this handsome (then bald bald bald) man who says he knows me. I say no you don't and walk away. But, he really does. He knew my name and where we knew each other from. It all slowly comes back to me and the rest is history.

This is us on Halloween, a few weeks after we started dating...



 We have been inseperable since then. We bought our first home together May, 2010 (he moved in and rennovated, I stayed at my parents), we got married July 31 and I moved in after that. It's been eventful getting used to living with a guy that's not my brother, but Daniel is so handy and so helpful. I married a manly man! We adopted a cat named Banx who makes every day entertaining, okay, mainly aggravating, but he's getting better.

Meet Banx, our Russian Blue mute maniac...



Day to day I work like most people, I'm a 9-5er with a job creating marketing pieces and client proposals for members of my development center. When I go home, I'm all for some reading, gardening, Zumba or just goofing around with my husband and friends. Wanna know more, just ask!

And, please leave comments if you have anything to say!