Wedding Wednesday: Couple Portraits

After we had our first look, we wandered around Winter Park and got some really great photos of us. I'm so glad we did this before our ceremony because we were able to take our time and find some really good spots for photo opps, rather than rushing to get some photos before heading in for our reception.

You probably can't tell from the photos (thank goodness), but it was a very unexpected 4o degrees outside at this point in the day. I know that is nothing to most of you northerners, but we live in Orlando. We'd gone all winter without having any really cold days like this and I was pretty shocked to wake up on our wedding day to such cool temps. Needless to say, I was freezing cold as we took these photos. I remember looking at Jonathan at one point, teeth chattering, saying "We don't need this photos! It's too cold!" I'm obviously really glad I sucked it up and continued on, because I absolutely love how these turned out!

P.S. I apologize in advance for the photo overload, but I just couldn't narrow it down!

 

I absolutely love reliving our special day and I know we will cherish these photos even more down the road. The amount of love I feel for this husband of mine is absolutely overwhelming. 

All photos by Lora Rodgers Photography.

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Gone Country

I had to stop and laugh on Saturday as we drove to pick up some friends and head to the Silver Spurs Arena for the rodeo that evening. Earlier that day, we met my in-laws at the gun range for a little target practice and I was really entertained by the fact that we started our day at the gun range and would be ending it at the rodeo. I told Jonathan our life was a country song that day. We had a blast.

I'm still not super comfortable with a gun, but I wish I had taken a picture of the target because I didn't do too bad if I do say so myself.

I was pretty psyched for the rodeo because I went last year for the first time ever and I loved it! We had great company this year and it's just fun to watch the competitions. Not to mention that our fun started by my silly husband convincing the parking attendants that we were making a hay delivery so we ended up with a pretty sweet parking spot! 

I also finished Breaking Bad this weekend and there is now a void in my life. I'm really late to the Breaking Bad party and I'm wondering what took me so long to see what all the fuss was about. If you haven't experienced this show yet, you are missing out. Simple as that.

I hope you all have a great week!

blessings, they just keep on coming

2014 has certainly been a year of big life changes and we've hardly made it to March. Just as things were starting to settle down after our wedding in January, February brings more blessings in the form of a big career change for me. 

I don't talk about my job on here often because I try to keep that separate, but I have been at the same company since I graduated college in 2008 and while I've grown within the company and enjoyed my time there, I've been ready to move on for quite some time. After many months of job searching, last week I was offered a great position with a consulting firm and was absolutely thrilled to accept. I start a week from Friday and I absolutely can't wait to start this new chapter!

I had become so unhappy in my previous job and I'm not proud to say it really brought me down. I knew eventually the right opportunity would come along and it absolutely did. I was at the point where I would really take any position just to get out of my job and I'm glad to say I didn't have to make that compromise with this one. This position is in my field and it's certainly a step up in regards to the work load, job responsibilities and even in salary.

I'm feeling all sorts of things. I'm relieved. Quitting my job and knowing that it was the right thing to do left me feeling like a huge weight was lifted. I'm excited for a change, for new challenges and new responsibilities. I'm thankful. I'm thankful because God continues to remind me that he is in control and his plan is always right on time. I'm overwhelmed because the blessings just keep on coming and somehow right when I think things couldn't get any better, they do. 

I can't help but wonder what blessings the rest of 2014 will bring us. I sure can't wait to see and I absolutely will be soaking in every joyful moment.