Summer bliss in Seattle

Wow. It has been a long time since I've posted. Hello blogosphere.

What's happened since our last post?
Welcomed Matt home from a 12-month overseas deployment. So thankful to have him home safe.
Earned an MBA from Vanderbilt. Cheers to the amazing people we now call friends.
Took the summer off to rest (read: travel)
Moved to Seattle. Worked in consulting.... way too many hours. Burnt out.
Had a beautiful baby boy. Love the little man so much. SO much. He's a blast. I mean, look at that precious face.... and that smile!!!

Transitioned to independent consulting with Matt. Loving that.
Celebrated 7 years of wedded bliss. Still so in love with Matt. He's truly a gift.
Living life with our Kirkland community and growing as a family.
And here it is. July 2014.

2011. Italia

We were able to spend a week in Italia as well, after our week in Croatia. It's a festive time of year there (well, it's Italia, I think they're just always festive at some level). We loved being in Italy and adventuring. Matthew ate copious amounts of pizza and gelato and I took tons of photos. Such a blessing to get away and explore the world together.

Christmas in Croatia

Celebrating Christmas and New Year's in Dubrovnik was... delightful. They call it Delightful Dubrovnik for a reason. It's gorgeous. It was festive for the season, and I can only imagine it's phenomenal in the summer with its adjacency to the Adriatic Sea. We have thousands of photos, but here are a few.

56 days!

.... until Christmas! Some of you know us well and know the significance of our trip to Croatia over the holidays this year. We are both looking forward to the chance to take a step back and be rejuvenated in one another's presence. It has been a trying year but one full of blessings. Thank you to those of you who have stood by our sides. Thank you for encouraging us. For the random phone call or package here and there. We appreciate it more than we can ever express in words!

Here is a picture of Dubrovnik.

Did I mention it's only 56 days away?!

flood day 3

Downtown is buzzing with people trying to get a glimpse of it all, news crews reporting around the clock, photos being snapped, and people trying to be helpful if possible. Helicopters are circling from above, and generators are working overtime to pump water out.

One quarter of the annual rainfall for this area fell in just two days. May has quickly become a record breaking month. Nashville submitted paperwork today to request federal aid. Twenty-four hours after the rainfall stopped, the Cumberland finally crested last night and has started to recede...

The Country Music Hall of Fame is several streets in from the River...

An architecture firm that moved everything out in a hurry Monday... the building backs up to a lake now.