Around Here Lately...

I am enjoying some free time and relaxation before Baby Boy Clancy rocks our world, so I have not been keeping up with the blog. Here are some pictures to recap the past few months...

We took a trip to Kentucky to go on the Bourbon Trail with our sweet friends Angela & Steve. 

Sadie Kay

On Black Friday, my oldest sister gave birth to the sweetest little baby girl! I know everyone says every baby is sweet, but y'all THIS baby is a doll! She only cried once while I was there, and she is just so cuddly! Despite her good disposition and adorable lips, I do not have baby fever! She (and all babies) are still a ton of work! Sadie Kay was 7 lbs and 14 oz, and we first met over FaceTime since my sister lives in Kansas City. Tina moved out there after graduating college, and has been there ever since. In the past 10 years, she has earned a very successful career, and my other sister and her husband work at the same company and live just a few minutes away from them! My heart is always divided with my parents and brother's family in Georgia and my sisters and their growing families in KC.

Wrapping Up 2015

Like most of you, these past few weeks have been so busy and chaotic. My last post was just before our trip to the mountains to celebrate my birthday, and since then I have roasted marshmallows by the fire pit on a regular basis, traveled to a wedding, drank too much at neighborhood festivities, enjoyed time with our family for the holidays, traveled to KC to meet my newest niece (Sadie Kay), enjoyed the abnormal warm weather with our pups, earned my CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), recovered from bronchitis, suffered with terrible back problems ... and the list goes on and on. Here are a few pictures to get everyone up to speed. 

Thanksgiving, Sadie Kay and Christmas deserve a post of their own... so stay tuned! :) 

I plan to do a video montage of our weekend at the cabin. My girlfriends and I love taking funny videos of one another, and Ashley and Lauren sent me their collection from that fun weekend. The montages are simple but very time consuming, so now that things will slow down a bit I hope to create the video. :) 

Papa is 85!!

It was so fun celebrating our sweet Papa! He deserves every single birthday wish to come true --- 

he is the sweetest and most generous soul! 

He loves corny jokes and martini's, and he definitely loves his family! 

Sisters :) 

Hadley Quinn & Sadie Kay

The week that Shane and I got back from Jamaica was CRAY - ZY!!!! I crashed back into reality getting the house ready to host a baby shower and have tons of family spend the night at my house. Here are some pictures from the fun (but exhausting) weekend!

Shane and I picked up Tina, Lissa and Jason from the airport on Thursday night. I had to work for a bit on Friday morning, but I got off early to take them to get a prenatal massage. I am a member at Massage Envy, so I saved up some credits to transfer to them. It was a fun way to kick off the weekend and spend some sister time together. 

Friday night we cheered on the Royals and ate a big pot of chili (that I almost burned) :) 

Saturday morning, Shane and I treated the girls to a maternity photo shoot in our neighborhood. Lissa wasn't quite far enough along to rock a huge bump, but they both looked gorgeous!

I bought a bunch of supplies and everyone made bows for HQ and SK. 

On Saturday afternoon, we went to my aunt's house for Papa's 85th birthday party. It was great to see family. That evening, we ordered pizza and made s'mores by the fire pit. 

Sunday morning was the day of the shower. 

Mimosas 

Yogurt bar

Donut tower

We also had a coffee bar that said "Hadley is Brewing"

I made this for Hadley's nursery, but it was a perfect wreath for the door! 

People had fun guessing the due date. We also had people sign baby books and played a fun "shoe game". 

Sunday evening we were all spent! We played a game and ate tortilla soup (that I also nearly burned) and then watched The Little Mermaid! How precious is Tina with a big bowl of popcorn on her belly?!

Shane was a good teammate and took everyone to the airport on Monday morning before work. He is the best! 

Lissa requested that we ask the guests at the baby shower to write a memory of she and/or Jason for Hadley to have one day, but I decided to make a video montage instead. 

Enjoy... 

I gave my sisters a few decorations for the nurseries and their favorite animals that we bought in Jamaica. I also gave them a bottle of wine from Three Sister's Winery so they have a bottle handy once the babies come! 

Sadie Kay will make her debut any day now, and Hadley Quinn is officially in the third trimester! I am so excited to fly out to KC in December to meet Sadie Kay and spend time with Makenzie! 

I love being Aunt C!! 

A Week Between

In the little time that I had to update the blog, I know I have mentioned how busy I have been with work, business travel and my 3 hour round-trip commute. I am thrilled to announce that I have found an incredible new job at a company just 3 miles from our home. It will be such a blessing. 

It was an honor to work as the Regional Marketing Coordinator for the largest labor and employment law firm in the nation, but I have elected to change industries and make a balanced life more of a priority. I will now be working at a local company in the Project Management industry. While my career is still a priority, I have determined that I would not be able to balance other priorities with that role. I know this new position will allow for a better work-life balance and for that I am so grateful! 

What will I do with all of this free time?? Well I was able to have a lot of free time this past week, and I used it to be productive. It feels great to catch up on all of the things I never had time to do when I was so busy with my career. 

The new company asked that I start at the beginning of a pay period, but my two weeks notice at my old company didn't match up with the time frame and it has been incredible to have an entire week off with no work emails flooding my inbox! I have never had a true week off without work emails or work emergencies. I thought I would get stir crazy, but really I am enjoying being productive at a leisurely pace :) 

Last Friday was my last day, and Shane took me out to dinner to celebrate. Saturday I went to the store and saw a few friends that invited us to a football party in the neighborhood. We spent the weekend eating, drinking and cheering on the Dawgs! 

After hosting a Rodan & Fields party at my house, we went to another neighbor's house for "Driveway Drinking" where we all hangout in their driveway so all the kids can run wild. They ran wild all right... all over Mr. Shane. 

On Sunday I went to the pool to enjoy some time off while Shane worked on a house project. 

Shane was off work on Monday for Labor Day, so it was fun to spend an extra day together. We had a great day at the pool. We had fun with the neighborhood corn hole tournament. (We have such an incredible neighborhood!) 

I went for a jog on Monday night and then took the doggies for a walk. It was refreshing, but I am STILL sore. I am literally SO out of shape. I never work out. I plan to use some of my new-found free time to get in a healthier routine. 

On Tuesday, I drove to Grayson to take Munca to lunch for her birthday. I had a few things to do on that side of town, so I spent the night with my parents.That evening, we were able to FaceTime with Lissa and Jason and they announced they are having a girl!! Both of my sisters are pregnant with girls, and I am thrilled! I now have 4 nieces and a nephew!!

On Wednesday, I went to my mom's school (which Rowan calls Mimi's school) and surprised her for lunch. After bringing my mom a Starbucks and meeting her third graders I waited in the hall outside of the cafeteria for Rowan's class. She was the line leader, so as soon as she turned the corner she saw me. She look shocked and yelled, "Celeste!!!!" Her reaction shocked me because she has always called me Aunt C. I gave her a big hug and picked her up and she burst into tears. When I asked her why she was crying, she said, "because you are my best friend"

How freakin' sweet! I am so in love with my sweet Ro! She was thrilled to show me how she walks through the line and picks out her lunch. 

I gave her ice cream money for later in the week, and she seemed to like that!

Later that day, I had a dentist appointment that took longer than expected so I was able to meet my grandparents for dinner. It worked out perfect because I was able to spend time with them and miss all of traffic. :) We are excited to celebrate Papa's 85th birthday next month. Ms. Peggy's mom turns 99 soon! Can you believe that?!

I have crossed so much off of my to do list, and I am so grateful to have more free time to stay caught up. Today I am running errands to get ready for our annual football party (We always host a party at our house for the first UGA away game).

I start my new job on Monday, and I have a feeling that it will be great! 

XoXo

Catch Up Post

Hello All! :) 

Once again, I have failed at keeping up with the blog, but here is my valiant attempt to catch everyone up to speed. 

This summer was a bit crazy, but I was so thankful for a trip to the beach with the best friends in the world. 

Shane and I celebrate our 5 year dating anniversary at the beginning of July. I love that our anniversary is over a holiday weekend because we always have time to celebrate!

I can't believe we will be celebrating 3 years of marriage at the end of this month! Where has the time gone? We are loving our time together as a couple before we have kiddos. 

^^^ These dogs are so adorable! 

I love when Shane writes me sweet notes on the mirror. 

Typical Rock-O! His drool is all over our house. Our poor housekeeper :( 

We were so thrilled to meet Gatlin and spend time with Russell and his family. Shane looks like a natural holding 3 babies! 

Both of my sisters are pregnant right now, and we are loving being Aunt C and Uncle Shane. We spend out free time sleeping, traveling and going on weekly dates! I know when we do have kids we will be so thankful for this time together. It is so fun to be married to your best friend! 

Shane and I both traded in our Prius for a new car. I got a convertible and he got a truck :) I have always wanted a convertible, so I have really enjoyed it!

I love spending summer days by the pool, and I really love when Shane joins me! He normally prefers to work on a project or do something productive, but sometimes I can convince him to chill poolside! 

There are hundred of pictures of our dogs on my phone... I think I am obsessed! 

They love when we lay on the floor with them. They would cuddle all day! 

We took the to Lake Acworth recently. It is just 10 minutes from our house, and they got to ride in the back of the truck! 

When we brought them home, we bathed them and brushed Polly. Our yard was covered in her hair! 

My sweet Rowan started Kindergarten (and you better believe I cried)

We went to my parents the day before the kids went back to school. I gave them each a present and ice cream money. When I asked Rowan what she was most excited about in regards to starting "Mimi's school" I thought she would say something about her friends or recess, but this prissy little thing said she was most excited that her hair was straight for school. Sabrina spent a few hours straightening it for her, and when we walked past the pool that evening she said "No one get my hair wet!" Haha! 

^^ Our sweet Paw Paw

Shane and I are normally worn out by Friday evenings (which is why we do our weekly date night on Monday nights), but one Friday night we were having a drink on the back porch and he wanted to go up to the pool. We were the only ones up there, and we had so much fun hanging out and listening to music! We ended up going to a neighbors that night and spending time with our friends which was a fun way to start off the weekend. 

Our Saturdays are normally pretty lazy in the morning. I let Rock sneak on the sofa if Shane is still sleeping. He can hear when Shane is coming downstairs, and his eyes get so wide and he gets a nervous/frantic look on his face. Haha! 

We went to Ashley and Seth's wedding shower recently and had so much fun. Our sweet neighbors took care of the dogs so we could spend the night at the party. (We literally have the best neighbors in the world! We have 10-12 couples that we just adore!) 

I am so thankful for these friends of mine! 

I am stoked that Candace has moved back from Chicago! Our group is now complete again! 

We celebrated baby Claire's first birthday. Shane and I gave her a bottle of wine to be opened for a toast on her wedding day. Jennifer cried when she read the card. It was so sweet to spend time with her family. :) Jennifer was my first boss, and has mentored me both personally and professionally since day one! Oh how I love my Jennifer! 

Our housekeeper came this weekend, and we wanted to get out of the house so we weren't in her way. We ran errands and went shopping, and then we went to see Jurassic World in 3D. It was so cool! I really enjoyed it! 

That evening we played with Jackson and Bryson, and they enjoyed taking a ride in the convertible :) 

Bryson lost his first tooth! 

Our fall is filling up fast with weddings, showers, a trip to the mountains and to Jamaica... the calendar is filled with lots of exciting things! So much to be thankful for! 

Until next time... 

XoXo