Library Love!

Much like many other lovers of reading, my dream is to have a beautiful room dedicated to my books when I finally settle down into a house. I want this room to be a place of adventure and learning (for fun, not school).... a place of escape from the busyness of life. I decided to look at some of my options (in order to avoid studying for accounting). What do you think?


I love the spiral staircase in this one... and the puppy!












This is and always has been my ultimate dream library!

Flowers and Recipes

My sweet husband brought me home flowers on a stressful day. :)



I'm so blessed.

On another note, I'm really enjoying my new hobby- cooking. I have made Garlic and Lemon Roast Chicken, Tomato Basil soup, Lemon and Garlic Shrimp (well, this one was mostly Daniel's project), and a delicious yellow cake. They were all so good!

http://www.food.com/recipe/garlic-lemon-roast-chicken-thighs-12249
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tomato-basil-soup-10000000231617/
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Davids-Yellow-Cake/Detail.aspx

On our meal schedule for this weeks, it looks like we will be trying Cobb Salad, Poppyseed Chicken, Bacon Lettuce Avocado and Tomato Wraps, and a Chicken soup recipe I learned last year in Peru. So fun!

Life is so fun!

I am learning that I'm not very good at keeping up with a blog. But I hope to get into the habit soon.

The most exciting news that I have is that I am now Mrs. Daniel Abernathy. We are very happy newlyweds. :) The wedding was perfect--nothing went wrong at all! It was exactly what I envisioned, and it would not have been that way without our wonderful friends and family who were there to support and encourage us.

For our honeymoon, we traveled to Ocho Rios, Jamaica to a the Sandal's Grande Riviera resort. Despite small misunderstandings with the staff there, it was an amazing place for a honeymoon. We spent lots of time swimming, eating great food, and reading on the beach. We did some snorkeling too! Lots of fun.

After the honeymoon and a few days in Aledo with our families, we moved into our new apartment in Waco. We were expecting a tiny little place since our complex is intended for single graduate students, but we were happily surprised! It is a great size for starting out as newlyweds. After a full week of trying to get the place in shape, the living room and kitchen look great. Our bedroom and bathroom have some work, but we hope to tackle those rooms today.

In the meantime, Daniel has resumed working for Harris Media and working on his thesis, and I have started graduate classes and my graduate assistant job. It is difficult getting back into the real world after living in a dream world of weddings and resorts, but it is also fun to figure out a routine as a married couple.

I'm not really sure what this blog will look like yet, but right now, I picture that it will just bring little glimpses into the life of a newlywed!

Daniel and I are really excited to see what God has in store for our lives. Life is so fun!