Friday's Letters 6.15.12

So, I stalk read a lot of blogs. I really like  reading about other people lives. I know that sounds borderline scary. Well, some of these blogs do Friday's Letters. So, here goes nothing.

Dear Orlando, I am loving this weather. Not too hot, but can we tone it down with the rain. I am a little over it.

Dear Husband, I can not wait to hang out with you this weekend. P.S. can you leave your phone off because you are totally a workaholic. love, wife

Dear Jennifer(aka me), you are such a hypochondriac. Stop worrying that you have every disease on WebMD. You don't.

Dear Sister, can you please move to Florida, so we can play the "Would you Rather..." game everyday? That would be super fun. P.S. i miss you a lot.

Dear Chick-fila, you do know you have the best sweet tea ever, right? Well, you do. Thank you for allowing me to enjoy it today.

Dear God, thank you for giving me life and loving me. I don't derserve it, but I am so very thankful for it.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

P.S. My husband just informed me that we are going kayaking tomorrow for four hours. Wish me luck because I am pretty sure I may not make it.  : )

FYI: Friday's Letters will not happen every week.

Thankful Thursday: June 14th Edition

Well, I had all intentions of blogging earlier this week, but my body did not. I caught a dreadful stomach bug/food poisoning(still not sure what it was) and it kicked my booty. Like staying in bed and watching Laguna Beach on Netflix. Totally brought back memories of Freshmen Year of College. Now that I am feeling 87% better, I feel that I can blog about some things that make me happy.

• I am extremely thankful for having a flexible job. Since moving, I was able to work part-time at two jobs(substitute teaching and tutoring) and I have loved it. It has given me structure, yet let me be flexible and travel some with Trey. With this being said, I traveled with Trey on Monday. Here is what it looked like:

Of course, we had to have fuel for the trip. Water and DP. I have seriously cut out sugary drinks in my diet lately, yet every once in a while, I have to have a little caffeine. It keeps me going for trips. So I guess I am also thankful for DP. Also, on the way home, we played the cloud game. You know, the game where you look at clouds and tell what you see in them? Yeah, Trey and I definitely did not see the same things AT ALL. I saw a bear in one and in the same cloud he saw an alligator. Two completely different animals, but whatever.

• Gatorade. I am very thankful for gatorade this week. I probably would not have lasted. Yes, I am fully aware that I am a wimp. I am sure that my "little" bug was no where near what pregnancy entails. Yes, I am fully aware that I will be ZERO fun if I ever get pregnant.

• I am very thankful that Trey and I have found a church here. We loved our church in Chattanooga and had a very difficult time finding one when we first moved here. We are meeting new people and starting a bible study in July. I am super pumped. We also found out that our next door neighbors go to the same church.

• I am thankful for these two crazies.

Y'all don't even know(well, some may understand) how hard it is to live away from these two. They are so fun. So crazy, but so fun. I love them as if they were my own. I also have a tendency to break out my teacher voice and "I will never let my kids do that" attitude when I am around them. Then my loving sister kindly reminds me that I am not a mother yet and she also sweetly throws in "I can't wait until you have kids" speech everytime. I still love them with all my heart and I am eternally grateful for them in my life.

Well, I think that is all for today, folks. I hope you are having a fabulous week. Only 1 more day until the weekend : ) Peace.

Lazy Sunday in a Hammock and a little VOL

Since moving to the Sunshine State, I have come to appreciate being outdoors. With this being said, I do not love when it is 10840953957923 degrees outside. Usually in Florida, that is the exact temperature during the summer months. Just in case you were wondering : )

So, in order to not have a heatstroke every day of the week, we must find something to give us shade from the big hot star in the sky. A couple years ago, my sweet father-in-law gave us a hammock. Of course, we really couldn't use it until now because we have never really had a yard. I don't count our yard in C-ville because it was the size of my bed. Like for real, no lie. Well, we finally decided to hook up the hammock today and try that baby out. It was great. It is a two person hammock and it is somewhat comfortable if you like feeling like a human pretzel being close to the one you love : )

                        

           

 Also for your viewing pleasure and because I am getting these pictures off of Trey's phone, check out the picture his dad sent to him the other day. Seriously, for one, my husband was adorable and two, he was born a VOLS fan. Love it.

     Hope you all had a restful and wonderful weekend. I hope you have a wonderful Monday : )

No more Frat Parties on Saturday, you will find me at Home Depot?!?

I know that I am not as young as I used to be. I know this. Yet, I am not sure when I became such an adult. Maybe it was when I accepted my first "real" job, got married, or when we bought our house, but I have now realized I am an adult. 

I guess being an adult means having adult-like days. This is what I had today. The Lloyds started off with housework. I hate housework. I love having clean laundry, a clean house, and my yard looking like HGTV stopped by in Orlando, but I do not enjoy it. Well, we did it all. And by that statement, I mean Trey did most of it. So, I know I brag on him a lot, but he really is the best. Along with all the yardwork, he also cleaned my new house project. You see, I have been wanting to put up old windows as picture frames in our house forever. I wanted to do in Chatt and that didn't happen, and it has taken us 10 months to actually buy the windows in Orlando. Well ladies and gents, we now have old windows and they will be going up very soon. I just have to find some pictures to occupy them : )

After our crazy, exciting day, we decided we needed to sweat a little at the Y. We love going together, but most of the time we go separately because I like to work out in the morning and Trey likes to in the evening. Anyway, we had a nice little workout and then proceeded to go out to dinner. After dinner, we decided we should go to the place I hate most in this world-Home Depot. I really despise Home Depot. Don't get me wrong, it has great things and I am appreciative of that, but I think I would rather eat a worm than step foot in there. I don't like to make choices and you have to make so many choices in Home Depot. Also, you go in for one thing and come out with fifty. Target is also like this for me except that I like Target and I don't like power tools. Another thing, my husband loves Home Depot. He could stay in there for days. He informed me tonight that his dad used to take him there for fun. Fun?!? He doesn't like Disney but he will wander around Home Depot. He also shared that he used to wear a tool belt everywhere he went when he was a kid. Even to church. Bahaha I would love to see a picture of that .

The below pictures accurately explain our feelings for this place.

P.S. in the above picture, I am wearing my new favorite boots. Not because they are super cute and very comfortable, but because it rains everyday in Florida. Not very long, but it rains everyday. At least my yard is pretty, I can't say the same for my hair. Yikes.

After our trip to my unhappy place, we visited my favorite place, Publix. I could stay in there forever. Love it. We needed some groceries for the week, so it was a quick trip. Yet, I did get my new favorite treat. If you haven't tried the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches, you are missing out. They are only 140 to 150 calories and they taste like heaven. I absolutely could eat all six in one sitting. Don't worry, I didn't, but I totally could. 

So, even though I am not hanging out at the Sigma Chi house on my Saturday night like I did in college, I love my sweet Saturdays in adult world, except for the whole Home Depot part. I could totally never go back there and be completely okay. Hope your Saturday has been delightful and your Sunday is even better : )

Thankful Thursday

As one of my New Year's Resolutions, I decided to blog more. Well, I haven't been very great at this, but I am trying. Now that it is summer and I am not working as much, I am going to "try" and blog more. With the whole blogging more thing, I am going to try and do a Thankful Thursday every week. Hopefully this will not be the only week of Thankful Thursday.

I am a very blessed person. I have a wonderful husband, loving family, sweet friends, a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior, a house, my health, and many, many more things. I will admit though that I do not appreciate all of my blessings on a regular basis. I know that is not good, hence why I am trying to be more thankful everyday, not just on Thursdays.

So, here is my little list of things I am thankful for today:

•  My health. I should thank God everyday for the ability to get out of bed, exercise, and just be able to function normally. I know that there are so many people who would love to be able to use their two legs. I hope I never take this for granted because I know I am incredibly fortunate.
•  Rain. I know this is a weird one. Trust me, I used to hate rainy days. Like detest them. Yet, since living in FL, I have come to appreciate and even like rain. It makes my yard beautiful and it is delightful to listen to when I am in the house.
•  Sweet time with my husband. After Trey took over the FL territory last year, we pretty much lived apart for a good four months. Let me tell you, it was hard. Period. I was still in school and he traveled every week, so we didn't spend a lot of time together. Those months were some of the hardest. Since moving, I have come to appreciate our sweet time together. Since I don't have a full-time job, we can spend more time together and it is awesome. I really do treasure this time with him.
•  My grandparents. I grew up living next door to my grandparents on my mom's side. My dad's parents were only a twenty minute drive away, so I was blessed to be close to all my grandparents. My mom's parents are still living and I am extremely close to them. I love talking with them and spending time with them. Also, they are the best at phone calls, in fact, they called me yesterday and sang me "Happy Anniversary" to the tune of "Happy Birthday." It was precious.

There are so many things that I am thankful and these are just a few. Have a wonderful Thursday and hopefully you can find a few things to be thankful for today!!!

What?!? Tree Trimming isn't the gift you give for the third Wedding Anniversary?

Three years ago today, I married my best friend. On June 6, 2009, I became Mrs. Jennifer Lloyd. Hands down, the best day of my life.

In 2005, Trey and I met through a mutual friend and we started dating. We dated for three years before becoming engaged. We had a super short engagement and were married six months after our engagement.

                        Our First Date to Sigma Chi Christmas Date Party

We married June 6, 2009 at Oaklawn Plantation. We had a beautiful ceremony and reception. I can truly say that it was the perfect day.

                                                 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
In the three years we have been married, we have had our ups and downs, tears and laughter, and multiple moves. Yes, we have moved three times in three years, I have had three jobs, and we bought our first house. It has been an experience, but one experience I would do over and over with him. I have never thought I could love and appreciate someone so much. He is my best friend, my confidant, my supporter, my family.

Tonight we celebrated with dinner at a seafood place in Winter Park. It was super yummy. We also celebrated with getting our palm trees trimmed. Woo hoo. I know you are all jealous. We do it big for anniversaries. hehe : )  We are continuing celebrating with our anniversary tradition by watching our wedding video. It still makes me think fondly of that day and its sweetness. I love watching it.

                                           Happy Anniversary my love!

Trey, I love you more today than I ever thought I could. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being the best husband. Thank you for being you! Here's to many many more!!!

Panchos, FIshy Dance, and lots of fun

I love living in Florida. I really enjoy the weather, the people, living with my husband in our bungalow.

With that being said, I miss Tennessee. I miss the weather, the people (especially my family), living with my husband in our sweet, downtown apartment in Chatt.

Well, this past week, I was able to travel back to the promised land. I was so excited to go back to spend time with family, soak up the weather, and just be in my favorite place.

I arrived on Wednesday to two excited littles. My niece and nephew are the absolute best. They can make you feel super special. When my plane landed, they were waiting outside. When I opened the door, you would have thought that I was the Queen of England. I loved it. 

Anyway, we had a blast the entire weekend. We went swimming, had dinner at my beloved Panchos with best friends, went to the park, and Care had her very first dance recital. I may be a little bias, but she could have quite possibly been the cutest ballerina. Not the most graceful, but definitely the cutest : )

 I loved every moment of my time in Tennessee, but I was really excited to get back to my cutie husband!

                      My sweet sister. Miss her everyday. Move to FL? okay.

                 Sweet baby Judson. Gosh, I love this little boy so very much.

                        Care doing her fishy dance. Could she be any cuter?

         Not the best picture, but she was so excited so she wouldn't stand still.

                                    Cousins, best friends, tiny dancers.

      Love these two ladies more than they will every know. Miss living near them.

Sorry for the delay, but back in May, this little guy graduated from Pre-K. Really, is he old enough to go to Kindergarten?

Will Will, Aunt Jen and Uncle Trey are so proud of you. We love you so very much and know that you are going to do great things!!!