In 15 days, my sweet husband and I will get to spend a weekend in Atlanta. We will celebrate his birthday and I am beyond excited!!!!
The first thing we plan to do is go to IKEA. We have been twice together and the last time we went we bought several of the furniture items we have in our apartment now. We both love it. It's fun because there are so many unique and modern furniture items, kitchen items, and random items. It's fun to walk around and enjoy the sites. We usually buy a few trinkets too! Here is what I have my eyes on for this trip:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70176086
That night we are going to eat at the Tin Drum. It's a place we have been before and we both really like it. We bought a Groupon for $12 for $25 worth of food so we got an excellent deal!
On Saturday afternoon, we are going to a Braves/Phillies game. I'm a Braves fan and Matt is a Phillies fan so we will be cheering for opposing teams on that day. Should be fun! I'm sure we will bet something on the game...A foot rub, a back massage, etc ;-)
Saturday night we are going to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian Steakhouse that Matt has wanted to go to for a long time. It's a bit on the pricey side but because we have been couponing and saving our pennies we will get to do that. Matt is pumped! and of course, I am too!
Sunday, we have plans but Matt doesn't know what they are so I won't blog about them yet.
I can't wait to spend the weekend in Atlanta with the Mr. and celebrate his birthday. It's sure to be fun!
Til then-
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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A Love Letter |
I've been thinking about various ways to utilize this blog. Family updates, funny happenings, birthday love, etc. Today is hit me, I also want to use this blog to let others know (in writing) how much the Mr. means to me. So, here is the first love letter.
Dear Mr. Matthew Morgan, A.K.A. my precious husband,
Today is Tuesday, March 22, 2011. We have been married for 2 months, 3 weeks and 1.5 hours as of now and as you know it has been wonderful. I have so many things that I could say in a love letter to you but today I just want to talk about your gentleness.
You have the most gentle and quiet spirit. You love the Lord so much and are so quick to believe his promises from the Word. You are so kind and gentle with me, as well. You don't get angry with me when I flip my lid sometimes because I'm stressed out. You just gently draw me in and let me know it will be okay. I could go on and on but let's don't gross people out! ;)
The best part about you possessing such gentleness is that the Lord began to develop it within you before he created you AND he has nurtured you and increased your gentleness over your lifetime AND he knew way before we knew each other that this crazy outspoken red head would need a gentle husband.
I LOVE YOU!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Dear Mr. Matthew Morgan, A.K.A. my precious husband,
Today is Tuesday, March 22, 2011. We have been married for 2 months, 3 weeks and 1.5 hours as of now and as you know it has been wonderful. I have so many things that I could say in a love letter to you but today I just want to talk about your gentleness.
You have the most gentle and quiet spirit. You love the Lord so much and are so quick to believe his promises from the Word. You are so kind and gentle with me, as well. You don't get angry with me when I flip my lid sometimes because I'm stressed out. You just gently draw me in and let me know it will be okay. I could go on and on but let's don't gross people out! ;)
The best part about you possessing such gentleness is that the Lord began to develop it within you before he created you AND he has nurtured you and increased your gentleness over your lifetime AND he knew way before we knew each other that this crazy outspoken red head would need a gentle husband.
I LOVE YOU!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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The Foundation |
Lately I've been thinking about how much time Matt and I have been spending together since we got married. We have spent most of our "free" time together. When we are not working or sleeping we are together at least 90% of the time. It's amazing. It's incredible. It's awesome.
Why am I so fired up about this?
Matt and I both believe that the foundation for the rest of our marriage is going to be formed within our first year of marriage. In fact, it's already formed a great deal over the last 2 months, 14 days, 4 hours and 28 minutes. We are still learning so much about each other and we KNOW that we will do that for the rest of our lives BUT so much of that learning really is happening right now.
We want to love to date each other for the rest of our lives. We want to enjoy dinners together just the two of us for the rest of our lives. We want to love sleeping next to each other for the rest of our lives. We want our sexual intimacy to honor God for the rest of our lives. We want to be a couple that people look at in awe because of how much we love each other FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!
Now, let me say this. We know for a fact that our lives will change so much over the years that we are married. We will eventually spend a greater amount of time with others than we are doing right now. We will have children that will decrease the amount of silence in our home but increase the amount of love shown. We will go through more trials. We will see things differently in 10 years in some areas than we do right now.
But we didn't start this thing or rather follow through with this thing that God started so that we could be miserable for the rest of our lives! We want to be joy-filled husband and wife because that is the way it should be!
Til then-
Did You hear about the Morgans?
Why am I so fired up about this?
Matt and I both believe that the foundation for the rest of our marriage is going to be formed within our first year of marriage. In fact, it's already formed a great deal over the last 2 months, 14 days, 4 hours and 28 minutes. We are still learning so much about each other and we KNOW that we will do that for the rest of our lives BUT so much of that learning really is happening right now.
We want to love to date each other for the rest of our lives. We want to enjoy dinners together just the two of us for the rest of our lives. We want to love sleeping next to each other for the rest of our lives. We want our sexual intimacy to honor God for the rest of our lives. We want to be a couple that people look at in awe because of how much we love each other FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!
Now, let me say this. We know for a fact that our lives will change so much over the years that we are married. We will eventually spend a greater amount of time with others than we are doing right now. We will have children that will decrease the amount of silence in our home but increase the amount of love shown. We will go through more trials. We will see things differently in 10 years in some areas than we do right now.
But we didn't start this thing or rather follow through with this thing that God started so that we could be miserable for the rest of our lives! We want to be joy-filled husband and wife because that is the way it should be!
Til then-
Did You hear about the Morgans?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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Morgan Family Update |
Happy March 9th! Also know as my sweet Momma's birthday!
Life has been going well.
Matt and I are really getting into a schedule that is working for us and it's great. We decided that it was really important to make sure that we make time to spend together where we intentionally spend time together not just sit in the same room. We have incorporated date night as I blogged about earlier and also we have started having game night. It's fun for us and we hope that at times it will be a couple's game night with other friends but right now it's fun with just the two of us. Last Saturday, we played Crazy 8's and Rummy.
In other news, we went to see Hillsong United last night and it was amazing.
That's all for now. I've been fighting a sinus infection and I just don't have much energy!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Life has been going well.
Matt and I are really getting into a schedule that is working for us and it's great. We decided that it was really important to make sure that we make time to spend together where we intentionally spend time together not just sit in the same room. We have incorporated date night as I blogged about earlier and also we have started having game night. It's fun for us and we hope that at times it will be a couple's game night with other friends but right now it's fun with just the two of us. Last Saturday, we played Crazy 8's and Rummy.
In other news, we went to see Hillsong United last night and it was amazing.
That's all for now. I've been fighting a sinus infection and I just don't have much energy!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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Couponing! |
Good Morning!
It is just crazy how expensive things are these days. But since that is the case and Matt and I are trying to be excellent stewards of the money God has given us, we decided to begin couponing. I do most of the "grunt" work but Matt is an EXCELLENT cheerleader! My goal from the beginning has been to save at least 50% of every grocery bill. This week we went to EarthFare, Walgreens and Publix. Here is what we got:
1 package of organic link sausage
1 3 lb bag of Pinata apples
3 64oz. Welch's grape juice
2 packages of Boca Burgers
1 cream cheese
1 sour cream
1 gallon of milk
3 32oz. Gatorades
4 packages of Crystal Light Mix
1 box Quaker oatmeal
1 box Ritz Crackers
2 8oz. Cool Whips
3 3-6 packs of Jello
2 large containers of Planter's Cashews
2 tubs of "I can't believe it's not butter"
1.38 lbs. of red seedless grapes
1 14oz package of frozen broccoli
1 loaf of bread
1 carton of eggs (18)
We spent $46.64 and saved $66.85!!!!
We were so excited and it was so easy!!!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans???
It is just crazy how expensive things are these days. But since that is the case and Matt and I are trying to be excellent stewards of the money God has given us, we decided to begin couponing. I do most of the "grunt" work but Matt is an EXCELLENT cheerleader! My goal from the beginning has been to save at least 50% of every grocery bill. This week we went to EarthFare, Walgreens and Publix. Here is what we got:
1 package of organic link sausage
1 3 lb bag of Pinata apples
3 64oz. Welch's grape juice
2 packages of Boca Burgers
1 cream cheese
1 sour cream
1 gallon of milk
3 32oz. Gatorades
4 packages of Crystal Light Mix
1 box Quaker oatmeal
1 box Ritz Crackers
2 8oz. Cool Whips
3 3-6 packs of Jello
2 large containers of Planter's Cashews
2 tubs of "I can't believe it's not butter"
1.38 lbs. of red seedless grapes
1 14oz package of frozen broccoli
1 loaf of bread
1 carton of eggs (18)
We spent $46.64 and saved $66.85!!!!
We were so excited and it was so easy!!!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans???
Sunday, February 20, 2011
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Meet Splenden |
On February 8th Leslie and I welcomed to our home a beautiful blue and red Betta fish named Splenden. Leslie and I had talked about getting a fish and she surprised me with it. We went to Petsmart and looked at just about all of the Bettas they had.
Splenden was one of the last we looked at and when we saw him we pretty much knew that he would fit perfectly into our family. We bought him a big bowl at Ross, rocks, a pretty blue plant, and some food and he quickly settled in at home.
After a few days we noticed that he was real mellow, wasn't eating and that his fins were starting to look pretty rough, almost torn looking. We thought maybe his fins were getting caught on his plant so we took that out, but he still didn't want to eat and his fins kept getting worse.
After some research and getting concerned for him, we did want our first pet to live more than a week and a half after all, we figured out that he most likely had fin rot. Felt much better after figuring out what was wrong and that getting him better should be easy.
So, now that we are completely changing his water every day or every other day, he is much better. He has lots of energy again and his fins are looking much, much better. He even came up and touched my finger the other night. I was pumped about that. We also got a different kind of food and some bloodworms as treats for him.
And now that I have spent many more words than were probably needed, cant blame a proud dad can you ;), I present to you Splenden!
Splenden was one of the last we looked at and when we saw him we pretty much knew that he would fit perfectly into our family. We bought him a big bowl at Ross, rocks, a pretty blue plant, and some food and he quickly settled in at home.
After a few days we noticed that he was real mellow, wasn't eating and that his fins were starting to look pretty rough, almost torn looking. We thought maybe his fins were getting caught on his plant so we took that out, but he still didn't want to eat and his fins kept getting worse.
After some research and getting concerned for him, we did want our first pet to live more than a week and a half after all, we figured out that he most likely had fin rot. Felt much better after figuring out what was wrong and that getting him better should be easy.
So, now that we are completely changing his water every day or every other day, he is much better. He has lots of energy again and his fins are looking much, much better. He even came up and touched my finger the other night. I was pumped about that. We also got a different kind of food and some bloodworms as treats for him.
And now that I have spent many more words than were probably needed, cant blame a proud dad can you ;), I present to you Splenden!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
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Quick Update |
Hello All!
Matt and I both decided we were going to blog tonight. He is blogging about Splenden and I wanted to blog about something more in depth/detailed etc but it's 9:00 at night and I'm a bit tired. So let's just see where this goes.
We have been busy but not busy in the sense that we are running all over the place participating in various activities. We have been busy getting used to being married. Busy adjusting to new schedules. Busy cooking and cleaning. Busy reading and watching TV together. Busy learning to coupon and grocery shopping. Busy going to the Ballet and various other places for date night. The good kind of busy.
We recently got our wedding pictures in (on CDs to view before ordering) as you know from a previous post and we have been enjoying looking at those and deciding what we want to order etc.
We have been exercising utilizing the Couch25K app and it has been beneficial for us. It helps us feel energized in an exhausting way and also allows us to feel a sense of accomplishment regarding health and wellness. It also is a time where we are alone together with no other distractions and we have enjoyed that undistracted chat time.
We have enjoyed eating at home. We promised before we got married that we would really limit our times of eating out even when we were tired and didn't want to cook. It has really challenged me to stretch my cooking abilities and really find things that were good yet simple.
I've been learning to coupon and it is super fun. This past week I spent $73 at the grocery store and saved $63. It is fulfilling and a blessing to know that we now have that extra money to spend on other things or save etc.
Obviously, tons of other things are going on in our life too but that's all I'm up to sharing right now.
Later this week or sometime soon, Matt and I want to start blogging about some more significant things that the Lord is teaching us as a couple and individually!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Matt and I both decided we were going to blog tonight. He is blogging about Splenden and I wanted to blog about something more in depth/detailed etc but it's 9:00 at night and I'm a bit tired. So let's just see where this goes.
We have been busy but not busy in the sense that we are running all over the place participating in various activities. We have been busy getting used to being married. Busy adjusting to new schedules. Busy cooking and cleaning. Busy reading and watching TV together. Busy learning to coupon and grocery shopping. Busy going to the Ballet and various other places for date night. The good kind of busy.
We recently got our wedding pictures in (on CDs to view before ordering) as you know from a previous post and we have been enjoying looking at those and deciding what we want to order etc.
We have been exercising utilizing the Couch25K app and it has been beneficial for us. It helps us feel energized in an exhausting way and also allows us to feel a sense of accomplishment regarding health and wellness. It also is a time where we are alone together with no other distractions and we have enjoyed that undistracted chat time.
We have enjoyed eating at home. We promised before we got married that we would really limit our times of eating out even when we were tired and didn't want to cook. It has really challenged me to stretch my cooking abilities and really find things that were good yet simple.
I've been learning to coupon and it is super fun. This past week I spent $73 at the grocery store and saved $63. It is fulfilling and a blessing to know that we now have that extra money to spend on other things or save etc.
Obviously, tons of other things are going on in our life too but that's all I'm up to sharing right now.
Later this week or sometime soon, Matt and I want to start blogging about some more significant things that the Lord is teaching us as a couple and individually!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
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Wedding Photos |
We just got our wedding photographs and we love them! I've posted them to Facebook but I realize that not everyone has Facebook. For now, I'm just putting up a few...We will post more later!
Til Then-
Did you Hear about the Morgans?
Til Then-
Did you Hear about the Morgans?
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Birthdays |
I love Birthdays!
For the last several years, I have been sending birthday cards to my friends and family all throughout the year. However, since we got engaged and married, I have not been able to do it like I wanted to. Now, it's what Matt and I get to do together! We are getting back into the swing of things and I'm thrilled!
I'm organizing our calendar and getting us ready. The best part is: Matt wants to do it too! He is the best!
If your birthday is coming up, expect a card from us! Love you guys!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
For the last several years, I have been sending birthday cards to my friends and family all throughout the year. However, since we got engaged and married, I have not been able to do it like I wanted to. Now, it's what Matt and I get to do together! We are getting back into the swing of things and I'm thrilled!
I'm organizing our calendar and getting us ready. The best part is: Matt wants to do it too! He is the best!
If your birthday is coming up, expect a card from us! Love you guys!
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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Date Night |
Hello All,
Several people have been talking about Matt and me having date night once a week. We realize that at this point in our married lives we have nearly every night together alone. However, we feel like date night should not be like every other night that we spend together. Date night is a night where we will make the effort to turn off our cell phones and distance ourselves from the computers. We will limit our t.v./movie watching to something we both like. We will enjoy a special dinner together whether it is a trip to our favorite restaurant Bonefish or cooking a nice dinner at home. We want to start that now, early in our marriage so that we will hold on tight to it as our lives together change and evolve. So, that's our plan for date night :)
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
Several people have been talking about Matt and me having date night once a week. We realize that at this point in our married lives we have nearly every night together alone. However, we feel like date night should not be like every other night that we spend together. Date night is a night where we will make the effort to turn off our cell phones and distance ourselves from the computers. We will limit our t.v./movie watching to something we both like. We will enjoy a special dinner together whether it is a trip to our favorite restaurant Bonefish or cooking a nice dinner at home. We want to start that now, early in our marriage so that we will hold on tight to it as our lives together change and evolve. So, that's our plan for date night :)
Til then-
Did you hear about the Morgans?
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