What is that white stuff outside...??

I'd like to preface this post with a warning: I LOVE SNOW. When we visited Phil's brother and sister-in-law in Lake Placid, NY I took about 300 pictures :) The fact that it snowed at all here in Charlotte is rare. Thanks to Tucker, Phil and I were up right around sunrise, and it was gorgeous! This is no where near ALL of the pictures we took, but it's a sampling :)

Here's our cute little house :)

The sunrise made the snow look pink on the trees:

Looking past our front porch:

Tucker LOVED it, and didn't want to go in, even when he got so cold he was visibly shaking:

The new fence:

Looking down our street:

The shed:

Pretty backyard :)

Our little snowman:

The world's cutest dog (after eating snow, if you can't tell!)

The world's cutest husband (no, I'm not biased AT ALL):


This weekend it's supposed to be 80 degrees... ick. Guess I'll have to hang on to these pictures as hope that snow IS possible down here sometimes! :)

Women's Retreat

The last full weekend of February was the Women's Retreat for my church, Forest Hill. The retreat was held just outside of Black Mountain, NC at a conference center called Ridgecrest. One of my best friends, Trina, was the leader of the planning committee this year, and I also had several friends who served on the team. They did a great job!! :) It was a wonderful weekend... quiet, inspiring, and COLD (which always makes me happy)! It was even more of a blessing because almost my entire LifeGroup was able to come- we were only missing three girls, and we tied another group for having the most representatives there :) This is an awesome group of ladies, and a huge support for me here in Charlotte. I don't know what I'd do without them!

Here's all of us prior to one of the sessions:

Here's me and Trina hanging out at the bonfire (after we finished our s'mores!):