Day 4 - Cruise to San Juan, Puerto Rico

Day four of our cruise, which happened to be Thanksgiving Day and my 30th birthday, landed us in San Juan, Puerto Rico! This was by far our favorite place we visited on the cruise! We started with a walking tour of Old San Juan, which was incredible! The architecture, colors, and scenery of the city was breath taking! After our walking tour, we did some shopping, stopped for a snack at McDonald's, and headed back to the ship!

Castillo San Felipe del Morro - Unfortunately, the site was closed because it was Thanksgiving Day, but it was still pretty from the outside!



Streets of Old San Juan



When we got off the boat, a pilgrim and a turkey greeted us!

Adrian and I at the Southwestern Wall in Old San Juan

Most of the houses had this type of balcony.

Cruise - Day 3

On day three of our cruise, we went to St. Thomas! It was beautiful, but very crowded! It was quite hot this day, but the water was still a little chilly! We first went to Magens Bay (one of the top 10 beaches in the world) for a swim! The beach was packed!!! Then we went for a city tour that stopped at Black Beard's Castle.  Finally, we headed back to the boat after wandering the city for a while. Notice the great shot of the iguana Adrian got at Blackbeard's castle. We also saw one at Magens Bay! St. Thomas was beautiful, but there were people everywhere!

The City of St. Thomas and Pier

Magens Bay from Drakes Seat overlook

Kelly and Adrian

The largest amber waterfall in the world!

Me at the entrance to Blackbeard's Castle... notice the sun was in my eyes!

The iguana at Blackbeard's Castle!

Anniversary Cruise - Day 1 & 2

This year for our anniversary (2nd), we decided to take a cruise over Thanksgiving to the Caribbean! This sounded like a fabulous idea back in the summer, but little did I know that I would be pregnant and have horrible morning sickness!!! I survived, but I think it would have been more enjoyable had I not been so sick! Saturday morning (November 20), we flew from Charlotte to Miami, where we spent the night (Adrian slept well that night, while I on the other hand, spent the night puking in the bathroom).  I was beginning to think, "What have I gotten myself into?" The next morning, we headed to the Port of Miami where we finally boarded the Carnival Glory! After a miserable day at sea (for me at least), we arrived in Nassau, Bahamas! It was a little chilly, but we headed off to a secluded island for the day.  That night was one of the Captain's nights so we got all dressed up for dinner! Stay tuned for more of our cruise adventures to come!

The Carnival Glory docked in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas - View from the boat

The Blue Lagoon - a privately owned beach - The water was SOOOOO cold!

The Blue Lagoon had both dolphins and sea otters!

Blue Lagoon Island again!

Adrian and I all dressed up!

Beach Trip 2010

Better late than never, right?! This past July, we went to North Myrtle beach with Adrian's side of the family - his mom (Susie) and dad (Joe), his sister (Allison), her husband (Kyle), their daughter (Makenzie), and we met up with Adrian's aunt and uncle and their two daughters. It was a fun-filled week, but boy was it hot!!!


Adrian and I on the beach at North Myrtle!



Like Father.... Like Son!

Adrian's Parents - Joe and Susie

 Makenzie and I hanging out :)



Allison loved the hippo more than Makenzie did!

Kyle and Allison watching TV!



In a nutshell...

The past two weeks have been a little busy! I don't have many pictures to accompany my post (except for ones I stole from other people), but I thought I would fill you in on the events!  Here's the recap in a nutshell...

- I met up with quite a few of my teacher friends from school to head to Blowing Rock for lunch at Makoto's and to shop at the outlets! Adrian happened to be working in Blowing Rock at the same time so he swung by and picked me up!

- I was able to visit my precious friend, Sarah, who lives in Franklin, NC. It was great catching up, playing with her little girls, and going to see David Crowder in concert. (I stole this picture from you, Sarah! Hope you don't mind! :))

- Saturday, Adrian and I went to the Elledge Family reunion at my Uncle Jack's house! It was great to see everyone and catch up on life! I stole a few pictures from my dad as well! ;)

My adorable grandparents - Joe and Betty!

Uncle Jack (my grandpa's brother) and his dog Zorro!

Adrian and me!

My lovely mom!

Brothers! (My grandpa and his brother, Jack)

My dad and my 2nd cousin, Scott.

There's always joking involved when the Elledges get together! Pictured here are my mom and Donna (Scott's mom) in the front, with my uncle David (my dad's brother) and Aunt Gerri (Jack's wife) in the background.

- After we left the family reunion, Adrian and I headed to pick up my cousin Ashley.  She came back to our house and spent several nights with us.  We watched The Phantom of the Opera, went to church, lunch with my mom at Zaxby's, went to a movie - Grown Ups, and stopped by to visit my grandma on the way home! It was a fun weekend! I forgot to take any pictures, so here's one of Ashley and me from Father's day weekend!

July 4th Festivities

Okay... so I'm a little behind on the blog! Oh well... We celebrated the 4th of July on three different occasions! On Saturday, July 3rd, we went with Adrian's parents, sister, and niece to a cookout at the home of some friends of the family. We enjoyed great food, fun games, and fireworks! (see the pictures below) On Sunday, July 4th, my parents came over to our house and we grilled out! My dad made some fabulous ribs, and Adrian grilled the chicken! After eating, we played a game of dominoes, which Adrian for all purposes won (we stopped after several rounds because it was getting late). Finally, on July 5th, we headed over to Adrian's parents' house where they grilled out and had some friends over. It was a great holiday weekend! Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the latter two to post.

Makenzie and Joe (Adrian's dad) showing off their fist pump skills!

"I love chocolate cake!"

Smile, Adrian!

Allison (Adrian's sister) and Makenzie chilling on the grass!

Joe and his friend won the water balloon toss!!!

Makenzie and Joe with matching necklaces!

Susie (Adrian's mom) and Allison getting ready for the obstacle course! Ride a little pony...

Adrian getting ready for the chubby bunny contest!

Me stuffing marshmallows in Adrian's mouth! He won the contest with 14 marshmallows!  I think his winning had something to do with the extraordinary skills of the stuffer!!! ;)

Mak loves her uncle Adrian!

Everybody sing along!

A few weeks ago, our life group from church came over and we played guitar hero/rock band! Fun times! I never knew there was such talent among our group! Here are a few pictures from the night!

Brian takes a turn on the drums!

The next boy band is born! Look out Backstreet Boys!

Kevin breaks it down to Hilary Duff!

Mullet man! One of the many costumes/wigs Adrian modeled for us!

Tim on guitar, and Adrian on the drums!

Tim and Shannon! (and my hand and Sugar...hehe)

This week we had our Life Group back at the Cravens house and we started a new series for the summer called Travel the Road ( a documentary that follows the lives of two young men who engage in extreme missions). I am so thankful for a group of believers that we can meet with each week, read God's Word, and talk about life!

Playtime with Mak!

A week or two ago, Adrian and I went to visit the Patton's (Adrian's sister, brother-in-law, and niece) at their house.  We had such a great time, and Makenzie enjoyed showing us all her cool stuff and tricks! We took Sugar with us, which Makenzie specifically requested.

This is where Sugar always sits when we ride in the car! She loves her momma!

Cookie time!

Mak showing me her teeth! :)

Tea party! Makenzie even has a special song to sing with her spoon... stir it, stir it, tap it, tap it, and put in on the side.

Makenzie's very own obstacle course and flipping arena!

Makenzie, Allison, and Sugar! Pretty girls!

Makenzie showing us her stretches!

Look at us with our sunglasses! This picture was actually taken another day, but I couldn't resist putting it on here! Fun times!