First Time For Everything

Okay, so I've never done any blogging before...so here goes. I'm lucky enough to have friends and family all over the world. Unfortunately, I don't get to hang out with or talk to everyone I love as much as I want to. So I thought this might be a good way for people to keep up with what's going on with us...and for new people to get to know us. Who knows, maybe one day my kid will show this to his or her grandkids...

Craig and I have been together since January 2003 and we got married October 14, 2006. We live in Clayton, NC and both love living out in the country. We can actually see the stars at night! Right now, it's just us and our cat, Kitty. But we're hoping to add to the family soon. So we'll see how that goes, you'll just have to keep checking back!

We are both truly beach bums. We get to the coast any chance we get - we mostly frequent Wilmington, Emerald Isle and the Outer Banks. But we'll pretty much go anywhere there's ocean. I surf, we kayak, we're both wanting to get SCUBA certified, and Craig is getting pretty good with a stunt kite.

Craig grew up in Binghamton, NY and I am a proud North Carolina girl. Growing up, my family and I did a lot of vacationing all over the place - we spent a lot of time at the beach, but we took plenty of trips to the mountains also. I went to college in the mountains and a little piece of my heart will always belong to Cullowhee, NC.

Really, we both just love to travel - anywhere. I want to go everywhere I've never been. I've got an ever-growing bucket list, and there are tangent lists that include different states, countries, and islands that I've been to (those are the lists I want to expand). Oh yeah...I have an unhealthy obsession with list-making. I make lists about other lists I've made...it's really a sickness.

We've both always got something up our sleeves. Craig is always working on a project, some bigger than others...or he's thinking up what his next project is going to be. He loves to fish and now that it's getting warmer outside, spends a lot of time at the wildlife club. He's also a serious grill master and dart thrower extraordinaire. Me, on the other hand - currently I'm working on some knitting projects, writing some music (I have always dreamed of seeing my name in lights), contemplating starting up my own photography company, and running like a crazy woman. In 2 weeks I'll run my first half-marathon and I cannot wait! We are both super competitive, especially when we're competing against each other. Sometimes it gets pretty vicious.

Well, this is it for my 1st post...I'm gonna go watch the game now (it's NCAA Tourney time and the Clemson game just came on) - See ya later