1st week in our 2nd home

With all of the moving and unpacking occupying our time, the past week has been pretty crazy for Byron and me.  We've both expressed [many times] as we open our boxes, it's like we're opening our wedding gifts for the first time!  And, sadly, for some of the items, it is the first time they've been out of their box.  Incase we weren't excited enough when we unwrapped them in May, we are ecstatic about using the incredible gifts we received as wedding gifts in our new home!

Bridget and Mook and Byron and I are all becoming more and more comfortable in Peachtree Corners.

Byron and I prepared our first home-cooked meal together.  Let me just say, these were THE BEST mashed potatoes I have ever had.  A recipe will be posted soon.

Since we hadn't fully unpacked, we ate off the plates Lindsay and Karie painted for us.

We're lucky to live walking distance from two parks, the Chattahoochee, and minutes away from great restaurants and shopping!  Saturday morning we found a local coffee shop that we look forward to visiting often.  Our location is perfect for us -- between our jobs, close to family, and in a great community!

My brother, Stephen, celebrated his 25th birthday this weekend.  For the first time in years he was able to drive home for his birthday.  Even though he hasn't been in Knoxville long, it was wonderful to see him!  His birthday dessert of choice:

this recipe will be posted, too.

And, God answered our prayers in a huge way.  Byron's needed a new truck for a while [let's be honest, if you've seen it in the past months, you were surprised it even ran!], so this week we prayed and prayed while looking for a truck, doubting whether or not it was even an option.  After days of looking and calling dealerships, Byron just happened upon a dealership that had the truck he's been wanting at a price we've been wanting!  I absolutely love seeing Byron so happy and thankful.  It's a tremendous relief to have a reliable truck for him.

Words cannot express how thankful I feel to be living with Byron again -- it's such a great thing to end a long day of work with him and the pups.  My 'list of things to be thankful for' is growing at a rapid rate and I only have God to thank.  Through the moving and everything, we've really had to rely on His plan and trust that He is faithful.  God is so good.

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

His mercies never cease.

Great is His faithfulness;

his mercies begin afresh each morning.

Lamentations 3:21-23