Burgers, Zoo, Pegs & Jokes, and Kayaking

I have to say I had a blast this past weekend. Our good friends Anna and Chris came to spend the weekend. Anna and Chris were celebrating their five-year dating anniversary and Lexington was a good half-way point for them to meet up and spend some time together since Anna has been volunteering this summer. Anyway, they both got here Friday night along with some of our friends from Lexington. We finally got to grill out on the grill Erica (Alex's sister) gave us as a wedding gift. We hung out and had a great time with awesome friends. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, chips & dip, and baked beans. I used my mom's recipe for baked beans and I have to say they pretty amazing.

Saturday morning, after waking up and getting ready, we took off for the zoo. Alex is a zoo pro, meaning his family had season passes when he was a kid and he went regularly and Anna had been before. On the other hand, Chris and I were newbies, but we were all excited. We arrived at the zoo around 10:15 and we left around 5.

After our day at the zoo, we decided to take Anna and Chris to Don Juan's. They are huge Mexican friends, so we knew we had to let them try out some "Lex Mex" (hehe). I'll be honest, Juan's was a hit because we went back Sunday night!

After dinner, Erica and Stephen came over and brought Pegs & Jokers, a game that we play all the time. We taught Chris and Anna and they both enjoyed it. The night was full of fun and laughter. We were able to just joke around and have a good time. Alex & I really enjoy having friends and family over to hang out.

Sunday morning we once again got ready and loaded up the truck with the kayaks and headed to the river. We had a 12' kayak, a 14' tandem kayak, and an 8' ocean kayak. Let's be honest, I was a bit skeptical. We all know I usually don't get to excited over something that requires a lot of energy and muscles (typically because I have neither), but I was going to enjoy the day. We put in the river around 10:15 and started on our ~7 mile trip. We really just enjoyed the scenery. Anna and I were in the tandem kayak and really got to talk about the past month. I got to learn about where she was volunteering and she got to learn about married life. We stopped on a bank for a brief lunch. The complete trip took us about 4 hours. Right after we loaded the kayaks back up, it started to rain. Sounds like we had great timing right? Not exactly. See we had dropped Alex's truck off where we would be ending our trip. Alex's truck only has 2 seats. Anna and I (plus Macy) hopped in the back of the truck and crouched under the kayaks in the rain. Then the bottom fell. The rain felt like knives poking us. It was an adventure.

It was a great weekend. We really enjoyed hanging out with all of our friends, going to the zoo, and kayaking. Alex and I have already started looking for me a kayak so we can go together more often.

This is a busy week for me. Teacher workdays start Thursday and until then I am busy getting my classroom set up and writing lesson plans. I finally found out what I will be teaching this fall (3 Algebra's, 2 of which are year long courses). I am so excited about this year. Even though I'm new, I feel fully equipped and well prepared to take on my own classroom. I know it's going to be a challenge, but I know I have the Lord to guide me. Please be praying for me as I am impacting my student's lives daily. My hope is to show them the Love of the Lord above all else. Pray that I can be a witness to not only the students, but to my coworkers as well. I can't wait to update you on the first week of school!!

Wedding Pictures are up!!

A Big Thank You goes out to Eric Jones Photography!! Eric did a fabulous job on capturing our special day. I highly recommend Eric if you are looking for a photographer. Check out some of our wedding pics here. More to come soon!

Alex and Georgina Greer

Today marks our 3-week anniversary. We are still trying to get settled into our house. There are boxes everywhere and it's driving me crazy, but we haven't had much time to sort through boxes. Since we've gotten home a lot has been going on and every day we are realizing how blessed we are. After returning from the honeymoon, I had an interview and was hired with Lexington City Schools. I will be teaching Honors Geometry and Algebra I in the freshman academy at Lexington High School.

Getting a job with the state, like any other job, requires a ton of paperwork and the last thing I wanted to do was to have to fill out the paperwork with my maiden name, only to change in two weeks later, so I was a little pushed to go ahead and get my name legally changed. Monday morning I went to the social security office in Salisbury and applied to get my name changed. Surprisingly I had my new card by Wednesday afternoon. With my social security card in hand, we headed to the DMV to get my new Driver's License. Now I am OFFICIALLY, Georgina McLawhorn Greer and I love it!!! With my new (temporary) driver's license in hand, we were off to State Employee's Credit Union to open a new bank account. These are just a few of the things involved in becoming one.

Things have been going really well for us. I'm still having to get used to Alex's swing shift schedule. I think it will be easier once I am working full time as well. I think next week will give us an idea of what our schedules will be like. I will be spending Monday at the school getting my classroom ready. Tuesday through Thursday is my Beginner Teacher Training with the school. We will have to be diligent about how we spend our time together, especially once Alex starts working the night shift.

Once again, I really hope to put up pictures of our house and it's progress soon. I'm in the process of putting pictures on my new computer and once that process is complete, I promise I will put up pictures of the house and of course, Macy!!

Until later,

GG :D