Getting to know our new city...

So Christopher started work earlier this week. He was really excited! He looked super sharp on his first day of work! These pictures are of Chris before he left to go to work on his first day. The picture above is in front of our back door (which we use as our main door).

The picture to the left is Chris as he was finishing getting ready. I was trying to snap pictures from behind but he caught me and this is what I got. Needless to say he has WAY TO MUCH energy at 5 something in the morning!

Overall he said he had a great time at work this week and is looking forward to going back next week.

Tuesday I really wanted to make sugar cookies...however I did not have all the ingredients needed to make yummy cookies. But I had these new cookie cutters and I was anxious to use them! So Wednesday while Chris was at work I made some sugar cookie dough and after dinner (and work) on Wednesday we cut out some sugar cookies (mainly Christopher cut out cookies from the dough I rolled out).

The picture to the left is of our first batch. We have acorns, turkeys, maple leaves, oak leaves, and pumpkins! They were quite tasty! And Chris said they were really yummy in lunch on

Thursday!

This weekend we had a few plans. On Friday, Chris came home early (earlier than he had been getting home) and surprised me. We made fish tacos, and finished off the homemade mac and cheese and green bean casserole from the other night. Then we went to Decatur, AL to watch the Decatur v Hazel Green football game. My friend (I guess our friend :) Katie's husband coaches for Hazel Green so we went and met up with Katie. It was great to see Katie, since I haven't seen her since my trip to Austin to see Hajari. While Hazel Green did not win the game, Chris and I had a great time watching football and spending time with sweet Katie. :)

Saturday Chris and I went running around for a little bit. Then we came home and watched some football. While watching the Auburn v Georgia game we unpacked the guest bedroom closet (a big feat) and we were able to knock that off of our list of rooms to unpack. Saturday night we met up with some new friends Kristen and Stephen, and Esther at Outback Steakhouse to celebrate Stephen finishing his thesis. After dinner we went back to Kristen and Stephen's house and finished watching the MSU v Florida game (which we WON!) and then the three of our friends introduced us to a TV show called "Campus PD". It was crazy and we laughed a lot!

Today we did some running around looking for baby Cam a CUTE halloween costume and possibly something adorable for him to wear to an upcoming wedding. We found a cute halloween costume and then decided we would go to Maple Hill Cemetery to visit Chris' maternal grandparents graves.

When we got to Maple Hill we noticed a LOT of cars. At first we thought that it was funeral, but we noticed people in very casual clothing and realized the cars parked up and down the street. When passing the entrance we noticed a sign for "Cemetery Stroll Parking". We decided to go check it out and see what was going on, before going to see Nana and Granddaddy's graves.What we found was pretty cool.

So apparently every year the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association does a Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll. They had 73 markers set up around the cemetery. Some of the markers had an individual dressed up representing the person buried or a loved one of the person buried. This individuals would give a short synopsis of "their" life and how they influenced Huntsville. This picture is just one of stroll characters represented today.

It was a great way for Chris and I to hear some of the history of our new town and to just hear some history about the area.

So this weekend was quite exciting and Chris and I had a great time! We are super excited that our beloved MSU Bulldogs are NATIONALLY RANKED!!! :)

Much love from the two of us!