Would you believe

that I got home with absolutely no pictures from the wedding. That is what happens when you are in the wedding and leave the photography up to your husband! (Just kidding Joel!) I promise that as soon as they all become available online I will share the link with you. There will surely be some beautiful pictures. Until then here is a picture of Mindy and Doug's boat house on the lake near Maryville. It is beautiful and we are already planning a cousin reunion there next summer!

We have some exciting news....our house is under contract!!! We accepted an offer yesterday and are very excited to think about starting to build the new house. The only thing I dread is packing boxes and moving twice. We have a lead on a rent house from our realtor so hopefully that will work out and we don't have to spend time searching for a temporary place to stay. We'll keep you updated.

In case anyone is interested...here are some pictures from the fantastic bed and breakfast we stayed in after the wedding. It is in Townsend, TN and had a great view of the smokey mountains. There was no tv or internet (which meant Joel couldn't work on vacation, yeah!) and our room had a huge jacuzzi tub in the bathroom. It was great!! We would highly recommend a stay as the atmosphere was relaxing, there are tons of places to see and hike, and the breakfast was delicious!!! We hope to go back again.

Here are the pictures....a) the view from our balcony; b) the sign for our room (each room is themed after an influential person in the history of the area); c) the lock on the door...there are no keys you use the lever to open and a wedge to lock it; d) a view as we drove through Cades Cove...it was beautiful and we spotted lots of wild life and came close to seeing a black bear!