We aren't even finished with the unpacking, but we put up Christmas decorations yesterday. We played Christmas music and lit the gas logs to make it a memorable night.
Aaron shaved his beard today to prepare for his first day on the job (tomorrow).
Tonight we've had a pizza and Grey's Anatomy night at the Flores house. Since we don't have TV at our house, we've graciously been invited to their house to keep up with the show.
Working on the house this week...I promise we'll take pictures soon. I started my job today...everything went smoothly. The kids are great.
Finally, here are some posts about our Thanksgiving travels! Last Wednesday we dropped all our work on the house and drove to NC to have dinner with Grandma. For Thanksgiving lunch, we were invited to Spring Hope at Mike and Peggy's. She cooked an awesome feast, and we were able to chill out with Uncle David and Grandpa Hunter.
I don't have any pictures for the lunch, but I know Brooke took some so sometime soon I might be able to add some.
On Thursday night, we had another turkey dinner at Granny's in Lucama. The Flores family gathered to eat and hang out. Here are some pictures to document.
Stella, Amy, Victoria, and Granny are enjoying the conversation.
Lucas and 11 month old daughter Hannah (mom is Victoria). We were glad to get to know Hannah a little better this time (Last year, she was a newborn at Christmas when we met her!).
Aunt Stella and her grandbaby!
Julie, Tim, Dad, Granny, and Gene after dinner. 
My husband and three brothers had a bright idea to race on the fourwheeler. It was cold, so they decided to take their shirts off on one run (Joey pictured). Boys and their play time... :)
Stella, Amy, Victoria, and Granny are enjoying the conversation.
Lucas and 11 month old daughter Hannah (mom is Victoria). We were glad to get to know Hannah a little better this time (Last year, she was a newborn at Christmas when we met her!).
Aunt Stella and her grandbaby!
Julie, Tim, Dad, Granny, and Gene after dinner. My husband and three brothers had a bright idea to race on the fourwheeler. It was cold, so they decided to take their shirts off on one run (Joey pictured). Boys and their play time... :) On Friday we slept late in Raleigh and didn't move from the living room until 3 p.m. We went to Crabtree Valley Mall to get our rings cleaned, and we got out of there as soon as possible. It was chaos. Friday night, we went out to eat in Cameron Village at Piccola Italia...yum. We watched the movie Cars together after a Dairy Queen run. 
It's hard to see at the end of the table, but we had quite a crowd!
It's hard to see at the end of the table, but we had quite a crowd!
On Saturday Grandma had a big throw-down in Raleigh for the family and friends. We had a blast and are still remembering the barbeque that was catered. 
My mom's side of the family was there.
Robert came to provide the food from Lancaster BBQ. He is a family friend, also. I'm sure Grandma was relieved to not be cooking everything for the 40 people!
Granddaddy and Grandma Carolyn came from Pinehurst to celebrate with us. We missed Auntie Nancy...she wasn't feeling well.
The Flores clan sticks together.
My mom's side of the family was there.
Robert came to provide the food from Lancaster BBQ. He is a family friend, also. I'm sure Grandma was relieved to not be cooking everything for the 40 people!
Granddaddy and Grandma Carolyn came from Pinehurst to celebrate with us. We missed Auntie Nancy...she wasn't feeling well.
The Flores clan sticks together.Sunday morning we drove to Greensboro for church. We were glad to visit Uncle Charles's church, Victorious Life, to hear a message about true worship. The family went to lunch afterwards, and we hung out at there house in the afternoon to watch a football game and catch up on life.
Sweet Abby is growing up. 
Relaxing with family on a Sunday afternoon...nothing like it.
We went over to Jonathan and Joy's house for the evening, and they so graciously let us stay the night! They cooked a great meal for us, and engaged us in great conversation. 
Unfortunately, this is in the middle of our bedroom. We have made a mess in our new house. We've almost finished unpacking, but we started this painting project in our room, so we've just made a mess on top of a mess.
Sorry to be slow on posting updates! We are in Raleigh now, getting ready to enjoy the holiday with family, so we will have plenty of pictures soon. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Today we moved! Yesterday we packed up all day and drove 2 hours last night. It took the whole morning for us to get to Salem but we were here in time to get everything unpacked before dark- thanks to the moving help! We had a guy named KA help in Atlanta, and mom, dad, brother, and grandma were here today to help. It's a mess now, but we have a few days to work on it. Thanks for praying for our trip...we didn't have any trouble on the road.
The rest of the week has been hectic, but I was able to see some friends before we left. On Wednesday Laurel and I had breakfast and I was glad that her son Taylor joined us. Thursday Marcela met me halfway between Albany and Atlanta for lunch. Thursday afternoon we celebrated three soon-coming babies from the OIE office...Leslie, Candace, and Amy,
Yesterday I took myself to Virginia Highlands to paint pottery at Wired & Fired Pottery Playhouse. It was a blast. I spent almost 3 hours painting coasters! It was good to be able to relax and concentrate on something while being able to process all this moving stuff. Hopefully the coasters will turn out well.
Sorry to not include pictures with this post, but my camera batteries were dead this weekend. Just an update- after the interview on Thursday, I was offered the job. I'll teach ESOL to about 20 kids at an elementary school in Roanoke County. Sounds like it will be a great place to work! The only thing is that they need me to start work on Nov. 29...only a few days after we move. It will be a hectic transition, but after these 3 weeks here in Atlanta with nothing much to do and my sanity threatened as a result, it will be welcomed busyness.
This weekend we went out with friends on Friday night for dinner, and Saturday we drove to Clemson to watch State get beat again. How sad. It was still fun, though. Yesterday Aaron took me out to lunch after church to celebrate the job offer, and then we went shopping for the house. We met some more friends last night for dinner and had a great time. It was a good last weekend in Atlanta.
P.S. Happy Anniversary to Travis and Emily Howard today!!
We have had a lot of favor this week. Among many things, we were invited to a State game at Clemson on Saturday, I got a great job lead (and have a phone interview tomorrow), the sellers of our house offered to give more money at closing, and Aaron has gotten a lot of encouragement at work. We also found out that we will get a huge refund as a result of changing our auto insurance from Atlanta to Salem. Thank God!
Aaron and I went shopping today for home decor for our new home! We are homeowners again (well, we have a contract on the house, but the closing is not until Nov. 17)! We will be moving to Salem, Va in two weeks.
Aaron has resigned from Waste Industries and has accepted a job with my dad at Interstate Batteries. There are many reasons behind this- being closer to family, being settled in one place for longer than a year, and the business opportunity. We have enjoyed living in Atlanta and Aaron and I both loved our jobs and friends, but it's time to get things rolling!
I'll post pictures of the house as soon as I can get them. Thanks for being excited and prayerful with us.
Last night before Aaron got home from Raleigh, I had a chance to go out to dinner with some girls from church. This is kind of a weird picture, but you get the idea. We had a great time with meaningful conversation. I was very encouraged and spurred on toward love and good deeds.
This weekend we traveled to Virginia to join Stephen at UVa for the football game against NC State. Unfortunately, State lost, but we still had a great time visiting family and seeing where Stephen lives. It was a beautiful drive since the leaves were at their peak in color. 
Mom and Dad had to show support of both teams.
Mom and Dad had to show support of both teams.Two weekends ago Stephen and Michael came to visit us in Atlanta. They got here late Friday night, so we had dessert and went to bed. On Saturday we used our free passes to Six Flags! The lines were so long, though, that we were only able to ride 4 rides in 5 hours.
The Batman roller coaster was my favorite.
Afterwards we gave Michael a tour of Georgia Tech's campus...we think he liked it enough to apply! We went to Midtown for dinner, and then to Buckhead for ice cream and bookstore browsing. The Batman roller coaster was my favorite. 
Sunday morning we went to Christian City Church together, and met up with Suk Hyun for lunch at Carrabas. Thanks for visiting us, guys!
Fernandez Family
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This blog is a way for us to journal about the fun events and milestones of our days as husband and wife and new parents. Enjoy catching up with what's going on in the Fernandez family!
Aaron and Lisa
Married December 18, 2004
Vivian Gray: born June 18, 2008
Kate Leigh: born August 5, 2009
Hank Michael: born August 8, 2012
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