Four

Yep, you guessed it! Today marks four months since the wedding. Time is absolutely flying by! Can you believe we are in October already? Where has the time gone? I think I've posted my share of wedding photos so I'll spare you this time. However, I will direct you to the new pages I added to the top of the blog. If at any time you decide you'd like to look at our marvelous photos again just click on My favorite day and you can browse the photos whenever you'd like! I also added an "about me" tab of sorts for anyone that doesn't know me very well!

We received a sweet surprise to mark our four month "anniversary" today! Our fantastic cinematographers Artworks Wedding Cinema posted our "Engagement Film" on Facebook. Until I started shopping for a videographer I had never even seen or heard of an engagement film. It is basically the same thing as engagement photos but they capture you on film. When Artworks came to us about doing one for them we jumped on the chance! No one can resist the beauty of Jekyll Island! Chris and I are seriously awkward, ya'll but we had fun shooting the film! It shouldn't be much longer and we will have our much anticipated wedding film in our hands and I am so excited to see it. We struck gold with Artworks and highly recommend them! I hear they are booking faster than ever so jump on it!

Keep an eye our for our Wedding Film

Click below to watch our Engagement Film: 

Chris & Cari's Engagement Film  

PS, Although it's small, this is my fiftieth post! Hooray! I am enjoying blogging and hope anyone who is reading is too! Celebrate the small things, my friends! Until next time. :)

Fall thus far at the Watts-Savage house!

Can you tell I'm a wee bit excited about the upcoming season? If not, you will change your mind after viewing the following pictures! I've went a little fall crazy over the past few weeks. By the time it gets September I am SO ready for summer to hit the road and fall to be here in full swing! It's our favorite season by far because of all the traditions we have built over the past eight years together.

It seems like it gets hotter and hotter every year in Georgia doesn't it? That's one thing I love about Dalton, it's definitely a touch cooler here and I love it. Fall is in the air around here for sure! Chris and I are so enjoying the trips between here and Habersham because the weather has been so beautiful lately. We take a different route and discover something new almost every time! 

This weekend we will be heading home then heading to the beach on Sunday. I am sooo ready! I have already put out all my decorations this week because when we get home from the beach it will be the end of September and that's really fall, right? I have some more things in storage that I have to get out but those are mostly Halloween. I'll update when I find them! For now, enjoy some photos from around our house. All these things came from Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, and Dollar General. Broke girl decor, y'all! I spent less than twenty dollars on all of it over the past three weeks (minus the BBW things - but more on those at the end). 

I'm not quite ready to get rid of my summer wreath, so I added this cute sign

On our walkway out front

This would be my husband's doing. He's a candy freak!

Can you tell I love pumpkins?

Obsessed with this owl wax warmer from Dollar General

Just a few of our favorite things on the Fall countdown

I'm OBSESSED with apple scents - this rocks my world y'all! Buy it!

Nothing better than new candles for fall!

You guessed it, I broke out the apple wallflowers I've been saving since last fall!

I'm sure you've already figured out that I'm a big fan of a good bargain - so let me tell you about the Bath and Body Works things pictured above. I always buy up Wallflowers at the end of the seasons instead of the beginning. The apple scents are my favorite so last year I bought up a bunch of Harvest Apple in the fall and Winter Candle Apple in the winter when they went on sale. You can get fantastic deals at the end of each season and at the big sales they have a couple of times a year.

About the candles and "Honey Autumn Apple" - I only buy the BBW candles when they are on sale for $10, not $20. They are the best smelling candles ever but that's just too rich for my blood, y'all! Last time we went there I filled out a survey on the back of the receipt and got a coupon for $10 off a $30 purchase. Two weeks ago when the candles were on sale I ordered these three, used my coupon, and used a code I got through email for a free item (up to $14) to get the spray. So, I got about $80 worth of things for $25 including shipping. Pretty good, right? Our house smells AMAZING and I'm loving it! Thanks to my sweet husband for funding and putting up with my craziness! Love you! :)

Happy Hump Day, everybody!

Love,

A Social Studies Teacher's Dream

I've written before about how I decided not to try and teach this year, but I will still refer to myself as a SS teacher very often. I feel like it describes me perfect: old lady like, boring, history nerd. Yep, that sums me up in a nutshell! So, in keeping with my old lady like ways Chris and I spent this beautiful Saturday exploring the Chickamauga Battlefield just north of our home in Dalton. In case you haven't cared to notice, Georgia really is a SS teacher's dream. There are so many awesome historical places to visit. I would love to say I had visited the majority of places on my bucket list, but that's not even close to true! There are so many great places in NW Georgia that I am excited about visiting! So far we have visited the Chief Vann House and the Chickamauga Battlefield. Next on my list are New Echota and the home of Cherokee Chief John Ross. Here are some pictures from our explorations today:

Outside the Visitor's Center - A fantastic resource!

Matching!

These were made in the old Cook & Brothers factory down the street from our house 

There are monuments across the grounds given by all the states involved. 

It is so beautiful! 

Chris in front of the tower - built after the war in the late 1800's

Monuments everywhere

From the top - lookin rough after climbing the stairs!

I encourage you to visit some of these places and learn more about our beautiful state! Now Chris and I are sitting on our back patio enjoying this beautiful fall-like weather and watching for meteors! I'm a science teacher too, ya know. Good night, friends!

Our Wedding

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