Our First Anniversary Photo

I have been such a bad blogger lately. I am on NO schedule, which feels as awful as it sounds. Yes, I still have my calendar up-to-date with posts I WANT to be sharing... but this third trimester exhaustion sure is taking a toll on me.

By the time I finish my daily shop orders and chores, I just want to nap... so I do... because it's the only way I can function by the time Dan gets home from work. 

Because of my crazy lack of updates, I never shared our first anniversary photo. I loved this idea when I saw it on Pinterest before we were even married, and I couldn't wait to do it! I've also seen many friends and bloggers use this idea... so it must be a really cool one. 

Yes, our anniversary was in May. Oops.

We wanted our house to be in the background, so we tried our best. We actually got this photo on the very first try... by setting the timer on our camera and placing it on the bed of Dan's Dodge Ram. Next year, we'll have a different house in the background!

Do you do the anniversary picture-within-a-picture too?
Do you keep your anniversary photos displayed in your home?


    

Anniversary Trip: Smoky Mountains

After we left Nashville and Lynchburg, Dan and I drove to the town of Pigeon Forge! It was... interesting. We weren't huge fans of the town itself, but the scenery nearby? Definitely worth going for. We have been missing Colorado like crazy for the beautiful mountains... and while the Smokies aren't quote the Rockies, it was just what we needed!

We spent most of an entire day driving through the mountains and stopping every once in a while to hike around, once up a gigantic hill that I thought was going to kill me - yes, pre-pregnant Janelle would have made fun of me. Ugh. But the hike was worth it for the views!

I'll stop talking now and just let the pictures finish...

Have you been to the Smoky Mountains?
Are you a mountain person like me?


    

Anniversary Trip: Lynchburg, Tennessee

After we left Nashville on Saturday morning, Dan and I made the hour-long trek to Lynchburg, TN. It's a super small town, but I bet each and every one of you has heard of it before. Why? It's home of the world famous Jack Daniel's Whiskey Distillery. Even if you're not a whiskey drinker, I'm sure you've seen their notorious black label with white writing that proclaims Lynchburg as its home.

Anyway, the tour was a lot of fun. We went on the tasting tour, but of course, I didn't taste anything... for two reasons. 1) I'm six months pregnant, so that would be an obvious no-no... and 2) I hate whiskey. You see, I used to love it... until I played bar-golf in college with my (co-ed) fraternity. I had a VERY rough break-up with Mr. Jack that night, and let's just say that it's the only time I've EVER gotten sick from drinking. Bad memories right there.

But Dan loves the stuff, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see where it's made! We had a lot of fun, and Dan got a little buzz going because he got all of my samples too.

This area is what made Jack Daniel purchase the location for his distillery in the first place. All of the whiskey made by the company comes from water found in this very spot. Crazy, huh?

Our tour guide told us that Jack Daniel was only 5'2", and I personally think that's why he never got married. This statue is called "Jack on the rocks" - get it? 

This is the actual safe that Mr. Jack used... and it's what killed him. One morning, he got to his office super early, and he couldn't get the safe open. He kicked it really hard, and what do you know? He broke his toe. It eventually became gangrenous, and doctors amputated it. He was still infected, so they took off his foot too. And then the bottom part of his leg. Ultimately, they removed his entire leg, but he ended up dying of blood poisoning anyway. 

This is how many bottles of whiskey come from each barrel - I'm impressed! 

Have you ever been to Lynchburg or toured the JD distillery?
Do you like whiskey?