April update

Oh my...I'm afraid married life has made me a bad blogger. It seems like every time I get going again, I just as quickly stop for weeks at a time!

Anyway, here's a little update on all things Duckworth!

I got to travel to Portland for work - went to the Leverage Con Con. I didn't get too much free time, but got to go up in a skybucket of sorts to see some of the surrounding mountains. Absolutely gorgeous!



For work, we got to do a lot of behind-the-scenes shooting of the cast, which was cool. But even cooler for me was interacting with our super-super-super-fans! They are CRAZY about Leverage and it was great talking with them, hearing their stories, understanding why they love the show so much. Sometimes it's hard for me to see any fulfillment in my job, but when I see how much the fans love the show firsthand, it really brings new meaning to my work!







Then we went down to Orlando for Braves spring training and a free day at Disney, since we volunteered at Beats, a place that uses horses to help rehabilitate kids with diseases like cerebral palsy.

The Braves played the Nationals and won, and we got to see Chipper Jones up close from our seats on the lawn right in front of 3rd base. We also got to meet Brooks Conrad, and Ryan got Terry Pendleton to sign his jersey. It was a beautiful, fun weekend!






Then came probably our most exciting trip - the MASTERS! My dad let us use one of his practice round 3 badges, so I went in the AM and Ryan went in the afternoon. I have lived in Augusta pretty much all my life, and it was a dream come true to finally go to Augusta National. Bobby Jones is one of my all time favorite sports heroes. To see his course and walk his dream, it was pretty amazing! So much history and legend there.

When I went, I saw Tiger, he was really nice and smiley the whole time we watched. We watched him for 2 or 3 holes, then went down to 16 and waited to see Cink come around. 16 is awesome because the players have fun and skip their balls over the water to the hole. Then we went over to Amen Corner and just soaked it all in. The azaleas weren't in full bloom, but it was still breathtaking! We also enjoyed pimento cheese sandwiches :) I got to take a picture with Magnolia Lane and Founders Circle, and then it was time to switch. Ryan got to see most of the par 3 contest, including such legends as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player. I was uber jealous of him! ;) He also got Cink's autograph on his favorite GT hat. Now he can't wear it any more, hehe!

Here are some of our favorite pictures, since I can't really do it much justice with words!

8/29/09 - going to the chapel

So then we made our way to the church and our room for final preparations.

Something borrowed, old & blue!

This ring belonged to my grandma (I affectionately called her Nana). When she passed away, my mom got most of her jewelry, and this ring was one of her favorites. So my mom let me borrow it :) I was so happy to have something of Nana's to carry down the aisle, I know she would have loved to be there in person. I was very, very close to her!

Ryan's mom gave me a beautiful handkerchief with my new initials. I wrapped it around my bouquet and carried it down the aisle as well! She wrote me a beautiful note that made me tear up and want to cry. I'm so blessed to be a part of the Duckworth family!


And the preparations are completed with something new...my dress!


I only had to use the bathroom once that day, thank goodness! It was a beast to get on & off and the bride's bathroom was the size of a refrigerator. Not easy to get in & out of even without a big dress on. Thank you Holly & Ashley for helping me out :) True friends!


Next post...the reveal!!

good news!

So in addition to our new addition Kumquat, we have some other good news! I got a promotion at TNT so I am now a Writer/Producer. Over the winter, I worked on The Closer and Leverage. Now I'm working on Saving Grace and a new show, Rizzoli & Isles. Good (& very busy) times ahead! I'll be leaving this week for work at the Leverage Con Con event in Portland, Oregon. I doubt I will have much free time, but if you have any suggestions of things to see or food to eat in the city, let me know!

It's been a year since Ryan got layed off at his old company. So we have really been counting our blessings in God's continual provision. Ryan is doing really well at his company and was the first "new guy" to get a bonus for sales in January. So proud of him!

Well that's our quick update...I'll share some more pics of our wedding day in just a few minutes :)

happy march!

Hello friends - can you believe a whole month has passed without an update? I can! One of our New Year's resolutions was to be less busy...and that hasn't really worked out for us yet! However, I was inspired to start (or finish) blogging again after going to a workshop by Elizabeth Schneider. She keeps up a blog called Wine for Normal People.

So although I won't be blogging about the wedding tonight...I will be giving you a quick update! Ryan & I welcomed an addition to our family this past weekend. No, I wasn't pregnant. We adopted a cat! We really wanted a dog, but decided it wasn't fair to have one in an apartment, esp when we both work 9+ hour days. Plus, we LOVE cats that are like dogs :) The kind that like to snuggle, play, listen to you, etc. Ryan made an instant connection with our cat and it was a done deal. Also, he's leash trained!!! How many cats do you know that are like that?

Anyway, here's his profile on Petfinder.

I really wanted to name him Kumquat since he's a cute little orange tabby. Ryan started calling him Champ. So we decided to call him Champion Kumquat! And here are some pictures of him:

8/29/09 - back to the marriott

So after we finished getting our hair done at the salon, we headed back to the Marriott to get dressed. My wonderful sister-family/hostesses - Raegan, Michelle, and Tashi - brought mini bottles of champagne with cute straws! It was a great time to just chill and relax before heading over to the church!






Dress packed up & heading out the door!

8/29/09

Happy 2010!

Now let's finish blogging about our wedding day :) Slowly but surely!

After the rehearsal dinner, we went out with our wedding party to one of our favorite places, the Bee's Knees. I took it easy because of the flu, and we girls headed back for a little slumber party fun at the Marriott. I'm not sure what the boys did, but I think they probably had a lot of fun at their golf cottage.

Then the morning of our BIG DAY arrived! I was up early with Holly and went back to my parents' house to put finishing touches on stuff.




Then we headed to Halo to get our hair & make-up done/bridesmaid luncheon. I have some funny pictures of my bridesmaids that I'm sure they do not want published to the world :) But I have a picture of me getting airbrushed and pictures of family & friends who came out to hang out with us.

sorry!

Man, we are really horrible at blogging. Thankfully we'll both have the week of Christmas off, so maybe we can catch up on some stuff then! It's certainly been an exciting end to 2009.

We are sending out Christmas cards with a few of our favorite pictures from the wedding, so be on the lookout! The cards also have our new address - we moved OTP on December 1st, a big step after living ITP for so long! (for you non-ATL-ers: OTP = outside the perimeter of 285, ITP = inside the perimeter). It's been an adjustment, but it's fun having "our" place now.

So, we hope you enjoy the cards, have a safe & wonderful holiday season, and we will make it our New Years resolution to finish blogging about the wedding and keeping the blog updated on our adventures as newlyweds!

Love!

Ryan & Corrie