Bells Will Be Ringing...

Wedding Bells that is, and they already rang...

Liz and Craig got married this past Saturday, and it was beautiful! The day was perfect, and she looked like a Grecian goddess!!

Here are two pictures

Jeff & I, the Bride & Groom (Liz & Craig Zokvic), Brett & Kelly Jones

Jeff and I were both in the wedding, and I was honored to be the Matron of Honor. We all had a great time helping them celebrate their special wedding day!!

Home Seller Video

Home Buyer Video

SOoooooo, I am still alive!!

I have been a total slacker with my lack of posts, but I have a good excuse...I quit my job! Yeah, you heard right...I quit my job.

I am now a full time real estate agent, and I'm starting to wonder why I didn't do this sooner (my old boss told me that it would not take long for me to be asking myself that, and he was right!). This is my second week as a full time agent, but I have been in the business for over 2 years. In the last 2 years, I've been working very long hours and weeks to make my business get off the ground (hence, the absence of posts lately because I've been busier than ever). I'm now to the point where I feel like I can sustain myself and my business. I love being my own boss and making my own schedule, and while I'm busy, I'm never too busy for referrals, so for all of you out there that read this blog, if you know someone that is ready to buy or sale a home and lives in Central Florida, let me know!!!

Jeff is super supportive of me in my kinda new career...he's my cheerleader! He tells me everyday how proud he is of me, and that in itself keeps me going. It feels so good to have a husband that stands behind me and cheers me on in doing what I am coming to realize that I love and was created to do.

Well, let's see...what else has been going on?? We've been gearing up for football season, and it kicked off last weekend, and we had a great time tailgating with our awesome friends!! Jeff got a Weber grill that we take to the tailgate, and he is just super excited about it...he's like a little kid with a new toy! :-) UCF won the season opener, and now we're headed to Mississippi this next weekend for our first conference match-up with Southern Miss.

What else...I'm going on a Women's Retreat with the church next weekend, and I'm really excited about that (Liz is going too, and that's exciting!!). The women at my church are great, and I'm really looking forward to spending the weekend with them in a relaxing environment where we can grow stronger in our relationships with each other and more importantly with God. It's sure to be a great weekend.

One last thing...I miss my friends from my old job!! They were such good people to work with!! I wish I could have them to work with every day in real estate...hey, there's an idea...when I'm a million dollar agent (don't worry...it WILL happen!), I can hire them to work for me. Does that sound pompous/arrogant?? I don't mean for it to, but I'm just determined to be a super star real estate agent, and what better way to be able to see/work with my old friends, than to have them work in my company (one day...).

Okay, well that's all I have for now. Hopefully I'll have more time now to squeeze in a post at least once per week.

One Year Ago

One year ago (yesterday), I said 'I Do' to the most wonderful man I know! This past year has been so fabulous. Yes, we've had ups and downs, but those are the things that have helped us grow closer as the days have passed us by.

I am so excited to start another year of my life with Jeff. His kind hearted spirit helps me each and every day, and I am so blessed to have him as a friend, partner, and co-pilot in this journey called life!

Love you honey!!

Family

If there was anything fun about going home for my grandmother's funeral, it was that I got to see my cousins. Obviously, as families grow up, they tend to move away, so it's rare that I get to see some of my family.


Steph and I


Here are my cousins from L-R:
Sisters - Jill (St. Louis, Mo), Jan, and Joy (Birmingham, AL)
Brother/Sisters - Stephanie (St. Pete), Joey (DeFuniak Springs, Fl), Me :)
Brother/Sister - Beth (Panama City, FL) and Barry (Graceville, Fl)

It'll Grow Back

But, I miss my long hair!!

Holy Cow...

It's only a little over 3 weeks until my FIRST wedding anniversary! I love it! Where has the year gone...it's been fabulous, and I'm looking forward to the next 50 or more!

New Wheels

Check out my new ride...I'm super excited!

Remembering My Grandmother

Sarah Marie Preston Black
July 7, 1924 - June 8, 2009

My grandmother passed away last Monday night and wrapped up her time here on Earth. She lived a wonderful life that was filled with a lot of love, peace, and joy. She was such a sweet soul that loved Jesus and everyone she knew. While I will miss her terribly, I am thankful that today she is resting in the arms of Jesus!!!

Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother and granddaddy. My granddaddy was a Baptist preacher, so my sister and I spent many, many Sundays in church with my grandmother while granddaddy preached. My grandmother always had mints in her purse, and Stephanie and I would eat every single one of them while we were in church. She never got angry with us...she was a great grandmother!

I have a lot of childhood memories of my grandmother, but as I got older (into my college and adult years), my relationship with my grandmother became closer and very special. When I lived in Dothan, I visited her every Sunday after church for several years. When I moved to Pensacola in 2003, I went home every weekend to visit my grandmother. Even after I moved to Orlando in 2004, my grandmother and I talked on the phone every week at least once, and I visited her multiple times when I would go back home to Dothan. She was just a very special person!!

I have many more memories I could share, but time and space is limited.

Here are a few pictures:





She was anxiously awaiting my wedding day, when just three weeks prior she suffered a mild stroke and was hospitalized. However, the doctors had given her approval to come to my wedding.

This photo was taken on Wednesday before I got married on Saturday, and about two hours after that picture was taken, she tried to get out of her hospital bed and fell and broke her hip and her wrist.

She was unable to attend my wedding, so I took a piece of my wedding to her!

Jeff and I also visited her after the wedding; I'll post those pictures later.

I have many very good memories with my grandmother, and I will cherish them forever. I visited her every time I went home to Dothan, and I got pictures every time. This is the last picture I ever took with her.

Thought

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

On the Road Again

I got my car back today, but not before I forked over a ton of money!!!

I got a call yesterday from the body shop telling me the car was repaired and ready to go, but...they could not get it to start. WHAT!?!?! I was so bummed. I had mentally prepared myself to pay my insurance deductible to the body shop, but now he was telling me my car would not start. All I saw was $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ as I was completely unsure what was wrong with my car.

I ended up having the car towed to my mechanic's shop (thank you AAA!!) so they could figure out what was wrong. Turns out, the main relay (whatever that is) had failed, so they replaced it and now I'm back on the road.

I am thankful to have a vehicle, but I'm ready to sell this one and get me a new(er) car!!

Happy Thursday!

GO MAGIC!! Let's finish off those Cavs tonight! Blue and White Ignite!

Mom Mobile

Last Thursday, I was out showing houses to a customer (of all times), and I had a wreck! I was backing out of the driveway of one of the homes, and the neighbor across the street was backing up too. We backed right into each other...



So, while my car is in the shop getting repaired (to the tune of over $2,600...thank you Lord for insurance!), I am driving a rental car, and it's a MOM MOBILE!!!



I do not mean to offend anyone that drives this type of car, but I feel like it's a mom mobile, and it's just not me. I'm not a mom yet, but when I am, I prefer to drive a car or SUV rather than a mini van.

Up and Running!

My new website is up and running...check it out!!

www.stacyholmes.com

Get rid of that "Junk!"