Last week (5.3-5.18), the Shaver Crew went to visit some friends who live in Florida. They actually came for a night a few weeks ago, and generously offered we could come visit them anytime. Since our weekday schedule is more flexible while I’m on maternity leave, we decided this was the best time and head […]
travel
mission trip to newnan georgia
A requirement to graduate Highlands College is to go on a mission trip. Aaron and I had aspirations to go to another country to fulfill this requirement, but between finances, being uncomfortable being in another country than Rylie (with her being so young at least) as well as my pregnancy, we decided to pursue one […]
seattle trip 2017 overview
Looking back on our trip (2 1/2 weeks later), it’s so obvious that God’s hand was on it. It was the best trip we’ve had up to Seattle so far. We had great interaction with my family and with our friends! Posts about our trip: preparing for seattle Rylie’s 1st flight Michaela’s bachelorette party park […]
packing & flying out of seattle
We had plans to fly out on SUNDAY (6.18.17), but our flight was overbooked so we were not able to get on (luckily we knew before we left for the airport) so we spent the day hanging out with my mom & dad at their place. It was nice to have a chill day, I […]
rylie’s 1st flight
My flight was leaving at 5:50am from Birmingham, so we had to be out the door by 3:30am, which meant I was up at 3am (and I’ll add I went to bed at 11-something the night before). We woke Rylie up at the last possible moment, but her sleepy, “you woke me up in the […]
prepping for seattle
As many of you know, I flew into Seattle on June 2nd to be apart of my childhood friend’s wedding. This was my first flight since having Rylie, and Rylie’s first time every being on a plane. Knowing her and her temperament, I was confident she would do well, but with it being a confined […]
christmas in illinois
Like I said in my blog post last week (our little christmas), even though Aaron & I have decided our family won’t be traveling on Christmas, we decided to make an exception this year to bless Michelle. Her family (3 sisters, both parents, aunts, uncles and cousins) all live in Illinois, and she rarely gets […]
my DC + Ocean City trip
About a year ago, my mom told me that in Fall of 2016, she and my grandma (her mom) would be going to the East Coast on a trip for grandma’s high school class reunion. Grandma had offered to pay for my plane ticket + hotel room in order to join them for the trip. I […]
flying in the 3rd trimester
Preparing for a flight is one thing, but preparing for a flight when you are 8 months pregnant is quite another. Last week (9.14.16) I went on a flight that was a little over 2 hours. I was a little anxious but I also knew I had taken the right precautions and the flight was […]
birthday / babymoon weekend
This last weekend (September 9th-11th), Aaron & I had the opportunity to go to a city outside of Atlanta for the weekend and stay at a nice hotel. Even though it was also a babymoon, it was mostly to celebrate Aaron’s birthday, so on FRIDAY night, after we were settled in our room, we went […]