4 years ago today I married the love of my life!  Time sure does fly when you're having fun!  We had a great wedding, oh if I could do it all over again I would.  We loved everything about it.  The honeymoon too, seriously we had way too much fun in the DR.  Thanks for being my rock Ben, you are always there for me and I appreciate everything you do for me.  We've been through a lot in 4 years, and we've proven that we can handle a cancer diagnosis and come out on the other side stronger than ever.  That alone can tear some people apart.  Through good times and bad - you're always by my side.  I love you more than you'll ever know!  Happy Anniversary sweetheart!



We're off to Baltimore in the morning for another one of Ben's best friends weddings - it's going to be a great time!  Ben and Matt are co best men - how cute is that?  Kristen and I absolutely love going up to Baltimore and seeing all of their old friends from high school, they are so much fun!  Fresh Maryland blue crab, here we come!

Hope you all have an awesome Memorial Day weekend, and remember to think about our service men and women on Monday...I am really hoping I see one at the airport so I can give them a hug.

Love to all!

DO THE CARLTON!  HAHA!  That's what I feel like doing right now!

I got the news around lunch today...my latest CT Scans are CLEAN!  That puts me a little closer to cure.  I've made it 17 months in remission, and 15 months from the end of treatment.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you God!  Thanks for all of your prayers!  We are so blessed!

Love to all!!!!

MEEEEEEEEEEEE!  Next week is going to be a rough week at work, I have a CT scan next Friday, and our family is going through some hard times with sick members of extended family. So, who needs a laugh? I know you do! It's Friday people, let's laugh...

Gotta love some Wanda!!!!!!



Happy Friday Yall!  Hope all of the Mom's out there have a fantastic weekend!  Love you all!

Happy Monday! We woke up to 5 inches of rain this morning, and the storm that rolled through Atlanta kept me up for close to 2 hours last night. Talk about some serious thunder and lightning! Anyways, we had a really nice weekend. I completed my first 5k Saturday morning! We met Melanie and Matt over at their house at 7 am, and they surprised me with custom "Team Kerri" shirts. How thoughtful and awesome is that? Melanie is a graphic designer also, and she did the logo and then they ironed them on the shirts. They are so cute! The race started at 8 am in Brookhaven, and while it was not easy I made it! I could not run up the hills, but I ran the rest of the way. Ben and I finished 3.2 miles in 39 minutes...not too shabby. That's making 12 minute miles, which is alright with me. Matt finished in under 25 minutes, wow! He's fast! Mel and Matt were a few minutes behind Ben and I, and Mel did great...I'm sure that's not easy to do while pregnant. So - here's a picture of all of us, and also the Team Kerri logo Melanie designed.

Weekends...how much do I love thee?  Ben and I traveled to Charleston, SC this past weekend to visit my BF from college Kristie and go to my friend since high school Nicole's wedding.  It was a BLAST!  Here are a few pics!


Unfortunately it rained Saturday and we weren't able to go to the beach...oh well!  We made the best of it anyways!

I am slammed at work this week, and that's ultimately the reason why I don't blog as much as I used to.  WOW it's crazy around here now.  I guess that's a good sign?  Anyways, I saw this online yesterday...it's a link to the New York Times and it is titled "Life After Cancer"...so I decided to upload my picture and say a little something.  Check it out!

Life After Cancer

Hope you are all having a good week!  Love to all!

Heeeelllllllllloooooooooo everyone out there!  Well, everyone who still reads my blog!  I can't believe it's been a month since I've been on here.  I have been sick, busy, then sick again.  Ugh.  First of all, let me say I am so unbelievably excited warm weather has returned!  YAY!  Ben and I have been working hard on our yard, and it's looking pretty good!  All of my flowers are coming up, and the grass is getting greener...aaahhhhhhh I love this time of year.

I traveled to Toronto, Canada a few weeks back with work, and I must say it was less than exciting.  I'm not that fond of business travel.  And to top it off, I picked up a few nasty viruses along the way.  I ended up getting sick with a chest cold on the Friday before Easter, and couldn't make it to my in-laws house for Easter.  Bummer.  So for about a week there, my life was pretty miserable.  I had to work two days last week, then Ben and I headed home to Augusta to go to the Par 3 tournament at the Masters on Wednesday.  We had a great time!  The weather was beautiful (but the pollen was insane!), and it was nice to get to spend the day with Ben, my Dad and my Uncle Randy.  Augusta National is literally 10 times as beautiful in person as it is on TV, if you can imagine that. It's stunning, in every sense of the word.  We saw Phil practicing, and of course Tiger too - too bad we didn't see those planes...wow that person had some guts huh?  Thanks again Dad for taking us, we had a great time!




I woke up the next day and my throat was on FIRE and I could barely swallow.  I ended up having to go to a Prompt Care place and they said I had pharyngitis.  Lovely huh?  Oh my freaking vacation.  Can't I catch a break?  They gave me a Z pack and that knocked it right out.  I woke up the next day feeling like a new person.

I had a great time visiting my family in Augusta.  While I was there we went to watch my nephew Phillips ride his dirt bike - oh my goodness he is awesome!  He has a mohawk that sticks to his helmet - how hilarious is that?




Hope all of you are doing well - we've got another month of craziness, then hopefully a chill summer.  My scan is coming up in a month - please start praying for me now!

Love to all!

1. coloring (yes, grown-ups can do it, too)
2. crisp cotton sheets
3. soft skin
4. old family recipes
5. the first daffodils of spring
6. sleeping in
7. an exercise endorphin high
8. window boxes
9. a perfect cup of coffee
10. a genuine compliment (giving or receiving)
11. the way babies smell
12. a handwritten letter
13. waking up in a good mood...for no real reason
14. singing in the shower
15. finding a couple forgotten dollars in your pocket
16. doing something nice for your neighbor
17. a home cooked meal
18. laughing
19. movie theater popcorn
20. playing hookey
21. a bubble bath
22. swimming
23. an afternoon nap
24. street musicians
25. your favorite song
26. saying thank you
27. helping someone in need
28. old fashioned photo booths
29. fresh whipped cream
30. inspiring blogs
31. a glass of wine
32. rainy afternoons
33. the funny things kids say
34. a novel you can get lost in
35. finding the perfect piece of clothing...on sale
36. clean laundry
37. the wind in your hair
38. treating the person behind you at the drive-thru
39. sharing an umbrella
40. the smell of lavender
41. a long walk that clears your head
42. a bear hug
43. The Beatles
44. smiling at a stranger
45. eating with chopsticks (Chinese food optional)
46. butterflies
47. staying in your pj's all day
48. singing along to the radio and knowing all the words
49. fresh herbs
50. ordering in pizza
51. happy endings...even if they're fictional
52. flying a kite
53. puppies
54. root beer floats
55. holding open the door...
56. ...or having someone hold the door for you
57. fountain soda
58. white, fluffy towels
59. sunshine
60. spending an afternoon at a museum
61. really great advice
62. green lights all the way home
63. the sound of rain hitting the windows
64. sitting in a booth
65. holding hands
66. a great hair day with no effort
67. building a fort with your kids
68. when someone falls asleep with their head on your shoulder
69. fireflies
70. the perfect taco
71. geraniums on a windowsill
72. slow dancing
73. the smell of fresh-baked bread
74. cheesy, uplifting musicals
75. great stories
76. the smell of gasoline (???) not sure about this one?
77. the cold side of the pillow
78. love letters
79. old friends...
80. ...new friends
81. a pull-through parking space
82. a baguette -- crisp on the outside, airy on the inside
83. when a dog licks your hand
84. sitting at the counter at an old-fashioned diner
85. using your favorite dishes
86. reading your child a bedtime story
87. Girl Scout Cookies
88. flossing
89. kissing someone you love
90. the smell of onions and garlic cooking
91. hot chocolate
92. jumping in puddles
93. old photographs
94. birds hopping on the sidewalk
95. Ella Fitzgerald
96. a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar
97. your softest t-shirt
98. a new magazine in the mail
99. fireplaces
100. having exact change
101. bacon and pancakes cooking on Saturday morning

Well folks - the time has come - we bought a new car!  I had to say goodbye to my beloved 2000 Honda Passport on Monday, and say hello to an '07 Nissan Murano!  It's gorgeous!  I was sad to see my Honda go...I've had that car since I was 19.  When you have a car that long it becomes a part of you.  I even found a parking pass from when I was in college. *tear*  There are a LOT of good memories that took place in that car.  It took us to the 2001 Outback Bowl, took me from Columbia to North Augusta at least a thousand times, and from Columbia to Atlanta who knows how many times to visit Ben when we first started dating.  And I can't forget how many times I took it to Charleston!  So, I was sad to see it go.  But, there comes a time when you have to weigh the pros and cons of driving around a 10 year old car.  It was time.  So, folks - here she is, she's a beaut Clark, a BEAUT!

I am ecstatic that I can finally let the news out - I am going to be an Aunt again! Congratulations Kristen and Matt - what a lucky child - you will be the most amazing parents. We love you more than anything, and we cannot WAIT to meet our new niece/nephew. YAY!

I am a professional Aunt by now - 16 years of experience! So, this child will be spoiled rotten by me and by the rest of the Walker/Stephenson clan. Matt is my husband's twin brother, and for those of you who read this blog that don't know about us - Kristen has been one of my best friends for over 17 years.  There aren't many best friends out there who actually fall in love with twin brothers - it's an amazing story.

So happy for these two - wonder who this baby will look like?

Love you both very much :)

Tomorrow is my nephew's 11th birthday!  How are you already another year older?!?!?!?!  Eleven?  You are growing up TOO FAST my man!  We hope you have a fantastic birthday, and we love you very much! See you next weekend buddy!