Welcome to Life Lately!

It’s been awhile — and I have A LOT to catch you up on. Since my last email, I have another degree and a new last name, not to mention a new husband, apartment, and job. I guess that about sums up the last 10-ish months of life, but it’d be a disservice not to share details below. Hang on for the ride — it’s a wild one!

Spoiler: this is our WEDDING CAKE! Photo via Caitlyn Weathers Photography

Let’s start with engagement:

In September, Seth and I decided to get married.

Photo via Caitlyn Weathers Photography

But we had to graduate first.

Photo via Emily Reid Photography (fellow Berry alum!)

So we did!

May 2022 — Seth received his Bachelor’s in Chemistry and I completed my MBA (hallelujah), both from Berry College where we met on the golf team.

And then we had to pick a new city, pick a grad school, and find a place to live.

So we picked Jupiter, Florida (for obvious reasons — see below).

But also as a result of a lot of prayer, maybe the most ever in our lives, and a place at Scripps Research Institute for Seth.

To answer your question, no, I am not going back to school. I put in two more years than I ever planned for my MBA!

Then I finished out my job at Berry (no more chickens for me), started looking for a new job, and moved a 20’ Uhaul to our one-bed apartment.

Don’t ask me how it all fit, I still can’t figure it out. (Thanks to my dad for loading, driving, and unloading all my stuff, couldn’t have done it without him!)

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AND THEN…

Photo via Caitlyn Weathers Photography

We got married! It finally happened and it was PERFECT!

I have so much wedding content to share, but I have to finish out the timeline and updates first:

Because I can’t leave out our honeymoon to our favorite little city of Savannah. It was wonderful!

Since then, we’ve settled in Florida and are figuring out our new life. Everyone’s next question is “So what about Jorie Cakes?”

I wish I had a firm answer, but it all depends on how quickly I can learn the Florida baking regulations and apply for licensing. For now, baking will mostly be our way to make friends (it’s worked before!). Long-term, I’d love to get setup and break into the wedding cake world in Jupiter. Even after coming off of our own wedding, I can’t seem to get enough of the industry, though I’m glad the only weddings I’ll be involved in will be for other people!

I think that about does it. In this bullet-point summary, there’s a lot of details not included. Like the patience, endurance, and faith all of this took. The Lord is good to us, and that’s pretty much the only reason all of this happened.

Until next time, friends! Thanks for following along this crazy journey.

Cheers!

Jorie Jolly (check out that name!)