Longest Post Ever

I haven't really been in the mood to write much lately, mostly because I haven't felt like I had much to tell. Well, now it is like everything hits all at once! I have lots to tell!

First, the long weekend is sadly over, but it was a great one! It was the first college football weekend! Waking up on the first football weekend Saturday morning is like waking up on Christmas almost! It is really exciting! Well, we laid around and watched College Gameday, live from Atlanta, where the Alabama/Virginia Tech game was being played. Then, my mom and I got up and did what we usually do on Saturdays, shopped! I came home and made some homemade salsa and guacamole for the game. And then went to some new friends house to watch the game! That was ALOT of fun! The rest of the weekend was spent enjoying friends and family and relaxing and getting little sleep! Then I had to come back to Montgomery and work only to find that work is not only consuming its usual 5 days of my week this week, but the other 2 that we should have off! That makes for a bad first day back for the week!

Next, this weekend I purchased the new Nike+ Wristband that tracks your run and the stats that go with it and it is really neat and I would recommend it to anyone. Just had to throw that in there.

A few complaints/observances: Last night I went (reluctantly) to Walmart to pick up a few cleaning supplies so I could clean my house this week since I won't have a weekend. Well, of course they only had about three lanes open out of the 423 that they have available, so the lines were outrageously unnecessary! Anyway, one of the lanes was a 20 items or less lane. Last time I checked, this meant 20 items, as in ten times two or nineteen plus one, NOT TWO CARTS FULL OF STUFF!! The lines were bad enough, but this lady thought she should get to do what she wanted and went through the EXPRESS lane with two carts full of groceries for what looked like The Alabama National Guard! It was ridiculous. Well, a man about 10 people behind her decided to call her out and they went back and forth for a minute. Well, I was in another line and my cashier said, the lady should not be in that line and that the cashier checking her out should have not allowed her through. It was a big ole mess and I was happy to get out of there because the customers' argument was getting heated and the cops were on their way! I left and didn't get to enjoy the drama that ensued in front of the 200 people in the check out lines of 4 lanes! Now, before all of this happened, a lady and her son, who was about 10 were waiting in line behind me. They were getting impatient and frustrated along with everyone else, and they didn't have much. The son turns to his mom and says, "We could just steal it." I listened carefully to the mom's response, interested to see how she would phrase this important life lesson to her son. She look ed at him and said, "We can't do that here, they have those beepy things in the front." I KID YOU NOT. They were both dead serious. Wow. Instead of a life lesson, I wrote that in my future parenting log as how not to raise a child unless you want them to become a passenger in a police car. Seriously? Is this what kids seriously think these days??? I was floored.

Lastly, this morning I was watching the local news at 6 while I was eating breakfast, and I learned another thing I would never do if I ever get input on the content of a news broadcast. They were having guests on there who were cooking. Now, this is fine and well and I love some of the recipes, but there is absolutely no reason to show the newscaster taking a bite of the food (especially a quail panini at 6 am) and then expecting her to react and speak about the food she just ate. Seriously, it was a tight camera shot of her mouth taking a bite. Not attractive and it doesn't make me want to go find these people's restaurant to go eat! It is just gross. Don't do that please.

Ok, enough of the long post! I am sure I have left things out and already bored you all to death, so I am going to go now. Maybe I will try that quail panini and take a picture of it. And then try to talk.

Tune Tuesday

I have been really enjoying Lady Antebellum lately! I can listen to their current cd over and over. They recently released a new single that is on the radio now, so I can't wait for their new album!! Enjoy!

Football Friday Part 1.

Happy Friday! I hope you all have a great weekend! Alabama plays tomorrow, so it is a great start to the weekend! ;) Have a safe and happy holiday of you are off and are traveling! Above is a picture I found with our school mascot, Big Al and a pre-game video for tomorrow to remind me how excited I am! Roll Tide!

2 Days!!!! *New Video*

I was so excited about this video and it gave me chills, I thought I would share! Here in the South, football is a religion. Seriously. The best friend that I told you about who just got engaged? Well, we were talking yesterday about when her wedding would be. She wanted a Spring wedding. Well, all of her fiance's groomsmen are in the Minor Leagues so, Spring is out, unless she wants an all girl wedding. Then we discussed Fall. This can only happen if it is planned around Alabama and Florida football. Seriously y'all, when I say I am not kidding that we are serious about this stuff, we aren't. Football season defines life in the fall and it is anticipated all year long! I was once in a wedding that started late because Alabama went into overtime. Not kidding. Anyway, 2 days till my weekends revolve around pigskin. If you don't think I am serious, watch the video, it will give you a small glimpse of what I mean. Roll Tide!

Weekend Recap

Well, another weekend has come and gone. This was a pretty well, I guess I will say, unique weekend! I spent the majority of the weekend in Huntsville. I was off on Friday and was able to go up early and visit with my grandfather who is in the hospital. Then my mom and I went out to eat and shop a little. I then got to hang out with a new friend and reminisce about college. Saturday, after a quick trip to the hospital, we got up and went to Nashville and went shopping and my parents, brother and I had dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. There were so many girls out for their bachelorette parties it wasn't even funny! Seriously I have never seen so much penis paraphernalia in my life, not even in New Orleans!



Speaking of bachelorette parties, we are in the car on the way home after dinner and I got an urgent call and message from my best friend Jenn and she called to tell me that she is ENGAGED! Yay! I was over the moon! They have been dating for a while and he totally surprised her with a proposal at Disney World during the fireworks! So special! And I am SO excited for them! Sunday, was spent taking my grandmother to visit my grandfather in the hospital (because my mom was sick and couldn't go) and then driving back to Montgomery. Nothing too exciting, except that my BFF is getting MARRIED!! :) It is Monday, so now it is time to get back in the swing of things! Here's to hoping for a great week! Football starts this weekend and I am SO excited!!

Pictures: 1. Jenn and I at a Braves game last year. 2. The group in the suite. Josh, her fiancee is the one in the blue.

24

My cry.
Sitting up.
My first steps.
My green eyes.
My sassy attitude.
My independent nature.
My first day of school.
Learning to drive.
Graduation speech.
Moving me to college.
Graduation from college.
My first job.

All things that my parents weren't sure they were going to get to enjoy on this day 24 years ago.
They were expecting a baby sometime in November of 1985, a daughter and a sister who would join a brother six years her senior. But, that was not the plan. I was born in August. A full three months before I was expected to arrive. Not only was it unexpected, it wasn't easy. That day or for a while after. I was tiny. I stayed in the protection of the hospital until my due date three months later. I couldn't wear normal clothes, only those made for what would become my favorite accessory: a cabbage patch doll. I had to take growth hormone shots until I turned 15. I had to visit a hospital in a town 2 hours away every 3-6 months. However, this didn't slow me down, didn't keep me from learning to be a fighter, appreciate life, enjoy things, make friends, endure heartaches, and develop an independent attitude. Nope, here I am, 24 years later still going strong and you would never know where I had come from and that I almost didn't make it here. So, today at 2:10 pm, I will welcome the start of my 24th year, and be thankful. Thankful for God giving me a purpose and letting me begin on the journey we call life, thankful to my mom for letting me share her for those 6 months. As she always said, I came into the world fighting and I haven't quit. I fight for what I believe is right, fight for what I want, and sometimes fight to be heard. But, I am me, here I am, closing the door on 23 and opening the door to 24. Happy Birthday to me! Here's to many more.

We shall be called Goose and Maverick

So, I really don't get guys. Really really don't. Last night, C and I went to a new (relatively) bar in town because she had never been. I swear I think we had a sign flashing over our heads that said "Hello, if you are married, or old enough to be our fathers, PLEASE come talk to us."

Dear married/un-single men at the bar,

If you are married, you need to NOT try to pick up girls at a bar, nor, do you need to send your old, old, old co-worker over to a girl and ask her if she would like it if you came and talked to her. Her reply will be: "I don't care, but I am VERY sure that his wife would NOT appreciate it." (I mean these men were not even trying to hide the fact that they were married. But me, being the person that I am, reminded them if they were trying to in any way flirt.) Yes, I know I am from the South and you are not. Yes, I know I am wearing a skirt, heels and pearls, which you may not see everyday. Yes, I am aware that I have a nice smile (my parents paid enough for braces that this is kind of a given) and I have heard it before. You do not impress me one bit. Yes, I know I look bored, you don't have to tell me. I look that way because I AM, and I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU. Now, would you kindly walk away from my table because you are getting on my nerves. Thank you! (Said in my sweetest, most Southern voice, sarcastically).

Hope this serves you well in the future,
Me