Birthday Week

Today I'm kicking off my birthday week with a massage:

plus a mani/pedi

Heaven.

Way Behind!

Oh my word, I'm so very behind on blogging! It's been a busy few weeks and will be non stop for a couple more weeks.


Thanksgiving was wonderful! My mom came to town the day before and went to the movies to watch, The Blind Side. I cried through the whole thing It definitely made me feel so thankful for who and what I have in my life. Thanksgiving morning we got up early and started baking pumpkin pies, ham, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, green jello salad, and rolls. Yum-my! I really enjoyed the time with my mom!

I'm on the down hill slide of school! I took one final Friday and will take my last one tomorrow morning. The semester has flown by and I'm hoping to end with all A's!

Saturday morning, Mike and I headed to Little Rock to attend my aunts wedding. My mom was her florist so we helped with the flowers at the Temple and the restaurant. It was a beautiful wedding and it special to be a part of it! Congrats Annabelle and Henry!

I have my 30th birthday party this weekend and I'm so excited! It's weird to think that I only have 10 more days in my 20's!

Thankful Thursday!

I am surrounded by amazing people that love and support me unconditionally and for that I am extremely thankful!

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving Day!!

Uneventful Weekend!

What a very uneventful weekend! Friday night, Mike cooked a yummy dinner, we watched The Ugly Truth, and then called it an early night. I had to work Saturday and Mike had a softball tournament so Saturday night was pretty much a repeat of Friday night. Dinner, a movie, and in bed early. I spent Sunday cleaning the house and that night I met David, Kammy, Jay, and Ashley at Chili's for dinner.

It was the perfect uneventful weekend before this crazy busy week started! This is the first year Thanksgiving dinner will be held at my house. I'm so excited but my "To Do" list is a mile long!

Game Night, Sunsets, and a Reception

Friday night, Mike and I went to Logan's Steakhouse for dinner and then to Ben's house for game night. I baked chocolate cookies and Kelly cooked lots of other yummy snack foods. We played, Apples to Apples, a couple of times and then visited for the rest of the evening. I found myself at the food table more than once-It just was all so good!

Saturday Mike had a softball tournament so I spent the day shopping and doing homework. This was my view on the way home. Sorry it's so blurry but you get the idea- it was beautiful!

Sunday Mike got up early to go deer hunting. I've known Mike for 9 years and had no clue that he liked to hunt! He met his dad and they spent the day in the woods. Even though they didn't have any luck, Mike said he really enojoyed it!

I headed down to my hometown, Ozark, for Jay and Kammy's reception. They got married in Eureka Springs- just the two of them and their parents in attendance. Today was the reception with all the family and friends.

Guest Book Table

Fall Flowers

Guest Book Table and Food Tent

Eating yummy BBQ!

David came all the way from NYC!

Fellowship and Music

Josh, Me, Kammy, David, and Heather

Kammy and I

Kammy and Jay-

*sorry about the rain drop!

It turned out to be a beautiful day! I was so honored to be included in their special day!
Congrats again Jay and Kammy!!

I wish...

... I had this bathroom. I love the contrast between the dark hardwood floor and the bright white of everything else.


I'm in need of a nice warm bubble bath- wish I had that tub!

Happy Thursday- the weekend is almost here!

Weekend Recap!

Friday night, my friend Ben threw a surprise birthday party for his brother at Sassy's BBQ. Mike and I ate some great food and had a couple of drinks and then called it an early night. We knew we had to get up early Saturday morning to start tailgating and wanted a good nights sleep before the long day.

Ben and I at Sassy's

Mike and I (not a good picture of either or us but the only one taken)
We got early, like 5:30 in the morning early, Saturday and got ready for a morning of tailgating. The Hogs pulled out a 33-16 victory against the gamecocks! WOOT WOOT!

Mimosas!

the 09 baseball team being recognized for making it the College World Series

We tailgated after the game for a little while and waited for the traffic to die down and then made our way to Boar's Nest for dinner. We thought about going to Dickson but we were both tired and sunburned so we came home got in our pj's and watched movies.

We've spent today watching football and playing UNO.

It's been such a great weekend!

P.S. I realize that in my last post I said that it was the last home game but I completely forgot about Troy coming to town next weekend!

Happy Game Day!

It's going to be a beautiful day in Fayetteville. Not only are we going to whoop up on the Gamecocks but it's supposed to be sunny and 78 degrees. Can't beat that in November! This is the last home game of the season. Well technically it's not since they play in Little Rock next weekend, but I'm talking about on the Hill! We're getting ready to head out and start tailgating before the 11:21am kickoff!

GO HOGS GO! VS.

Where Have I Been?!

Work, Work, Work! I received a job offer Oct. 16th, started Oct. 19th, and have worked 136 hours in 14 days. I'm one tired girl! I haven't worked since the end of May so it's been a little tough getting back into the working world. I'm starting to get into some what of a schedule now though!

I've spent my free time (what little I've had) hanging out Mike, celebrating Abbe's birthday, cheering on the HOGS, and trying to get caught up on the DVR and laundry!

These pictures are from Abbe's birthday night. We went to La Huerta for dinner and drinks and then to Dickson for more drinks. We had such a great time!

So that's where I've been! :)

HappyGame Day!

VS. 2:30pm in Gainsville

I sure hope the HOGS stay on a winning streak but I'm afraid that it may not happen against Tim Tebow and the Gators!

We'll be out celebrating not matter what though! It's Abbe's birthday party and I got a job!

Come on HOGS- prove me wrong! WPS!

Happy Birthday Abbe!!

Today is Abbe's birthday!!

Abbe and I have been friends for only 7 years but it seems like a lifetime!

She is my best friend and I love her with all my heart!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBE! I can't wait to celebrate with you on Saturday!

Winter Flowerbeds

I spent the day getting my flowerbeds ready for the winter. With all the rain that we've had in NWA most of my flowers still looked good but I knew that they wouldn't last long with the colder temperatures that are here now. I pulled out the periwinkles, coleus, and mondo grass and replaced them with pansies, snapdragons, dianthus, and some ornamental cabbage. I also got everything mulched.

Before:

After:

before:

after:

The "after" pictures look bare but I know that in a couple of months it will be full of color. It's so nice to have color in the winter when everything else is brown and dead looking!

Thanks mom for all the plants!!