ABCs of Me

I saw Kelly do this over at her blog...So I'm copying her b/c I seem to have a case of the writers block as well :)

A: Age - 27 this past April...It's sad that I'm getting closer to 30 and farther away from 20!

B: Books - I have read a ton lately...sappy romance stuff (by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Rachel Gibson), but still it counts, right?!

C: Car - I am hassling the hubby for a new one-I have loved the Tahoe and it's served us well, but I'm just not much of an SUV girl.

D: Dogs - We have two pugs, a female black one named Priscilla (Prissy) and a male fawn one named Porter (Port)...They are our little fur-children.

E: Energy - I don't seem to have enough lately!  I have been catching naps in the afternoons when I can that are lasting like 2-3 hours-what is up with that?!

F: Fear - Flying!  We have to take a flight next month and I'm not gonna lie-I'm terrified.  I HATE flying with a passion...Praying for a safe trip!

G: Gold or silver-Gold for sure-although my wedding ring and engagement ring are platinum and my watch that my mother gave me is gold and silver; but if given a preference it would be gold.

H: Hair - Mine is slowly getting stronger and feeling better after my two surgeries.  It's cut shorter now which I think helps too, but it's shoulder length and dark brownish-black.

I: Insects- We seem to have a ton of spider webs outside right now and a few of the nasty roachy-bugs invading the house.  Maybe it's the change in weather?  Anyway-I'm terrified of those two-roaches and spiders!

J: Job - Full time graduate student right now getting my degree in School Counseling...I feel like I wear so many more "hats" than that though!

K: Kids - None yet, but we are still trying.  We know if it is meant to be it will be and that God has a plan for us...It's just hard being patient!

L: Live - In Georgia...have lived here all my life other than a few years in Alabama when my parents built a house there.

M: Mother's Name - Terri Ann - The hubs and I both love the name Ann as his mother has it as part of her name too; we said if we ever are blessed with a a girl we will incorporate it into her name.

N: Nicknames - Tay by my cousin M., Lucy by my mom for as long as I can remember, and T by my husbands family b/c they had such a hard time with my name - I got called Terri for the first six months we dated!

O: Overnight hospital stays - None; I have been blessed to get to go home after all of the surgeries that I've had.

P: Pet Peeve - I have a lot; I don't like to be touched a lot (like at all), I don't like personal space invaded, I HATE smacking of gum, chewing with the mouth open, and just plain bad manners.

Q: Quote from a movie - "Frankly my dear, I don't give a d**n"-Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind

R: Right - handed and right wing-hoping for a Republican win this election year!

S: Siblings - One-I have a brother that is 9.5 years younger than me-He's a senior this year!

T: Time it takes me to get ready - about an hour give or take depending on what exactly I'm getting ready for and if I have to wash and blow-dry my hair.

U: Ultimate Vacation- Hands down Fiji...I want to stay in those gorgeous huts over the water!

V: Vegetable - I LOVE Brussels sprouts and beets-weird I know!  I am not that crazy about carrots.

W: White - One of my favorite colors.

X: X-Ray- I've had a ton on my mouth over the years for braces, on my abdomen b/c of surgeries, and my chest.

Y: Yellow - Loving this color right now as the leaves are changing yellow and I spotted some beautiful bright yellowy-mustard colors for fall!

Z: Zoo Animal - I love the lions, but I also think that the giraffe's are beautiful and graceful looking!

XOXO-T

Past Two Weeks

This will recap my life over the past two weeks better than I can sum them up in words...We have just been super busy with school, work, and life in general :)  Can't believe it's officially Fall now!  I love seeing the leaves change-Beautiful!

Going from top to bottom, left to right...
Mom tried sushi for the first time-and she loved it!
Fallified the front porch-yep, pumpkins, scarecrows, and all :)
Bake sale for a community service project with the college
Family cookouts on Football Saturdays!
Cleaning out and organizing closets-Fall cleaning!
Puppies watching the yard waiting on P. to get home-precious!

Happy Fall, Y'all!
XO-T

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight." ~Prov. 3:5-6

Found at http://pinterest.com/pin/253820128969958957/

I need reminding of this frequently!  I know it is a downfall of mine and that I need to remember patience and that God has a plan for me and for my family.

Happy Sunday, y'all!
XO-T

Random Thursday

We are getting ready for a yard sale that will take place this Saturday at my brother's school to benefit the children in Panama on the mission trip he is going on.  Just look at this mess in one of our spare bedrooms...Shameful. :(  However, it is forcing me to clean out/organize all of our cabinets that we use for storage...It needs it-I don't think I've done it since we got married.  That was in 2008, y'all.  :(

Spare bedroom explosion of a mess...It's semi-cleaned up from this point right now.

Sweet Porter Pug-His look says it all!  He's tired of the noise I'm making I think!

Happy Almost weekend!!
XO-T

NYFW-My Favorite!

I normally could care less about NYFW, because lets face it-I can't afford most of the lines shown, and where would you wear most of the crazy stuff they trot out there?!  Anyway...I do have a favorite that I love to look for...Oscar de la Renta.  His clothes are just so beautiful in a timeless and elegant sort of way...Just look at his Spring 2013 collection...

My FAVORITE!!

Gorgeous I tell you!  I love the black and white one in the first photo-If I just had somewhere to wear it - Fresh Market, CSU, and Church wouldn't work, huh?!  :)  Just wanted to share some of these beautiful pieces-I love all of the lace touches!

Happy Hump Day!
XO-T
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Wedding in Gray

We had a wedding in the hubby's home town of Gray this past weekend of one of his friends and hubby was a groomsmen. We had a major rain delay, but other than that it was beautiful, if a bit humid and buggy (mosquito!). Here are some of the beautiful pics-the bride was gorgeous as was the setting and decorations.  We had the rehearsal dinner at my husband's families cabin where they did BBQ.  I LOVE the picture I got with my IPhone of the sky right after the ceremony when it had been storming...Pink and black sky! 

This was the rehearsal on Friday night...

Hubby and his dad at the reception :)

Rehearsal dinner at hubby's parent's cabin

Wedding site-Standing Rocks Farm

Can't believe I captured this with an I-Phone-gorgeous sky after ceremony and storm!

Rain delay before wedding ceremony-Yes, that is red clay mud outside my car door!

Rehearsal dinner BBQ at Cabin.

Hubby at his parent's house getting in his tux-Y'all spy Priscilla watching him?!

Gardens on path toward ceremony site.

More rehearsal.

Back of house during reception-pics don't do it justice...so pretty!
That's all I've got today!

XO-T

Labor Day Recap 2012

I say Labor Day Recap...But for me it was an 8 day relax fest...I will admit it has been hard to get back in the swing of things since being back home.  I went down to St. Simons with my husband's family for 8 days and 7 nights-It was SO nice!  We stay at the same house (or we have for the last three years in a row) and it's just beautiful and has suited our families well so far.  I'm not sure about next year as the family is growing and my husband's cousin and his wife will have a baby boy that will be 8 months next year this time!  Crazy! 

Anyway...Here is a recap in photos.  We only ate out as a family all together for two nights.  The families all came in on different days, etc. so it made it harder.  Hubby flew in on a small personal plane of a business partner/friend-SCARY-especially with the way the weather was last week!

This was me on the upstairs balcony on morning #1-coffee, pjs, and a good book on an overcast morning was perfection!

This was morning #2-it was POURING down rain so I took a nice nap-this was the view from our bed! :)

Day #3-Shopping with my MIL ensued...these birds were beautiful and were in a cage in one of the stores we visited-I wish you could see them better-their colors were very bright!

Night #6-(ordered pizza night #3, hubby and I ate alone Night #4 and cooked steaks with the fam Night #5) was at the Rooftop at Ocean Lodge-This was the view from my seat-phenomenal view of the sunset and ocean!

FIL and hubby

MIL and FIL

Mom and Dad to-be-They are expecting a baby boy-does she not look great for almost 6 months along?!

Hubby and Me - The sun was glaring in every pic I tried to get of the two of us!

If you are ever in St. Simons-Try this restaurant-the views and food do not disappoint!

I got the peach and mozzarella salad and added a crab cake on top-delish!

Hubby got beef short ribs-They were wonderful!  I kept sneaking bites! :)

Night #7-Georgia Sea Grill-This was the whole group seated before dinner! 

Baked Feta-I love to go to this restaurant for this dish and their scallops and nothing else.  They could just serve me this and I'd be happy as a clam!

This was mine-sea scallops (they are amazing!), Parmesan grouper, and mushroom risotto-SO yummy!

Me and Hubby-Ga Sea Grill

D. & G-She is having eye surgery today-prayers that everything goes well!

This was a collage painting at the dermatologist's office the week before our trip-It's of St. Simons!  So neat!

We had yogurt every single night just about of the trip-SO good!  We were glad to get home to the puppies and our own bed.  I am catching up on school and a mountain of laundry.  We are off again to a friend's wedding that the hubby is in on Saturday.  Will post pics next week if I can remember to snap some! :)

XOXO-T

Whirlpool Washer & Dryer

We are moving on up here in our household.  We finally got a brand-spankin new washer and dryer - and they actually match and everything!  We have been using a dryer hubby had from college years (he's 36 now-you do the math!) and a washer my mom gave us two years ago when she got a new one. 

Last night upon returning home from the beach for a week, I started a load of laundry and began unpacking everything else.  About half way through I noticed the washer had stopped and there was a melty-smokey smell coming from the laundry room.  Yes, friends....Our washer bit the dust-the motor burned up!

So...off to HHGregg we went today.  We got a Whirlpool Cabrio in silver with a matching dryer.  The sales guy assured us it is energy efficient and will save on water/electricity as well as enable me to wash king-sized comforters with no problem - All big pluses for me!

Here it is, folks...

This is the washer-it's clear on top so I can keep an eye on things while the laundry is running!

The inside doesn't have an agitator, which we liked as it just seems to get in the way and things get twisted around it!

Matching set!  I LOVE them!  Yes-I'm getting older and maybe a little lame that I'm this excited about a new washer and dryer!

XO-T
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