2 Songs & 1 Picture

2 Songs

1.  Into the Mystic - Van Morrison...I am obsessed with this song...begged the hubby to dance to it @ our wedding, but we wound up using it for the dance where I was with his dad and he was with my mom.  FAVORITE. SONG. EVER.

2.  Everything - Lifehouse...this was the first song that the Mr. and I danced to...and it was just a simple dance in the middle of the living room.  We think of it as "our song".  So pretty...

The song was on this album called "No Name Face".

1 Picture

This is a picture of the Mr. in I in Destin...we had JUST gotten engaged an hour before hand.  We went here to eat and called everyone from the table during dinner already making wedding plans! :)

5 Foods, 4 Books, and 3 Films

5 Foods

1. Pizza (thin and crispy crust, yes please!)
2. Pasta w/ spicy marinara sauce
3. Sushi
4. Mom's mac and cheese
5. Twizzlers (the tropical flavored ones - which I can no longer have thanks to TMJ)

4 Books

1. True Blood books...yes there is quite a few, but they are all essential if you watch the show! :)
2. Flower Shop Mystery series...so girly, funny, and suspenseful all at same time, but not serious reading here!

1. Aurora Teagarden Mystery series...also by Charlaine Harris...love all of her books...these are kind of scary, but so good!
2. Family Bible...it's special for a lot of reasons...I got this from my MIL the Christmas after P. and I got married...it has a family tree in the front for both our families...very special to us.

3 Films

1. Gone with the Wind...enough said...

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   Father of the Bride - parts I and II
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   My Father the Hero...love this movie so much, and not a lot of people have seen it...I have a tie for third fav...it comes in close w/ Captain Ron, which I think is just so funny.  I love old cheesy funny/romance type movies!

Six Places

1.  Italy...I have always wanted to go and according to my Nana we have Italian heritage, so of course that gives me good reason to go, right?!  Specifically to Sicily and Venice.

2.  Ireland...My mom's dad's family is Irish...blond hair, green eyes, freckles, and fair skin...Yep!  I think it is such a beautiful place and would love to visit.

3.  Killington, Vermont...I went when I was younger for a family ski trip, and I have wanted to go back ever since.  Such beauty it is indescribable!

4.  Columbus, GA...silly I know since I live here, but it's special to me and I can't see myself living anywhere else.  I lived in Phenix City for a few years, but I was born and raised in Columbus and call it home. :)

5.  Gray, GA...it's my husbands hometown where he was born and raised and it's a special place for both of us.  I have so many good memories of fun things we have experienced together there...w/ my family, his family, and friends...cookouts, swim parties, Christmas parties, GA parties, fishing, etc....so special.

6.  St. Lucia...our honeymoon wasn't the smoothest of things...our wedding day was a comedy of errors which to me is funny...limo breaks down on way to reception (leaving us no ride to Atlanta that night), by bustle is busted (twice!), sister in law falls off and is dragged behind a golf cart, mother in law forgot her dress that she was to wear during the wedding two hours away (eek!), fight breaks out between two girls in the parking lot (fueled by alcohol! :(), among other things...but our honeymoon was so wonderful and beautiful and we were beyond blessed to get to spend that week together in marital newlywed bliss!  However, we had a private honeymoon villa, BUT the didn't tell us they would be doing construction right outside our plunge pool or that said plunge pool would not be heated...YEP...freezing cold!  lol...it's funny now, but wasn't funny then when hubby mooned he work crew he didn't know was right outside the bedroom window! lol  We will have such fabulous stories to tell our kinds and grand kids one day! lol

7 Wants

1.  To be finished w/ both my Masters in Counseling and my Doctorate as well :).

2.  To have a newer and bigger home...living in an old house is not as neat as it sounds (tiny closets, and not a lot of storage space).

3.  A baby...we would love to have one...we have got names picked out and everything...but all in God's time. :)

4.  For my hair to hurry up and grow back out.

5.  For Oconee to continue on it's successful path...I am so proud of my husband and the company...He has worked so hard for the success he has gained.

6.  For mom and dad to be able to sell their house this go-round...she would love to be back in town.

7.  For S., my younger brother, to get into whatever college he wants to next year (I think he's leaning towards Auburn, lord help my poor dad!) 

8 Fears

These are in random order...

1.  Roaches...they terrify me, so of course we get the huge ones during the warm summer months...ICK!

2.  Cancer....it is prevalent in my mom's family (breast cancer specifically)

3.  Alzheimer's...watched my grandmommy (dad's mom) pass from it this past October...it's truly an awful thing to watch someone slowly decline like that...

4.  Loss...plain and simple, I can't bear the thought of my husband, mom, dad, brother, etc. not being here every day with me or me with them....

5.  Dark...I am an adult and the dark still freaks me out...I am a huge advocate of night lights :)

6.  Tight spaces...I get very claustrophobic and will FLIP OUT on you if I'm put in a situation where I'm confined!

7.  Planes/Flying/Heights....I think the idea of being that high up, moving at high speeds...yeah, freaks me out MAJOR!

8.  Fire...I am one of those weirdos that's is so afraid of fire...I have to be a safe distance away from it, and even then I have to know I have an extinguisher somewhere close by...this applies to sparklers, fireplaces, fireworks, and even the candles you hold during Church service, like on Christmas Eve...yes, it scares me w/ that many flames in one room!

Stewart-Glenwood Championship Ring

This is a video that I took this past Friday night as Stewart and his teammates on the varsity baseball team got their State Championship rings for the THIRD year in a row.  Stew got his third ring on the varsity team, which to me is a big deal being he's just now a Junior...SO proud of him and the good ball player that he is...I pray for him that his pitching just gets better and better :) 

I am waiting for the day that he doesn't mind me taking pics or videos of him...couldn't get him to do anything but smile at the video!

ALWAYS Try It On!

You would think I would know better by now...One of my absolute favorite clothing stores, The Blue Door, is linked in really well to Facebook where you can always keep track of the latest things in stock...Bad news for this girlie!  I go online or call in and purchase things b/c I'm just lazy like that and don't want to drive across town, plus their stuff is so super cute it sells out so fast! 

Any-who...Lo and behold, I but a cute crimson maxi dress (b/c yes, hubby roots for Georgia, but I am RTR @ heart!)...The dress is sooooooo pretty, but w/ my caboose, it just clings too tightly for me! :(  I know those girlies probably hate me by now, b/c all I do is return and get store credits non-stop b/c I never try stuff on...Lesson to be learned, don't shop online like me if stuff fits funny on you! :)

So sad to have to take back such a gorgie dress! :(  Was hoping to take to SSI w/ me next weekend...Here is hoping all is safe w/ Hurricane Irene...The in-laws will be right down there at the beach house when the Hurricane makes landfall! :/

Here is a pic from last year...Can't wait for quality family time!!!

This was on the casino boat w/ a few family members (l-r - Philip, Me, Alan, Meredith, and Papa Phil)