Five Question Friday

Good Lawd! I'm so glad it's Friday! I am seriously pumped about this weekend. Tomorrow night me and my girls are going to a Paint and Pals party to celebrate my friend Erica's birthday and I can't wait!! Always fun taking a break from the every day agenda and spending time with friends old and new. I will have to update you with pics next week! It's also another best friend of mine's birthday too, Ashley.
Happy Birthday girls- I love you!!
Don't know what I would do without you in my life.

Ashley and I enjoying cake on her birthday two years ago :)

 

Erica and I at my sister-in-laws baccalaureate party

And now to Five Question Friday!

1. What is your favorite summer time activity?

Going to the beach for sure!! We have beautiful beaches here in coastal Alabama and there is just something about the smell of salt in the air, sun tan lotion, an ice chest packed with home made sandwiches and juice boxes, and swimming in the Gulf all day. Don’t know what I would do without it.

2. Do you have one laundry soap you stick to, or do you buy whatever's on sale?
I really like Gain detergent but lately I have been buying Arm and Hammer.

3. What is your favorite dinner to make in the summer?
Broiled shrimp, new potatoes, and corn on the cob...Add some craw fish and I’m set!! Some people call this “Buford Stew.”

4. Do you have any talents?
I’m very artistic- if you consider that a talent. I love to paint and make things and I’m kinda good at it, so I’m going to claim that as my talent. :)

5. If you could instantly be an expert in something, what would it be? Why?
I would like to be an expert on… wow, I don’t know. So many things that I wish and I absolutely love learning. Believe it or not.. google has taught me so much LOL
A subject will come up around our house and when I start giving my two cents on the topic, my husband will ask, “How do you know so much about that?” and my answer is always, “because I googled it one day and began researching it!” I love digging deeper and learning about new things. This is so out of left field, but If you know me well, then you know that I love aviation. So maybe I would like to be an expert on aviation and how avionics work. I know… I’m a nerd. Deal with it.

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And last but not least.... Happy Father's Day to the men in my life. Daddy- for raising me right! My husband- for blessing me and our son with his GIANT heart, and my Father-in-Law for raising such a fine young man that loves me! :) YAY for Daddy's!!

MY DADDY

MY BABY'S DADDY

MY BABY DADDY'S- DADDY!! LOL

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Love, E

A Few of My Favorite Things

You know I have to update you on current things I'm loving! So... here goes...

Dylan's Candy Bar accessories! She is the famous Ralph Lauren's daughter and like her Father, she is oh so creative. I loved looking at all the cute stuff on her web-site and would love to visit the actual store one day.

i (intelligent) products! I'm using the i-extend right now which helps extend your tan longer. It comes in the teal bottle (not shown below) and you can buy it at most tanning salons or order the products online. I LOVE the scent of the products which has a nice, clean smell to it. Here is a list of the different products and their purposes.

Working out again! Last year I started running for the first time in my life and I lost a lot of weight and was feeling so good! Then the winter time came, we moved, and I got side tracked, but NO MORE! I am getting back on track! I enrolled in a muscle toning and conditioning boot camp on campus and it's kicking my butt! And that's exactly what I need.

And I most certainly need to work out because my next favorite thing is this stupid
ICE CREAM!
Blue Bell's "Krazy Kookie Dough" is by far the BEST ice cream I have ever put in my mouth and I have been completely obsessed with it LOL but that's GOT to come to an end soon! It's cake batter flavored ice cream with sugar cookie dough. Good Lord help me!

Pool Time!
Even if it's in a blow-up pool in my back yard. Hey- ya gotta do whatcha gotta do. It's HOT here in Alabama!

 and last but not least (for the time being anyway)...

This "Hello Yellow Third Birthday Party" presented on The Sweetest Occasion (my fav. website) .

 What's your current favorites?

Love, E

Our Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee/Arkansas Trip

Hello dolls,
So... last week I told you all about how we were going to travel with my in-laws to Memphis for a family member's wedding? Well, we did and we had a blast! I love going on road trips and this one was a little extended due to a wrong turn. Not sure who's fault that was lol, but I do know that the signal was lost on all i-phones in the car! Lol- that's okay though, because we had plenty to entertain us... tents in the back seat, eating snacks the ENTIRE trip (what is it about getting the munchies while riding long periods of time in the car?), watching movies, and laughing our butts off at each other's delirious babble.

We finally made it there, but not before we had a lemon incident at the "Huddle House".  Long story short- has any one ever heard of having to pay the price of a lemonade when you order a water with a lemon slice? Me either. Until the Huddle House. Kinda silly- just saying.

The next morning, we took Judson to the Memphis Zoo and I have to say, it was very nice! The zoo grounds were really pretty, the staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and they had a BROAD range of animals. The three of us had a really good time and would not mind going back sometime.

We went back to the hotel, took naps, visited other family members who were at the same hotel, and then went to Kristi and Tyler's wedding. My child is really good- but he was tired and getting hungry as the wedding started, therefore he was cranky, did not want to sit still, began to pick their flowers that were hanging on the end chairs, and wanted to chit-chat A LOT! That's why we had to bribe him with the Mac (his pacifier). He looks really thrilled to be taking a picture with me here.

I felt like a terrible mother after we arrived at the wedding reception and I realized it was so late and he must be STARVING! That baby was so hungry that he grabbed a fork and ran to the back of the cake table..and..was..sooooo close.. just inches...away from scooping out a big bite of the wedding cake! Thank the lord I grabbed him up! I would have died.. you hear me? DIED. Here's a pic of the kids (mine included) waiting for the cake to be served.

Good thing that the Neely's were catering! If you watch the Food Network then you know who I'm talking about!! They were the nicest folks and I sware that was the best BBQ I've ever had. The wedding was beautiful and once our tummy's were full.. we were all HAPPY!! I think Judson even did a little dance :)

 (My in-laws. Aren't they cute?)

Cousin Wendy and I.

We ended the trip with a nice wrong turn (okay, a few) that led us into Arkansas, then we came back for a picture in front of the Pyramid Arena and it was so blinding out there that our heads did not show up in the pics LOL, lunch at the Neely's resteraunt, and of course more snacks on the way home!!!

Seriously FUN trip.

Love, E