one lucky gal...

Good Morning bloggers :) I hope everyone is having a great FRIDAY!!

This morning I wanted to share how thankful I am for all the great friends & family we have in Birmingham!! Although neither of our parents live here, we feel an overwhelming amount of love & support from our network of extended family members & friends who feel like family!

As some of you may have already read from my Facebook page, earlier this week JD & I lost our kitty, Aja. She is usually an inside-only cat, but she accidently got out of the house on Monday night. Unfortunately, we have been unable to find her since then. It has been a long week of walking the streets in our neighborhood looking in all the nooks & crannies (and believe me - there are A LOT of places a kitty would love to hide!!), but during our search I have continued to stay positive through reassuring words & encouragement from our friends & family. Thanks to each of you for your thoughts & prayers! We hope to find her soon!

I leave you with a picture of our sweet kitty:

lingerie shower? success.

Just a quick shout-out today to two of my absolute favorites: Katie Davies (soon-to-be-Kivett) & Brittany Cole - these two cuties hosted the greatest lingerie shower this past weekend in Nashville (quickly becoming my favorite city)!!

The big fuss was for another one of my favorites, SARAH ELIZABETH WILCOX (soon-to-be-FLORY)!!! That's right folks, we're at the 31-day mark until S & D tie the knot in the fabulous LAS VEGAS NEVADA!!

BUT - I can't get too excited about the Vegas wedding... afterall, I've got to get another dear friend, Liz Perry, hitched this weekend at Lake Martin :)

But seriously, Kate & Brittany - thanks for doing such a great job on the pin-up themed shower!! Everything was great : food, fellowship, fun. You should consider an international party planning business :)

(*sorry no pictures from this trip... as usual, the batteries in my camera were dead - as were my back-up-batteries. death.)

LOVES!

PS: I hope there are as many Jersey Shore quotes being thrown around in Vegas as there were in Nash this weekend :) "Grenade. Grundle. Chodes."

LBP is getting MARRIED!!

This past weekend was absolutely LOVELY!! It was perfect Fall weather & best of all, I got to spend it with friends at the lake!! Saturday morning a small group of friends went to Lake Martin to celebrate Liz's Bachelorette Party :) Here are a few pictures from the lingerie shower:




We can't believe that in two short weeks Liz & Richard will be getting married!!! We are so excited to be able to share this special day with them!!

*Loving our Living Room*

A few weeks ago the Baker family began the task of going through Gigi's house - the days proved to be a sentimental one, a day where we all remembered & celebrated Gigi's life. I think that JD's cousin, Lane, described it perfectly in her blog post

JD & I were very fortunate to be able to bring so many precious reminders of Gigi home with us that day. We have always been somewhat of "home-bodies", but have found that we enjoy spending time at home even more now. I think it is because our house is now filled with Gigi's spirit & her presence - we have daily reminders of what a special lady she was.

Here are a few pictures of our living room with some of our new "treasures":

"Ever to conquer, Never to yield"

The weekend of September 18 was a special one for me as I was able to return to the Plains to watch the Auburn Tigers take on the Clemson Tigers. JD wasn't able to make it as he had a show in Hoover with a new band he has joined, Dangerous Cousin

It was a great day all around - Auburn pulled out a victory in overtime after being down at halftime, I got to spend some time with my girlfriends, & even got to catch up with some good friends I hadn't seen in a few years while celebrating Blake & Natalie's upcoming nuptials!! Here are some pictures from the day:








*WAR EAGLE*

Remembering Gigi

Faith is trusting what the eye can't see.
Eyes see the prowling lion.
Faith sees Daniel's angel.
Eyes see storms.
Faith sees Noah's rainbow.
Eyes see giants.
Faith seen Canaan.
Your eyes see your faults.
Your faith sees your Savior.
Your eyes see your guilt.
Your faith sees His blood.
Your eyes see your grave.
Your faith sees a city whose builder and maker is God.
Your eyes look in the mirror & see a sinner, a failure, a promise-breaker.
But by FAITH you look in the mirror & see a robed prodigal bearing a ring of grace on your finger & the kiss of your Father on your face.

This was a responsive reading from Gigi's service, an exerpt from Safe In the Sheppard's Arms by Max Lucado

Oh, Mexico

Hi there - found some old pictures in my camera from our trip to Mexico last year & wanted to share...


Way down here you need a reason to move
Feel a fool running your stateside games
Lose your load, leave your mind behind, Baby James




Oh, Mexico
It sounds so simple I just got to go
The sun's so hot I forgot to go home
Guess I'll have to go now





"Americano" got the sleepy eye
But his body's still shaking like a live wire
Sleepy "Señorita" with the eyes on fire






Oh, Mexico
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low
Moon's so bright like to light up the night
Make everything all right


Baby's hungry and the money's all gone
The folks back home don't want to talk on the phone
She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard; times are hard


Oh, down in Mexico
I never really been so I don't really know
Oh, Mexico
I guess I'll have to go

...we had so much fun on this vacation to celebrate our second wedding anniversary!! Looking forward to our anniversary this year as we will be in VEGAS for the Flory Wedding!!