Alabama Game

This weekend Matt an I went to the Alabama vs. Western Carolina game. We went with our good friends April and Nathan! We had so much fun and it was the perfect weather! We started off our morning at Rama Jama's(where i may or may not have had a chocolate milkshake with my breakfast!) and then ended our long day at Dreamland! I also got to see 2 very special people Paige, one of my Pledge Sisters and really close friends! As well as Lauren, a girl I lived with in the Yellow House, sophomore year! We also ran into one o our campers, Hank, who was being escorted onto the field with Brody Croyle. did we take a picture with Brody, nope! only with Hank! While we were in Tuscaloosa I realized how much I missed the town and all the fun things to do. I told Matt that we have got to be better about going to Tuscaloosa to do things! After being in Bryant Denny he decided that we have to buy season tickets/ go to every home game next year! We shall see! All in all it was a great weekend spent with awesome friends! And I can't forget those two huge losses that Oregon and Kansas State produced to help us regain control of our own destiny! Roll Everyone is what I say to Baylor and Stanfod!!

Pumpkin Pancakes

I saw this recipe on a friend's blog the other day and since I LOVE all things pumpkin I made them! They were so awesome I have made these twice already!

Pumpkin Pancakes
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Yields: 12 (4 inch) pancakes

1 cup all-purpose flour(I used self-rising the second time around and try we're much fluffier!)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice(I just shake the container 3-4 times)
2 large eggs(originally you have to separate the eggs but mine were plenty fluffy w/o beating the egg whites.)
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup pumpkin
1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
Combine eggs, milk, pumpkin and butter; add to flour mixture, stirring until incorporated.(If you separated the eggs fold the egg whites in here)
Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto a hot, lightly greased griddle. Cool pancakes until tips are covered in bubbles and edges look cooked; turn an cook other side.

I will tell you that these are not sweet! There is only 1 tbsp of sugar. I was skeptical of the taste at first but once I added syrup I was in LOVE! If you love pumpkin you will love these pancakes! This is the 3rd recipe in the month of October that I made with pumpkin: pancakes, muffins, and oatmeal!

A Star Wars Halloween!

Matt and I decide to carve pumpkins this year and by the time I got around to going and getting a carving kit there were 3 options: Angry Birds, Star Wars, or Sesame Street! So what did I do? I bought the Star Wars kit! I figured Matt would be ok with it since we just purchased glasses and coffee cups that were Star Wars! We set out to carve pumpkins today, the coldest day ever! I am glad that we could do something fun for Halloween! I love everything pumpkin. I have made pumpkin coffee, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin pancakes, and pumpkin muffins in the past week alone! Matt does not share my love for pumpkin as I do, but he is willing to try all my concoctions! I love Fall, but I will be getting Christmas out this weekend! Side Note: we will be in North Carolina for Thanksgiving and who knows where we will be for Christmas so I like to be able to enjoy it!!

Alabama vs. Tennessee!

This past weekend Matt an I headed up to Knoxville to watch the Tide roll over the Vols! We went to the game with Chip and Cara, while my mom and Dennis kept Eddie at the condo! We had awesome seats! Corner of the ends one right next to the Alabama Band, in front of the Cheerleaders! It was a bit chilly, but we had an amazing time! Side Note: it was Matt's first Alabama Game and we were scared he was going to jinx us!

Our Baby

I haven't posted about Waylon in a while! He has become the absolute best dog! We celebrated his 3rd Birthday September 16th! I can't believe we have had him for 3 years! He definitely keeps us on our toes, but it is so nice for someone to love you just because you took him on a walk!! I love having him when Matt is gone. When Matt came back from Knoxville we decided to start "bedroom" training. He has been sleeping in our bedroom for the past 2 months ad I love it. He only moves when we move and he usually sleeps until my alarm goes off around 6! Even though the pictures show him on the bed, he usually sleeps on the side of the bed! I just happened to snap the pic of Waylon and Matt the other morning before work, and for some reason this morning he decided there was enough room next to me for him!

Cheers to 25 Years!

So I turned 25 last week! I cannot believe that I am 25. The week leading up to my birthday was a little strange an I was not excited about my birthday AT ALL! The actual day was pretty normal. Matt got me new Costa's as well as some new Pandora jewelry. I was definitely spoiled, as usual! He also got me a Gigi's Red Velvet cupcake(my favorite!). We went and got Sumo for dinner then went to bed early! My paraprofessionals got me a cake and we celebrated with the whole class! One of my peer helpers has the same birthday so we had some Chick-fil-a breakfast and cupcakes! It was way more fun to celebrate a 14 year old than a 25 year old!! Overall it was a great birthday but I am thinking I will stay 25 forever!

IPhone Dump

I know I have not posted since May... But we have been super busy! Which I would rather be than doing nothing here is a plethora of pictures from our summer off of my phone! We spent the month of June riding back and forth from Knoxville to McCalla with a some weekends in Dadeville mixed in! July was started out at Camp ASCCA with some of the greatest people/friends on earth. Plus we made some new friends and are so grateful for them all. When Matt finally got to come home for good we spent 7 days at the beach with his family! Apalachicola was my most favorite place to go when I was growing up and I was so glad to share it with Matt and my in-laws! August came way too quickly which saw me start Volleyball season and shortly after school! I started my 3rd year of teaching at Hueytown Middle School! I am so blessed to still have a great job with great people! August was over really quickly and now we are almost halfway through September! We are so excited about Fall and Football! We have already bought tickets to one Alabama game and we are hoping to go to at least 2 others! Hopefully the Tennessee game in Knoxville! I turn 25 this week (eek!) and I am hoping to continue to blog regularly! We have 6 more volleyball games and ten the second week in October I have softball tryouts! That's right! I have to channel my inner Richard White (my high school coach). I am so excited to start molding young softball players to help them play at the next level! Fall is busy but my absolute favorite time of the year!!