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!!

Is It Really May?

Ok so I am a total slacker when it comes to blogging. I am going to be honest: I am really not doing much that is exciting since Matt is not here. I am not saying that I don't have anything to do, it is just not that exciting! Most of it revolves around school and I can't blog/share pictures of that stuff. April in Bullets: - My mom and I sent Easter with Nickel, Russ, and the girls. We were able to see Scarlett play softball and help Nickel in her yard. We enjoyed a low key Easter Sunday with baby chicks! - The weekend after Easter I went to Dadeville to celebrate one of the Fab 5, Holland and Garrett's wedding celebration! I was reunited with the entire Fab 5, which is always good! - The last weekend in April I had a 3 day weekend, so Waylon and I headed to the Lake! It was awesome to just wake up, put on my bathing suit, grab a book, and head to the dock!it was a great way to bring in May. - I read all 3 Hunger Games books. I quickly became obsessed! I still haven't seen the movie, but I definitely will watch it as soon as Directv gets it! - I finished ALL of my IEPs! Wahoo! Technically I have to hold on next week, but it is for my student who is exiting Ex. Ed. because he is aging out. May in Bullets: - I was observed by my professor from Auburn University Grad School... Let's just say I did it and it is over! - Jennings the Cat had kittens!!! 3 precious little babies. - My tomatoes are taking over my walkway! I have little tomatoes on all of the plants! I am struggling to keep my peppers from getting eaten from little buggies! - Mother's Day weekend is coming up... I will be spending it with some of my favorite girls in the world, my nieces! Nickel and Russ are going to Darlington, SC for a race. My mom and I are keeping the girls! Other than the above I have been missing Matt like something fierce! I am hoping to go up there one day during Memorial Day and visit! One night would be worth the drive in our books! If I don't see him then, I will not see him until Father's Day weekend!!!!! Which is WAY TOO LONG!!!!

Kendall Boggs Fine Arts and Crafts

I don't know if y'all read many blogs, but one of my favorites is http://kendallboggsfineart.blogspot.com/. She is an artist out of Atlanta and she makes some amazing pieces of art. I also love her DIY projects! This week she is having a give away of one of her beautiful Wedding Dress pieces. Check out her blog and all her wonderful art!