the LAST Monday of the month!!!
3-30-09
I picked these wild flowers from Mike's yard & stuck them in a bottle I was using for change. I love them! (: They're dying, which means they haven't lasted long, but that's OK -- I'll just pick some more!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wedding Day
Ashton & Justin's wedding
Wild Dunes, South Carolina
My family (:
Me & Mikey (:
Me & Haley Boo (:
rehearsals
friday, March 27
Mike, Haley & I drove to Charleston for part of the weekend for my cousin Ashton's wedding (: It was at Wild Dunes and was beautiful! I had such a blast hanging out with my family and getting to catch up ... and of course being part of Ashton & Justin's special BiG day!
Picture: Haley, Ashton (the bride), Amber & me (:
Cousins = friends for life!
Me & Haley Boo (:
Me & Mikey (:
Ashton & Justin rehearsing!
rainy days
Thursday
3-26-09
Rainy Days (: Oh, how I love them! It is so nice (and relaxing) to hear rain pitter-pattering on the window all afternoon. I also love how overcast and gray the sky is. The Fairfield Four song says that we need the rain to appreciate the sunshine ... so true. How can you not love splashing through the puddles and having soaking wet clothes?! (I will admit that I look and felt like a wet dog after walking across the parking lot and having to get in the car, but that's part of a rainy day!)
Yyuuuummm!
Wednesday, March 25
Goodbye Edward Cullen ): .. this was all that was left of Melissa's birthday cake (from Monday) -- we devoured it!!!
Luke 9:23
Tuesday, March 24
Luke 9:23 "Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."
Deny yourself. I'll admit that I am an extremely selfish person. I have learned especially over the past 4 or 5 months just how selfish I am. But, in those same months, I have learned more about grace and forgiveness than I have in a long time. This life isn't about me. I was not put on this earth to be happy or to "live as a good person" - while I enjoy being happy and try to be a "good person," that is not what it's about. I am here to glorify God, no matter what the circumstance or what I'm feeling. He is Good, ALL the time. Knowing that makes it easier to deny myself, but by no means am I good at it.
Be encouraged to take up your cross daily.
HaPpY Birthday to Melbert!
Monday, March 23!!!!
Happy Birthday to my BeSt (: I LoVe YoU!!!
For Melbert's birthday, we had dinner at Monterrays -- here are the girls! (:
Thursday, March 26, 2009
St. Louis!!!
Friday, March 20
The last group picture of the trip...still 12 hours away from home (: ... what I'd give to be on the road again with this group.
homeward bound
Thursday, March 19
Homeward Bound ):
Here's one of the last pictures of the Rockies I got-out the back window...until next year!
View from the Top
Wednesday March 18
This is the view from the top of the mountain (: I think at this point we were waiting on the boys to come down to us, so we had a few minutes for some pictures! How Beautiful! (:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
ssssskkkiiinngg!!!
St. Patty's Day = Day 1 of Skiing!
Crested Butte, CO is by far one of my favorite places on in the world. Today was our first day of skiing (: and boy, did we ski hard!!!! We had to get up super early because we had to catch the bus up to the mountain, get to the front desk, and get our lift tickets before the slopes opened. After doing alllll that, we still had about 30 minutes to waste because the slopes didn't open until 9 & we'd gotten there super early! Oh well, the view of the mountain was worth it! Other than Chris breaking his wrist on the first run of the day, the skiing was great & we had a blast. (And wore ourselves completely out...)
garden of the gods
monday, march 16
garden of the gods, CO Springs
Garden of the gods is a huge area with humongous red rock formations. It is really beautiful & was a great stop (: ... Today we also got to drive to Glyn Eyrie a caste that is hidden back behind the garden of the gods. It was built around 1800 and was willed to the Navigators. It would've been cool to walk around & go inside, but we gave the nice man at the door our word that we'd stay in the car & just drive through - so we did. Oh yea, today we also go to our final destination (: CRESTED BUTTE
Here's a picture of our awesome house:
The glory of Kansas
Sunday, March 15
Driving through the desert waste land
Okay, so Kansas isn't the desert waste land...but it may as well have been!! Kansas was LONG and boring...miles and miles nothing. These huge windmills were the only thing worth while in the whole dang state. If you live in Kansas, I feel sorry for you.
Monday, March 23, 2009
The Road Trip Begins
Saturday March 14
Mike, Me, Kayla, Mike & Chris
Here we are, in Chris' dads shop loading up the truck...we loaded inside because it was absolutely monsoon raining outside (& did so until we reached St. Louis!!!!). This was the start of an amazing spring break trip...
from: Clemson - to Spartanburg - to Columbia MS - to CO Springs - to Crested Butte and back again! (:
TGIF..SB is HERE baby!
Daffodils (: ... Last picture from home before we left out for COLORADO!!!!!! waahhhooo!!!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Starbucks Adventure
Pull in to drive thru:
Megan: "can i place 3 separate orders.."
Lady: "sure, go ahead"
(as i get ready to order, mel & carolyn are hanging over both shoulders..)
Megan: "can i get ahh uhhh..Pike Place decaff tall..no, wait, uh grande...yea, uh grande" (DYING LAUGHING)
Lady: "okay, go ahead w/ next order"
Mel: (leans over my shoulder out the window with the following attempt:) "I..I want" and proceeds to die laughing -- I hear "tell her, tell her what I want" so I attempt to give her Melissa's complicated order
Lady: repeats order & tells me to go on
Carolyn: starts to lean towards the window...but hits her head on the ceiling of the car & leans back...laughing of course - so Melissa had to tell me her order, so I could repeat it
(as we're rounding the curve of the drive-through...somebody said that the lady probably though we were drunk..mind you, we've had no alcohol..it's just real late (10:00))
Pull up at window:
Lady hands me my order - I had her my card with 2 pennies (that carolyn searched through her purse for bc I only had one) -- she ended up spraying change all over my car...i needed the pennies because it was $2.02..thinking it'd be easier if she ran it up as $2.00
Megan: "here-will this make it easier? oh...uh...probably not, never mind -just run the card." (while stuttering and slurring words)
Melissa: Hands her 2 giftcards "I think this is enough, but I may have to pay you too" ... turns to Megan "See how I used complete sentences?"
Megan: "asshole. Like that complete sentence?!"
Carolyn paid with no problems
Funniest trip to starbucks yet (:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Happy Birthday to Mike!!!!
March 10, 2009
Happy 22 Birthday Mikey!!
Today I got up early and met Mike at Dunkin' Donuts for birthday breakfast! (: Yuummm!!! We sat in the car before we went in so he could open his gifts - a new watch & Catcher in the Rye. (You can see his new watch in the picture!) Mike had a full day of classes - so we planned for dinner at Wild Wings with the gang -- Melissa, Carolyn, Elizabeth, Wodie, Ashleigh, Chris & Whitney, BD, Mike Hawkins, Brock & Will came! HaPpY 22nd BiRtHdAy Mike!!! (:
the boys!!!! Mike H, CP, Will, Brock, BD, Wodie & Mikey!
Me, Melissa, Carolyn, Elizabeth, Ashleigh, & Whitney
monday
monday, march 9
My plan was to have today's picture be one of our softball game...but since we won due to forfeit of the other team, there was no picture to be had. Pigeons live on the balcony above us I think...so I enjoy sneaking out quietly and getting pictures of them when I can. I've been putting little pieces of hotdog bun on our porch so they'll maybe move down to ours! (:
hand-stitched with love
sunday
march 8
well, i'm not sure why this picture wouldn't turn the right way ... it's vertical on my computer!! weird! oh well - the point is that this is what i did for most of sunday. i sewed the #7 on my shirt for softball! (and #4 for mike, & the "0" for Ben's 10...mike did the #1!) ... now we have the most ballin' softball shirts ever! Oh yea, and we won our game! (due to forfeit from the other team, but it's still a W)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Daffodil
march 7
The daffodils are blooming (: Saturday we worked at the house again for mom - still painting. I noticed that the empty house neighboring this house had daffodils blooming out front - but mom wouldn't let me pick any ("because the old neighbors across the street watch it")...so I settled for pictures of the ones blooming in front of Mike's house! ... I LOVE them! I want to grow them in our yard at home...the whole yard, nothing but daffodils.
Let the Celebration begin!!!
Friday, March 6
Tonight we went to dinner at Stella's with Mike's mama & papa to celebrate his birthday! (: Dinner was aammaazzziiinnnggg!!! (: After we ate dinner, we had dessert - Apple something ?! which was also incredible! And, Mike opened his birthday present from his parents - a cool magnetic bag to go on his motorcycle - for their Big Trip! ... Happy Early Birthday Mike!!
Limmmesss (:
March 5, 2009
This will be in my kitchen one day. (: I enjoy Thursdays pictures (they typically come from OD and Cathy's house) because of the change of scenery. It's great because I know I can take my camera and come back with a great picture for the day!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday
March 3
Tonight I had dinner with Mike - & made desert over at the boys house...but I didn't get to eat any because it had to cool for between 1-2 hours. Major bummer! ): But, I had a nice surprise waiting when I got home!! The girls had made brownies and they were cooling in fridge (: So, we waited for just a few minutes for them to finish cooling, iced them & enjoyed! (While watching "Biggest Loser" - our Tuesday night usual)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
fun in the snow (:
March 2, 2009
"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold." So, so true! Like I said - we played a little bit in the snow yesterday (: but not for long - because it was literally a blizzard!!! Everything on me was covered with snow - so after some pictures we stayed inside. Today, however was a different story! Melissa, Carolyn & I headed over to Mike's house to hang out & watch a movie (: .. but, when we got there, we found the boys in the field across the street. One was driving, two were riding in the back of the truck and the other was being pulled behind the car - holding on to tow ropes and riding a skim board. True story. We got some good pictures & a hilarious video! (I think the top speed was ~29MPH!!) Anyway, while the boys did this, we girls went around the field enjoying the snow - taking more pictures! Man, I can't wait for Spring Break in Crested Butte where the snow will (hopefully) be 100x what we got here!! IIII llloooovvvveeee iiittt!!! (:
Me & Mike (: (after his truck pull)
Carolyn, Me & Melbert (:
Chris, BD, Ben & Mike
Monday, March 2, 2009
SSNNOOOWWW DDAAYYY
(this is my "Ansel Adams" picture)
March 1 = SNOW DAY!!
I am so pumped that it snowed for most of the day & into the night yesterday!!! You have NO idea! We went out & played in for a little while - and took some great pictures!! Then we proceeded to bundle up and watch movies for the remainder of the day! It was great! Around supper time, Mike, Ben & BD came to pick me & Elizabeth up to go to the store because we had nothing but naked cabinets here! After the trip to the store we went on a hunt to find dinner. It was very much a hunt in every sense of the word! - We first went to Fire House (closed), Waffle House (tooooooo busy), Arbys (closed), Wendys (closed), and finally the Chinese Buffet. Hmm.. I think there was a reason we had never been there! It was okay - but Chinese is not on my list of food to eat (unless it was like last night & it's my only option)..
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Steak House Saturday
Steak House Saturday
February 28
Tonight Kayla shared the famous Walhalla Steak House with me & Carolyn (: It's famous because it was in Southern Living! We had some good, southern cooked, fried chicken! and I had fried okra & sweet potatoes with it--yummmmyyyy!! It was ssoooo stinkin' good! (: ANNNDDD My coconut pie was great - but, I had to box it up to eat at home because I was soo overly stuffed! Kayla was pleased that we enjoyed it - I think we'll definitely be going back! Thanks Kayla!
Starlight, Starbright...
Friday, February 27
I Love my little "Starlight" that is hanging in our living room! It came from a girls trip to Atlanta..that we took (I think) sophomore year! It came from this totally hippie store...with incense and everything! hahhahha (but really...) Tonight was a much needed lazy night - of dinner at Monterray's and watching the movie "The Changling" with Mel & Carolyn (: always always always one of my favorite things to do! (& surprisingly I got a good bit of homework done over the course of the day too!) another plus!
"cuz I'm yours..."
This is the cute little set up that Cathy has in one of their bathrooms. The orchid was still out (and I got a few more pictures), but I figured that it would be cheating to have a picture of the same thing twice for a picture of the day. On the note of the picture - I love little nick-knacks and I hope I'm as good as decorating with them one day as Cathy is! (:
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