Weekend Recap

This weekend deserves its own post to recap its awesomeness! As are all weekends spent with Anthony, this one was fun-filled and chocked full of new memories.

   I arrived in Dothan Friday evening, and we went to the fair at the Peanut Festival. This was my first time experiencing the annual event and was made even more special because I made a huge deal about missing the AL National Fair when it made its way to Montgomery. As always, Anthony to the rescue. We had a lot of fun walking around and riding the rides.

   Saturday was mostly spent with Anthony in the kitchen and me watching football. Yes, you heard that right. He made a scrumptious peanut butter cheesecake and we tag-teamed dinner. His classmate, Alix, joined us for dinner and Anthony watched the AL game while Alix and I semi-watched and chatted. It was lovely!

   We went to brunch with Helena, another of Anthony’s classmates, at Oak & Olive. Helena is an AU graduate so, naturally, she’s good people. J We spent the rest of the day with me watching movies while Anthony studied.

  All in all, it was one of my favorite weekends in a while!

Antonio and his Turkey Leg (guh-ross)

 The rest of the evening looked like this

Love this boy so very much!

Fall Festival with Jude

  I know it’s a little late, but I wanted to share some pictures of my sweet cousin, Jude. He is one of the sweetest and cutest little boys I've ever had the pleasure of knowing! I took him to my church’s Fall Festival on October 30^th, and we both had a grand time! 

We couldn't get Flash Gordon so we settled for a lightening bolt.

 With the big pumpkin

 Have you ever seen a cuter batman?

Yes, I was a helicopter cousin, but those kids are a lot bigger.

Big boy made it all the way to the top!

A Little Spring in the Fall

    There's something about flowers.

I love them in the yard; I love them in a vase. 

My sweet Anthony has been surprising me pretty regularly with these lovely office beauties. 

He sure knows how to brighten a girl's day and how to stay on her good side. :)

Who doesn't love a Pumpkin Carving?

   Anthony and I carved pumpkins last weekend. This was my first time every carving anything other than a face made from triangles. Really trying to branch out, here! ;) Enjoy the pics.

Preparing

Super excited to get started

I completely ran into a pumpkin, dislodged my toe nail, and managed to get pumpkin all under my nail. Not too much fun.

Only because Anthony loves this photo. I look like a moron, but you can see the damage my toe caused to the pumpkin

Scaredy cat.

Seeds for roasting and toasting

Finished products

Not quite sure where he's keeping them since I found out he can't put stuff outside in the hallway :( 

Friday's Letters 10.11.13

Dear Jackson, MS:
  You hold some of the kindest people! Keep doing whatever it is you're doing because it works. Even if you are Mississippi.

Dear Alabama National Fair:
   Words cannot describe how horribly disappointed I am that I was unable to visit you this year. While I do draw some comfort from hearing you got a great deal of bad reviews, I still desperate wish I could have tasted your cotton candy and funnel cakes, spun until I felt sick, and gotten annoyed by all the rude people that refuse to get out of your way or walk at a decent pace.

Dear Work:
   Simply put, I love you and that's all there is to it.

Dear Anthony:
   Four weeks in a row? Boy, am I a lucky girl!?! I'm so looking forward to the White Coat ceremony. I'm so very, very proud of you!

Dear Walking Dead:
   Finally!!! You return! Last year was the first year that I could watch you all by myself. I hope you crank up the horror and gore this year so I can no longer say that.

Dear Businesses:
   Customer service trumps product, in my  humble opinion. There is nothing worse than speaking with a sales associate who acts like you are inconveniencing them. While I realize everyone has a bad day or two, it should never be a universal truth of all your employees. Get it together!

Friday's Letters 10.04.13

Dear Last Weekend:
   Yowza, were you fun! Listening to some great music by the Walley's in Auburn on Friday night, celebrating upcoming Harlyn on Saturday, Oktoberfest in Auburn on Saturday night, and celebrating newborn Rowdy on Sunday. And to top it all off, I got some quality time in with my sweet boy.

Dear Vampire Diaries & The Originals:
   I am so, so, SO very happy that y'all visited me through my television last night. Can I just tell you that was the longest few months ever?! And, by the way, I'm over Elenamon and Dead Bonnie. Resurrect that girl and return the heart-throb that is Stefan Salvatore! Please and thank you.

Dear Pure Barre:
   You make me feel so weak. Literally. Weak in class when I have to take a couple-second break and weak when I leave. I seriously didn't think I was going to be able to make it down the three flights of stairs today when returning to work. But, as I'm feeling weak, I'm reminding myself that it's making me STRONGER. So thank you.

Dear Reece Pumpkin Family Size bag:
   601,345,124 calories later, you're gone. I'll have you know you're completely sabotaging my Pure Barre body.

Dear Buckle:
   Thank you so much for changing your jeans sizes and fits. Because of this, I was able to buy a brand new pair of jeans in a size I haven't been able to wear in years--and they're a little loose. I feel like it's a lie because I know full-well I can't squeeze one thigh into the same size jeans from a few years ago, but I'm fine with living a lie for now. It justifies my Reece pumpkin purchases.

I'm a quitter.

 Y'all, I hate to be a quitter, but it's going to have to happen. Normally, I'd press onward since I only have a few more days left of the challenge. However, I've already failed in that it has been well over a month since the start of this challenge.

  I'm not one to complain about being too busy. I love it. But let's get real, I'm too busy to sit down and blog everyday for a month. Okay, I'm sure I could find some time to do it since we all have the same amount of time in a day, and plenty of others have completed the challenge in the allotted time frame. Perhaps I should just say I choose to spend my time doing other things. Like living my life rather than blogging about it.

  Maybe that's why this blog isn't a source of income for me. I'm just not faithful to it. Perhaps my schedule will slow down with the cooling of the temperature. Although, I find that to be doubtful at best.