House Facelift

As I mentioned in the previous post, my mom and I went on a mini shopping spree in Northcutt's with my leftover wedding credit. Even though Grant won't let us get rid of Big Blue (our La-Z-Boy), our den definitely has a fresh new look! Quin, I think the rug made the room! Thank you again!

New white lamp! 

A Visit to Dothan

Grant and I headed to D-Town for the weekend Friday night after work. We were very excited to see Douglas' "new" house and visit with Quin at Extendicare. He had major back surgery in Columbus, GA  two weeks ago and is doing his rehabilitation at Extendicare. He's making progress each day but is still in a good deal of pain. However, with his attitude and determination, I have no doubt that he will make a full recovery in no time.

Saturday was Grant's 29th birthday! He spent his day playing golf with Douglas and my Dad. After golf, they went to Beef O' Brady's for lunch. Mom and I walked at Westgate, ate leftovers for lunch at Juleann and Sam's house (even thought they were in Highlands), and then spent the majority of the remainder of our wedding gift credit at Northcutt's. Our den has undergone a nice facelift with a "new" rug (hand-me-down from Quin), two lamps, two prints, and two fancy adult pillows :)

We had steaks for Grant's birthday dinner and a cake from Olexa's. On the way back to Birmingham today, we stopped in Montgomery to visit with Kat and Robert and saw their beautiful new home! Montgomery is nearly a half-way point for our trips to Dothan and we hope to be able to visit with them during our trips more often!

Overall, it was a GREAT weekend! Tomorrow I go to UAB orientation for my "new" position at Children's Hospital. 10 days until we go to TX for Labor Day. CAN. NOT. WAIT.

I just had to take a picture of the birthday boy at Extendicare :)

Little Sarah's Wedding

This weekend, we went to Atlanta for a very special occasion - Sarah and Matthew's wedding!  Sarah is a sorority sister of mine from college and we remain close friends.  The ceremony was the most intimate, beautiful wedding service I've ever attended. It was at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Decatur, GA. The congregation is mainly comprised of individuals with mental disabilities and homeless people. Sarah and Matthew are very involved with this church's ministries.

KD's!

 Bouquet Toss...Get it!

BSC Girls

Ya-Ya Reunion

Me, Megan, Ragan and Virginia were dubbed the "ya-ya's" in high school. We were, and continue to be, very proud of our true sisterhood name :). We have had so many good times together, and this weekend, we had more good times together when we invited the boys to join us for a fun weekend in Atlanta! Megan got us tickets to THE Atlanta market because her company, Studio 773/Eastern Accents, had an exhibit there. We started off the weekend at Houston's for dinner.

Dinner at Houston's

Megan and Ragan in front of Studio 773's Exhibit.

Walking around the Market was one of the most intense experiences of my life! I only walked away with 2 pashminas, but we could've done some serious damage if there wasn't a $500 minimum to purchase something at most places. It may have actually been a blessing in disguise that the minimum was enforced!!

After Market, we grabbed some lunch in Buckehad and then headed to the Sweetwater Brewery.  (Thanks for the photo bomb, Matt!)

Next on the itinerary was a Braves game!  Thanks to Kyle for finding 10 seats together in the outfield - where a guy jumped onto the field wearing a wedding gown later in the night! Priceless.

It was an amazing weekend, and I cannot wait until we are all reunited again!!!

Happy Birthday Julie!

I cannot believe my little nausage is 25 years old! Friday night we celebrated her birthday at La Paz with 15 of her friends. We had a lot of fun visiting with Julie and Shipley's best buddies and hope to get together with them again soon! I especially enjoyed catching up with Maggie about her precious little girl, Anne Banks.

Julie blowing out her candles on her Olexa's cake :) 

Last night we went over to Jenny and George's house for a going away party for Kori, Kat, and Robert. I didn't take any pictures but we had a great time! We are really going to miss having them in Birmingham, but Montgomery and Mobile aren't too far away! Today Grant is playing golf and I'm trying to get a little housework done before a busy week! 

The Fourth

This past 4th of July weekend was definitely one of the best 4th's ever! I say that because it was spent with "the cousins" (minus P-Paul). My most fond childhood memories are those with the Billings and Flemings at my grandparent's beach house on Thomas Dr. in Panama City. Unfortunately, that house was destroyed in Hurricane Opal in 1995, but we never let that devastating storm keep us from coming back.

On Saturday, the girl cousins went to Shell Island on Quin's boat while Grant, Douglas, and Nelson fished.

Marina loved "Little Lee" and would only allow her to apply sunscreen, fix her lunch, put her life jacket on, and help her with anything. We bobbed in the gulf all day while catching up on life- It was perfect. 

Saturday night, my mom cooked for all 16 of us at the house. We had boiled shrimp, cole slaw, pea salad, french bread, homemade peach ice cream (just like we used to have on Thomas Dr.), and key lime and chocolate pie from Capt. A's. 

 Juleann was telling us that these are the moments we will tell our children and grandchildren about one day...such sweet memories.

The best part of the weekend was the time spent on the porch after dinner talking about past times and  future plans. Of course Nelson was quite the comedian and kept us all laughing, as usual!

On Sunday, some of us headed to Shell Island, some went to Uncle Ernie's on Quin's boat, and some sat on the porch all day long.   

Sunday afternoon my dad took us to the gulf to look at the dolphins, and we saw tons of them! We are pretty sure two of them were mating. It was pretty interesting to say the least.

We had our 4th of July dinner on Sunday night because some of us had to head home for work. My dad grilled ribs and barbecue chicken, and mom and Juleann fixed butter beans, corn-on-the-cob, squash casserole and baked beans. We had homemade vanilla ice cream and peach cobbler for my Dad's birthday! 

Special memories were made and I can't wait until we are reunited again!

Dinner at The Club

The Drs. Nelson invited us to join them for dinner at The Club on Saturday night. We sat outside and watched the sunset while enjoying great company! Robert & Kat are moving to Montgomery at the end of July, and Kori is moving to Mobile mid-July. We are really going to miss having them in Birmingham!

We didn't get a picture with the guys!