I can't believe I did it!

So, I actually went through with it. I've been talking about it for at least 2 years and every time I see someone with a tiny nose ring, I want it so bad. I'm pretty sure everyone is tired of hearing about it. I have to admit I was extremely nervous when I walked into the place and I almost backed out. I figured since I was a "quarter of a century" old that I would take the plunge and go for it. What a better time than with my girlfriends in PCB?!?! I still wake up forgetting that I have a little sparkle on my face! I can't believe I really did it!  

This is our Jam!

We had a great weekend in the Gulf Coast! The weather was gorgeous and the beach was peaceful (until we arrived)!! We sat on the beach, shopped, ate yummy breakfasts and cruised the strip (with Hollie blowing the horn every few minutes just for special effect)! Of course we laughed A LOT and we even found time to dance in a Sonic parking lot! Good times! I walked into the room late one night and found the girls all piled on one bed reading the Twilight series. By the end of the trip, everyone was hooked and all we could talk about was Edward and Bella! Overall, lots of happy memories were made and we definitely made an impact PCB!

**I love you girls and I had so much fun! **

I'm on my way!

In about 3 hours...I'm going here! My favorite place in the world, the beach! Love it. Everything about it. Love it!! Me and some of my favorite girls will be spending the weekend soaking up the sun, shopping, reading and having a good time. I'm so excited I can barely focus on the office work I'm supposed to be doing. I'm really considering coming home with a body piercing. You can't go to PCB with the girls and not do something crazy. I've watched a few videos on youtube and I've totally freaked myself out!! I guess we will see what happens. See ya next week! Enjoy your weekend!

Fat Kids

Last night, we met up with the Brian, Jen, Jarrett & Christy so the guys could compete in an all-you-can-eat shrimp competition at Red Lobster! One word...gross. Now, I'm all about eating some yummy shrimp but all-you-can-eat throws me over the top. That being said, the boys delivered. They all had salad, a side item and, of course, the cheesy biscuits (YUM) before the shrimp came!  Christy, Jen and I sat on the other side of the table in amazement (otherwise known as: boredom) as our "seafood expert", Jane served the boys plate after plate. Final scores: Cody 55; Brian 65; Jarrett 68! That's a total of 188 shrimp!!! I have to admit, I was a little shocked they didn't eat more. 

Boys, we couldn't be more proud!! 

The End!!

Are you kidding me?!? It's over?!? I don't want to spoil the ending but, it's soooo good. Now, I don't know what I'm going to do. I felt like I was watching a great movie every day! I will probably go into withdrawls without my daily dose of Edward and Bella. To all my pals out there reading Twilight, I can't wait for you to finish up so we can chat about it. Now on to my next read...The Mark of the Lions series by Francine Rivers. I realize these two series couldn't be more polar opposite. However, that's just how I roll!

Happy reading!

We're country!

After getting totally fried by the pool on Saturday, Hollie and I met up with the Smith family at the Craig Morgan concert. I love any kind of music and so I'm always up for a concert, even if I'm not a huge fan of who's singing. Obviously "I'm country", I love "a little bit of guitar and a little bit of life" and want to be a member of the "redneck yacht club" so I was thrilled to jump on my "international harvester" to make it to the concert in time. Cody wasn't disappointed in the least bit that we didn't invite him to go since he endures country music for me. However, I think he would be in agreement with the words of CM when he sang, "there was a time before she was mine that I thought I was tough"! Ha! On our way out of the concert, we couldn't resist jumping on the tractor (I learned that "John Deere" is a bad word) to have our picture made!

It was so wonderful to be back at VL on Sunday. It's so great to come "home" to a place that I miss terribly when we are away. Pastor Pete talked about the Sabbath and reminded me "that's what I love about Sunday"...relaxing and being unplugged. It really is one of my favorite times of the week and when we are home, our Sunday afternoon nap is a non-negotiable and the same goes for our time to chill in the evening! It was a great reminder to take some time to break away from the madness.

That's the gist! Hope you all had lots of fun and got lots of rest!! 

Couples Date Night!

After eating pizza and Krispy Kreme, Friday night, we all felt like we "had back"! After the yum food, a crew from VL went bowling and we were pretty much the only people in the bowling alley! I have no picture of our boys (because they were serious) or of my dear friend Jill. She must have been killing us with her strikes while we were busy posing. Jill was super serious about our game and she's had lots of practice on her wii and it paid off because she kicked our tails!!!! It was so great to see everyone from our favorite place on earth. I've been missing all of them since we've been out of pocket the past few weeks. We love them bunches and we had so much fun!