Whitney's Bridesmaids Luncheon

Whitney had her bridesmaids luncheon this past weekend and it was so much fun! We went to the Chocolate Biscuit in Trussville and the food was delicious!

The bride and me :)

College buddies!!

The cute gifts that Whitney gave us!

Whitney with the bridesmaids

It was such a fun day!!! Thanks Whitney!!

Making plans...

I absolutely CANNOT wait for summer! Only 10 more days of school...and only 10 days til lake season officially kicks off! We will be celebrating America from Memorial Day to 4th of July to Labor Day!!! How appropriate!

Preparations have been made...

Festive items have been purchased...

Looking forward to a very PATRIOTIC summer!!! (Yes, that is an American Flag bikini.)

Can't wait!!

Matt and Molly Sexton's wedding!!

We went to Mississippi this past weekend for the wedding of one of David's best friends from high school! It was in Brandon, MS which is right outside of Jackson.

Mr. and Mrs. Sexton!! 

The beautiful cake

The groom's cake (booo...)

David caught the garter!! He has started quite the garter collection, actually. I think this was #3? Hmm...I'm PRETTY sure this should be a huge sign to him..

Molly and the boys

The tripod

The beautiful flowers!!

David and I at the wedding!

The cute favors

Jordan's Bachelorette Party!!

Last weekend was Jordan's bachelorette party!!! We all went down to Rosemary Beach and stayed at an AMAZING house! It was fun to get away for the weekend and see Jordan in her prime! Needless to say, we all learned things about Jordan that we never knew :)

Here is cute little Jordan ready for her night of FUN!

Can't wait for July 17th!!!!

Field Trip!!!

Last week, I went on my very first field trip as a teacher!! I took my 4th graders to Montgomery, AL because we are studying Alabama History. It was kind of a flashback for me because I went to Montgomery in the 4th grade as well. It is definitely different being a teacher and having to keep up with students, rather than being a carefree 4th grader just enjoying the trip.

Our first stop was the Capitol.

The kids had so much fun laying under the rotunda!!

Next stop, the archives building! Funny story, this is next to Whitney's new office!! Unfortunately, she was in Birmingham having her bridal portraits made so she could not come visit us! :( But, fortunately for her, her pictures turned out AWESOME!! (Just a little side note...)

We also visited Old Alabama Town, which was so fun! I remembered going there as a 4th grader 

myself! Here is my sweet little class..the lady taking our picture wasn't a very good photographer..poor thing. 

Here we are at the Civil Rights Monument! I had never seen it before and it was so neat! There was a fountain that ran over the top and the kids got to put their hands in it. 

Overall, it was a very good day!! I loved watching the kids learn and they genuinely seemed interested in everything they were seeing. Field Trip #1- SUCCESS!! 

Easter

Easter has always been a fun holiday for my family. I have always loved going to church for the Easter service, having a huge lunch with my family, and hunting Easter eggs!! I thought I'd do a little throw-back post for Easter and show some old school pics! They are more fun than the current ones, anyway :) I LOVE old pictures. I think it is because I had such an AWESOME childhood! It always makes me smile to look back on all the fun things I was fortunate enough to do and have as a child. 

This is me with the Easter Bunny. My dad, granddad, uncle are all Shriners and we always went to the huge Easter party they had every year. 

Egg hunting as a child! We always had Easter at my Popette and Poppy's house and had such a fun egg hunt!! 

Now, for those who have sisters, I'm sure you had to deal with the dreaded "matching dresses" on any given holiday. Easter was no exception for us! Here are some lovely bubblesuits that my mom had made for us...please control your laughter :) 

While I am on the topic of matching dresses, I thought I'd throw in a couple of Christmas pics because we ALWAYS had matching dresses for Christmas! 

We would be here for days if I attempted to scan in all our "matching dresses" pictures. I just wanted to share a few because they always make me smile.

Now, I am READY for summer!!!! I wish I could still spend my days doing this at Popette's house! :)

Holidays

I could go on and on about how much I LOVE holidays!!! I love the decorations, the "hype" at all the stores, planning special things to do on each holiday, etc. However, if you know my mom, then you should know the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! She is definitely a celebrator of ALL things! I think that is a good thing, though :) I often get some eye-rolling from David because he doesn't understand why we HAVE to participate in every single holiday to the fullest extent. So far, in 2010, we have celebrated Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day! I just wanted to share some pictures from these fun events because I love them sooo much! :)

This is the Valentine that I made for David. It is a bit on the ridiculous side, I am aware, but it turned out so cute!!!

Needless to say, Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday! It is pretty special because this holiday is the reason David and I even began dating! I bought him in the Valentine's Auction in 10th grade in 2002 and it was a pretty good decision! Haha :) Here is a picture from that day...our very first picture together!!! Don't judge the awkwardness..we didn't even know each other! 

Moving on, we recently celebrated St. Patrick's Day. No funny stories about this holiday, though! Just some fun with green drinks! Of course, I was decked out in my green!!

Next up, Easter! Can't wait! :)