A Little Update

I haven't been posting much lately. We have been busy with work and life happenings.

Here's a little update on what's been going on with us lately:

1. Jason and I are already an uncle and an aunt in his family, but we found out we soon will be in my family too! Charles and MC are expecting their first baby in November!

We don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but if it's a boy I'm going to buy him this onesie Mom and I saw at Old Navy... It's so cute!

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2. Jason went on a fishing trip with his dad, two of his friends, and one of their dads. They went back to the same place Jason went in October. This time they caught mostly trout, and Jason brought a bunch home. He grilled some for me, and it was pretty good!

3. While Jason was fishing, I did some shopping. I got a lot of great stuff for spring. Banana Republic was having a 40% off sale!

4. This week Jason spent a lot of time getting Big Red ready for the lake. He changed the oil and washed/cleaned the outside and inside. After all of his hard work, we took Big Red down and put her in the water. It was nice to be back on the lake, something about it is just peaceful. We are looking forward to spending more time on the lake over the summer!

Looking good!

Calm water

5. Over the weekend, Jason and I went to Knoxville with my parents to the spring game at University of Tennessee. The Orange (defense) played the White (offense). We had a good time having lunch in Turkey Creek and checking out the bookstore and watching some football.

The Field

I loved the gorgeous orange flowers!

Close up, showing off our new hats!

That's what we have been up to!

Hope y'all have a great week!

Football and Family

Jason and I were traveling again over the weekend!

This time we went to Tennessee for the football game and to Kentucky to visit Charles and MC.

Friday afternoon we loaded up with Mom and Dad and headed to Knoxville.

We made it there in time to have dinner at Calhoun's and stop in the Alumni Hall store to see what kind of Tennessee stuff they had.

On Saturday we got up really early to head to the game.

Game day outfit: orange pants, Tennessee sweater, orange and white scarf, boots

Arriving on campus

 I wanted to get there early to see Smokey. When I was younger and didn't know a thing about football, I would always watch the sidelines for Smokey during the games. And I love dogs. When my parents texted me a picture of my mom with Smokey before the Alabama game a couple of weeks ago, I was so jealous! Since we had planned on going to Homecoming anyway, I said we had to find him! And we did!

Smokey and I

When we walked up, Smokey went right to Mom. Almost like he recognized her! He was so calm and let everyone pet him and take pictures with him like a pro.

Jason and I with Smokey

After our pictures with Smokey we waited for the Vol Walk. Since the game was early, there weren't as many people that came out early for the walk, so we were up close and personal. The offensive line stopped right in front of us!

Vol Walk and Neyland Stadium

We enjoyed the game, but it was a close one. Tennessee did manage to pull it out in the end.

We always enjoy watching the band too!

Panoramic view of the stadium

Pride of the Southland Marching Band

Jason and I- He looks good in Orange :)

We left the game a little early and headed to Kentucky. We had dinner plans with Charles and MC. They cooked us a delicious dinner and yummy gum drop cookies (without gum drops)- a family tradition!

It was good to be able to spend some time with them and hear how things are going with school, work, and church. On Sunday morning we all went to church with them. It was nice to see where Charles is working and meet their pastor and some of the church people. Everyone was so nice!

After a family lunch, we started the long trek back home.

I'm thankful to have had a wonderful fall weekend with a little football and a lot of family!

Labor Day Weekend

We started our Labor Day weekend with s'mores on Friday night. We bought a nice fire pit that you can keep on your back porch. Now we can make s'mores anytime we want. I love s'mores so this is pretty exciting for me! Charles came home for the weekend, so he had s'mores with us.


Plate of ingredients for s'mores!

 Fire in the fire pit.

On Saturday we headed downtown to the Georgia Dome for the Georgia/Boise State game. The game didn't end well for Georgia. They really didn't play very well, so Boise State won the game by two touchdowns. The people sitting around us were far more interesting than the game! Since the game was at the Dome, they serve alcohol. Everyone sitting around us was insanely drunk. One guy passed out within the first 5 minutes of the game, one guy threw up on himself, and the girl behind us accused Jason of stealing her beer because he picked it up to keep it from spilling all over my back. We finally got home about 2 am. The MARTA was packed with people who had been at the game!

Sunday after church we had Charles's famous lasagna for lunch with red velvet cake for dessert! So yummy. Charles is a really good cook. I'm super jealous of his skills. Later in the afternoon I went to a baby shower. It was my first baby shower, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was fun though. Mom to be got so much good stuff and there were so many cute baby clothes! She is having a girl, so lots of pretty pink things. We had to give her some motherly advice. Obviously I don't have much of that! I think it's a good idea though. I will have to remember to ask for advice when I have a baby....sometime in the distant future :)


Today we have really just been lazy. We originally planned to go to the lake, but the weather didn't cooperate. I have definitely enjoyed hanging out in my sweats though. I got a couple of pages of the Kristen and Jason scrapbook done, and we have watched a couple of movies. Just spending some quality time together. I hope you all have had a great Labor Day weekend too!