• Summer Summary 2016
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    Summer Summary 2016

    September 12, 2016 - By 

    The past few months have been jam packed with so much! The times of lazy summer days are few and far between around here. Here’s what kept us busy… End of the season handbell choir performance at church All the high school graduation festivities [Senior Sunday] [Graduation Day] [Grad Party at the Lake] Rob and Drew spent a week out in Southern California Memorial Day weekend tradition at Lake Martin Alex went to Boy Scout Summer Camp. Oh and we drove all the way to Tennessee to take boys up there and then went back at the end of the…

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    Visit Alabama Beaches even if it’s Raining #StayAlBeaches

    September 9, 2016 - By 

    I’ve already given you lots of reasons why you should vacation on the Alabama Coast: 5 Reasons to Travel Alabama Beaches Girl’s Getaway to Alabama Beaches Alabama Coast Top Casual Seafood Restaurants Alabama Coast Activities for Guys 44th Annual National Shrimp Festival! However, sometimes when you go the beach and up comes a dark cloud. The sky falls out and it starts raining cats and dogs, and you find yourself back at the hotel watching TV waiting for the sun to shine again. When you vacation in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, you don’t have to worry about being bored when it’s…

  • Appetizers & Snacks - Recipes - Sides

    Crockpot Honey Garlic Lil’ Smokies

    September 5, 2016 - By 

    Y’all, as you may have noticed I have been in such a cooking slump lately. I just have no excitement or desire to cook and it seems that when I do get in the kitchen, nothing turns out the way I imagined it would. Anyone else feel my pain here? However, I do have a few recipes that I’ve done the last few months that I never got around to sharing, like this Crockpot Honey Garlic Lil’ Smokies recipe that is great for this time of year! It’s perfect for tailgates and parties. Servings: Party size recipe Prep Time: 5…

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    Rochester, NY | Trip Report Day 1

    September 4, 2016 - By 

    Back in August, Rob flew out to Rochester, NY on Sunday for some training. However, I didn’t have enough vacation days so I couldn’t fly out until Tuesday night. I left work a little early to head to the airport. I arrived in Rochester just before midnight. The next day I drove Rob to his training, so I could use the rental car. I had my day roughly planned out. First stop was the Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River, which is about 7.5 miles North of Rochester. I wanted to see this…

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    Memories of the Month {8.2016}

    August 31, 2016 - By 

    This month I was happy about: new beginnings. This year I’m going to rate the books & movies. Here’s my rating system: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: Finding Dory The Secret Life of Pets TV Shows I watched were: Blue Bloods (Netflix) ✓ ✓ One Tree Hill (Netflix) ♥ ♥ The Bachelorette ✓ ✓ Bachelor in Paradise (Bleh!) X America’s Got Talent ✓ ✓ Things I read:…

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    Girl’s Getaway to Alabama Beaches #StayALBeaches

    August 22, 2016 - By 

    Fall is often a great time for the women of the house to escape for the weekend. I don’t know about you but Saturday mornings hit and the TV goes to ESPN and the only channels it gets flipped to are other channels showing football! I love that I live in a state that has such gorgeous beaches, so when I’m ready to escape football or just escape life in general, I can hop in the car and be at white sand beaches and crystal blue waters in a matter of hours. Here’s some reasons why you should go to…

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    Back to School {2016}

    August 10, 2016 - By 

    First day of 7th Grade for Alex. It’s his last year in middle school! This is his first year in band so we got a couple pics with his trombone. Drew was gracious enough to jump in a couple pics as he headed to his fifth day of Auburn University Marching Band camp. He doesn’t start his Freshman classes until next week. Best first day of school ever! They were both in good moods and Alex even posed for me. 🙂 Here’s a comparison shot of Alex from the last open house to this year’s open house. Love seeing the…

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    West Coast Trip:Day 1

    August 6, 2016 - By 

    The day we left for Cali we got up, did a few things around the house, and headed to Atlanta to pick up Rob’s brother who would then drive us to the airport. We made a stop for lunch at Fire Dragon. Once we got to the airport everything went smoothly. Curbside check in was closed, so we went inside to find a line, but it went fairly quickly. The line for security seemed crowded, but it also went pretty fast. The kids really enjoyed riding the moving sidewalks. Since we had lots of time to kill we went to…

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    Memories of the Month {7.2016}

    July 31, 2016 - By 

    This month I was happy about: just enjoying the less stress before school starts again. This year I’m going to rate the books & movies. Here’s my rating system: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: 127 Hours ♥ TV Shows I watched were: The Bachelorette America’s Got Talent SYTYCD Kids (yay for a change) One Tree Hill (Netflix) Things I read: Foods with Friends My favorite song this…

  • Peach Cobbler Dumplins
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    Peach Cobbler Dumplins

    July 28, 2016 - By 

    The other night I had some leftover peaches that needed be gobbled up before they went bad, so decided to take my Apple Dumplin recipe and use the peaches and turn it into Peach Cobbler Dumplins…to. die. for! Servings: 16 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 can crescent rolls 4-5 yellow peaches 3/4 stick butter 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar 1/3 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of Mountain Dew or Sprite Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel peaches and cut in to small bite size pieces. Spray 9×13 pan (or any…

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    Disembarking in Baltimore

    July 12, 2016 - By 

    Our cruise earlier this year was a journey cruise, which is a new type of cruise that Carnival started last year. I highly recommend them if you’re looking to do a longer cruise. You start the cruise in one place and end in another. So after 3 days at sea, we disembarked in Baltimore. Yeah, it was kind of crazy going from nice tropical temps to Baltimore, Maryland in February with temps in the 40°s. The day was cold and dreary, but that didn’t stop us. After finally being able to leave the ship around 11 or 12, we took…

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    Cruising Days at Sea

    July 10, 2016 - By 

    To wrap up the last 3 days of our Journey cruise, we were looking forward to 3 relaxing days at sea as we departed the Caribbean after leaving St. Maarten and headed to Maryland. The first day at sea Rob experienced his first ever bought of sea sickness. He stayed in bed most of the day and found some relief with the medication I got from him at the customer service desk on board. This picture doesn’t do the waves justice. The waves continued to hit our window throughout the day. The first day at sea was Throwback day with…

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    Memories of the Month {6.2016}

    June 30, 2016 - By 

    This month I was happy about: going on vacation at the end of the month, which I am on now! This year I’m going to rate the books & movies. Here’s my rating system: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: Zootopia ♥ TV Shows I watched were: The Bachelorette America’s Got Talent SYTYCD Kids (yay for a change) One Tree Hill (Netflix) Young & Hungry (Netflix) How to…

  • Graduation Party at Lake Martin
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    Grad Party at the Lake

    June 22, 2016 - By 

    The Saturday after graduation we gathered at Lake Martin at our good friends’ house to celebrate our 2 seniors. Drew and Joe both invited friends and family to join us in celebrating their high school graduation. It was a beautiful day. Everyone enjoyed the weather by finding different ways to enjoy themselves by… Swimming Jumping Playing Boating Tubing Playing yard ball Visiting and hanging out Skiing Or just relaxing Here’s part of the group gathering for prayer before our meal. We served a hot dog and burger lunch. No summer party is complete with out watermelon! And cake…of course! Drew…

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    Last Port of Call – St. Maarten

    June 18, 2016 - By 

    We woke up before the alarm went off went and enjoyed watching the Celebrity Silhouette as we ate breakfast at the mermaid grill. When Rob went to the bar to get us some cokes, he noticed the invasion of towel animals that took place on Lido deck. I’ve never seen so many towel animals. So cool! Here’s a few pics I snapped right after getting off the ship. We raced over to the rental car place and ended up using a local company, not your typical Avis or Enterprise. We got in a car with the rental car employee and…

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    Graduation Day

    June 15, 2016 - By 

    The day of Drew’s graduation I worked half a day and then came home and feverishly got everything ready for our family to show up. This wasn’t really anything major, I just had finger foods because we knew we wouldn’t have time to go out and eat. After that we went outside to get pics next to the yard sign. He’s examining what pictures I had on display. I just collected photos that weren’t already in photo albums and placed them on a cork board. I also had a running slide show on the tv. Here’s a better shot of…

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    Driving around St. Kitts

    June 10, 2016 - By 

    Here’s another epic post from our Cruise. Be ready for picture overload! Today we got up before the alarm went off. We were coming in simultaneously with a P&O cruise ship. We got dressed and went down to Mermaid Grill for breakfast buffet, then went down to our cabin and packed for the day. We were ready to go before they made the all clear announcement. We went down to get off the ship but since the Jewel of the Seas cruise ship was just then docking we had to wait for it to dock. Once we were cleared we…

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    Senior Sunday

    June 8, 2016 - By 

    One Sunday, nearly a month ago, our church hosted the senior recognition breakfast and service. It was an exciting morning. We enjoyed fellowship with friends and family. Rob’s Mom, step Dad, and adopted sister, Rachael came to it. Breakfast included egg and bacon casserole, grits, fruit salad, and cinnamon covered biscuits. Marc, the youth director, bragged on the class of 2016 and spoke some eloquent words about going off into the world and keeping God the center of their lives, and then they showed a slide of all the seniors. After the breakfast, the seniors got their caps and gowns…

  • Memorial Day Weekend 2016 in Pics
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    Memorial Day Weekend 2016 in Pics

    June 1, 2016 - By 

    This Memorial Day at the lake was a little different than our normal. Since Drew & Rob were on the west coast and weren’t flying in until Saturday, Alex, Caitlyn, and I went out to Lake Martin to meet up with our friends. It was so nice that they already had our tent and everything set up when we got there. Fun time with these two These girls crack me up. Rest and relaxation is never a bad thing at the lake. Glad Rob got back so he could cook for us 😉 Photo bomb! Man we’re gonna miss that…

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    Memories of the Month {5.2016}

    May 31, 2016 - By 

    This month I was happy about lots of things: -Drew graduating -a successful graduation party -Rob and Drew’s trip to L.A. -my sister coming to town for Drew’s graduation This year I’m going to rate the books & movies. Here’s my rating system: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: I Give it a Year ✓ ✓ Seems like I watched another movie, but can’t remember what it was……