Getting his Life Rank
Tonight at the Boy Scout Court of Honor, Drew was awarded his Life Rank! Very exciting. So proud of his persistence in meeting his personal goals.
Tag Archives: june
Fill in the Blank Friday 6.10.11
1. This weekend I’m… going to relax, get some cleaning done, and just enjoy being with the fam. 2. My last vacation was… in May when we wen to Nashville for a soccer tourney. 3. My next vacation will be… in September when we go to Texas for me sister’s wedding. 4. My favorite way… Read More »
Fill in the Blank Friday 6.17.11
1. The last movie I saw was… Something Borrowed. Not a fan! 2. I want to… reinstate mandatory monthly dates with Rob. I miss when we did that! 3. Surprises are… awesome! As long as it’s not a surprise like the car breaks down. 4. The best accessory is… earrings. 5. My favorite warm drink… Read More »
Wee Bit Wednesday 6.8.11
{one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor? I’ve been a bridesmaid one time for my best friend from high school. The sad part…I don’t have any pictures from that day. 🙁 {two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night? It depends what day it is. If… Read More »
What we’ve been up to…
I have lots to catch you up on. Let’s start with last Friday after I got off work. – trip to Sam’s, Walmart, and Kroger for jambalaya fixings, drinks, and snacks for Saturday – cut up 6 lbs of meat and gathered up everything for the lake Saturday – up at 7 am – ran… Read More »
Lovin’ Life at Lake Martin 2011
Lake Martin is man-made; formed by the construction of Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River. It spans across Alabama counties: Tallapoosa, Elmore and Coosa. A 44,000-acre lake with over 750 miles of beautifully wooded shoreline. Lake Martin is a great place to swim, boat, fish, water ski, and camp. It’s a great quick getaway for… Read More »
Wee Bit Wednesday 6.1.11
This week since there was not a set of new questions, I went down to her very first set of questions and decided to answer those. 🙂 {1} what is your all time favorite dessert? Chocolate turtle ice cream {2} how many siblings do you have? Melvin Nikki {3} have you had your heart broken?… Read More »
Ok, Ok, Ok!
So this blog seems to be turning into a cruise blog and I’m sorry to those of you who think of cruising as a ridiculous way to travel. Since we can’t take any big vacations now, it’s just been so therapeutic for me to write these cruising entries. I do plan to do some other… Read More »
Happy Father’s Day!
Cruising 101 {Eating & Drinking}
Eating is one of the best part of cruising, so here I’m sharing some of the ins and outs of eating and drinking on a cruise. For the ships that have free-style cruising like Norwegian Cruises, their dining is done differently. Although, I’ve never done this before, I understand it to be more like what… Read More »
Photo Walk {Atlanta: Oakland Cemetery}
Last Saturday I took a trip up to Atlanta for my first photo walk. We met up at Oakland Cemetery. It’s quite a large cemetery currently at 48 acres. There are several sections of the cemetery Original 6 acres, Confederate section, New Jewish section, Black section, and Potter’s field. I made it to 3 sections,… Read More »
Fix-It Friday #57
Cruising Lingo
While writing the FAQ page, I realized that before I started cruising a lot of the cruise lingo were words I didn’t know. You may find this helpful when reading my entries about cruising. bow: front section of the ship bridge: section of the ship where the captain & crew navigate and steer the ship… Read More »
{I ♥ Faces} Week 25 – Wedding Bells
The wedding pic I chose is from my wedding, which was way back when and hence, taken with film. The scanned pics aren’t that great, but this is one that people love including me. I never planned to put cake in his face, but it’s just one of those things. As you can see, he… Read More »
{I ♥ Faces} Week 25 – Just for Fun
Having boys means that I have tons of fun pics. I had a couple old pics in mind and I decided to go with this one. It will be a great one to show at his wedding reception someday! 🙂 Be sure to check out I ♥ Faces to see all the other beautiful faces… Read More »
Carnival Triumph {7 Day Eastern Caribbean}
Back in March of 2008, Rob and I ventured out for our 6th cruise. It was very different from the previous 5 because we didn’t feel pressured to do everything or stick to a serious schedule. We just did what we wanted to and enjoyed it. We stayed up late most nights dancing the night… Read More »
Fix-It Friday: #18 Sad Little Guy
Original – “Sad Little Guy”
Catching Up – June 2009
Last Friday we went downtown to the Summer Nights event. Here’s a few pics. Notice the lovely temp in the 2nd pic. Saturday Drew left for a week at camp in North Carolina. More about this later.
{I ♥ Faces} Week 24 – Let’s Hear It For The Boys! {Kids}
This weeks posting is called “Let’s Hear It For The Boys!” in honor of Father’s Day, since I have 2 sons this was quite difficult to choose. I ended up going with this cute one of my older son back when he was in Kindergarten. This was after “fun night” at school with his best… Read More »
{I ♥ Faces} Week 24 – Let’s Hear It For The Boys! {Adult}
This weeks posting is called “Let’s Hear It For The Boys!” in honor of Father’s Day. I chose this picture because it’s such a great tribute to Rob and the great father that he is. Here he’s laying in the ‘kiddy’ area with Alex. This pic has always been a favorite of mine. Be sure… Read More »