National Champions...ROLL TIDE!

We had a get together at Eric & Heather's house for the National Championship game. We made chicken casserole and green bean casserole (we southerners love casseroles) and had a fire going. It was soo cold outside and we were hoping for snow so that all the "real jobbers" wouldn't have to work Friday! They weren't that lucky, but a couple (Kim and Candace) were lucky enough to get a couple of hours of extra sleep since schools were delayed until 10 AM. Too bad for those who aren't teachers (like Eli). He had to get up at regular time. Fortunately for me, I didn't have anything to do Friday so I got to relax and enjoy being the national champions.

We were all decked out in our eye black!

I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone, but our crew included Kim and Eli (my sis and BIL), Heather and Eric (one of my besties and her fiance), Sara and Ethan (one of Stephen's buddies and his wife), Candace and Addison (a really good friend of Kim and Eli's and her daughter--her hubby was in Pasadena), Bronson (another one of Stephen's buddies), and me and Stephen.

We had a lot of fun watching the game and celebrating our win over Texas!

Me and Stephen

Heather, Sara, and me

Me and Heather

Me and my love!

Baby Addison, Kim, Heather, Candace, and me

Seconds after we won...Kim and Eli!

All the excitement really wore Addison out...she was snoozin' and cuddlin' to Aunt Kimi!

ROLL TIDE...I am so happy to be a soon-to-be-graduate of the University of Alabama!

XoXo

Shopping and food...2 of my favorite things!

A couple of pics from yesterday...Alli and I on the carousel!

This morning....Alli wanted me to take a pic with her and her animals

(Sunflower, Meng-Meng, and Cookie)

Excuse the way I look...it was 7:30 am

Alli Bird

Gettin' ready to go shopping

My new hair...it is very black

Doing her homework in the car... such a good lil student

Alli and I spent our day playing uno, eating, and shopping. Her mom got home around 3:30 and I headed to babysit baby Indira. She has gotten so big since the last time I kept her.

She was so happy and giggly. I just love her.

She was laughing at herself in the mirror.

I got off around 7:30 and headed to eat dinner with Kim, Eli, and Kelley at San Antonia Grill (mexican)

Kim and Eli at dinner

My love

Kelley made friends with the cute little old Chinese hostess and she gave us gifts.

Kim and I both got keychains

and the boys got necklaces...

Dinner was amazing and I couldn't believe we got surprises...the lady was so sweet.

Now I am really tired from uploading all of these pics so I am going to relax. I have a busy day tomorrow!

Love!

Independence Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July holiday!

I have quite a bit to post about tonight, starting from the beginning. My weekend got an early start because I was off Friday!! Always great news. Thursday, Kelley got off work early so he decided to come hang out with me and Alli. We didn't have much planned so we were just hanging out at Kim's. When Kelley arrived, he let me in on a little fact that he had been bitten by something, possibly a spider. The bite and the surrounding of the bite looked awful. So being the concerned girlfriend that I am, I loaded Alli up and we all headed to the doctor's office to get it checked out. The doc took care of it and back to Kim's we went.

Kelley was also off work Friday, so we decided to do some shopping. We had lots of fun spending time together on our off day.

Kelley in his new hat from J Crew

We decided to do some jammin' out in the car after our shopping.

Nice hair huh?

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Friday night, Kelley and I had plans to attend a cook-out at Kim and Eli's. Jackie and Justin, friends of ours, were coming in town from Tuscaloosa to hang out for the night. Jackie and Kim graduated from Alabama together.

The boys playing poker

Me and Kelley

We decided to segregate the boys and girls. Boys stayed home and we, girls, went to see a movie.

Kim, me, and Jackie

Kim and Jackie had both read My Sister's Keeper so we decided to go see it. I hadn't finished it, but heard that readers were a little disappointed with the movie. I decided to watch the movie first so that I wouldn't be as upset with the ending. The movie was great!!! So sad, but so good.

I still plan on reading the book when I finish the 4th Twilight book.

Images from the movie

I highly recommend seeing this movie, but be prepared by taking some tissue.

Saturday we woke up and got ready to head to my mom and step-dad's to hang out at the lake. Jackie and Justin went to Justin's parents and Kim, Eli, Kelley, and I went to the lovely Pell City. (A little sarcasm, but we still love the lake)

bein' Patriotic

excuse the bed head...headed to the lake remember?

The hat definitely came in handy!!

It even went with my outfit...the flag that is...not the colors.

Gettin' ready to ride out on the boat to watch the firework show at the Civic Center

on the boat

LK with her life jacket on

too cute not to post even though I cut half my face out

10 min boat ride to the show and we lost one.

LK sleeping

Carter and me...I got my whole face this time

All of the boat lights out on the water

Kelley, Eli, and Carter waiting for the fireworks

My mama

really cool star firework

My lovey!

Bekah and Halle

Lil Landen

face of the night...

I had such a wonderful weekend with some of the most important people in my life. I am so thankful for the things in my life.

Today, we got to sleep in a bit and then hang out around the house in Pell City. Around 3, Kim, Eli, Kelley, and I headed back to Helena. We had chicken spaghetti and caesar salad for dinner...mmm! SO good! Now we are watching Bride Wars...I have seen it before so I have been multitasking for a bit, but now I am going to focus all of my attention on the movie.

Happy Sunday!