Weekend Recap

Friday I did some random shopping at TJ Maxx. I picked up a little of this & a little of that. I decided we need new spatulas and other utensils, and since all of the Kitchen Aid utensils were $3.99 I picked up a few random tools. I also bought a table runner with fall leaves on them for $9.99.  I was in the mood to shop for Fall decor.

 I love these colors!

 I'm embarrassed to admit this, however I do want to document it so I'm gonna post it here anyways....but I finally bought a new brush after having the same one for 17 years. I know, what the hell took so long right? LOL! I loved that brush. It was a cheap plastic brush I got in high school but it works for my naturally curly hair. Last week while cleaning it I realized there were hardly any bristles left. I was d@mn near using a flat piece of plastic! I also got a Tortoga Rum cake. If you have never had this cake you are missing out!  It is SO good! I got it for $4.99 at TJ Maxx (& it was vacuumed sealed & fresh)! If you order it from the website it's at least $33. And finally I picked up a Witch snowglobe to add to my Halloween decor! 

For some reason, that night I couldn't sleep and I stayed up til 5 am watching random old movies. Have you ever had those nights where you're just UP and can't sleep? And then of course for some reason I woke up early which annoyed me.

Saturday I shot a wedding and when we got home hubby decided to throw an impromptu fight party. Mayweather & Ortiz were fighting so we had a house full of people. Did anyone else watch that fight? Ortiz was so wrong for headbutting Mayweather and Mayweather was wrong for his sucker punch. But I was so mad to hear Mayweather cuss the old guy out during the interview. But I literally LMAO when the old guy said "If I was 50 years younger I'd kick your @ss!" WOW! Mayweather is so arrogant to me. He is a good fighter, but he doesn't have to be so cocky about it. 

We had some friends stay over & when we woke up the next day we were pleasantly surprised to find they had made breakfast for us. Yummy egg sandwiches, fruit, & banana fruit smoothies. So delicious! (Thanks Lisa & Brandell!)

I should have take a pic after everything & everyone was at the table though.

Sunday I had another photo session. A family session for my friends. While at the session my camera kept freezing. Thank god that didn't happen at the wedding the day before and thank god I was with friends when it happened. UGHH! I am sending my camera off to be cleaned & looked at this week. I am so upset because I wanted to get some good pics while in New Orleans but I guess that's not an option. I have a wedding next weekend so I need it back by then. :(

Anyways, Sunday night the Falcons played the Eagles so once again we had a houseful of men over to watch the game. As you can tell by all of my posts, we almost always have a houseful of friends & family over. If anyone watched the game, you know Atlanta won so of course we were HAPPY to say the least. Now we're deciding on which game we want to go to. It will be my first NFL game so I am excited.

Pic of us eating during the game.

I love having such diverse friends!

 

Good Times!

YouTube Saturdays

Happy Saturday!

This may be old to a lot of you, but I never get tired of watching Karmin!

What have you found on YouTube that you'd like to share?

TGIF

I have a busy weekend ahead of me. I'm shooting a wedding tomorrow & a family portraits on Sunday.

And then next weekend is 'Nawlins, and the weekend after that is another wedding.

*whew*

Last night I ordered this:

I can't wait to get it & hang it! :)

Hope yall have a great weekend!

Birch Box

I joined the bandwagon & signed up for Birch Box!

I can't say for sure yet if I am happy with it because

 I just got my first box today and haven't tried all the samples yet.

So here's my box:

I received Incoco Nail Polish applique in cheetah print, Salvatore Farragamo Attima perfume (smells great), Jurlique ultra firm & lift cream, Jouer lip treatment, Colorescience mineral powder, & a friendship bracelet (which I immediately threw away).

These look fun but I keep french tips on all the time so I don't know if I'll ever get to try them.

 How was your Birch Box this month?

 I missed my friend Hannah's baby shower this past Saturday but I still got her a gift. One of my favorite things is personalized gifts. So I am a frequent shopper of Things Remembered.

I decided to get her a snow globe called "The Light of God." 

I think it would be perfect in the nursery! 

The prayer says:

"The Light of God surrounds me. The Love of God enfolds me.  The Power of God protects me.The Presence of God watches over me. Wherever I am, God is and all is well. Amen." 

I had it personalized with the baby's name. And the added bonus is that it plays Amazing Grace!

Think she'll like it? 

I'm meeting with her tonight to shoot her maternity pics. 

I'm so excited for them!

And in other exciting news (for me anyways)...I finished 90% of my Christmas shopping! 

WOOT WOO!! I just have 2 more gifts to buy and I am officially done. HALLELUJAH! I have never shopped this early but I feel SO relieved! I say I am going to start early every year & never do. I can't believe I finally did it. It's so good to know I won't be broke or in debt for the new year.

Has anyone else started their Christmas shopping? 

You better hurry, there's only 102 days left!

Rejection

I didn't get the job I interviewed for a few weeks ago. Oh well, what can you do?

I am SO ready for a change. 

Blah!

I've been trying to brainstorm to see what I could do on my own. I already own a photography business which is doing great, but I am kind of burnt out on that as well. 

I recently came across a book that seems quite interesting. It's written by a local author. It's a personal memoir about a woman who was married to a pastor, and then one day in church, a male member of the congregation stood up and ousted the pastor for being gay. The pastor committed suicide sadly. It's not about bashing him, it's about how God helped her overcome.

Orders placed by September 20th will receive an autographed copy.

9/11 Party

One of our neighbors threw a 9/11 Remembrance block party for the neighborhood today. I provided Olive Penguin appetizers. They were very easy but tedious to make!

What you need is:

Olives

Carrots

Cream Cheese

Toothpicks

I used a sandwhich bag & filled it with cream cheese to stuff the olives. You can pretty much tell from the pics as to what to do with the rest....

 My army of Happy Feet!

I found this on Pizzazzerie...who found them on Once Upon a Plate!

What do yall think? Im kinda proud of myself for my first attempt at these.

So to all my True Blood fans...what did you think?
OMG. That is all I can say. I can't wait til next season!!

Auburn vs Mississippi State

We had a GREAT time at the game Saturday! 

It was both mine & the hubby's first time at an SEC game.

We both decided to dress for the occasion & support Auburn. Our friends who invited us are Auburn fans, and I know most die hard UGA or LSU fans would never wear another team's gear, but to us, it's just not that serious. We enjoy all SEC teams & rivals!

Guess what...I took pics! Finally!!

 To get in the spirit I went out to look for whatever orange & blue attire I could find. I didn't go with a team shirt bc I knew it would be unlikely that I'd wear it again. So here's my game day attire.

 I also found this Auburn necklace which I think is so adorable. 

And I have some friends that are true Auburn fans that I can pass it along to.

 Hubby found this shirt on clearance for $10! 

I was SO shocked that we was willing to wear an Auburn shirt.

As soon as we got to Auburn we had lunch at Five Guys. We really like that place yall! lol! Something about those malt vinegar fries! YUM! 

Pic of me & my friend  Julye after lunch

 me & the hubby

Afterwards we decided to go the bar next door to kill some time before the game. When we walked in we heard people cheering and we realized...we were late for the game. We were still on GA time instead of Auburn time! So we speed walked to the stadium asap. The emptiness on the streets should have been a clue! lol!

When we finally got there, we had these fabulous views of the game...

But to be honest...I probably missed 90% of the game. It was just TOO hot to sit out there. I felt my heart racing and I was getting dizzy. And that was it for me.  I went down to the covered corridor for the rest of the game pretty much. People were passing out left & right and being taken out on stretchers. I drank a coke & 3 bottled waters and I was still too hot. I don't think I will be going to any more games while it's still hot like this.

If anyone watched the game, you know it was SO good with a great ending. The team spirit in Auburn is just amazing. It makes me wish I could turn back time & go to a big school like that.

After the game it's of course tradition to go to Toomer's Corner to roll the trees!

Yall can click  on that link and watch a live feed of Toomer's Corner. 

I hate it for the people who have to clean up all that toilet paper! Ha!

After this we went to a bar for drinks, then to Mos for some bbq, & then we headed home.

We had a GREAT time at our first SEC game! I am looking forward to going to some more...but definitely when it's cooler!

We got home in time to watch the last part of the UGA game. Talk about MAD.  I have no words for that. And right after that we watched Notre Dame v Michigan. I was rootin for Notre Dame bc my dad was from Indiana. So I've always like them. Not a huge fan, but I do cheer for them if I catch a game. And THAT was definitely another crazy football game. Lord!! And of course LSU won, although we didn't get to watch any of their game. Hubby was very happy about that of course.

I never thought I'd spend a whole Saturday dedicated to football! 

So how did your teams do Saturday? 

And I just want to ad a note since today is 9/11/11....10 years since one of the most terrible days in American History. Let us never forget those we lost in this horrific attack. And let us all pray for all the families & friends directly affected, as well as all Americans period.

We are supposed to be going to a neighborhood remembrance party  later on this evening. I thought it was really nice that one of our neighbors decided to host this.