Season of Thankfulness: Day 8

Our Home

I can not tell you how thankful I am for our home.  We were so fortunate to be able to purchase the home we did.  Patrick lived at home until we bought our house which really saved him a lot of money.  We are so fortunate that we've had help furnishing it.  We've also been blessed by friends simply giving us pieces they were no longer using.  I love our home.  It so such a blessing to have a roof over our heads. I can't help but hurt for those who have lost their houses.  I pray that they can make a home where ever they are. 

Season of Thankfulness: Day 7

Education

I am so thankful that I was blessed to be able to complete my education at the University of Alabama.  My parents paid a lot of it and I took out loans for some.  I also worked for the last 3 years waiting tables.  It was the best time in my life.  At the time I really didn't appreciate the great time I had.  I am so grateful for all the lessons I learned both in the classroom and out.  I learned so much about myself.  These are things that can never be taken away from me. 

(I graduated with Joe Namath!)

Weekend fun...

Warning... Lots of photos!!!
We had a busy weekend.  Friday night I let my nephew and neice spend the night with me. 

We watched a movie and drank hot chocolate. 

We played The Sims on Elizabeth's computer and told ghost stories unter the blanket!

We played outside on the swingset

We ate pototoe soup!

Ally and Daddy napped on the couch!

Then Saturday night Patrick and I went a wedding.  It was one of my good friends from high school.  The wedding was beautiful the bride was beautiful.  The only problem was I didn't watch one down of football Saturday night.  We got to the reception and the bartender was told not to turn the TV's on until after they had cut the cake.  By the tiem they turned them on it was halftime in both games.  The men got to watch most of the second half but my and my sister decided to hit the dance floor.

Mr. Jones, me and my sister.

Patrick and Matt

Sister's friends.

Sister, Clay and me! (We were roommates at UA for a semester!)

Me and Gab

The beautiful bride

Bride and Groom (I'm pretty sure they didn't know I was taking this!)

Sister had a long night!

Most importantly...

Alabama 31- Mississippi State 3

Roll Tide Roll!!!

Season of Thankfulness: Day 6

Our Jobs

We are so thankful to both have jobs.  Every Monday I hate getting out of bed but I think about those who would give anything to have a job to go to on a dreaded Monday morning.  My husband has a good job.  He is an electrician for The Birmingham News.  We are most thankful for his job.  He works so hard.  He was working in residential construction before we got married and he started with the news so he would have better benefits.  We are so thankful he changed when he did.  The construction business is non-existent in these parts.  They might get one or two days of work a week.  I have the best job for me.  It's close to home.  The best part is that I get to bring this sweet angel with me everyday!

Here she is alseep on my desk as work.

Season of Thankfulness: Day 5

Faith

I am so thankful for the freedom of religion.  I am thankful that I can choose to believe without persecution.  I am thankful that today and any other day that I choose I can worship with my family and not fear for my life.  There are so many people in the world without this luxury.  I am thankful that this is something that my mom instilled in us.  I can't imagine growing up in a family without faith.  How do people get through life without faith of some kind? 

Gameday: Bama @ Mississippi State

VS

This week the Tide travels west on 82 to take on the bulldogs in Starkville.  We've clinched the SEC west but still need to win out to keep the National Championship dream alive.  Mississippi State is 4-5.  They narrowly missed beating #1 Florida and #9 LSU.  They are a great team.  They have won 2 of the last 3 meetings.  I feel confident we will come out with the "W".  I am hoping to get to watch some of the game.  I have a wedding to attend.   So we will see. 

Roll Tide Roll!!!

Season of Thankfulness: Day 4

Football

It may seem a bit silly to be thankful for a sport.  I love football.  I love the fact that my entire family will gather to watch football whenever we can.  I love that growing up fall weekends didn't happen without football.  My parents at one time went to at least 3 football games a week.  For as long as I remember we went to at least one game every weekend.  My older brother played little league football, then he played high school.  I cheered for his little league team then I continued to cheer when he played in high school.  Then I cheered from eighth grade through high school.  My sister did the same.  Then my baby brother played from junior high on.  When I went to Alabama my family started coming down for the games.  It's not just a game it's a tradition with us.  So not only am I thankful for the game but for the memories.

(The family minus my big brother at an Alabama game)

It also doesn't hurt that my team is doing well.  The whole time I was in school we weren't that good.  Each year we would proclaim that "this is our year" only to find out that it wasn't!  The season after I graduate we go to the SEC Championship game.  And we'll be there again in a few weeks. 

(Meet the Rockets my sister's senion year, brothers sophomore year)

(Even on Halloween 3 out of 4 of us were football players)

(My sister is the Chiquita Banana lady)

(Sister and I after we beat Vandy 2007)

(Sister and I after we beat Arkansas 2007)

(After we beat Auburn 2008)

(After we beat  Kentucky 2009)

 I wish I had some photos from when we played/cheered little league, junior high, and for me and my big brother highschool.  I'll have to see if I can dig some out and scan them.  They are pretty hilarious!

Season of Thankfulness: Day 3

Sunshine

Today I am so thankful for the BEAUTIFUL weather we've been having here.   It has been so nice to see the sunshine for three days now.  Cool in the mornings and Warm and breezy by afternoon.  Plus the sun has been shining bright all day long!  It's the kind of weather that makes you want to lay in the sun with a good book and just soak it all up.  The only thing predictable about the weather in Alabama is that it is unpredictable.  Last week was the first frost and this week we've been battleing Hurricane Ida.  You just never know.

Season of Thankfulnesss: Day 2

Family

I am so thankful for my family!

I have been blessed with the most wonderful, supportive, fun family any girl could ask for. I love spending time with them anyway that I can.

(This is my family with our Priest after my brother had his kids baptized)

My Daddy and Me at a Bama game last year.

My Mother-in-law, me and my Mom at one of my teas before our wedding.

Not only am I blessed by wonderful parents but also wonderful in-laws.

Poor. Forgotten. Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  It's the "no pressure" holiday.  All you have to do is show up and eat until you can't breath.  Then take a nap and eat again. Oh and tell everyone what you're thankful for!!!  I am often aggravaited by the commericalization of the Christmas holiday and how we are already hearing Christmas music, and seeing the trees.  I feel like Thanksgiving is completely overlooked and each year Christmas keeps getting earlier and earlier. 
On another note, I've seen on some other blogs people listing everyday what they're thankful for.  I've decided to take these last 15 days until Thanksgiving to list what I'm thankful for.

Season of Thankfullness: Day 1

Armed Forces

Since today is Veterans Day I thought it was very appropriate to start the Season of Thanks with the military.  I'm so thankful for all the men and women that risk their lives everyday to fight for our country.  I am also thankful to those who have served in the past.  I challenge you to thank a veteran today and let them know that you appreciate what they scarificed so that we live in free country.  Without them many of the other things on my "Thankful For" list would not be possible. 

Friday night with my sister

Friday I spent the night with my sister.  We didn't do anything really exciting but we had a blast.  We started out with dinner at Mugshots.  Let me tell you, if you've never had a burger there, You need to! They are the best burgers I've ever had. 

Elizabeth and Me

Elizabeth and her best friend Amy

Me and Amy

Then we stopped by the ABC store to get some essentials for the game.  This was the first time we'd gone together.  We were excited so we had to document it with a photo.

Finally, we went to Yogurt Mountian.  I'd heard about it on Rick and Bubba and couldn't wait to go.  The one in Tuscaloosa opened at 6:00pm on Friday so we had to give it a try.  I got Strawberry Cheescake yogurt with Teddy Grahams.  It was very good. 

It was a great start to a great weekend.  Thanks sister for letting me and Ally spend the night!

We're Rolling to Atlanta...

Alabama clinched the SEC West with the win over LSU Saturday.  For the second year in a row we'll go head to head with the Florida Gators for the SEC Championship and chance to play in the National Championship game.   It was a beautiful day in T-town.  There were RV's and people everywhere. I love the atmosphere before games like that.  I don't think I've ever been around so many LSU fans that have been as nice as the ones I ran into Saturday.  They were all so nice.  Nothing like I'd delt with in the past.  I'm still just so excited that we won!!!

Our new friends at he pretty awesome LSU tailgate!

The Tide running onto the field!

Dad and "Saban".

Roll Tide Roll!