Pets

So, as most of you know, I have become reealllyyy fond of our sweet cat, Clark. I do not really know why, but I just love him!! He just brings a little extra joy into our lives and who couldn't use that?

Anyway, last night I texted Camilla and this is how the convo went...

Me-"I really love this cat. Am I weird?"
Camilla- "I don't think its weird. Or if it is, I know where you get it. Mom just ordered June a hot dog at the Varsity."

BOOM! I LOVE IT!

And here is some proof...

The funny thing is, Mom didn't even really like Dogs until we got June for Dad's birthday 4 years ago! June has been the biggest hit ever :) She is the most chill, sweet pup ever.

So here is to June and Clark!!

3 More Sleeps, Y'all.

EK admiring her new baby sister last year! Harper was just about 5 months old in this picture.

EK helping out with some wedding plans.

She LOVES her MOMOM!

Oh and they sure LOVE their PAPA TOO!

Being sweet girls with their sweet Daddy.

The team Captains.

Girls everywhere!

JUMP

Big feet and little feet.

Just to get everyone pumped up...here are some pics from St. Simons '09. This year we have added a family member (BJ, duh) and the girls have grown so much!

Stay tuned for pictures from next week's trip! We are sooooo excited.

3 of My Favorite People.

This is just one picture from the lake this weekend. Forgive my no make-up, hairband, bangs back, greasy lake look. But hey- that is the way you HAVE to look at the lake. It is just part of it. And at the lake...it is beautiful. Haha. That is what I tell myself, duh!

Anyway, these are 3 of my favorite friends (one is a sister but obviously a best friend).

We just have fun together. We laugh really hard, play hard, and chill realllyyyy hard.

Love you, Em, Li, and Milla!

Happy Friday Everyone :)

WAR EAGLE.

Countdown to kickoff: 57 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes, 45 seconds!!

Looking Forward to ST. SIMONS!!!!!!

For those of you who remember Camilla and my ramblings about the lake last week, here are some new ramblings about the BEACH :) This conversation was held on g-chat...

me: we should think of some words to talk about st simons
Camilla: oh yes!!
sweet mamas
me: sand
Camilla: bikes
me: bugs
Camilla: fried shrimp
me: DQ
Camilla: gnat's landing
me: the pier
Camilla: go fish
(lol)
me: (lol is right)
barbara jeans
Camilla: king and prince
me: east beach
Camilla: marshes
me: buckets
Camilla: sand castles
me: drip castles!
Camilla: mmm.
turkey sandwiches
me: ring rounds
Camilla: hahaha
jesus calling
me: hahahaaaa
Jesus Calling follows us wherever we go
Camilla: so true.
me: But that is a good thing
grapes
Camilla: duh good.
sandy towels
(ok i g2g but we can continue via bbm if you so desire.)
me: ok
swim diapers?
Camilla: i know i know.
heh.
me: ok love you byeyeyeeyee

More coming very soon!

P.S. The Lake this weekend was super duper fabulous and amazing. I wish it was not over :( :(

Beach Countdown: 10 days.

A Good Evening.

Last night was just good.

In case anyone wonders what kind of stuff we do, here is an example...

-We both got home from work around 5:30/5:45

-Sat around for a little bit. i.e. facebooked, twittered, emailed, read blogs, etc...

-Got up and went on a walk (thanks BJ for my new fancy work out clothes...funny I know!)

-Walked around the neighborhood, admired the pretty houses and cute dogs.

-Sprinted the last 30 yards of our walk (that was a site to see)

-Got home and began to cook dinner (BJ did a lot of it)

-Ate chicken, mac&cheese, and green beans

-Opened a bottle of wine, sat on the couch with the coffee table pulled up close and ate dinner :)

-Austin got home from Peru (amazing trip...check out awesome blog HERE) and BJ spoke to him for a little while.

-Then BJ's friends called him on the gchat video thingy. They got to talk to Clark (lucky ducks) and got to see some of BJ's new gifts and purchases.

-THEN we watched an episode of our new favorite, Friday Night Lights! We have almost finished the first season and are really liking it.

All this to say, not every day is perfect, and of course life has its trials, but God has blessed us so much. I am so thankful for nights like those that we just get to chill, walk, eat, and be together. It is really nice, and is honestly what we always dreamed about!

I hope everyone is having a great day! We are getting soooooo excited about the lake this weekend! Then the beach in 2 weeks! SUMMER ROCKS. EVEN IF WE HAVE WORK. WHATEVER.

The Lake

In honor of the 4th of July coming up, I wanted to share some text messages to and from Camilla and me. We randomly began throwing out some key terms about the lake and it just kept rolling!! Here is what we got...

Watermelon, beer, flags, love, laughter, skirts, pizza, BBQ, sore muscles, people, sweat, June, coffee, pancakes, cake, brownies, fire works, boats, hot dogs, bikes, plaid, popsicles, mountains, bald eagle, burgers, auburn, orange, bikinis, one pieces, patagonia shorts, nike shorts, trees, wake, chacos, wayfarers, tank tops, louie's, horseshoes, lake dogs, cover-ups, sun tan lotion, sun burns, 111 steps, no cell phone service, citronella candles, wildlife, bears, DAD, kegs, parking the boat, wimbledon, Bibles, books, red wine, apple products, bud light lime, old magazines, cold showers, damp towels, splinters, big mable (RIP), world cup, reused towels, cheerwine, usual 20% discount, sandwiches, pickles, ping pong, chips and salsa, BB guns, jumping off the dock, fishing, snakes, noodles, red and white windmill, hiking, minihaha, crushes, showing off, button downs, loafers, 4 to a room, June in the bed, afternoon naps, blue moon, bowls of M&Ms, putting out the flags, half read books, Jesus Calling, mosquito bites, no A/C, lake baths...

You may notice some reoccurring themes. Can you tell we are excited??

WOOHOO for 4th of July at Lake Rabun!!!!!

Here are just a few Rabun classics...

Happy Birthday to BJ!!!

This was BJ's first birthday we celebrated together! 21!

This is the first picture we ever took together! Chi O formal, Fall 2006.

Look how far we have come....

I feel like I should tell a recent story to explain just how great BJ is.

I am trying to figure out how to make this story not too long...

OK, it all started last Friday (June 18) when my VW Jetta broke down in the middle of an intersection right in front of AUM. My boss pushed it off the road and BJ came to the rescue. We decided to wait and get it towed the next morning because we were going to be late for dinner with some friends. So, Saturday we got it towed and got some pretty awful news about the car. All that to say, Saturday was a long, hot day. BJ stayed in the BEST spirits about all of it. I feel guilty of course because this was "my" car but is now "our" car, so BJ gets to deal with it! Yikes!
Ok I am getting off track.
We went to the gun show Saturday afternoon with Mr. Jim and Mrs. Barb, then ended the day by going to every single car dealership in Montgomery. Yes, we are going to have to get a new car. We are 98.7% sure.
BJ made the whole thing FUN! Instead of panicking about stuff like this, he just takes it and runs with it. He knows that if he panics, I panic :)
The story is just getting good...
SO I had to go down to Orange Beach for a conference for work. Mom was gracious enough to let me borrow her car for the week, so it went to Orange Beach with me. Mom was also down there with her AU friends so that was FAB. Anyway, on the way down there, I got a speeding ticket. I tried to blame it on the fact that Mom's car is so nice and smooth that I just didn't know how fast I was going....but there is not excuse. BUT that is life. Of course, I call BJ bawling, he is SOOOOO nice about it. He says, "em, this is life. This is one of thousands of tickets we will get in our life time. No big deal." Hopefully we do not really get thousands of tickets, but he was just being sweet :)
So I keep trucking along....except this time I was going the speed limit.
Right after I got the ticket, the car guy called and said they couldn't figure out what the problem was with my car so it would need to be towed to the dealership....grrrreeaatttttt.
Fast forward a few hours. I visited Mom and crew on the beach for a couple hours. When pulling out of a parking deck, I forgot that I had parked next to one of those huge cement poles that holds up the deck. It was on my back left side. Like I said, I forgot it was there...so there is not car parked on my left. I put it in reverse, start backing out with my wheel cranked to the right. I was quickly stopped by the big cement block. It hit the drivers side above the front wheel. It was not good. It was not worst case scenario, but it was NOT good.

yep....this happened.

Mom was sweet about it of course. I called BJ in hysterics. Literally. Our car was in the shop, I had gotten a speeding ticket, then damaged my Mom's Mercedes. Yeah. BJ was so gracious. He knows how to calm me down! He just kept saying telling me why it was all ok and that this is all just STUFF. It is so true. It was all a pain, but it was all just STUFF. I wish I could have treated Mom's car better, but I know it will be ok.
BJ emailed me with this verse that day, "What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all- how will he not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?" Romans 8:31-32
I love you, B. Happy Birthday. You are my hero.