Wooohoooo!

Seriously - I don't win these things. But - Now I do! Yay!!! I can't believe I actually won a giveaway! And over 100 people posted for this thing. I am in total shock! Happy shock!!! Wendy over at Shabby Nest had a 50th post giveaway for this gorgeous barn star! Go check her out! She's got some great ideas for Halloween decorating up now.


On a side note, I'm sorry for being a bad blogger. I'm afraid I have not been reading my blog subscriptions, commenting on blogs, or responding to your comment love lately. My great friend came in on Friday and we had a wonderful weekend together. I'll post stories and pictures later. Then, I had to come in on Sunday and work for 7 hours! On Sunday! And work is so crazy this week. I have seriously never been this busy at work. At least the days go by quickly. Oh, and did I tell you I'm training for a marathon? I ran 10-freakin miles yesterday! Unfortunately, my blog has suffered. This should be my last chaotic week (actually I'll be very busy through the first of November but hopefully not this busy) and I'll be back to posting regularly. Hopefully I can get a few posts in this week. I just had to come celebrate my victory with all my bloggy friends!!!

Thank you, Wendy!

And Valerie - for informing me that I won (since I've been a bad blogging friend and haven't been able to read my blogs).

I'll be back soon!

It Obviously Didn't Work!

"Free her from the witch craft, JEE - SUS!"
What a nutcase!!

Fun Weekend Ahead!

Is it Friday yet? I am always excited for the weekend to be here but I am more than ready for it to get here this week because my best friend Candice is coming to town. Yay! She is currently in graduate school in D.C. I miss her so much! But she is coming to stay with us Friday and Saturday night. Woohoo!

(Hopefully when she graduates she'll move back *hint**hint* if you're reading this Candice)

Why I Have A Head Ache

Today was the first day of renovations on the building next door. Apparently, even though the wall is brick it isn't very insulated because we hear everything going on over there. So this is what I've heard all day...... times 20. Pair this with a very busy work day and you get one very aggravated employee (actually I'm sure several of us are but I'm only speaking for myself on this one). I hope this doesn't continue much longer (I say, knowing that it will).

I Wanna Play, Daddy!

Rafa decided he'd help his daddy get warmed up for the game!

I think he's actually trying to chew the ball here. Stop that, Rafa!

~ Girls Night Out ~

Aida and I decided that Saturday night would be our girls night out. Unfortunately, none of our other girls could make it out. But we had a pretty good time anyway! Aida came with me to a fundraiser then we moseyed on over to Brandon's house to see what the guys were up to. We finished watching Auburn lose (haha!) then headed downtown to share a few drinks and some laughs. I captured this perfect moment on camera!

I don't remember what was so funny.... but after all the drinks (thanks Lucas, for driving) we headed to the Waffle Hizzy for some good hashbrowns - scattered, covered, smothered!

So although it didn't end up being a girls night out exactly, it was a lot of fun. Thanks Aida for attempting the girls night out. This will give us an excuse to try again - and SOON! :)

By the way, Saturday night's festivities led to a sleepy Sunday. Needless to say, I'm still working on that laundry.

Help Mel Show Our Support

Mel over at A Dramatic Mommy is participating in a cool program where she has "Adopted a Soldier". They correspond back and forth and she sends special care packages to 'Sgt. R'. During some recent correspondence, Sgt. R commented that he knew some Americans supported troops but it would be nice to know that there were more of us around the country who felt the same way. So she decided to let him know there were supporters from across the country by sending him postcards from every state! How cool! So, I'll be sending one from Alabama. Please go on over to her blog and check out how to get involved. Even if you're from Alabama or one of the other states that have already sent postcards - the more the merrier.

Click here to read her original post and then go on to her update for her inspiration on this project.

Also, go on over to Blog Around the World where I originally found out about this project!

Remember - you don't have to support the war to support our troops!