Friday's Five

So I tested this week's Friday five from my iPhone and email it to post.  Apparently it didn't work, so here is what I wrote on Friday.


Girls night: Wednesday I got together with my Atlanta girls for dinner. It was absolutely fabulous- great food and great friends! We all met at Tin Lizzy's, which we planned a month in advance b/c we all have such crazy schedules. We need to do it more often...especially since our numbers are going down. Originally there were 7 of us from auburn. Em D left for grad school and now is having fun adventures in Boston. Katie Davis Miers moved to nashvegas this summer for her hubby's promotion. And now nattie light is leaving us for b'ham and a great new job. :(

Auburn: I'm currently in the car on our way down to auburn, surprise surprise I know! This week is a tad different b/c my family will be coming down-minus the brother- for our annual family tailgate. It should be a lot of fun!!!

Work: Work is crazy busy right now! Hence why I've slacked the last 2 weeks on actually posting on Friday! The valvoline program I work on is currently taking up my time as I prepare certificates for the kids that took the test. In addition to that I was given my own program to manage. It's very small but I'm really excited about it!

13.1: I've decided to for sure do a half marathon in march! It's still a little way out, but I'm pumped! I've wanted to run one since college but have always talked myself out of it. Well no more!! I'm not going for any record setting times but would like to at least run the entire time. Maybe as it gets closer I'll set a time goal. The longest distance I've ever run was 8 miles...what's another 5 miles, right???

Sweetest day: did you know that tomorrow is sweetest day? What is sweetest day, you ask? It's a Midwest holiday-similar to valentine's day that you give someone who is sweet a small gift. The first time I celebrated sweetest day was with Katie Davis miers and Billy back in college. He bought me a lottery ticket so I could buy an Oscar de la renta dress and KDM a javy Lopez baseball card. Sadly I can't remember how or why we actually celebrated it, but I've been doing it ever since. Billy filled Robert in when we first started dating...he gave me a giant bag of sweedish fish and an atlanta atlas because I liked to get lost in Atlanta and go on "adventures"

Friday's (late) Five

Yup, I realize that I slacked off this week...sorry about that!

Robert's Birthday- Robert's birthday was last Thursday and we had 2 full days of celebrations.  Wednesday night we went up to his parent's house to celebrate with his family while his brother was in town.  Thursday we actually had a softball game, so we celebrated after with the team over some Mexican food.  I got him a new gameday shirt for his birthday since he didn't get a new one this year.  I was quite nervous on Saturday because I knew that if Auburn didn't win, I wouldn't see the shirt again for a game this season.  Good thing they won!!

Football- How exciting is it that ALABAMA LOST TO SOUTH CAROLINA!!!  I hate Alabama with a passion-they are the only SEC team that I can never route for.  I almost felt bad for their Freshman kicker, almost.  And thank goodness Auburn pulled off the win on Saturday!  They better get it together for Arkansas!

Softball- Robert and I joined yet another softball team, this one on Sunday afternoons.  The one we are currently playing on is almost over-we have 1 rain out to make up and then 2 weeks of playoffs.  The Sunday team is actually for a guy we played with over a year ago who called out of the blue to ask us to play with them again.  No one is the same from the team when we played with them before.  We had a double header yesterday and won 1 game and lost the 2nd.  Robert was 1 base short of getting the series (a single, double, triple, and homerun).  He actually could have made it home on his last triple but the 3rd base coach stopped him. 

Mario Brother's- Last week as a treat we decided to buy Super Mario Brothers for the Wii.  I'm a little addicted sadly.  The game is a combination of all the old ones from the oringal systems but so much fun.  I tend to get mad at my characters and have a potty mouth with them, which Robert gets a kick out of for some reason.  :)

RIP Dean Foy- The Auburn family lost a great man on Saturday.  Dean Foy passed away in his sleep Friday night/Saturday morning.  I was lucky enough to meet him on a few occassions and he was such a sweet man.  Truly loved Auburn and what the definition of the Auburn spirit really is. 

Braves vs. Phillies

As I mentioned on Friday, my parents and Michelle came down to Atlanta to go the Braves vs. Phillies game.  We all met at the condo since it was the most central location.  I walk out in the hall to greet Michelle and the parents and find them ALL were Phillies garabage.  We hung out for a little while-Karen, Jamie, and Michelle hadn't seen the condo since we repurposed the main room-and then headed down to Turner Field.  Robert was our resident chef at the tailgate by cooking up onions, peppers, and brats.  The Braves ended up winning, and the Giants beat the Padres (not to be confused with the cubbies, who they were playing earlier last week and I thought they were still playing over the weekend).  Which means, the Braves are in the playoffs with the NL Wild Card!  They most likely won't go further than that-I would be shocked actually if they did.  They have a bunch of injuried players right now and I really don't think they can last very long.  I'll still be cheering for them of course!

Friday's Five

1. HS Football- Tonight we are going to the St. Pius X game (Robert's HS) with his parents.  I've been bugging Robert for 2 years about wanting to go to a game.  We finally found a weekend that they are playing at home and we aren't in Auburn.  I loved going to HS football games when I was living in Dothan; Emily and I went to 3 or 4 of them together.  For a pregame meal tonight we're going to a Cuban Restaurant that is supposed to be delicious (insert Fergie's song "D to the E to the L-I-C-I-O-U-S).  Robert and his parents have been before, but this is my first time. 

2. Braves Game- I know this is one of last week's 5, but we're going to the Braves vs. Phillies game on Sunday.  The weather is supposed to be absolutely perfect!  Although the Phillies already clinched the NL East, Atlanta is still in the running for the Wild Card.  We need the Cubies to beat up on the Padres to help our cause if we can't win against the Phillies.  Every game this weekend is standing room only, so hopefully it will be a good game!

3. Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot- I accidentally ate a Habanero pepper this week.  Robert made some amazing pork in the crock pot with onions and peppers.  One of the peppers he added was a Habanero pepper.  If you aren't familiar with these little demons, let me inform you.  My first experience with one was about a year or 2 ago when Robert was making chili.  They look so small and cute:

And I even make the comment that they are so small and cute and couldn't be that hot.  So Robert cuts off a small sliver and I put it in my mouth.  The SECOND it touches my tongue I immediately spit it out on the floor and go to the sink to run cold water in my mouth.  The burning doesn't stop for a good 5 minutes while Robert is laughing hysterically at me. 
Fast forward to Wednesday night when we are enjoying the pulled pork, onions and peppers as nachos.  The moment I took a bite of this chip my mouth was on fire, and then my throat, and then my stomach.  I could honestly still feel it burning.  We didn't have any milk, so I'm eating plain sour cream to make the burning go away.  Lesson learned, look more closely if Habanero peppers are involved.

4. Fall- The fall weather is finally arriving!  Its so nice to walk to the car after work and not be sweating by the time you get to the car.  I'm trying to talk Robert into carving a pumpkin, but it would have to live at his parents' house since we don't have a porch or balcony.  I suggested the ledge outside of our windows.  Imagine the surprise of someone downstairs if it took a tumble from the 8th floor! 

5. Crafty- Last year my sisters and I decided to make our Christmas gifts for one another.  It went over pretty well and out of the deal I got 2 blankets and some super cute napkin holders. (Yes 2 blankets, although they won't admit it Karen and Michelle think a lot alike and both made the blankets that you tie the ends together.) Well we decided to do this again this year.  I've been looking a lot at etsy.com this week for some inspiration on gift ideas.  If anyone has any ideas, let me know!!