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!! 

Friday's 5

Ok, I'm totally stealing this from Jenntern but in an effort to actually post on a weekly basis I have no shame in admitting it.  Each Friday I'm going to post 5 things that's going on...I may even get creative and have themes, but let's not get to crazy.

Heading to the Plains: Robert and I purchased season tickets again this year.  Since we've done very well with saving money while we only have 1 income, we decided to keep the tickets instead of selling them.  This week our friends Becki and Aaron are coming down with us.  A bunch of Robert's friends from Auburn put together a tailgate on a weekly basis.  The best part is, Shane is one of those friends so in the fall I get to see my sister Marybeth fairly often.  There is an obnoxious all Auburn tailgate next to us, and we're always observing ways to make our tailgate like theirs.  It's been run by guys for so long that it's the essentials and nothing "decorative."  We hope to change that!  

Braves vs. Phillies: My parents are coming down next weekend for the Braves vs. Phillies game.  It's going to be Robert and me, my parents, my sister Karen and her boyfriend Jamie, and my sister Michelle.  We thought it would be a better match up, not Braves being 6 games back.  But considering my Dad, Mom and Michelle are rooting for Philly and all the ATL folks are pulling for the Braves, it should get interesting.  

Softball: Robert and I play on a softball team on Thursday nights for George's Bar and Restaurant (they have FABULOUS burgers, located in the Highlands).  We have a good team, yet we somehow manage to lose almost every game.  We may need to change our team name next year if we don't start winning some-George's may not want our publicity.  Last night the other team was up 13-0 in the first inning.  It doesn't help that one of the umps hates our team and always calls against us (last night a bad call cost us 7 runs in the first inning).

Productive: I'm very impressed with my lack of procrastination for Robert's birthday present this year.  His birthday isn't until October 7th, and I got his present on Wednesday!  Now my challenge is to hide it until then and figure out what we are going to do.  I'll tell you all after his birthday what I got him, just in case he decides to read this :)

Team Buckhead: I mentioned in yesterday's post about carpool.  A couple months ago 3 girls from work and I joined up to start carpooling to work (aka Team Buckhead).  We've been doing it since July and it's been great.  Not only am I filling up my car A LOT less often (round trip the office is 34 miles with a $.50 toll for me), but it makes dealing with the traffic much better.  It's amazing the difference driving in the traffic makes when you only have to do it 1 or 2 times a week!

Happy weekend!!  

Addiction

I am completely addicted to this game right now. For anyone that has an iPhone, I highly recommend this game! You can get the free version-only 12 levels (search "Angry Birds Lite"). But for the great deal of $.99 you can get the full version. The full version is much more of a challenge but just as addicting. I'm currently on world 2 (each world has 100+ levels) of 5.

The girls in my carpool got me started, and convinced me to buy the full version. I'm so glad I did because I pass time in carpool with this game now. Yesterday there was an overturned vehicle on 400 sb and I didn't even mind because I had this wonderful little game. I know, it's sad.

My Best Friend's Wedding

Saturday, September 4th I got to see my best friend get married! First, the back story on how Mindy and I met-then some pictures.

Mindy and I met our freshman year at Daphne High School playing volleyball. She and I ended up being the only 2 freshman go to the varsity volleyball camp at the terribleness that is University of Alabama. (I'm not proud to say it, but for a short time I owned a UA Volleyball shirt and considered myself a fan of Alabama VOLLEYBALL. At the time, they had a better program and a better coach then Auburn.) Being the only 2 freshman, we got to room together and bonded on purple powerade and making it "snow" in our room (the room had popcorn ceiling, and we would jump on our bed and bring it all down)!

Camp ended and we became even better friends, and sharing another bond over our hatred of running in the off-season (when Mindy heard I was running a 10K in July, she asked me what happened to the girl who used to hate running just as much as she did!?!) as well as making up a dance to "Down Came a Blackbird." After our freshman year Mindy and her family moved to Montgomery-we didn't get to see one another nearly as much as we would have liked, but we still remained friends. I went to see her a couple of times when her HS volleyball team came in the area to play and then stayed with her in Montgomery a few times. Even if it was a few months or years between seeing each other, we always caught up quickly and never noticed the time lost.

My junior year at Auburn, while Mindy was at Montevallo, she got mono and had to move home for a semester. And her new home was Auburn, where her parents had moved-which meant a lot of hanging out, stalking boys, and Chappy's!

In February I was lucky enough to have Mindy stand by my side in my wedding-and the very next day Josh proposed! I absolutely love Josh-and he makes Mindy so incredibly happy. He is so caring and loving to Mindy and I was so happy to be apart of their special day.

Congratulations Mindy and Josh!!