Emily's wedding

Good morning to all,
It is a nice, cool, and sunny 75 degrees in Pleasant View this morning. I love this kind of weather! Maggie loves it too. She has been outside twice already, and I can tell there is an extra spring in her step. The grass is also a little high right now, because our "yard-boy" doesn't come until the end of the week, so she looks like a rabbit hopping around through the tall grass. Here is a picture of what Maggie does while I contribute to the blogger world...

I drove down to Birmingham this weekend for my cousin Emily's wedding. It was so beautiful and I know that Jason and Emily will be so happy together. He is such a good guy, I can tell!!

The whole weekend was an event to say the least! Friday night, my Aunt and I were invited to the rehearsal supper at a restaurant called The Verenda. We all met out on the patio for cocktails, which I didn't partake in, because my aunt said and I quote, "You are the designated driver." After about an hour, we were all ready to go upstairs and eat. The upstairs room at the Verenda was lovely, and Jason's Mom and sister did an excellent job at decorating. We were served a fresh salad with homeade dressing, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and sugared nuts for a starter. The main dish was a grilled chicked breast marinated in some sort of sweet and sour sauce on a bed of orzo pasta which was mixed with cherry tomatoes, cranberries, and herbs. But the dessert was the biggest hit!! They brought a platter of three desserts out which had a slice of peanut butter pie, white chocolate and raspberry bread pudding, and some sort of delicious cheesecake!! It was awesome, after eating, I went home and passed out in a sugar coma!! We didn't get out of bed the next day until almost 10! I needed to get a thank-you gift for my bestie Cara who was babysitting Maggie for me, so we drove over to The Summit, which is an out-door shopping center. (I hope she likes what I got her! Thanks again, Cara!) We ate lunch at Jim-n-Nick's BBQ for lunch, and then it was time to go back to the hotel and get ready. The wedding wasn't until 6:30, but family was supposed to be there at 4:30 for pictures. She got married at a beautiful Presbyterian church in downtown B'ham, and here are the few pictures I took...

Sorry these last ones are so dark, my camera does horrible inside!!

Here she is with her flower girl and ringbearer. They were very cute but wild!!

The reception following was at The Historic Rucker Place. Check it out, www.ruckerplace.com...

It was a great weekend!! I need to end this now! I have lots of preparing to do for Friday. My Dad and his fiancee are flying in on Friday night and staying with me for the holiday weekend. I really will try to take more pictures over the weekend!! Hope everyone has a good week, and until next time... be blessed! S =)

We're Off To See The Wizard...

Ok, so I am not actually off to see the wizard, but I am going out of town for the weekend. One of my cousins gets married tomorrow night, and I will be attending, which means I have to go out of town. A big thank-you to Cara for helping out with the house and Maggie for a couple days. Please remember me today, as I will be driving down the interstate on maybe 2 hours sleep.
Hopefully, lots of pictures to come. Until next time, be blessed. S =)

New Music Wednesday and other things~

Good morning,

Excuse me if I sound delirious during this post. I worked last night which means I have been awake since 2 yesterday afternoon!!

I just love it when new music comes out from some of my favorite artists! Today on iTunes, I am purchasing the first three singles from A Fine Frenzy's new album Bomb in a Birdcage. It is due out in stores on 9/8, but you can purchase the singles now, on iTunes, like I just said..... see with the deliriousness... is that a word.

Anyways, here is the attached album cover and so far, I like everything I am hearing... Go check it out.

I also couldn't pass up some classics's that I have been meaning to add to my eclectic collection... how about some Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen" and Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance."
I have also been promising to update about a fun activity that my friend Leslie and I participated in when she came up to Nashville recently. First of all, I should preface this by saying.... I do not have an artistic notion/bone/whatchamacallit in my body, so for this activity, I was a little nervous! The place is called Sips~N~Strokes. Here is the website. http://www.sipsnstrokes.com/ ... They have many locations, so you will have to visit to see if there is one near you. You basically go here to paint a picture from scratch. This ain't no paint-by-numbers junk. Sips-n-Strokes puts a calendar up every month, and they assist with a painting per night. So everyone does the same painting. Get it.... if you don't, go to the website. It's helpful. Here are the pictures we took from that night.

You can see the faint outline of a person... this is one of the things the staff does for you.

Here is a picture of Leslie and I before we got started.

Leslie, in front of her canvas.

Me, being silly with my canvas

Phase 1 of the project

Another phase

Almost done!

The finished product... some of the staff used "bumpy" paint to accentuate the curves. It really defined the pictures raw edges!!

Leslie and I showing off our art work... picture's a little dark

I hope you enjoyed this post.... It is now 10:30p, and I finally finished writing this. I had to give in to sleep. Yawn!!! Still sleepy! I just got home from church. I got to hold sweet, baby Rachel during services!! She was a precious angel the whole time and was able to catch a quick nap halfway through service. Can't wait to have kids of my own!! Hoping it is sooner rather than later!! Anyway, I hope this post finds everyone happy and shiny. Until next time, be blessed... S :)

2nd Annual Fall TV Lineup (2009)

Well, it is that time of year again!! I have been doing this for many years, but this is only the 2nd time on blogger.
This year, I decided to do things differently... mainly to see if I like it better. I decided that I wasn't being fair to the all the other shows and networks. So in order to give everyone a fair shake, I will be listing as much information as I can find about the main networks, ie ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, HBO, and Showtime. I will try to make it less confusing by grouping all shows together by network and then putting them in chronological order. So, lets begin....
Wait: First you need to know what all my little squiggles are going to mean. For instance, if you see this (*) behind a show, it means this is a new program. If you see this (~), it means I watch this show. Ok, ok... now I'm ready.

ABC
Sunday
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition~ premieres 9/27 at 7p
Desperate Housewives~ 9/27 at 8p
Brothers and Sisters~ 9/27 at 9p
Monday
Dancing with The Stars premieres 9/21 at 7p
Castle~ 9/21 at 9p
Tuesday
Sharktank* at 7p
DWTS results 9/22 at 8p
The Forgotten*~ 9/22 at 9p
Wednesday
Hank* premieres 9/30 at 7p
The Middle* 9/30 at 7:30p
Modern Family* 9/23 at 8p
Cougar Town* 9/23 at 8:30p
Eastwick*~ 9/23 at 9p
Thursday
Flashforward* premieres 9/24 at 7p
Grey's Anatomy~ 9/24 at 8p (possibly a 2-hr premiere since PP doesn't start on same date)
Private Practive~ 10/1 at 9p
Friday
Super Nanny 10/16 at 7p
Ugly Betty 10/9 at 8p
>>Lost; The Bachelor; Better Off Ted; Scrubs; happytown*; The Deep End*; V* will begin showing mid-season<< FOX
Sunday
Simpsons 9/27
The Cleveland Show* 9/27
Family Guy 9/27
American Dad* 9/27
Monday
House~ premieres 9/21 at 7p
Lie to Me 9/28 at 8p
Tuesday
So You Think You Can Dance premieres 9/9 at 7p
Wednesday
SYTYCD results 7p
Glee~ 9/9 at 8p
Thursday
Bones~ premieres 9/17 at 7p
Fringe~ 9/17 at 8p
Friday
Brothers* premieres 9/25 at 7p
Til Death 9/25 at 7:30p
Dollhouse~ 9/25 at 8p

CBS
Sunday
The Amazing Race premieres 9/27 at 7p
Three Rivers* 10/4 at 8p
Cold Case 9/27 at 9p
Monday
How I Met Your Mother premieres 9/21 at 7p
Accidentally on Purpose* 9/21 at 7:30p
Two and a Half Men 9/21 at 8p
Big Bang Theory 9/21 at 8:30p
CSI: Miami 9/21 at 9p
Tuesday
NCIS premieres 9/22 at 7p
NCIS: Los Angeles* 9/22 at 8p
The Good Wife* 9/22 at 9p
Wednesday
The New Adventures of Old Christine premieres 9/23 at 7p
Gary Unmarried 9/23 at 7:30p
Criminal Minds 9/23 at 8p
CSI:NY 9/23 at 9p
Thursday
Survivor: Samoa at 7p
CSI 9/24 at 8p
The Mentalist 9/24 at 9p
Friday
Ghost Whisperer premieres 9/25 at 7p
Medium* 9/25 at 8p *(new to CBS)
Numb3rs 9/25 at 9p

NBC
Monday
Heroes premieres 9/21 at 7p
Trauma* 9/28 at 8p
The Jay Leno Show* 9/14 9p
Tuesday
The Biggest Loser premieres 9/15 at 7p
The Jay Leno Show 9p
Wednesday
Mercy* premieres 9/23 at 7p
Law & Order: SVU 9/23 at 8p
Jay Leno Show 9p
Thursday
The Community* 7p
Parks & Recreation 9/17 at 7:30p
The Office 9/17 at 8p
30 Rock 10/15 at 8:30p
Jay Leno Show 9p
Friday
Law & Order premieres 9/25 at 7p
Southland* 9/25 at 8p
Jay Leno Show 9p

The CW
Monday
One Tree Hill~ premieres 9/14 at 7p
Gossip Girl~ 9/14 at 8p
Tuesday
90210 premieres 9/8 at 7p
Melrose Place* 9/8 at 8p
Wednesday
America's Next Top Model premieres 9/9 at 7p
The Beautiful Life* 9/16 at 8p
Thursday
The Vampire Diaries*~ premieres 9/10 at 7p
SuperNatural 9/10 at 8p
Friday
Smallville premieres 9/25 at 7p

HBO
Sunday
Bored to Death* premieres 9/20
Curb Your Enthusiasm 9/20

Showtime
Sunday
Californication~ premieres 9/27
Dexter~ 9/27

FX
Wednesday
Nip/Tuck premieres 10/14


So, there you have it folks. Happy watching!!!

Picture Blog continued...

Hello again,

I will try this again. Yesterday while I was on here to upload some new pictures, the photo uploader was not working properly so I am back to give it another shot. I left off with the pictures on the day I bought my first place, so I will pick up with my July stay-cation.

Here goes...

This is a picture of Mama and I freezing in the back of Aunt Anna's truck. We were both wrapped up in towels for the entire trip into Nashville.

This is the reason we were freezing in the backseat!! Danny has to have the air on frigid at all times.

This was taken before we went to eat in Springfield at a restaurant called The Depot Bar and Grill. This was my first time eating here. It was recommended to me by a co-worker. Man, was it good!! We all got the 12 oz. ribeye, and I got sweet potato fries for my side. Everything was wonderful!! I recently went back to eat there and got Texas Tails which is my new favorite!!

A picture of me with Mama and Aunt Anna

A picture of me with Mama and Danny =)

Maggie enjoying having company... especially her Gramama!

So these are the best photos from my summer stay-cation... I really enjoyed having Mama, Danny, Aunt Anna, Rusty(dog), and Bailey(dog) over for a few days in my new home! We got a lot of things done, and we had a great time... even if we did get a little grouchy with each other. That is just a part of it when you are with family!

Hopefully tomorrow, I will blog about where Leslie and I went last Saturday night. We had a blast.

Until next time, be blessed!! S ;)

So sorry!!

Ok, so I haven't been on here in forever!!! So sorry, it has been a crazy few months! Lots of stuff to tell and catch everyone up on, but this post will be mostly pictures!! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...

Some of my cousins came for a visit back in June for the CMA Music Festival that Nashville has every year downtown. These are pictures from that weekend.

Above picture: Shawna, Cindy, Michelle, and I at the Ryman in downtown Nashville.

Cindy and I at the Ryman

My security blanket and I at the Ryman

Shawna, Cindy, Mera, me, and Michelle onstage at the Ryman

The next photos are on the day that I bought my first home.... June 26, 2009!!!

The most awesome realtor ever, Suzy Roholt!!

My Mom and me (June 26th)

She hates taking pictures!!

Leslie and me

Ok, sorry to cut this picture blog short, but there is something wrong with the photo uploader. It is taking too long!! I have way too many pictures to upload for today, so I will do this is pieces I guess. Until tomorrow... Be blessed!!

Summer TV Extravaganza

The summer brings out a lot of things. Pool parties, vacations, ice cream, and in this case, new episodes of your favorite summertime television shows. To make it easier for those of you who actually watch as much TV as I do, (not possible), I am going to include the scheduling information for some of my favorites with some new shows added in.
** All times shown are Central

Beginning Sunday, June 7th
- Army Wives on Lifetime at 9pm

Beginning Monday, June 8th
- The Closer on TNT at 8pm
- Raising the Bar on TNT at 9pm
- Weeds on Showtime at 9pm
- Nurse Jackie on Showtime at 9:30pm (new show starring Edie Falco)

Beginning Sunday, June 14th
- True Blood on HBO at 8pm

Beginning Tuesday, June 16th
- Hawthorne on TNT at 8pm (new show starring Jada Pinkett-Smith)
- Saving Grace on TNT at 9pm

Beginning Thursday, July 9th
- Big Brother on CBS

So there you go, hope everyone enjoys all the pleasures of summer! Now, I am going to my TVholics Anonymous meetings.
Love, peace, and smiles!