Let me be honest. I'm sad to be in Birmingham today. My cutie-patootie husband set out yesterday morning for New Orleans and I. AM. JEALOUS. I've been saying all season that I was going no matter what, but I'm finding myself at a desk today wishing I wasn't. When we lost to LSU in November, we booked plane tickets to NYC and never looked back. Then, in the next few weeks things miraculously fell into place for Bama and we wound up back in the big game. I don't regret going to the city one little bit, but our plan all along had been to buy national championship tickets for Christmas this year. A combination of things kept me home and I sad as I am not to be by his side there is nothing I can do about it. Believe it or not, I am SO thrilled that Josh is there and I hope we pull off a ...
Josh
the real story.
Lest you think NYC was all fun and games, I thought I'd share a few behind the scenes details, including my favorite picture of the hubs all week. THIS is Josh - silly and goofy with a huge smile on his face. We make fun of each other constantly and laugh a lot - this moment was no different. We are sitting on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan outside of Duane Reade. This was about thirty minutes after we visited the 9|11 Memorial and it was 36* outside. Josh has no shoe on because he HAD to have an ace bandage stat. Among other notable details to mention (some via SD's many colorful Facebook statuses)... Thursday, 4:30 p.m. The plan was that he would meet me at Grand Central Station after taking the TRAIN from Tuckahoe. After some unforeseen work-related issues, he found himself DRIVING ...
The Big Apple
I know I've mentioned it before, but one of the "perks" of Josh's new job is that he gets to do a fair amount of traveling. And not just to out of the way places like Phoenix or Bridgeport, but fun places like San Diego, Los Angeles and New York City. We've talking about me going with him several times over the last year, but it's been mostly talk. We had planned a trip for Washington DC for the first of next year, but then something else happened. About six weeks ago, he was scheduled for a trip into NYC for the first week of December and our wheels started turning. While it isn't like us to spend a lot of money on a big trip with no notice, we couldn't help but think about spending a week in the city during the Christmas holidays... especially with only one plane ticket to purchase. The ...
Bama v UT
Saturday was a LOT of fun. I was particularly fond of my gameday outfit, which is always a plus! I drove to Tuscaloosa by myself and it was a nice, QUIET drive. We tailgated at my cousin's on-campus apartment, just moments from Bryant-Denny. I had fried cheese from the end-zone concession stand and a very large Coke. There was a fighter jet flyover just after the national anthem that was awesome. The pilots were in stadium later in the night and unbuttoned their jumpsuits to reveal Bama tees. After a frustrating first half, the boys redeemed themselves and SD starting shaking his keys at the UT fans. It was time for them to head home! We sang a rousing' round of Rammer Jammer after the game. {Please forgive my squealing at the end. the iPhone is notorious for ...
8.10.11
today marks nine years of life under one roof. nine years of yummy dinners and silly sitcoms. nine years of a box fan blowing in my face while I sleep. nine christmases were we could open presents whenever we wanted. nine easter pictures in front of our house. nine summers of eating as many fudge pops as we wanted, just because. we play the word game at night before bed. we trade books and see too many movies. we rub feet and argue over how the covers fall off of his side of the bed every single night. we fight over the fact that i never fold the laundry and it doesn't bother me at all to let it pile up in the floor. he cleans the bathroom and brings in the mail. i never buy the same spaghetti sauce twice. we go to church together. we eat pasta at our favorite restaurant. we have two ...
It’s great to live in ALABAMA
Y'all don't laugh, but I thought long and hard about what to wear to the football game this weekend. Girls in the south don't exactly wear jeans & tees to the game, but since I'm not exactly back in my clothes I really struggled with what to wear. Not to mention, that I could find NO red dresses in this city that covered my bum. What is with wearing shirts for dresses? I finally got a cute denim dress and found a red necklace, wedges and sweater, but the real stars of the show were the girls. Even though they hung out with Garan while we were in Tuscaloosa, they had to be all dressed up! Ella's seersucker dress from last year was too short, so she wore it with jeans. We had a super-cute smocked gown that was Ella's, but since Sophie is a giant it was too short. Mom cut it off and made ...
Guess what we got today?
Yay! Do you know how happy my husband is today? Obviously not happy enough to let me take his picture, but pretty close. These were his Christmas, Birthday, Valentine's, Father's Day and Anniversary present. If he enjoys them this year, he may never get another present again. Now we're shopping for game day outfits and lining up babysitters. Even Ella has a ticket for one weekend and is excited about her very first college football game. ...
Thirteen Years
Today, I've been married for eight years, but I've been in love with Josh for the better part of thirteen. I have "known" my husband since I was in the second grade. When I was seventeen and dating someone else, his best friend told me he wanted to go out with me. He says the combat boots did it for him. I have to admit... for me, it was the baseball pants. Panama City Beach, Florida, 1997 We started dating in February of 1997. I went to his senior prom. I watched him graduate and went to the beach with him the morning after. We fell asleep in the sand and got a terrible sunburn. He and our best friend Chris wore satin pajama pants and harassed beach goers on the strip. His dad made up new lyrics to popular songs and we road home happy in the back seat of the Buick. Senior Prom, ...