starting the 30 Day Blog Journal

i've been wanting to Blog more lately, but have been running out of things to talk about ... orrr ive just been too lazy to write. So I'm doing the popular, 30 Day Blog Journal, and hopefully, it will keep you entertained while you're bored at work. :) so here goes nothing.













Day 1 - Favorite Song

Are you kidding me?? That's what we start with. I LOVE music. So it is really annoying when people ask me this question. I don't have a favorite song, I have about 100 favorite songs. So for this day, I turned to my handsome husband and asked him... "if someone asked you what my favorite song was, what would you say?" his response.... (btw, yes im talking to him on IM. yes he's in his office and im in the bedroom...yes, we're weird) This is word for word...copy and paste.. no editing involved..haha

Matt: i'd probably say that in the top 10

was the song from les miserables (he's referring to "One Day More")
..ok, so that, probably a john mayer song

not even sure what your favorite song of his is (ehh, I'd go with "Comfortable" or "Assassin")

juicy (Notorius B.I.G.- duh!)

defying gravity (from Wicked)

at least one britney song (we'll go with "Me Against the Music" or "Toxic")

that hanson song - penny and me (classic. but if we're going old school Hanson I'd say "Madeline")

and there you have it folks... my "favorite song" in my husband's opinion. and i have to say, he knows me pretty well!! :) see you tomorrow for day 2!

B

ohhhh yeah

AND matt is STILL doing P90X folks, I can't go without talking about it. He has not missed a DAY! (besides his rest day that he gets once a week, that he doesnt have a scheduled workout) He is on like, Day 160 or something crazy!?! So, he's almost finished 2 whole rounds of P90X and he reached his goal of getting below 200 lbs, just the other day. I am so proud of him and his dedication is EXTREME! I am so glad I have such a passionate husband who puts all of his heart and effort into things he loves and cares about. So proud of you, lamb!!


here he is at Day 1, Day 42, Day 90, and Day 154~!










And here he is... eleven toes and all... showing off his proud accomplishment!! :)

august

sorrrrrrrrrrryyyyy!!!!! i have been MIA. you wouldn't believe how busy the month of August has been. It has FLOWN by, seems like my birthday was just the other day. Anyway, I'm more than ecstatic that August has flown by because it's my LEAST favorite month of the year. I hate August. It's the hottest month. It's miserable. It's too far away from Christmas. It airs back to school commercials that still feel my heart with panic and sadness. It's going to be 11 more months til I have a birthday again. AND it makes me wait and wait for September when football season and fall air move in. Needless to say, I am SO HAPPY August is nearly over. But since I haven't shared with you what all has gone on this month.. here's a little recap.

My Birthday Dinner out with the Girls... This is me with Cathleen and my sister, Lindsey..















Every Monday night, my best friends and I eat dinner over at Sarah's house, and her mom cooks us a wonderful meal. This was my "birthday" dinner. and The Chocolate Shoppe cookie cake was phenom. If only Wells and Callie would have been there :(














Then... on August 15th, came a special birthday surprise. Ok, so it wasn't REALLY a birthday surprise, but it was a purchase worthy of calling it a bday surprise since it was only 2 weeks after my birthday. As you all probably know, I had my car (A 2001 Nissan Xterra) since I was 15 years old. And it has been through EVERYTHING with me. I love her (Betsy, was her name) dearly, but it was time for me to move on. After shopping around all weekend and a lot of bargaining, we came out with this little baby. And her name is Brigitte Bardot :)













I was SO EXCITED!!!


















In case you don't know who the real Brigitte Bardot is... she is the EVER so GLAMOROUS and BEAUTIFUL annnnnnnd she just happens to be an animal rights activist (which is a plus :) ) here is the lovely lady..





















OK ANYWAY. I can't go without mentioning the main thing that I spent August doing.. preparing for Ashley and Matt's Wedding. It was a crazy day, but we had SO much fun, and Ashley was gorgeous!!! I will post pics from the wedding day when the photographer posts them, but here's a glimpse at how pretty Ash was. I was HONORED to be her Matron of Honor, which still sounds weird to me bc i dont think im a matron. :)

















so that was my august so far. i cant think that'd it'll be too much more eventful. this friday im babysitting and sunday i have another wedding shower (yay ashley sargent!!!) and then... and only then... will it be the week we've all been waiting for since that dreadful ACC Championship Game in December.... you know what im talking about ... next week. will be the week COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEGINS. And we're playing North Texas, so we better win. I am MORE EXCITED THAN YOU KNOW about football and fall and leaves and pumpkins. I love fall i love fall i love fall!!! and i love you all :)

B

ps- sorry i can't get my text to do right around those pictures. oh well. you get the point.

just call me Martha..

so i've been up to a lot lately. had a big ol' 24th birthday on Saturday... but also shared my day with my cousin :) we had a lovely bridal shower for her at Claremont Clubhouse. it turned out great! i wanted to make something special and kind of fun, so last week during my "free time" i made some things. all things considered, especially the fact that ive never been good at arts and crafts, i think i did a pretty good job. here are the flower balls i attempted to make...

ok i cant get my pictures to go in the order i want them to, so they're just going to all be at the bottom. so i made those pretty flower balls... and here are the directions i followed.. they were SO EASY!! POM-POMS AND LUMINARIES

THEN i made some cute little "chocolate pops". they were simple too. i listed a picture of the ingredients and then the finished product. also, i tied some little notes on them that said "Sweet Love" and had the bride and groom's names and wedding date. they were so cute! and yummy. got the idea from Bakerella and the lovely Megan Ayers, who's made a few pops already :) please excuse my messy kitchen!!

i will post again soon with birthday pics, shower pics, and a more detailed recap of this past week... and things to look forward to for fall!! have a happy week! -B

a noteworthy song

i dont know if other people are as passionate about music as i am. but i do know that most people can appreciate a well written song. my husband is one that immediately notices how well written the music of a song is... im the opposite, i notice the lyric. the poetry. some songs i just thing "wow, that was so clever and brilliant and how did anyone ever figure out how to put their thoughts so eloquently." i just wanted to jot this down really quick bc i am sitting here going through my iTunes and came across Sister Hazel's "Champagne High." It makes me cry everytime I hear it. Please have a listen for yourself.

CHAMPAGNE HIGH by SISTER HAZEL

here are the lyrics... but it's not as good just to read them .. you have to hear the song... it's (obviously) about a guy at his ex-girlfriend's wedding..

I wasn't looking for a lifetime with you
And I never thought it would hurt just to hear
"I do" and "I do"
And I do a number on myself
And all that I thought to be
And you'll be the one
That just left me undone
By my own, hesitation

[Pre-chorus]
and for the million hours that we were
well I'll smile and remember it all
then I'll turn and go
while your story's completed mine is a long way from done.

[Chorus]
Well I'm on a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high
I'd toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high, high

Spring turned to summer
But then winter turned to mean
The distance seemed right
At the time it was best - to leave
And to leave behind
What I once thought was fine And so real - to me
And while I'm still gone
On the quest for my song
I'm at your - celebration

Your wagons been hitched to a star
Well now he'll be your thing that's new
Yeah what little I have you can borrow
'Cause I'm old and I'm blue...

Well I'm on a champagne high (so high)
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high (so high)
Toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high... high...
So high so high you left me undone
so high, so high you left me undone....

the beach and trip to nanny's

sorry for the hiatus. we've been so busy!! we had the best time at the beach! it was so relaxing and fun hanging out with friends. i missed the fireworks though, and i was really sad about that. first year ever in my life that i havent seen fireworks on the 4th. oh well, i got over it when we got to eat at the Divine Fish House in Murrell's Inlet and I had the best she crab soup of my life! yum! here we are outside of the restaurant..













anyways. we got back from the beach and both had a lot to do at work. then i went to Katie's Wedding and it was so beautiful up at the Glassy Chapel. Last week, I worked a good bit then Thursday night my mom and I left for my nanny's which is in Summerville, GA. She has a huge farm and we picked Blackberries, Blueberries, Watermelon, Grapes, Apples, Squash, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Okra, Green Beans, and Potatoes. Yummmm! It was so good to see my nanny. Here we are with some "grape earrings"















and here i am looking like a giant bc i was on a hill ... and we're "under the umbrella tree" (remember that show? i LOVED that show!!)















and HERE is the AMAZING meal we had Friday night! The fruits of our labor were WELL WORTH IT!!! Squash, tomato, potatoes, corn, green beans, and nanny's cornbread!















so, as you can see, it's been a fun summer so far!! i can't believe there are less than two weeks until my birthday! 24 seems much older than 23. We (ashley's bridesmaids) are hosting a shower for her on my actual birthday, the 31st, and I'm having fun planning everything from flowers to food ! After the shower, we're all going to go downtown and have a fun birthday dinner :) I'm excited! Just wanted to keep everyone posted, sorry I haven't blogged in a while.. I can't wait for football season and fall!!! Have a great week!!

B

HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOO VACATION

sorry i haven't blogged in a while, but this is going to be short and sweet as well. we're finally leaving for vacation today!!!!!! here are some things i get to look forward to :