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Day 8 - A Photo That Makes You Sad















Ok, so this photo doesn't bring me to tears. But it is really bittersweet. This was taken at the Clemson vs. GA Tech game in September 2006, in the student section at Death Valley. We were drinking cherry snow cones that we poured smirnoff minibottles in. and the tigers were winning. Every game I go to, I miss being a student!! Having that ENTIRE BLOCK of friends in the frat section.. knowing everyone... being able to drink vodka during the game (i said able, not allowed). now days, i can barely drink a few beers before the game.. it makes me so tired! i miss singing the alma mater, as a student, and going to band parties at the ski lodge when it was all said and done. i miss everyone coming to my tailgate at halftime to drink crown drinks and eat fatz chicken fingers. and i miss being able to slog back to the dorm and rehash the day with cathleen, my little cheerleader roommate. i miss going up to loose change after a game and matt being the bartender. and playing touch screen until i fell asleep back there. and i miss the smell of grease, beer, trash, and dank dogs, downtown clemson at 3am after a game. i miss it all.

not that my life bad now! I am in a whole new phase of life and i love it and i know that one day i will look back and miss all that is going on now, and wish i could re-live the days of no kids.. staying up til 2 everynight ... playing mario with matt for 3 hours on a week night ... hauling off and going up to the mtns at the last minute for a getaway weekend... cooking dinners for the two of us...buying our first car... working in the yard. etc etc etc.

i love everything about right now. but that doesnt mean i can't at least miss what was... college.

... here's a pic taken right after the one above :) love it. it makes me REALLY excited that football starts SATURDAY!

30 Day Blog Journal.. Day 7

Day 7 - A Photo That Makes You Happy














One of the first pictures matt and i ever took. that summer, i would go to loose change (the bar...) underage..and watch matt play music. it was SUCH a carefree and fun time and i love thinking about how young and crazy we were :) This picture makes me really happy.

Day 6

Day 6 - 20 of My Favorite Things

1. Snow
2. Sour Worms
3. Wedding Dresses
4. The Clemson Tigers
5. Fall and everything that comes with it (sweaters, leaves, pumpkins, etc)
6. Candles of all sorts
7. The Clemson Tigers
8. My new car
9. Nail Polish
10. Music of every kind
11. Reality television
12. my macbook
13. ANIMALS but especially my dogs :)
14. new clothes. esp new clothes from jcrew
15. Potatoes..in any variety
16. Lazy Sundays ... lazy anydays.
17. Hearts. that sounds weird. Like the shape.. but I don't like cheesy looking heart stuff
18. MEXICAN FOOD.. duh
19. Photography
20. Babies! I love babies :)

i have a lot of other favorite things. being married to matt is a given :) he's the best!

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Day 6 - Favorite Quote

"Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

day 4

Day 4 - Favorite Book

i read ALL THE TIME when i was little. then as soon as i hit high school, i hated reading. and still hated it through college. up until about a year ago, i never read. now, i have a new found love. :) here are a few to check out.




















The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
If you haven't read this book with your spouse yet .. READ IT!!!! When we went through pre-marital counseling before our wedding, our pastor referenced this book so many times. He said we should definitely read it, and read it out loud together. It is such an amazing book, and strenghtens any relationship, instantly. Check it out!!! I also highly recommend "Sheet Music" by Dr. Kevin Lehman for any engaged couple (or already married). It's awesome!



















Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
ok, even though i've only read two of them, i love harry potter, and i plan on reading all the rest. but like i said, i hated reading in high school and college so i was stupid and didn't read the earlier ones. also, i still dont know how it ends bc i havent read "Deathly Hallows" so PLEASE DONT SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT!!!!!! I will cry if i find out how it ends now after waiting SO LONG to see the last movie! :)




















Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
My cousin gave me this for my birthday and I was so excited to read it after hearing so many of my friends praise it. Such a good read! I can't wait to read the others by her!



















Inside of a Dog - Alexandra Horowitz
Animal lovers, rejoice!! This is a GREAT book! It is so fascinating and interesting and I couldn't take my eyes away from the pages. I love my dogs like my own children and this book is so insightful into the mind of the dog. It made me totally change the way I think, they think. If that makes sense? :)

DRUM ROLL PLEASE........

And the best book of all time ........

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Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
Shut up. This is the best book i've ever read. If you havent read the Twilight series, you need to read it... and especially THIS ONE! I cannot WAIT for the movie to come out, and it's going to be TORTURE waiting for part II. (the movie is splitting the book into two parts.. part one of the movie comes out..and then A YEAR LATER part 2 comes out). amazing amazing amazing.

day 3

Day 3 - Favorite TV show

or for me ... favorite tv "shows." by now, you all know that I can't have just one of anything. (besides my husband :) )

some all time faves include: A Baby Story, Say Yes to the Dress, My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, Project Runway, The Bachelor, Teen Mom (haha), and Toddlers and Tiaras.

As you can tell .. I am a reality show freak. If I had to pick a "series" that's not reality, i'd say Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, or Grey's Anatomy :)

day 2

so technically its 12:47am and I'm 47 minutes late for "day 2" but here goes..













Day 2- Favorite Movie

I have a lot of favorite movies, just like songs. Here's a good recap for you:

a favorite at age 3: The Wizard of Oz .. i would hide when the Witch came though

age 6: The Little Mermaid .. first movie I saw in the theater... or that I can remember seeing in the theater.

age 8: The Lion King .. I had the soundtrack. it was amazing.

age 10: Jumanji, ha!

age 12: Twister... tyler and i watched twister, like, everyday.

age 14: ehhh ... Coyote Ugly. obsessed.

age 16: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!

age 18: i think i went back to Wizard of Oz

etc etc you get the point... there are a ton of other movies I like, but you and i both know, my favorite movie of all time has to be ...