Graduation Weekend

I posted last night (wasn't that video just so sweet??) just to let everyone know that I'm home! I felt fine then, but I woke up this morning and my throat was hurting:( Bummer. I'm hoping it will go away overnight because I'm really counting on some mexican food with my momma tomorrow night since I'm moving Wednesday!

This weekend, my whole family traveled down to Atlanta for my cousin Scott's graduation from Ga Tech.

We got to the hotel Friday in time to go out to dinner and then hit the hay for an early start on Saturday! The graduation started at 9:00am and my grandmother loves front row seats to anything special involving grandkids so she got ready and headed to save seats at 7 am!! Crazy, but we got awesome front row seats:)

We were sitting right where the students walked by to line up on stage...see how close we were? The whole thing took about 2 hours and it was really great getting to see my cousin graduate from such a prestigious school. He and I (and Amy) have basically grown up together (in the same neighborhood for 22 years...) and have a great friendship, so I'm glad I could be there for him on his special day!

It was such a beautiful day so after the actual graduation was over, we stood around outside and took pictures!

*Proud momma:) They make a great looking family, don't you think?*

*Of course we had to get a shot of the whole family!! We were all so proud of him!*

*If you know anything about GA Tech, you know about the "Ramblin' Wreck"...of course we had to get a picture!*

Scott's wonderful girlfriend Kylie came to the graduation, as well as her brother and her mom! It was so nice of them to come and I know Scott really enjoyed having them there.

We finished the graduation celebration at a fantastic Atlanta restaurant called Bones. (If you're ever in Atlanta, please please go by and eat there!) It's one of the best steakhouses I have ever been to and every single person who worked there was so incredibly nice. They had a table all set up for us when we got there with graduation confetti all over the table! Even better though, they had a menu printed out that said, "Congratulations, Scott!" on the top with a picture of the GA Tech mascot! Scott was so surprised and we all were just as equally thrilled about the effort the restaurant went to making this such a special day!

Dinner was so wonderful and it was great getting to just sit and talk. It took us 3 1/2 hours to eat because we were having such a great time!

*Amy and me at dinner!*

*And I of course had to have a picture with the graduate!*

One of the last surprises of the night was for dessert! They brought out a "congratulatory" cake with a candle on it in recognition of Scott's big day. It was an ice cream cake and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it!

The weekend was so much fun and I'm so glad we all got to help Scott celebrate his accomplishments. One last crazy surprise happened at 4:30am on Sunday morning, but I'm going to save that story for tomorrow ;) I hope you all had as great a weekend as I did! And now I'm going to try to start feeling better for some mexican food tomorrow! :)

Christian the Lion

I'm home! I have lots of pictures from the weekend! And I'm exhausted! :) So my big "weekend" post will have to come tomorrow as I'm about to go to bed now! I do have something I want to share with you all though. I'm sure some of you have seen it before, but if you have, I definitely think it's worth watching again:) It's just such a sweet video! Hope you enjoy!

Just a short update today:) I know, you guys can thank me haha! I got up this morning and went on a run. Um, just in case you didn't know--it's HOT outside! I ran around 10 and it was already blazing! Then I took Marley to get groomed. He needed to get his hair cut for the summer and he looks so much tinier now! (I'll have to get a picture later, he's a little camera shy tonight--I don't think he's used to his new 'do yet, ha!)

I also laid out at my grandparent's house today! My grandfather has literally spoiled my family rotten with his pool. He keeps it soo incredibly clean and the water is just crystal clear! It was *almost* (but not quite!) warm enough to get in, but I did get some sun for my base tan:)

Tomorrow I'm heading down to Atlanta for my cousin Scott's graduation! My best friend Jess and her boyfriend Jake came up to take care of Marley and Macy this weekend for us! Aren't they awesome? We are taking it easy tonight just hanging out and we're going to watch Grey's and Private Practice later, just like old times when we roomed together:) I don't know if there will be internet free internet at the hotel or not so I don't know if I'll get to update! If I don't, rest assured I'll update when I get back home:) (I know, you guys can breath easy now...!!)

Anyway, congratulations to all of you who are graduating this weekend (or next!) and I hope you all have a great weekend!

Wordless Wednesday

*Marley enjoys digging holes in the backyard. This is what happens after it rains.*

*And this is the dirty bathtub after his bath. Yes, that is his rubber ducky.*

Help Needed for Nashville!!

I don't know how many of you all know about the mass flooding in Tennessee, but they need our help! People are stranded all over Nashville, food supplies and medical supplies are running low, and no one in the rest of the US seems to know about it. They are not getting any help from outside sources and we've (the blog world) been called to action! Because no one seems to know about this terrible situation (for some reason, no media outlets are focusing on the devastation??) please create a post dedicated to getting the word out to all your bloggy friends about what's going on! Go visit Beth's blog to find out more information!!

All you need to do is post about the flooding and let your readers know what's going on. Knowledge is power y'all!

New Blog Look...Yes? No?

What do you guys think about my new blog look? Is it a keeper or should I find something else? I'm also considering changing the title but I have no idea to what haha! :)

1st Year Nursing School = Done!

Yes, that's right...I'm officially done with my first year of nursing school! Hallelujah! I finished my last final on Friday morning and have literally been going through the days thinking, "Okay...what do I need to do next? What is due next week that I should do now?" (Obviously, it hasn't sunken in yet that I actually have nothing school related to do.)

I have a couple more weeks until I'm with David for good for the summer, but I'm down here now because I had an "employee physical" today. It took about 45 minutes to complete and they even had to take blood! I'm a nursing student and I can stick people with needles and even take other people's blood without even flinching...but when it comes to my own...no thank you I do not want to watch you pull it out of my vein! And yes I still have the band-aid on :) (You know...in case it starts to bleed again??)

Friday night was an absolute. blast. I kid you not, we had such a good time! It was so nice to relax and not worry about anything:) We danced, and danced, and danced some more! I think I'm still catching up on my sleep, ha!

*The love birds:) PS- I looove V's hair like this:) *

*All of the girls who came out on Friday night! We're so perrtty...I'm not biased or anything ;) *

*I realize this picture needs an explanation: School makes you crazy. The end. Okay, but things to note about this pic (aside from my facial expression.) 1. My crazy arm moves. There are about 5 other pictures with my arms flailing in all directions-apparently I think that is called dancing. 2. V's face is priceless- she looks like she about to say "come and get me". 3. Kelly (hot mamma in the background) just looks, well, like a hot momma!*

*You already know I love these girls. And if you don't well...now you can read it for yourself:)*

Well, I'm off to have lunch with Jess! She is coming up on Thursday to take care of Marley boy while I go out of town to my cousin's graduation. Isn't that so awesome of her? Her Marley (Big Marley) and my Marley (Little Marley) are bff's so I'm sure they will have a great time:)

Erin