The road ahead...

Today starts the epic journey that my grandmother will travel on for 5 months. Today marks the first chemo treatment for her. She will be receiving chemo treatments every other Monday for five months... During these next 5 months we are gonna need a lot of prayers and a lot of love. For those of you who have already been praying, I can't thank you enough. Prayers are all I am asking for at this moment and I am so grateful for each and every person who has said a prayer for her each night at bedtime. I have the best family and friends and yall are the one's that get us through our struggles and I can't explain how much each of you mean to my family and I. Granny has the best attitude towards her battle with cancer and that makes me feel so much better. We will win this fight with the help of our friends without a doubt. It is all in God's hands now and I know he will get us through it. Thanks again for all of your prayers! I love each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart!

Hunt's Home!!!!

So as most of you know, Blake's dog has been gone since JUNE... yes, june. He has been at obedience school as well as hunting school. I can now say after 5 long months, Hunt is finally home! We are all so excited to have him back. He has grown so much and has turned out to be such a beautiful dog. Blake brought him by the house on Saturday after picking him up to show us what he had learned. He LOVES retrieving. We had so much fun playing with Hunt, Emma, and Tucker. It sure looked like puppy school in the backyard haha. We were so glad to have him back, and we all enjoyed our time outside with all the dogs.

Alex and Amanda's Engagement Party

This past weekend Blake and I headed home to Habersham to spend time with his family as well as celebrate Alex and Amanda's engagement with friends and family. We had a family dinner Friday night which was nice and relaxing. We enjoyed it because we got to spend time with Austin who we haven't seen in a month. Austin is getting so smart and it is so funny to hear him talk. He has a mind of his own and is saying so many new words. He knows almost all of his colors and knows Blake as "Bake" and calls me "La-La." He says truck, tractor, Hunt-Runt, night night, and many other words. It is so amazing watching him learn. On Saturday we went to Blake's family reunion where we enjoyed some of the best food we have had in a REALLY long time. It was literally like Thanksgiving for us since were typical college students who don't typically get good southern cooking for dinner every night. We definitely enjoyed ourselves. That night we headed up to Alex's for their engagement party. The place was beautiful, the food was delicious, and the night was filled with love and happiness. Everyone had such a good time. Amanda asked me to be one of her bridesmaids, and I am so honored. I am blessed that she chose me to stand next to her on her wedding day. We have gotten extremely close and I am so excited that she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. I know she will be standing next to me one day! Happy wedding planning to Amanda! This weekend we are celebrating my dad's birthday....and HUNT FINALLY COMES HOME!!!! I can't wait to post pictures :) Hope everyone has a great week. Stay dry!

Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2011

For those of you unaware of my obsession with Luke Bryan... I can't even begin to describe it to you. :) Well every year Luke Bryan does a farm tour at farms around the state of Georgia. This year he just happened to have a farm in Colbert on the tour. It's only about 15-20 minutes from my house so I got tickets the second they went on sale. On Friday, my friends and I left around 1:30 because we wanted to make sure we got there super early. Instead of tailgating like most people did, we decided to sit at the gate and wait... we wanted to ensure a good spot since it was general admission. What do you know... we landed ourselves a standing position RIGHT on the front row. I literally was so excited I could barely could contain myself. I didn't even want to leave to go to the bathroom, because I was not losing my spot. I was able to get some amazing pictures and have Luke look me right in the eyes ;) Literally felt like he was serenading just me.. haha I know, I am a bit obsessive. It was such an amazing night and I was able to make a lot of memories. For those of you who haven't purchased Luke's new album "Tailgates and Tanlines" I suggest you go out and buy it today! It is seriously the best song I have heard in a while. I hope everyone has had a great week, and I am wishing each and every reader an even better weekend! As for me, Blake and I are headed to Habersham for Amanda's engagement party which we are super excited about. Have a blessed weekend everyone!

Yum!

So I am not a fan of regular lettuce with dressing... I love salad's but only if they are different. I have recently made up my own little salad and eat it twice a day usually for lunch and dinner. I cannot get enough!! So here it is:

Romaine Lettuce
Blue Cheese Crumbles
Sunflower Seeds
Craisens
Balsamic Vinaigrette

Mix it all up and enjoy :) Hope this turns your lunch around!