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!

Monday, September 26th

This past weekend was a weekend to remember. I can't tell you the last time I went and spent the weekend at home so it was actually nice to be at home for once. I headed home Friday morning and was able to meet my Mom, Grandmother, and Mary for lunch. Friday was my mom's birthday and the day they got my Grandmother's pathology reports back. We prayed and prayed for good reports and God helped us out. She will still have to go through chemo and radiation but only 2 out of the 13 lymph nodes were cancerous. All of the cancer is out of her body but chemo is needed since cancer lives in the cells and the tumor could grow back. Although it will be a long road, these were great results. I know the next couple of years will be hard for her but she will beat this horrible disease! Granny was able to come to lunch and we were all thankful for that. It was her first time out since the surgery and it was so nice to spend time with her. We all had so much fun. After lunch, mom and I ran some errands before it was time to celebrate. Blake came into town and the two of us and my parents headed to dinner. William and Amanda met us at Adam's in downtown Buford to celebrate Mom's birthday. It had a great atmosphere because each lady received a rose and there was a person playing a grand piano the entire time we were there. Very relaxing dinner I must say!

On Saturday, Mom and I planned to do some needed shopping. We shopped till we literally dropped. Our legs were hurting so bad we could barely walk anymore so we treated that with a starbucks. We found some great deals and cute clothes! It was a successful shopping day! We headed to bed early because we had to get up early on Sunday. On Sunday, my Mom, Amanda, and I ran the Duluth 5K for cancer. We ran in spite of Granny! It was mine and my mom's first 5k and I am so glad we accomplished one. Our goal was to do it in less than 45 minutes and we did. Out of over 400 people we came in 141 and 142. I was so glad we did it because it felt good to run and especially because we were running in honor of Granny. After the run, we headed to breakfast and then decided to walk around the fall festival afterwards. It was a nice day but after running 3.2 miles we finally headed home around 12:00 for some rest. I had a wonderful weekend with my family an can't wait to see them again!

One Year Anniversary

 Blake's and I celebrated our one (official) year anniversary last Wednesday. It has gone by so fast I cannot believe it! I spent my day studying while Blake was in class for most of the day, but we planned to start our celebrating around 5. During my studying, I received the prettiest bouquet of flowers from Blake which really brightened up my day! Once we were ready, we headed to dinner at PorterHouse (yummy)! We actually had the entire restaurant to ourselves which was kinda neat. We joked about how awkward it would be if it was our first day haha. We both got our usual dishes and split some marble chocolate cheesecake which was phenomenal. Once we made it back to the car, we saw a familiar orange slip on my windshield... yep a parking ticket! We always have a story... nothing is ever simple with us :) Once we got in the car, Blake saw a George Gibson's bag in my back seat which I was hoping he wouldn't see until later. I told him it was nothing but he insisted on opening it. He liked the shirt and visor I picked up for him, but told me he was mad for getting me a gift because he felt bad cause we had agreed on no gifts. Flowers and dinner was more than enough and that stuff adds up! I told him to enjoy it and to quit being so stubborn. We made it back home and decided just for a nice relaxing night. Sometimes, with all the studying we do it is nice just to be able to watch some t.v. for a little bit. Blake insisted on watching Dragon Ball Z and I let him have his way until I was bored of pinterest (sad I know haha). Blake was actually pretty sneaky cause he told me to go get his computer at one point in the night and right next to it was the neatest gift. It was a rustic wood Georgia frame that is so "me." He picked it out all by himself and did amazing!! It was so nice just to relax for the night... It was the perfect way to wind down from our hectic two weeks.

What a year it has been...

If someone would have told me I would fall in love with Blake the first day I met him, I would have laughed in their face and disagreed. Now, I would have loved for someone to tell me that so I could have started our relationship sooner. It wasn't love at first sight, but it's love and thats all that matters. This week is mine and Blake's one year anniversary (although really we have been together for about 2 years minus some time apart in between). This past year has been one of the best years of my life. To have someone in my life like Blake is truly something special. Throughout the past year, I have laughed like never before, smiled like never before, loved like never before, and found my best friend and soul mate. Blake is the most driven, dedicated, caring, loving, and intellectual person I have ever met. He makes me want to be a better person, to work harder, to strive in the beauty of my dreams, and to always be myself. No matter what happens throughout my life, I know that I will always have Blake at the end of the day. He cares for me like no other person I have met before. Each day I thank God for blessing me with such an amazing person in my life. I couldn't have hand-picked a better person for me. He is my everything and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for us.

Thanks for always being there for me, loving me, talking to me, sharing with me, and most of all... thanks for being you. I love you Blake!