dear snow

Dear Snow,
You make for fun days and gorgeous sunrises. But with you comes ice and lots of ice. Static and more static.
You've overstayed your welcome. 4 days of 6 inches is enough. Finally the roads are clear, making me less anxious on the roads. But please snow, please go.

Sincerely,
I've had enough of you, snow.

 It snowed in Alabama, didn't you know? 
You would think the world stop; well at least Alabama stopped. 6inches in Cullman, in parts of the county that is, meant no school for a week. Up north you have a slew of snow plows, in Cullman, AL not so much.

It started on Monday morning, we woke up to this. Pretty, huh? 

 Well this caused me to work 2 days from home while the parent's got to play in the snow. Does anyone else see anything wrong with that picture? The fruits of their labor, a nice huge snowman. Dad had to have an UA hat on him, well it was national championship game day and this little Auburn girl made sure Auburn got represented during my lunch break.

By Wednesday, I needed to go to work, simply needed to get out of the house. I was going stir crazy. I-65 was fine spots of ice here and there. However, Hwy 157 looked like and was a slight disaster. See...

I survived that drive, my first real ice on the roads snowy drive. I guess I am a big girl now. But here it is Thursday night and guess what, we still have snow. I don't mind the snow as long as the roads are clear, I am a happy girl. So here's to the snow that lingered and dragged on. You were fun for a while, but I am ready to be ice and static free.

confession.

I have a confession.

I listen to Katy Perry daily. That's right daily. 

First you should understand the basics of this:  I spend on minimum 2 hours a day driving in my car to and from work, minimum. Katy Perry is a popular artist and her music plays frequently. I am not going to lie, I like 90% of her songs. Some I would agree with most are vulger and likely inapropriate for younger audiences, however, her lyrics are simple, catchy and yet so clever.

To make my point, from Firework:

"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again"

I mean seriously, a plastic bag drifting through the wind. I once had to write a paper in college examining the symbolism of the lyrics of a song, too bad Katy wasn't popular then because the paper would have been a breeze.

Not to mention she is one of the few people that you can see where something absolutely ridiculous and still look pretty.  Anyway, so yes, I am a Katy Perry fan. I confess.

While I am on a song listening rant; Natasha Bedingfield's "Strip Me" can always put me in a good, ready for the day mood in the morning. Haven't heard this one yet, well watch below :) 

Top 10 of 2010.

Wow; it has been a whirlwind of a year.
2010 was a huge year! I thought what better way to capture it than through a top 10 of 2010!

10. Tax Internship Completed! From January to April 15th I had a wonderful time completing a tax internship. It was my first post graduation job and I learned so much and met wonderful people!

9. White Christmas!! Zach and I spent our 7th Christmas together running from one Christmas get together to the next! And it snowed!

8. My favorite alum! After 5 years of hard work, Zach graduated on 5.14.2010. I was one proud fiance!


7. Freshwater Wedding! Cameron and Stephen's wedding was amazing. Zach and I had the best time in Atlanta and the wedding was absolutely gorgeous! We were so happy to see such amazing people become husband and wife!

6. Savannah! If you know me, you know I have been itching for years to head to Savannah! After my tax internship, mom and dad awarding me with just that! It was an amazing trip, if only we had more time to explorer it all! I definitely cannot wait to go back and would highly reccomend the 7 hour drive :) If you would like suggestions on sites to see in Savannah, please let me know! I will happily tell you all about its loveliness.

5. Beck-Langford Wedding! There are so many reasons why I loved this wedding. 1. Being that my roomie got married and freshman roomies reunited, which is always fun! 2. Would be because it involved my first flight. 3. Because the family and friends all there made for a wonderful time. Hands down one of the funnest weddings ever! Plus, if you want to hear one of the funniest stories of my life- ask me about our flight home.

4. Grad School- Accepted! This year I was accepted and started working on my Master's at Samford!

3. My Best Friend's wedding!! My best friend of 20 years got married in August and moved 10 hours away. Luckily she is soon moving to be just 2 hours away, yay! This wedding was great; seeing my best friend marry one of Zach's friends was the icing on the cake! I remember meeting Caleb when Zach first went to Auburn and then when Lindsay and Caleb first met! I couldn't be happier for these two!

2. JOB! I accepted and started working at Daxko on June 1st! After 6 months, I can still say that I love my job. I love the team I am on! When I was working on my accounting degree, I remember telling a mentor that I really wanted to use my accounting degree to help people; but didn't know how  I would accomplish that. Well, Daxko has given me just that! I get to use my degree in a unique way to help YMCA's problem solve issues. I love it! God provided me with a wonderful opportunity that I am so grateful for. And did I mention, how wonderful the people are!

1. We're engaged! On 2/12/2010 Zach asked me to spend the rest of my life with him, I of course said yes! He presented me with a chocolate trout and a beautiful ring. It also snowed, I received roses and the most delicious dinner I have ever consumed! Details on our engagement can be found on our wedding website.

2010 was a great year! I can't help but think that 2011 is going to be even better- I mean I do get to marry my best friend :)

Cheers to a great year!

No. 9: Accomplished.

Wedding plans are swiftly progressing. There is still much to do, however upon the completion of the Thanksgiving Holiday, I feel somewhat like I have finally accomplished some things! After the weekend, here is how my to-do list appears:

1. Pick out invitations
2. Buy invitations
3. Finalize Guest List
4. Decide on Ceremony Music
5. Print Engagement Photos
6. Use Engagement Photo Print Credit
7. Find & Book Cake Baker
8. Order Guest Book
9. Print Invitations
10. Purchase Veil
11. Finalize Bridesmaid Dresses
12. Pick out tuxes

Overall, we've made a dent. There are a few more things, as listed above that we'd like to get done before the end of year. Fingers crossed that these are easy tasks.