snow made me do it.

All this snow has left me dreaming of sunshine, warm weather and beaches.
DSW is having good sales and I have a gift card to boot.

So thank you snow, you've convinced me that I need these marvelous shoes. 

I think they'll be great for Jamaica too!

And if you're still looking for a super cute, great winter boot- well check out these:

http://www.dsw.com/shoe/madden+girl+pattiee+slouch+buckle+boot?prodId=202419
Super comfy, great to tuck in jeans with and cute! I bought them after one failed attempt and am in love!



Online ordering is becoming a weakness of mine...

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.

Check!

Just a few wedding related to-do's
1. Book Cake Baker
2. Pick out Tuxedos
3. Book Honeymoon
4. Finalize Time of Wedding
5. Schedule follow up florist appointment

Well everyone... you can scratch/check those off my list after a very successful Saturday of wedding planning!

It has been a long day! Mom and I were at Zach's by 8am to grab him and have his family follow us to Athens to meet with Lynn of Lynn's Cakes. First, a note to the wise- eat beakfast prior to going to taste cakes. I am a sweet lover- ask my coworkers, but cake at 9am was pushing it by my standards. After flipping through tons of books, Zach and his mom found his and we made the final decisions on both cakes. Wedding cakes- done.

Then, it was off to Nathan's in Decatur to pick out tuxes. We used Nathan's since it was where we found my dress. After picking out tuxes, I have been reminded that Zach is a much quicker decision maker than I. While there we went ahead with getting Zach, his brothers and dad's measurements and tuxes booked. Tuxes- check.

As Zach's parents and kids went to go to a ballgame, Zach, Mom and I headed to a childhood favorite restaurant...Alfonzo's! Three half lasagnas please. Delicious. If you've never had Alfonzo's, well then 1. we need to have a sit down talk and 2. we need to plan a trip.Alfonzo's was always a place that my family would go to with Lindsay's family when we were little.

Finally, it was home. After all that work, a much needed nap was due. And then, the most exciting part of the day-- the Honeymoon was booked!! I have been asking Zach a lot as to when he was going to take care of this. See what works for us is that I am the list maker, the worrier and Zach well he is the laid back, mellow one. It works quite nicely. We had decided previously where we wanted to go and bam- he made the plans! Another item bites the dust! Wanna know where we will be going? We will be spending 6 nights at the Sandal's Grande Rivera in Ocho Rios, Jamaica! Guess who will finally be traveling outside of the Southeast US in just 4 months!

So there you have it- a fun, busy and successful day of wedding planning.


with love.