Weekend Wedding, Sleepy Sunday and Maggie's Monday

Here are picture's from Shelly and Garrett's wedding. It was very lovely. We were able to spend time with some of our friends including my best friend Charity (the one responsible for Cas and I) and her family. We went back with everyone after the wedding to the Chalets they were staying at in Pine Mountain......including Shelly and Garrett! Yep they hung out with us. Girl I love you but I would have been saying "Good-Bye and Good-Night!" We have been up until after 2 every night this weekend including Sunday night (I had to work this morning)

I woke up early Sunday morning wishing I could sleep late and I took these pictures of the "Sleeping" before I went to lay back down and try to sleep a little longer.




We also grilled out last night. Cas has been wanting to get out and grill so luckily to storm passed through quickly. We bought the stand that holds beer, coke, etc. for the chicken. He grilled it with a can of beer and the chicken was super moist and juicy! He also put some steaks on and corn. We did French Onion potatoes inside and I also made Buckeye Bars. From what I hear we really should be fasting before this cruise!
I went home for lunch today to eat with Cas. He said he had just left the room and come back and this is what he found.

We had clean laundry on the couch to be folded and somehow she worked herself into my underwear! I know some things I should not share! He was able to get a picture of her.

Happy Monday!

I Was Resurrected!

We went to City Fest last weekend and stopped at this great booth that had some cloches, birds, nests, bread bowls and even some bee items. It was all the vintage stuff that is very "in" right now when it comes to decorating. I happened to glance on a table and there was a flyer stating that it was a store called "RESURRECTED" in Opelika and it was opening May 2nd. We had actually passed by the store before it was open without knowing the name of it as it is the same strip mall as my favorite thrift store and our favorite antique super store. We had been eyeing some of the lovely planters and iron work that is outside in a fence that you can see when you drive by. We made it a point to go by there Saturday while we were out. I wish I had my camera with me so I could have taken some pictures. I only bought two little birds for $1.00 a piece to hang on my wreath in the front. Cas found some yard statuary that he likes. We will definitely be visiting frequently. For any of those of you in the Auburn/Opelika area or just passing through it is the old (way old) Wal-Mart building in Opelika right off off the Cracker Barrell exit next to Angels (another must visit place)! They are open every day of the week except Wednesday and Thursday.....even Sunday! Happy Shopping :)

And We are On the Backstretch!

We are on the backstretch of "waiting" to leave! We have just 5 days until we leave for Jacksonville and 6 days before we leave on the "Big Boat!" I think we have been out almost every day to pick up something we need. I just need to find time to start ironing and packing. Today was the Kentucky Derby (hence the blog title). I have always dreamed of going to the Derby and mark my words....."I will go!" (one day) It will be so much fun to wear my sun dress and big hat. Such a southern tradition. I don't know about the Mint Juleps though......sounds like they would taste bad. Last fall on our way to Chicago to help our friends Adam and Ashley move, we stopped and spent the night in Louisville making it a point to go to Church Hill Downs. We took the Barn and Backside Tour so we got to go back and see the stables and many horses. World Famous trainers have stables there. A lot of you would feel bad to know that these horses have better lives than most of us! Heck for the horses to travel most of the time they are flown on very EXPENSIVE plane rides to get somewhere most of us would have to drive to. If any of you watched the Derby you might have noticed that they kept commenting on the fact that "Mine That Bird" the winner was driven in a horse trailer for 19 hours from New Mexico! They were shocked by this. Hello isn't that what horse trailers are for. No one has ever thought twice about putting my tail in a car and made me ride for two days! In fact the winning owner of the horse made the comment also that now that the horse won they would stop talking about the fact that they drove from New Mexico! We have really gotten into horse racing. We watched the series "Jockeys" a few months ago. That is what we watched every Friday night. So we really wanted Mike Smith to win the derby. Joe Talamo was not able to ride as his horse was scratched the morning of the derby due to ankle problems. Garrett Gomez was also a rider we know about. I laid on the couch with a headache watching the derby. It was a HUGE upset! I believe the biggest upset since 1913!!!!! Now we have to watch the next two races for the Triple Crown (which very few horses have ever won). Another fact on him is that he ONLY cost $9,500, that is super cheap for a winning race horse of this kind. We have a wedding to go to tonight. Our friends Shelly and Garrett are the happy couple. Cas and I have known Shelly for a long time and her hubby to be is also a good friend/co-worker of Cas's. Best Wishes to both of them!

7 Days Until I Am Soakig Up The Rays!

Count Down: 7 Days until we are on the boat setting sail into the Atlantic

Bought the essential straw hat to wear poolside..........CHECK!

Bought a couple of dresses to wear to nice dinners............CHECK!

Raided a friends closet for some items (and came out with a few free things).........CHECK!

Picked up a new pair of much needed brown flip flops...........CHECK!

Convinced Cas to get some new items for himself including a bathing suit............CHECK!

Both gotten our hair cut (today.....now to eradicate my gray hairs).........CHECK!

OH AND STOCKED UP ON TRAVEL SIZE HAND SANITIZER...............CHECK!!!!!!


We are trying to get things done early. We shall see how things go. I was informed that there is not and iron on the boat now, there will not be an iron on the boat when I get there nor can I smuggle one on board! Apparently something about a fire hazard......blah, blah, blah. Any of you who know the BF and I know this will be "roughing it." I am having to iron everything and hang it in the guest bathroom and then I have to pack it and hope it does not wrinkle. Such a hassel!!!! I mean come on am I camping at the KOA or going on a LUXURY cruise here?

I Prefer That You Call Me Bahama Mama!

Um yes that is what I said. I will be a Bahama Mama as of next Thursday at 4:00 p.m.! Cas's 30TH!!!!!! birthday is on the 10th of May and we have been trying to come up with something to do. We discussed a few ideas and just this past weekend we decided on a cruise! A little bit of a short notice! I have never been on a cruise. I have traveled a lot and been to a lot of great places I just have not left the contiguous United States! Our 1st plan was to go to Mexico out of Mobile. We were planning on booking Monday night and we woke up Monday morning to the news about the Swine Flu! Yeah we will pass. See procrastination does pay off sometimes. Had we not waited a day to book we would be cruising the sea on our way to Mexico and they are not canceling any of their cruises! It actually turns out this is a better deal anyways. I would rather go to the Bahamas and this boat is much nicer than the one out of Mobile. I told Cas if I got sick for his 30th birthday, he would hear about it at least until his 40 (really 60th) birthday! We really wanted to go on one that was a day longer but we could not work it out on such short notice. So this caravan will leave on Wednesday to Jacksonville! We don't get on the boat until Thursday afternoon but we are going to get as much out of this trip as possible! We hope to get to Jacksonville in time to eat dinner and do something Thursday morning! We are really excited. We have already purchased some necessary items! Yes I have purchased the cutest little straw beach hat for only $6.00 at Ross! I was up early this morning already packing my shoe bag while wearing my new hat! Bon Voyage!

Sincerely Bahama Mama and Bahama Daddy (doesn't have as cute of a ring to it!)

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Catch Up

Quick catch up of our weekend:

Saturday:

City Fest......Hot
Home Depot and Lowes......bought even more plants and vegetables! (Melissa has never worked the crops before other than have a tomato plant as a child...stay tuned!)
Worked in the yard planting!

Sunday:
Back in the yard
Wedding Shower or Brandy
Shopping in town for some items!

I need sleep!

Our Baby

Our baby Maggie is having surgery today. She is just like a child. She sleeps in the bed with us and you have to pack a bag before you can take her anywhere! Anyways she has had a place on the lower part of her belly that was bulging. Her Dr. had told us a while back that he thought it was a hernia and then she stayed at the vet while we were in Birmingham and the Dr. looked at her again and he said that he thought it might be a "mass." That is not what we wanted to hear! We postponed her surgery a week so that she could go to City Fest with us! I am waiting to get a call from them to hear what they found.


Update:!!!!
I spoke with the Dr. and all it really was was that her uterus was "caught up" whatever that means. He removed all of that and so it was not a hernia and she does not have anything seriously wrong!!!! Her blood tests came back and they were great! We are not ready to give her up for at least another 10 years!!!!!! Can't wait to have her home Wednesday afternoon!

Going Green

Happy Earth Day!

We are definitely going GREEN around here. Green with plants that is! Here is all of our plants, herbs and even vegetables we have to plant. My Dad and Mary sent us some and we bought some in Birmingham and went tonight to Home Depot to pick up a few more! I did forget to mention there are Zinnias, a Quince, and a Lady Banks Rose outside to be planted. On top of that we have iris bulbs, 4 Canna Lillies, Rinaculous bulbs and a TON of Day Lillies to transplant! I am taking volunteers!

Game On

So after reading blogs and even mentioning "The Grocery Game" in one of my posts. I decided to join. You can join for 8 weeks for $1. It will tell you what is a great/good deal or if is super cheap she will suggest that you may want to stockpile. It also points out the sales that are not really a sale. She will even point out the coupon and what the total price will be. I am able to get the print outs for Kroger, Winn-Dixie, Walgreen's, and CVS. We used the print out at Winn-Dixie last night. The problem was I had a buggy to push, a sales paper to look at, a Grocery Game print out to look at and my coupons to try to pull out! I am getting a better system together don't worry! We were in the store for a loooooong time. We needed mostly everything. I did manage to save $100. But my goal is to be one of these women that I read about that saves more than she spends. Yes I do need have a need to fill our pantry and fridge for cheap but I am also obsessed with this game of coming home with all of these free and cheap things and saving more than I spent!
"Put me in coach......I am ready to play!"