Weekend at the Beach!

This past weekend Chris and I got to go to Gulf Shores with his family for Memorial Day weekend. I was a little worried about going because they were calling for rain most of the time. Luckily, it didn't really rain except for the first day. So I got to lounged by the beach and read a great book. The only thing was that the water wasn't quite warm enough.

We got to eat great food and we got to go see Three Dog Night in concert. Growing up my parents always made us listen to oldies music so I knew that I would probably know a couple of their songs but to my surprise I knew almost all of the songs they sang so it was fun to sing along to the music, so a big THANKS goes to my parents who made me listen to great music as a kid!

War Eagle Napkins

For those of you that don't know I do a little embrodiery in my free time. Last night I had to monogram some napkins for my co-worker/friend Katie. She is putting them in a give-away basket with all sorts of other AU stuff. I thought they turned out cute.

Scout lends a helping paw

On Saturday when I was working on my purse, Scout, my adorable kitty, followed me around the house and helped me in his own little kitty way. He took a nice nap under the sewing machine. I figured the noise would have freaked him out. He also helped me with cutting the pattern out. Here you can see him sleeping (AGAIN) while I am busy measuring and cutting.

Finished Purse

So after 7 hours of cutting, stitching, pinning, and ironing my purse is now complete. Here's the finished product. I think that it turned out really cute. It is huge which is good for me because I pack just about everything in my purse!

Plans this weekend: Sewing a purse

Forget about laying out in the sun, I am gonna be inside this weekend attempting to use my mad skills at sewing. Yes, that's right, I am going to sew a purse. A few years ago my mom taught me to the basics of sewing. I can sew simple curtains, pillows, skirts, and aprons. I have now been inspired to sew a purse....so we shall see how it goes. Here's the purse. I will post it on Monday the my version of the purse. I told my mom to stay close to the phone on Saturday, cause I may have to get her expertise to help me interpret parts of the pattern :) !

Prayer Garden

This past weekend Chris and I went up to Johnson City, TN. We lived there for the first 3 years of our marriage. While in Johnson City, Chris attended Emmanuel School of Religion and I was fortunate enough to work at the school in the Admissions Office. As part of his thesis project for his Master's degree, Chris did a prayer garden for the school. We were able to go and see it this weekend. We also got to visit with old friends and of course take in the beautiful mountain views that we don't get to see here in our neck of the woods.

Johnson City is a special place to us and I just wanted to share a little video of Chris's prayer garden. I warn you that I am not the best video person but it will hopefully give you an idea of what Chris left behind for the Emmanuel community.

I heart Sephora!

Ok so if you know me then you know that I have never really been in to make-up, I wear it but have never really spent money on it. Well, I finally gave in and am know a Sephora fan. My sister is so proud :). This past weekend in Nashville we went to Sephora. I brought some of their make-up and some Philosopy stuff. Here's a couple of things that I got and am now a fan of!

I got the Raspberry Sorbet Bath Wash. It's a shampoo, body wash, and bubble bath all in one and it smells oh so yummy!

I also got "The Present" by Philosophy. It is a moisturizer that you put on before you put on your make-up. If you are like me I have big pores and uneven skin. It really helps smooth things out. My sister introduced me to this. She is AWESOME and the guru for all things girly !

Dining out in Nashville with my sis

So this past weekend, I went to see my sister in Nashville. We had a blast! Here are a couple of the places where we went to eat. We went to Pie in the Sky pizza and got two yummy pizzas (Chicken, Pesto, and Roma Tomatoes Pizza & Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza) . Then on Saturday we ate at a little place called Calypso Cafe. I had the Black Bean and Chicken Salad. It is always fun to go to new places. I wish Auburn had some unique places instead we have mostly chain restaurants and those get old pretty fast and the atmosphere is always the same. So if you are ever in Nashville check out these places!

We wanted to go and get some yummy cupcakes that my sister kept talking about, perhaps next time :) !

Nashville, Here I come!

So hopefully in about 3 hours I will be hitting the road with my friend, Deborah, to Nashville!! I am excited to be going to see my sister, whom I haven't seen since February. Some of the things we are going to be doing are going shoping at Sephora and downtown, exploring the Parthenon and Centinnial Park, eating at Pancake Pantry and maybe the Loveless Cafe and so much more.... Will be sure to post pictures next week of our fun adventures!