ahhh! our neighbors

So our neighbors had a party this weekend, have had friends parking all out in the street and apparently got drunk and rolled their own yard. genius!! Now the toilet paper has blown into our yard and gotten soaked by the rain so it is total mess! Yesterday they also decided to start shooting fireworks...while it was still daylight. Again...genius! Anyway, so tonight I was getting aggravated hearing them hollering from across the street so I got on my favorite house plans website and started looking. It seems that that always motivates us to pick up one of our many books or get online and check out some houses. There are so many choices. I keeping saving ones that I like and then go back weeks later and cannot remember what it was that i liked. This is the outside that I liked today, of course not crazy about the inside layout. Oh well, I think I am cross eyed from looking at it for the last hour. Ill change my mind again tomorrow. Well, Im off to bed so I can get up early and get on the road to see some patients. Night!

Christmas Day

Wow, we have had a busy few days. I was on call so we had to stay in Alabama (much to the dismay of my family). We started our celebrations at Stephen's grandparents (Richards) on Christmas Eve with dinner and presents. Then Christmas morning, Stephen and I had some time to open our gifts to each other and enjoy some sausage balls and coffee. Then we ran to the in-laws for more presents and fun. Then we all piled in the cars and headed to West Point where we had Christmas lunch with the Mays. It was a great day, relaxing. We ate way too much and are sure to enjoy the leftovers for a couple more days. We will be heading to Baton Rouge next week to spend New Years with my family and also my cousin will be getting married so it will be another busy weekend. Cant wait to see everyone and enjoy Christmas with yall! I also have to add that it was so nice to not have to go to the hospital to work any this holiday. I used to cry everytime I had to drive to Fayette to work on any holidy whether it was Christmas eve or Presidents Day. I hated that part and would always question my job choice. I chose nursing so that I would have flexiblity and a family life and I just could not see that happening with that job. It seemed like I was always working or sleeping or so tired I could not enjoy the holiday. This year even though I was on call we were able to do everything we would normally do here with Stephen's family and I was awake for all of it haha! I just really really really love this home health job. I enjoy my co-workers. I LOVE my schedule and that I really can put my family before my job as a nurse. Dont get me wrong, I love being a nurse but there is much more to life than your career! Ok, ill get off my soap box. We are headed to Columbus to hit the after Christmas sales!!

brownie points...

So Stephen and Jim planned a romantic dinner for me and Tara this weekend. Here are a few pictures. It was alot of fun and so sweet. We are lucky girls!! Thanks guys! When are yall going to do it again? :)

These were our appetizers:


This was what we saw when we rounded the corner for dinner:


Our pretty table with roses AND candles. They thought of everything:


The steaks were sooo good!:

Thanksgiving (better late than never)

We spent thanksgiving weekend with friends in a cabin in Canton, Ms. Here are a few pictures from that weekend:

The whole gang:

The girls:

Me and Mom:

Oh Well,

So much for the blizzard. All we got was a nasty rain/snow mix. I was able to scoop a little snow up off Stephen's truck but it was not even enough for a good snowball. But now worries, we still have plenty of winter left to see some more snow.

Snow!!!!!!

This is what I want to see when I look out my window tonight. I doubt it will happen though. I cannot believe Baton Rouge got 4 inches this morning. It has been raining here for 2 days and has not let up. I finished work early due to the wet roads and flooding we have here and Stephen is off today so I guess we are just going to chill this afternoon and watch some movies while we check the weather every five minutes to find out the E.T.A. of the snow! Keeping my fingers crossed!

What Happens In Life Group Stays In Life Group

So we had our Life Group Christmas party last night. Thanks so much to the Barksdales for letting us take over your house for the night. We ate way to much food and played Dirty Santa. We all ended up with some great gifts and there was not much blood shed. We also busted out the Cranium board. This was so much fun to just cut up and enjoy the fellowship. But of course the best part was that the girls won!! woohoo! Have a good week guys! See you Sunday! Stephen and I feel so blessed to be a part of Mt. Vernon and part of such a great small group! Ready to start next semester! (just click on the picture to make it large enough to see)

Leigh's Graduation

So, my sister graduated from college Friday which makes me feel so old. These are a couple pictures from that night. Thanks Amber for being the photographer. This is Leigh getting her diploma and rose:

This is Leigh giving her thanks to her family and professors that helped her over the last few years:

The W girls! All alumni now! CRAZY! Who knew we would all graduate from the same college!?!:

SEC Championship

Yes, I know, but LSU is not playing so I can pull for Bama and everyone will just have to get over it! Im ready for today's game. Hope it ends like we want. It should be fun. We are ending the season the same way we started, by watching it with our friends, Jim and Tara and pigging out on some pizza. Hope the boys are ready for a fight but if worse comes to worse at least they beat the pants off Auburn. Ha! Ha! Bryan...what was the score again? I forgot. Haha!