Happy A-Day!

How 'bout it? Saturday was F.U.L.L. of fun and we couldn't have asked for better weather! My football buddy (my sweet Daddy) came to play along with some of the boys and boy did we have a blast! I have TONS of pictures I would love to share, but with the time constraint I have already continued to find myself in this week (and next week and the week after that), updates may be few and far between and I shall apologize now :)

This week has already turned out to be a busy one (but, I expected nothing less). HESI and Finals are quickly approaching - YUCK!, though that means summer break is, too (and you can only imagine how excited I am)! Hope everyone is enjoying what little "Spring" we've been able to enjoy and have found some time to play in your busy schedules.

ROLL TIDE!

All Things W.H.I.T.E.!

Have I mentioned my new love for all things white? No, maybe not. But, as of the last couple of weeks (and the new blog stalking that I've caught myself doing), I have found a new love...

I am enthralled by the clean, sleek look it gives all the while inviting color through flowers and food! I am currently on the prowl for cute finds at my "special" places! Milk Glass... Hobnail... I am constantly looking for what my mom and I call "finds" :) I thought I had come across a perfect white milk glass looking pitcher over the weekend, but as I got close, I found it was chipped in several places. Looking back, I wonder if I could've disguised them with flower arrangements and just about kick myself when I start having such convincing thoughts. HA! Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Maybe a better one is in the future somewhere, just waiting for me to find it!

My New Picture Program

For those of you, who, like me, need a little spice in their picture filing/compiling/editing life (via your computer), I have found this: PICASA! And it is wonderful!

I have been playing around with it as of late, and have found it very easy to work with. I'm sure there are LOADS I could do with it, but I'm figuring it out little by little - teaching myself along the way.

For anyone out there that already work with PICASA and KNOW how to do some cool stuff, PLEASE enlighten me! I'm a sponge just waiting to soak things up :)

MMM... Strawberries!

OK... So, I know I've been a little behind on posting from this weekend's Easter festivities, but I wanted to share with you something my mom has made for years (and was a special treat this weekend)! It's simple... It's easy... And it's OH SO GOOD!

Strawberry Shortcake: Cupcake Style!

Yep, you got it! We use cupcakes made from a yellow cake mix (right out of the box, just follow the directions for making it), and then add all of our good "fixin's" right to it! If you're like me, this is definitely the way to go! If not for the small portion of the ONE cupcake, I could sit there and eat EVERY last bite of whatever was made! I.LOVE.IT! And don't all the layers just make it so pretty?

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

It's that time of year again... Time for the good ole American sport to get underway! And in order to celebrate this wonderful sport (of which I have dedicated so many years of my life to watching and consequently can no longer count the number of years, or remember the number of summers/falls I spent at a red dirt encompassed field), Dave and I kicked off our season at an Alabama Baseball game last night!

Although they didn't quite pull out a WIN, we had a blast!

I forgot the camera, so here are a few clips borrowed from here of last night's game (along with an article and all the stats):

The weather was wonderful, minus all the pollen you had to wipe out of the seats before you could sit down! Bama Baseball is traveling to Jacksonville State this afternoon... If you're in the area, you should scoot on out that way!

For Parents of Little Monkeys:

I stumbled upon the blog below about two/three weeks ago and have absolutely fallen in love!

I have specifically decided to share not only this blog, but also this specific post with you because it melted my heart. She has taken this special week to share with her children the story of our Lord's suffering and resurrection - in a fun, interactive way THEY can understand!


Go on, now... GO READ!


Then, come back and let me know what you think! I'm pretty sure you'll be in awe of this woman. I know I was!

Happy April!

It is so hard to believe that Easter is only three days away, but I am so elated that God has blessed us with the most wonderful weather this week to honour his Son!

As you may already know, this was/is a test week for me. I have been studying outside the majority of the week in order to keep myself (a.) awake, but (b.) to enjoy the weather! I made a little trip to see one of my professor's this morning for a little fetal circulation chat, and found a special little "happy" on my way!
Are these tulips not ABSOLUTELY gorgeous? The color... The simplicity... AH! I LOVE TULIPS!

I wish I could revel in the fact that I have awesome camera skills and that these shots (taken with my little Nikon digital pocket camera) are creative or something... But they're not :) They are, however, beautiful in a "WOW, look at how amazing our Creator is" kind of way!

Beyond the meaning of Easter, in and of itself, I L.O.V.E. the fact that the Dogwood Trees' white flowers bloom just about every year on the weekend of Easter at my house, and how our campus consistently plants tulips in the same beds as the pansies so that for a few short weeks, there is this amazing combination of color and texture going on - it too, happening right around Easter! More than anything though, it makes me think of His love and suffering for us and how, at the end of it all, His arms are open - ALWAYS!

I hope you guys are getting to experience this "wonderful-ness" of Spring, yet in the midst of it all, remembering, too "the reason for the season"!