5.31.2010

wedded bliss

the husband's step-cousin is getting married this summer in montana. his fiance, anna, is from montana...anna montana. ha! well they are getting married, and they are just the sweetest couple ever. seriously. garrett is a minister, and anna is just cute and skinny and nice, and only about my little sister's age. well not even as old! she's a youngun, but they're wonderful together, and i know that God will bless their marriage and life together.
this weekend, the husband's step-mother, step-sister, and i threw a shower for the wonderful couple. we baked and cooked all morning, and decorated all night before. the shower was great, and all of anna and garrett's friends were delightfully kind, just like the couple! here are some pictures from the event...

sweet anna and garrett

anna, me, and kasey (garrett's brother's girlfriend)...love them both!

gifts galore

5.30.2010

I'm Famous!

It's true...I've been discovered! well my picture has at least...p-dub, as you all know i love her, has a photo contest that i recently blogged about. well i was accepted into the finalist group! my picture of my sister and grandfather was posted just this morning...go look! it's the first one on there. i feel so special :)

i haven't updated on my little garden in a while. there are the cutest jalapenos growing, and we even had a bell pepper!! but that fell off...oh well. i do have pictures though, of course.


i was tempted to just pull them off, because they're just so darn cute, but i want them to grow, being the good farmerette that i am!


AHH! how adorable!? then it just fell off. such is life.

5.28.2010

more tears

the video from cary and justin's wedding. i cried. go figure...


vandevenders

5.27.2010

p-dub

for those of you crazy people out there who aren't avid pioneer woman stalkers, you'll soon regret it. every so often she has a photography assignment where she gives you a subject (happiness, green), and then you have to submit a picture that falls into that category. she selects the top ones, and posts a bunch each day until the contest is over. well this one might be the best ever. i seriously cry each time i look at the submissions. this contest is "coming home". it's all pictures of troops coming home and seeing their family. it's amazing and awe-inspiring. enjoy.

homecoming 2008 - first hugs by noel.culbertson.

how does this not bring tears to your eyes? it's just so heart wrenching and warming at the same time!
here's the link...
coming home

5.25.2010

weekly scoggins

at least once a week we try to go and see our sweet friends the scoggins.


they're wonderful people, and the mr. even married us! anyway, we try to go at least once a week, and we'll cook, play with their kids, and then just spend time with the adults. it's always entertaining to go over there. there's always a kid trying to climb into the dishwasher, saying she needs to be wiped on the potty, crying, doing forward rolls, or asking to do a curious george puzzle. their oldest daughter LOVES curious george.

well anyway...we used to go over every week to watch the bachelor, but for those who aren't avid followers, the bachelor is over. he picked the wrong girl, and i thought the world would end. it's still spinning though.

even though the bachelor is over, we have found a new show...get ready for it...THE BACHELORETTE!! well it started last night, and of course, i already have favorites. here they are. hold on to your britches...

this is frank. i think he's my very favorite. he's just so nerdy looking, but not too much. he's sweet and smart and just adorable! i hope he wins. i have a good feeling about frank.

oh chris. he's from cape cod, and i feel like i now him. except that he's from kinda a loser town. i'm convinced that i can meet him though, and that my sister might meet him first because she's single, and she's a landscaper, just like chris!

and then there's ty. oh those ears...i don't know that i could look at them forever, but he's from franklin, tn, and he has just the cutest accent, and i think he could go far. he's a good southern gentleman with a cute little nose. he's a sweetheart, and he's my other favorite.

there are some ugly boys, and boys with weird voices or hair (my children are cursed), so i think these are the best. but we'll see if ali (the bachelorette) agrees. wish my boys luck!

5.22.2010

blogging in the ghetto

ever have that feeling where you're sleeping, wake up, and wonder if what you just heard really happened, or if it was just in your dream? welcome to my world. on thursday night/friday morning around 4 am, i woke up startled, wondering if i was only imagining the horrific sound i had just heard. since the husband seemed to still be sleeping soundly, i assumed it was only in my dream. then he reached to grab his phone, told me those things i thought i had dreamed were gunshots, and he was calling the police. i haven't slept well since then. i'm thinking of covering the exterior of our house in kevlar.

the husband has still been hard at work, even if those horrible neighbors next door are throwing bullets around like it's no big deal. he has been building again, YAY!, and he has just been wonderful :)
here's our new tv table...


i love the tongue and groove in this table!

and the legs...oh the legs...i'm in love with the front.

isn't that just beautiful? i'm glad you agree.

just perfect!

thank you, dear husband, for giving me such beautiful tables to fill my house with. they're wonderful!


our garden might just be a failure...we aren't sure if those super awesome lowe's buckets were really the best idea, but alas, it's what we're stuck with now. here are the little blossoms on our squash plants...


they're kinda cute, huh? 



well i must end this with a shout of love to my dear heather, and i wish you all wonderful weekends. i will leave you with a heart-warming weber grill video. everytime i see this commercial, i am tempted to immediately jump up and commence dancing. it's just so contagious

happy saturday.

love from my kevlar vest,
a.far

5.17.2010

fishin' in the dark

a photo montage from fishing at the grandparent's farm...




my worm bucket! 



wedding season

my dear roomie from college got married this weekend in natchez, ms. here she is, beautiful on her wedding day!!



this was our hallway. we stayed in a plantation home where the two got married. it was wonderful! our room was on the top floor, and there were only 3 other rooms up there.



our stairway...i look frumpy, and i apologize.


the second floor sitting area. there were 4 rooms of this hallway.


cool stairs down to the check in house.


it was a little cloudy outside, sorry for the fogginess.


cool handle to the check in house.



front porch. adorable!



this leads to a restaurant on the grounds.


the front of dunleith plantation






look how pretty the land is! beautiful!!







me walking in during the ceremony...





getting announced at the reception!



fountain at the reception



this little lady just sat in her doorway and watched the party.



me and the husband



with the newlyweds!



old roomies!


the wedding was supposed to be outside, but due to the rain that wouldn't go away, we had to rearrange some plans and move the ceremony inside. the bridal party stood on the porch, and the guests all had to cram in to watch through the front door. it was still beautiful!